This academy matters to me because it’s the school I desperately needed when I was a young mom trying to rebuild my entire life. I know what it feels like to be underestimated, broke, scared, and still show up because your kids are watching. Beauty school changed everything for me — it gave me skills, confidence, and a path out of survival mode. But it wasn’t easy, and I had to fight through childcare costs, long hours, and a system that wasn’t designed for women like me. That’s why creating a school with support, childcare, and real-world education isn’t just a business decision — it’s my way of breaking the cycle for someone else. I want women to walk into Mrakki Academy and feel hope, direction, and possibility again. I want them to know they’re capable of rewriting their story, just like I did. This academy is my proof that where you start doesn’t determine where you can go, and now I get to hand that truth to the next woman who needs it. I’m someone who wasn’t supposed to “make it,” but I did. I was a high school dropout and a young mom who once worked for $12 an hour and lived paycheck to paycheck, praying something would change. I sold my house to go to school because I believed there had to be more for my family, and that risk became the foundation of everything I have today. I built Mrakki Brow Bar from nothing, hired a team, and created a life I used to only dream about. I’m not the polished, perfect version of success — but I’m the proof that resilience, grit, and doing whatever it takes can change everything. And because of that journey, I feel called to help other women find the same kind of freedom, confidence, and stability. I’m here to show them that their past doesn’t define them — it’s the very reason they can succeed.
Kaylee Young, Founder