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Explore your benefits at ahphair.com 41 once built their book and gained them recognition from Redken and Sam Villa. Over the years, one thing hasn't changed: Twylla's care and respect for her employees. It's clear how much respect they have for Twylla too—from reaching out to get trained under her to following her to Lumos Nox's larger location and staying there to expand their skills under her tutelage. ey even stepped up to help support Twylla a er her husband's passing. Twylla has never let the hardships consume her. She has persevered, always caring for employees and clients, always looking for the light. As she says, " e last three years have been a beautiful rebirth." Twylla sat down with AHP Indie Stylist to chat more about her journey as a hair professional and business owner—and the lessons learned in moments of darkness. AHP Indie Stylist: When you started your hair career 17 years ago, what was the dream? Twylla Jane DeGuzman: I knew I wanted to do hair for the rest of my life, but I didn't know what that looked like. When I fi rst started, I didn't know there was anything you could do besides just doing hair. But I was so driven to learn more and do more that I got excited by people like [hair color specialist] Sue Pemberton, who worked for Joico. I was excited about those artists "Even in the busy [part] of your day, it's about trying to find that moment to turn around and connect."