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Shaping Her Future: Daniela’s Cosmetology Journey at Tricoci University

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In this episode of the Daymaker Podcast, host Daved Dolce chats with Daniela, a driven and creative cosmetology student from Tricoci University’s Elgin campus. Daniela shares how a childhood filled with doll makeovers and her grandmother’s influence as a hairdresser sparked her passion for beauty. Now thriving in the Cosmetology program, she reflects on her journey, reveals her interest in esthetics, and talks about what it means to build a future in the beauty industry. Her story is one of inspiration, ambition, and purpose.

 

Find Daniela on Social Media: 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daniesocool/

Show Notes

– Daniela introduces herself as a student in the Cosmetology program at Tricoci University’s Elgin location.

– She reflects on how a childhood love of braiding dolls and her grandmother’s career as a hairdresser shaped her passion.

– Daniela discusses her growing interest in esthetics and hopes of pursuing a dual license.

– Host Daved Dolce and Daniela talk about the supportive Tricoci environment and the excitement of planning her future in the beauty world.

– An inspiring conversation about pursuing your passions, staying curious, and embracing every part of the journey in cosmetology.

 

Links: 

YouTube: https://youtu.be/DQhPBzat7pI

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3fork4MO8ArReCa4jVmLp7?si=mkR4kYXAR7yZMIT0An08pQ

 

Transcript: 

We are here to make people

feel good about themselves.

We really have to feel like we

are a day maker for the guest.

You’ve made my day.

How great is that when you hear

those words from your guest.

Hello friends.

Welcome to the Day makers podcast.

My name is Daved Dolce.

Today we will be

interviewing Daniela.

Daniela is one of our

current students at our.

Which campus are you from?

Elgin.

Elgin.

Well, thank for joining us today.

Yeah, thank you for having me.

Yep.

What, what program are you in?

I’m in the CA program.

Cause program.

Did you know you wanted to do ca?

Did you think about sd?

Did you not even know

there was a difference?

I.

I knew that my first choice would

be cause just cuz I’ve always been

interested in hair and stuff.

But once we started the like

the spa unit I became really

interested in the SD program.

So I’m kind of hoping to go

into that in the future as well.

Get out of here.

We do a license.

Yeah.

We got a whole plan.

Yeah.

I love it.

What first inspired you

to get into this industry?

I think just like always

my love for beauty.

And like I remember when I

was younger I would always just

be braiding my doll’s hair

like trying to cut them.

And my grandma, she’s a.

She was a hairdresser so she’s

taught me a couple of things like

here and there in the past.

And yeah there’s so many of us

like myself included from my

mother was a hairstylist that

like we had that person when we

were growing up that we kind of

watched that really inspired us

to do what we do.

So when I hear those

stories, I love it.

So you have a bunch of different

beauty schools in the area.

Did you check any out before

you checked out Tricoci?

Yes.

And what was the difference

between those schools?

I mean I really liked how Tricoci

was very strong student involved.

I felt like because over the past

two years I’ve been looking at

different schools just to see

what’s out there in my area and

Tragosi really caught my eye just

because of, you know, the student

life and how everything just

seems so well organized if that

makes sense.

Yeah, definitely.

I felt like I didn’t see that

a lot from many other schools

so that we’ll try it out.

So you researched for a few years.

Yeah.

That’s really cool.

So you put some thought into this.

Yeah, it’s been like I always

knew in mind that after high

school I would go into this.

That’s awesome.

You always knew.

Yeah.

I always say there’s some people that

don’t know what they’re gonna do.

Think about it.

I’m creative.

That was me.

I’m like, I’m gonna go to beauty

school to see how this works out.

It worked out awesome.

There’s people like you like this.

You knew this was it since

you were a little girl

cutting your doll’s heads.

Yeah, I love it.

So who’s your.

You really looking to back you when

you enrolled into Jocote University?

And how important is that

for you to have that support system

while you’re in school?

Yeah, my family, my friends

definitely are huge supporters.

Like, definitely my mom, every

time I talk to her about

stuff we’ve learned or, you know,

what we’re going to do,

she’s always so excited for me.

So that kind of helps me

get excited as well.

Yeah.

And yeah, it helps me a lot staying

motivated, especially knowing that

people support me in what I do.

That’s perfect.

You need that.

You really, really do.

Because it’s long days, Right.

Sometimes you do get discouraged.

Monday through Friday,

9 to 5 for about a year.

You are there.

Yeah.

Are you working?

What’s a day in your life look like?

Yeah, so I.

I do work.

I just work weekends.

So it’s.

It’s been a.

A little bit of a struggle trying

to learn how to balance it.

But yeah, so I just go

to school Monday through Friday

and then Saturday and Sunday

I’m just working.

So, yeah, it’s been.

It’s been chill.

Good.

And it is a struggle sometimes.

Like, you don’t have a day off.

Really.

What pushes you through when

there’s those days you don’t want

to wake up and go to school?

What really pushes you?

My future, honestly, just knowing

that one day I am going

to be able to do what I want to do.

So that really pushes me to get

up in the morning because

there’s days where I can’t.

Like once Wednesday hits,

I’m like, oh my God.

But no, I pushed through

and you gotta go.

You gotta get that Attendance.

Yeah.

Attendance is important, right?

Yeah.

Those hours.

Yes.

Get them in, get them in.

Yeah.

