Kandace C. Cummings, 35
Hairstylist and filmmaker
Creative outlet: While working in the financial services industry, my interest in film began to grow. I started as an actress and learned the process of how a film was produced. My friend and I decided to begin writing our own scripts, getting them produced, filming and distributing them. We’ve won multiple awards for our short films.
As if that weren’t enough: I decided it was time to take the leap into my second passion: hair. I’d always wanted to be a hairdresser, and my stylist at the time challenged me to quit my job. She stated that if I decided to sign up for cosmetology school, she would employ me during my education so I had a guaranteed job. After four years in the business, I found myself working at Anita Kurl Salon and doing well. My boss decided she’d had enough, and I took over the business.
Professional philosophy: My career is more than just doing hair. It’s providing a sense of confidence.
Fighting the good fight: In 2011, my brother was shot and killed during a home invasion at his fraternity house at Old Dominion University. My family and I created the Remember Christopher Foundation and the Christopher Cummings Memorial Scholarship to raise awareness about campus gun violence.
Dukes up: I’ve been boxing since ’06.
Defining characteristic: I’m a natural-born risk-taker, but they’re calculated risks. I love the art of business. It’s a real-life logic puzzle.
Are men intimidated by entrepreneurial women? I think they’re turned on by it and intimidated in a good way. It presents a challenge.
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By Jonathan Soroff | Photo Credit: Holly Rike | Jan. 29, 2016
Kandace C. Cummings, 35
Hairstylist and filmmaker
Creative outlet: While working in the financial services industry, my interest in film began to grow. I started as an actress and learned the process of how a film was produced. My friend and I decided to begin writing our own scripts, getting them produced, filming and distributing them. We’ve won multiple awards for our short films.
As if that weren’t enough: I decided it was time to take the leap into my second passion: hair. I’d always wanted to be a hairdresser, and my stylist at the time challenged me to quit my job. She stated that if I decided to sign up for cosmetology school, she would employ me during my education so I had a guaranteed job. After four years in the business, I found myself working at Anita Kurl Salon and doing well. My boss decided she’d had enough, and I took over the business.
Professional philosophy: My career is more than just doing hair. It’s providing a sense of confidence.
Fighting the good fight: In 2011, my brother was shot and killed during a home invasion at his fraternity house at Old Dominion University. My family and I created the Remember Christopher Foundation and the Christopher Cummings Memorial Scholarship to raise awareness about campus gun violence.
Dukes up: I’ve been boxing since ’06.
Defining characteristic: I’m a natural-born risk-taker, but they’re calculated risks. I love the art of business. It’s a real-life logic puzzle.
Are men intimidated by entrepreneurial women? I think they’re turned on by it and intimidated in a good way. It presents a challenge.
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