This month, in honour of the upcoming Women’s Entrepreneurship Day – we are featuring our very own founder and owner of Girlfriends Brow Bar – the incredible Aneet Brar. Anyone who know’s Aneet knows she puts her whole heart into everything she does, and is an inspiration for all women in her community and beyond.
Keep reading on to see what she had to say!
Q: ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐น๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ?
A: Girlfriends Brow Bar is my baby. I started the journey as a home based business, and the reason I named it Girlfriends is because girlfriends support each other. I wanted to give back to the women in the community and make them feel beautiful and welcomed. I got to meet beautiful, inspiring women, and the business took off and we moved into a storefront. What I love about the brand that we’ve created is that our team has one mission: to give great quality and exceptional service in a place where everyone feels welcome. We always make sure we put the client first, and greet them open heartedly, have lots of conversations and consultations to get to know them, and listen to them, to be able to offer the right service. We want to make sure women feel empowered, and listened to.
Q: ๐ช๐ต๐ผ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐?
A: Definitely my mom. Her story is incredible. There were two sisters, and my mother was the older one. The family decided to get her married, but she stood strong and wanted to finish her education, so she did, and she landed a great job and raised us, me and my brother. That shows a lot of courage, when society is against you and your dreams, and til today she is always standing strong and is an inspiration for me, having gone through rough times and has always stood strong.
I also find inspiration in women from all over the world, especially in developing countries, working day and night, with kids on their backs, and who don’t necessarily have the same opportunities as we do here in western Canada. We are so blessed where we are for not only the opportunities for women but the safety we have as well. Knowing that gives me the courage and the wings to not just do something for myself, but to create something greater than myself so that I might be able to help other women that don’t have the same opportunities as me. These women all over the world, although I don’t know any of their names, they really inspire me.
Q: ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ด๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ “๐ฎ๐ต๐ฎ” ๐บ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐?
A: I’ve always been a creative person my whole life, but what I’ve learned is that only just having creativity doesn’t produce results. You have to have equal amounts of creativity and courage. Creativity needs courage.
Q: ๐๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ, ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ?
A: I would say “you are enough”. We are enough, as we are, and should not focus on our limitations because we are limitless.
Q: ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ, ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ณ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ / ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ?
A: Making mistakes is okay. Our world is full of fear and judgement, so we don’t ever really put ourselves out there. It’s about having a healthy balance in your mind and being more kind to yourself, saying positive things to yourself. Try to be your own best friend and nurture your brain and mind so that you can move forward with grace.
Having a great product or service is one thing, but having a deeper meaning with those products or services which connects you to your community, and helps empower those around you, can really make your dreams come true. It’s important to add that human touch and that emotion into your work, your brand, your message. The way you treat your staff, the way you shape your work atmosphere, these things take you ahead in life and you can create a healthy circle around you. If you’re starting out in business, make sure you’re starting with ethics, and never let them go down the drain. Wear them as a badge on your chest.
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Thank you
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