preferred partner By Ruth Gnirk • Photography By TresPiña Photography
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Starla Harris Joslin, master stylist and owner of The Crown Jewel, is passionate about helping our community look better and become better. As a talented and outgoing second-generation hairstylist with 20 years of experience, Starla has worked hard to build a business that provides high-quality services to the Coastal Bend and provides growth opportunities for diligent and talented stylists and color specialists all while serving her own clients and family full-time. After overcoming her own addictions to
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substances and toxic people, she now invests her time and talent into sharing hope and helping others adjust their “crowns.” Starla said she always admired her mother Sheila’s talents, especially with hair, and her resourcefulness, and looked up to her mom as a role model for hard work and femininity. Starla learned a lot from Sheila’s commitment to always believe in her children and her faithfulness as a wife for 49 years. Starla remembers her mom always had little side businesses to make extra money and gladly gave her
time to those who were less fortunate. Sheila’s great knowledge of the Bible, and her spirituality, always had a big impact on Starla, who came to faith in Jesus Christ at age 6. Sheila’s constant prayers intervened when Starla was living as a prodigal child as a young adult. After Starla renewed her childhood commitment to God, she enrolled in an accountability program. While she was learning to live a life of victory and freedom, a generous sponsor offered to pay for cosmetology training if she stayed clean. Starla recognized God’s grace working in her life, and she started working as hard for her recovery as she had worked for her addiction. She invested in herself and her future, and after graduation, she started her first job. A trainer who had worked with some well-known clients in Beverly Hills recognized Starla’s skill, passion, and heart and began mentoring her to become a customer-focused business owner. @realproducers
