MOMentum Moms
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By Stacy Nicolau
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indsey Dulin never dreamed that she would become a successful small business owner. Statistically, she says, she shouldn’t be where she is at all. Her tumultuous childhood ended at age 11 when her stepfather murdered her mother. Suddenly, the only two parents she had ever known were gone. Born in Washington, D.C., Lindsey was living in Indianapolis with her family when her mother died. She moved to Virginia to be raised by her grandmother, and Lindsey followed her grandmother to Southwest Florida when she retired. After moving to Florida, Lindsey attended cosmetology school and now lives in Fort Myers with her husband, Rithoy, and three of her children: Xavier, 15; Nasir, 7; and 2-year-old Neema. Her oldest daughter, Kennedy, is 19 and in college. After working for a franchise barbershop as both a stylist and manager for eight years, and then briefly leasing space in a coopera18
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tive salon, she became owner of the Naples’s barbershop Beards & Brews, and she soon will open a second location in Bonita Springs. How did you come up with the concept for Beards & Brews? The business concept came about while sitting in Whole Foods with my friend Briana. We really wanted something catchy, and after studying the market we decided to capitalize on the two hottest things: craft beer and beards. What do you love the most about your career? I love building relationships with people. I get to make people look amazing and feel confident, and I gain new “family members” everyday. I love that I get to work with and motivate other strong mothers just like myself. I want to show them that they don’t have to climb the corporate American ladder in order to be successful, and that with just a little faith and hustle you can have whatever God wants you to have. How did a place called “Beards & Brews” become a popular NEAPOLITANfamily • May 2020
