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shop sweeping the floor and shampooing hair, and   I began an internship at Home Shopping Network   to day to day. If the show impacts the viewers or
         listening to the many conversations starting at the   where I was hired on as a full time fashion stylist   listeners in some way then I have completed my
         age of 11. Observing the conversations through the   to host, personalities and celebrities who sold   purpose for the episode. I bring empowering guest
         salon was always intriguing allowing me to come   on the network. I learned here as well, however,   on to showcase the world in a positive light. I stay
         up with my own conclusions of what I though the   discovered that working in the cooperate world   in the realm of “positive vibes only” and I always
         ladies should do in their various situations. Back   was not for me long term. I came to the conclusion   encourage loving one’s self and each other.
         then the seed was planted that I would be in the   that I would be an entrepreneur.
         beauty industry in some way. Moving forward I                         Most people go through life never realizing their
         graduated high school, went to local community   Because I grew up around the beauty industry and   purpose of living. Luckily, after 31 years, I finally
         college for two years then, moved to Florida where   had a trade in fashion design and marketing Change   know mine. I am Amandia Reese Craig and I change
         I studied fashion design and marketing and received   Your Life with Beauty has been both personal and   people’s lives with beauty.
         my Bachelors of Fine Arts from the International   global. For me, beauty is not just about physical
         Academy of Design and Technology in Tampa. I   attributes. It is also about perspective. And so,   I am so grateful for everything in my grasp and I
         learned quite a bit in my two years attending art   on the Change Your Life with Beauty Show, I not   am excited to welcome more. How do you define
         school but gained more through my volunteerism   only give tips on cosmetology, but also speak on   success?
         and activism throughout the community at large or   politics, spirituality, relationships, authorship,
         via the fashion connections in the city of Tampa I   entrepreneurship, self-love and care, health and   #CYLWB, ARC
         built a vast of life skills, business gifts, and overall   wellness, and finding the beauty in most things.
         experience by being involved. As soon as I graduated   The topics are on subjects that we can connect



                                                                                       Amandia Reese Craig

                                                                                        Serial Entrepreneur


                                                                                    Change Your Life With Beauty


                                                                                       Phone: 813-847-8524


                                                                                 changeyourlifewitbeautyz@gmail.com





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