So is there anybody at that LG campus

that you’re at, Any of the educators

there that really touched

your life and you think are.

Which is really inspiring,

and you’re really glad

to have them in your corner?

Yeah.

I mean, maybe I’m

a little biased, but Ms.

Easy, she’s my teacher.

I’d be biased too, I guess.

Her?

Yeah, no, she’s great.

I love her.

Like, she’s so supportive.

And, like, whenever I show her

something that I’m proud of, she’s

always like, oh, that’s so great.

Like, you know, just

really supportive.

And everyone.

And I can tell everyone loves her.

I mean, how can you not like her?

No, her personality is great.

I love it because I’ll sit

around the corner sometimes.

I do teacher observations because

I don’t want to make them nervous.

And.

And just hearing the way she

teaches, like, she’s so involved

into it, it, like, makes me proud.

That’s been my friend for a long

time, so this is, like a full

circle moment for me to even

be having this conversation.

She’ll be super, super

happy to hear that.

If you can go back to day one

and be like, daniella, before

you start school, I really

need you to know this.

What would be the one thing

you would tell yourself?

I would say just to

keep my eye on the prize.

Cause it’s.

It’s hard to kind of get lost in

what your end goal is, because

there’s just so many stuff happens

throughout the day and, you know,

getting discouraged or feeling

like I can’t do this, but just

really keeping in mind that what I

want to do at the end of the day

is what I love.

So I really just need to, you know,

push forward and get through it.

Are you still in our

essentials program?

Yeah, I have three

weeks left, actually.

And then you’ll be

in the clinic program.

So actually, we’ll be

taking the clients.

Yeah.

Are you nervous, excited?

I’m both.

Yeah.

I’m nervous because obviously

I don’t want to mess

up someone’s hair or whatever,

but no, I’m really excited.

Good.

Yeah.

That’s why we’re here,

your educators, to guide

you and walk through it.

So, I mean, being scared

and nervous is good.

That’s part of it.

Because you want to do good.

Some people are, like, not scared.

Right.

And they jump right in there,

and they don’t really see

the importance of maybe going.

Going slow or taking direction.

So you’re going in there

with the right mentality.

Three weeks, that’s crazy.

And I’ll be around a lot,

so I’ll see you around.

I’ll get to watch that whole career.

So in this business, you haven’t

been taking clients yet, but do you

realize, like, you have the power

to be somebody’s day maker?

Yeah.

And that’s kind of scary.

It’s a little bit scary.

But, no, I’m excited for that

because whenever I get my hair

done, like, I feel like

a new person or you know, Ms.

Cece actually cut my

hair two weeks ago.

Really?

Yeah.

So, yeah, she did this cut,

and I love it.

I felt so, like, a lot better.

So, yeah, it definitely made my day.

Good.

See?

And then how did they make

you feel after you left

the chair even and went home?

And the next day I felt like a weight

was lifted off my shoulder.

And you carry it with you, and that’s

what you’re going to be doing

for your clients in the future.

Like, that’s a really big

job, but it’s so rewarding

and so fulfilling.

You’re gonna love it.

So that day maker mentality, being

able to be that person, do you think

that is important, to be that person

in order to develop and build

your clientele and for the future?

Yeah, 100%.

I think it’s really important

to get involved with your clients

and really talk to them because,

like, I work in customer

service, so I, you know, I.

I see that, like, a bunch

of the customers that come in,

like the regulars, you know, I try

and talk to them because I know

they’re going to see me again.

So I try to be n.

And every time I see them,

they’re always happy to see me.

So that’s really helped me,

like, understand what, like, what my

connection would be with clients.

Yeah.

And we have so many different

programs, too, to offer you instead.

So we’re doing babe extensions.

Right, the lashes.

Have you taken a part of any of

those opportunities yet, or do you

look forward to it in the future?

Yeah, I want to do everything,

so I’m excited to get

my hands on everything.

Do it all.

I always say, don’t not do it.

Don’t ever give somebody

else a chance to

in somebody else’s chair.

You want that client there,

you want to do all those services,

make the money, build that

relationship with them.

That’s the best part.

And then one final question I want

to ask is, you are from Elgin,

and I just love the way that Ms.

CC facilitates the vitality Project,

which is our wellness

program that we have at Tricoci.

How has that impacted you

and how do you think that’s

going to be a valuable tool

for you in the future?

It’s impacted me, actually,

surprisingly a good amount.

Like, I think it was last week

that we last had it, but I

was not so a good day for me.

And so after going through

the Vitality and everything that

day, it helped me and it motivate,

motivated me to get through the day.

And I think it’s really important for

us as students and just to really

have a moment where we can, you

know, close our eyes, take deep

breaths, because not a lot of people

think that it’s important for your

health to be doing that, so I think

it’s important.

Very important.

Yeah.

That warms my heart.

That’s, like, my project.

I love that we’re doing that.

And we’re one of the first schools to

even offer that to our students, so.

Yeah, I’m proud of that

and to coach University.

Well, you’ve been

delightful to talk to.

I’m really excited that this is a new

program for you, so I definitely get

to watch and see your growth.

So when I see you

at the campuses, say hi.

Don’t be shy.

Yeah, I will.

I’ll be pointing you out.

I’ll be looking for you.

Where’s Daniella?

But again, thank you so much

for being here for us.

It was very exciting.

Yeah, I was excited.

Thank you.

Take care.

Have a good day.

Thank you, too.

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