The young entrepreneur Conshida Angelica Schroeder well known as Shida, is a warrior as she describes herself. She’s always been from an early age.
Our team caught up with the multi-facet beauty who originally is from the South, born in Windhoek and based in Walvis Bay. An international model, beautician and the owner of Shidas’ Beauty Spa.
Shida has been in business since September 2016 focusing on facials, waxing, acrylic manicure and pedicures, tinting, make up & spa massages. She plans on introducing micro-blading, Brazilian hair and so much more.
When asked how she got into the beauty business she explains how she always had interest in art and interior design and because her parents could not afford to send her to study abroad, Shida, started doing nails in her room with 1 gel and colour micro-tub. Getting a job after completing her Matric, she recalls her first ever boss, owner of Pebble Beauty Spa taking her under her wings. Shida, started off as a receptionist until her boss decided to train her and show her all the skills a beautician and beauty therapist should hold.
Her travels around the world to represent Namibia as a model played a major role to building her business to where it is today. She made sure she took professional training during her travels, she would visit beauty spas in whatever international country she would find herself just to have better outlook of the industry. Mastered the crafted and decided to start her own business.
Entrepreneurship was once considered a male dominant industry but the tides have shifted. Although the challenges she faces, such as, limited access to funding, balancing business and family/social life, coping with fear of failure, worrying if people will treat her differently or judge her based on her gender. It has not stopped her from reaching her biggest dream yet.
The bottom line is if you are successful, no one cares.
Answering a question regarding being a professional international model and what was it about her mentality that changed when she started Shidas’ Beauty Spa? She gracefully explained how there isn’t much of a difference in the model world and the beauty industry. They both focus on beauty, well-being and allowing one to gain back their confidence. Giving thanks to Visions Model Academy, for pushing her to attend beauty pageants internationally. Shida, has used her price-money to buy products and equipment for her business. She adds that she could have bought a car and travelled to more countries and enjoyed her life but instead she invested into business.
Thinking about it now, I was a girl that started with few products to finish a gel overlay and today I’m an owner of a beauty spa with various services.
Shidas’ Beauty Spa has an amazing journey ahead of it with expansion plans including saunas, steam rooms, showers etc. For now, Shida, will only focus on the Beautician/Owner Shida. The Model Shida will always be part of her she stresses.
Photography: Photon Photography
