DEIONNA L. SOUDER, MBA, MPA, LICENSED REALTOR
Deionna spent over a decade working with large organizations in the non-profit and education sector. She has a B.A. in Communication Studies, an MPA and an MBA in addition to being a licensed realtor. As a project manager at UCLA; streamlining workloads in multiple departments, writing grants and managing contract and compliance issues, she was inspired to start her own business. After embarking on her own beauty business and filing all of the necessary documents with the city, state and IRS, Deionna quickly learned that many professionals in the industry liked to solely focus on their creative talents. The arduous rules, regulations and paperwork necessary to stay in compliance left many small business owners confused, stressed and frustrated. Deionna decided to utilize her academic and professional background along with her new understanding of beauty professionals to launch her second business, Beauty and Brains LLC. Beauty and Brains LLC was created to assist small business owners like herself in all industries to properly create and register their businesses, allowing the owners to focus on their passion. Deionna is still a licensed permanent make up and tattoo artist that trains beauticians in microblading and eyelash extension application, she still takes Microblading clients as well. As a beauty industry professional, successful entrepreneur and a studied woman across multiple platforms she truly has beauty and brains and is ready to help you bring forth your vision through her informative consultations, business advising and being your invaluable resource throughout the process of starting your business.