Today we’d like to introduce you to Kachina Provonche.
Hi Kachina, we’re thrilled to have a chance to learn your story today. So, before we get into specifics, maybe you can briefly walk us through how you got to where you are today?
My story starts kind of all over the place, I was born in Honolulu, Hawaii In which I spent the first 10 years of my life. Both of my parents were Army, so I lived kind of all over! I spent the summers in Arkansas and then eventually my mom and I moved to Michigan from Hawaii when I was 10! I went to a lot of different schools but always adapted well which I think goes hand in hand with being a hairdresser! I was always the hair person in my friend group growing up and would always be the person to do my friends hair for dances and coloring our hair on the weekends! I was very heavily involved in singing in my high school career and I obtained scholarships to Muskegon community college for music. I went for a very short time because I didn’t know what I wanted to do. I ended up working a lot of dead end jobs, factory work, and finally when I was working in a shop I cut the tip of my finger off, so I decided I would never work in a shop again and I finally went to cosmetology school! When I graduated, I ended up going on an adventure and moved to Alaska where I spent two years and decided to come back home to Michigan! When I moved home, I immediately started working in a Salon for the first time because when I lived in Alaska, I was not allowed to work in a salon because they require more hours in the state of Alaska than Michigan does for their license requirements. I finally got the chance to experience several different salons and their settings and find what I like and didn’t like and after spending years doing that I am here today where I now own my own Salon! I wouldn’t be anywhere without my husband, Eric, my daughters, Evelyn and Verona, and all of my family and friends. Without their constant support I would never be able to be where I am today, and I’m so lucky to have each and everyone of them!
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
I feel like everyone has their own struggles of course and it definitely hasn’t been a smooth road, but I always take every experience good or bad, and try to see what I can learn from each experience. In my profession, it is always a challenge as it seems like we are all out here just trying to make a name for ourselves, so choosing to go off on my own in my own salon hasn’t been easy, but it’s also something I have worked so hard for and continue to work hard for even with every challenge that comes my way!
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your business?
I created my business Solace 49 Salon & Spa, as a reflection of me and what I believe in. When I lived in Alaska, I went through a lot of really hard times and a friend of mine, and I were having one last adventure before she had to move home to the other side of the country. We heard this song and it said the word ‘solace’ in it, as we drove around the mountains and going on our last adventure, we were talking about solace and how even in all these hard times we had we were surrounded by so much beauty in Alaska. Solace 49 has always been my identity when it comes to any of my businesses because the word solace means finding beauty in a bad time or situation, and I truly believe that there is solace to be found in everything. I really love to have the private setting that I have because it allows my clients that I’ve grown with for years, who are not just clients but friends to me, have a safe space and always know that they are safe and welcome in my salon. I love to be a part of giving back and donating my time and services to organizations and nonprofits that mean a lot to me and I love to be able to be in a position where I can do that and have that reflect my solace 49 brand!
In my salon, I do just about everything from kids hair to men’s cuts to women’s hair, vivid coloring, blonding, extensions, waxing, and my newest addition for the past year is my head spa, which is one of my most favorite services that I offer! Nothing makes me feel better than being able to set the tone to be relaxing and quiet while someone can just melt away on my table!
Do you have any memories from childhood that you can share with us?
I think one of my favorite childhood memories was when I used to go to my grandpa’s house in Ohio at the end of the summers, as my dad would drive me back home to Michigan from Arkansas when the summer was over. It was a time where it was just my dad and I at my grandpa‘s house with our family. He used to have a wraparound porch and lots of acres of land and every time we would go to visit we would do canning and shuck corn on the front porch or sit on the porch swing when there was a really good thunderstorm, and almost every night consisted of Yahtzee at the kitchen table. It’s always been such a special place to me and always a part of my core memories!
Pricing:
- Woman’s Haircut $40
- Base Color Starting at $80
- Men’s Cut $15
- Mini Luxe Scalp Facial $150
Contact Info:
- Website: https://solace49salon.square.site/
- Instagram: https://Instagram.com/solace49salon
