After more than a dozen years of doing hair, Talisa Perez has taken the leap to go out on her own. She opened her own salon at Riverwalk in Oswego in early May. We caught up with her.
By Stefan Yablonski
Q: What kind of business are you starting?
A: I am starting my own hair salon suite at Riverwalk
Q: Have you had any experience in this field before?
A: Yes, I worked at Port City Day Spa [until the end of April]. I’ve been doing hair for a long time. I was with Port City Day Spa for 13, almost 14 years. This is the first time being out on my own. I just started my own LLC and all that stuff. I’m learning all the things that come with that.
Q: How many years have you been doing this?
A: I have been doing hair since I graduated in 2007, so almost 18 years.
Q: Are you looking forward to being on your own?
A: Yes, for sure! I’m ready to be on my own. I really like it here. I think the location is key. Even though I am just across the river from where I was, it’s like a whole other world. So I feel like the location is perfect. I have a lot of clients that work on this side of town. So a lot of them are like ‘I can just walk to you this is great.’
Q: How much have you had to invest in all of this?
A: I’m not really sure what those numbers are quite yet — because I am still doing it.
Q: Is anyone helping you get started?
A: No, not really It’s just pretty much me by myself.
Q: Where are you from?
A: I am originally from Geneseo. I went to college at Monroe Community College in Rochester and met my fiancé and he’s from Oswego. So we landed here.
Q: Do you plan to expand after you get going?
A: I plan to be just by myself for a while. Maybe down the road I will expand. That would be something to consider. But for right now I am really enjoying my own space. I just rent a room at Riverwalk — in between the bagel shop and the coffee shop.
Q: When did you officially start?
A: May 1. I already had my clients scheduled back in April. It’s still a little bit of a work in progress. I am still working on my booking. I don’t have a website. My social media is kind of my marketing.
To contact Takisa Perez, email her at Hairbytalisa@yahoo.com or call 315) 532-3705.
