Our Story
The Story Behind the Brand
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My name is Uylanda, and Iโm the Owner of ๐๐ฒ๐ฅ๐๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐. Iโm the mother of three adult sons, sister of seven siblings, grandmother of three beauties, and wife of a wonderful man that I still have a crush on. Uylee is a name given to me by my husband during our dating years. When looking for a name for the shop, he jokingly called it โUyleeโs Boutiqueโ, and it stuck.
In 2014, there was a change in my clothing size after losing 90 pounds, and I needed to clean out my closet because there was nothing I could fit. I knew nothing about selling clothing during this time. However, I used PoshMark.com and cleared everything out. I was shocked at how fast things sold, and how simple it was! PoshMark.com taught me everything I needed to know about selling clothes at the time. They taught me about pricing, packing, shipping, everything. To this day, I still have a PoshMark account that I sell from. I enjoyed it so much, I decided to take it to the next level. Hence, on January 2015, ๐๐ฒ๐ฅ๐๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ was born!ย
I was a full-time Minister, working my Corporate job, and just running the Boutique as a hobby. Then in 2017, my health took a drastic turn again for the worse. I was forced to medically retire and leave my job. Because Iโve worked since I was 14, not having a job was mentally difficult for me. So I turned my attention to my Shop, and made it a part-time job for myself.
Eventually, we made the decision to also add a section for hair products. This included wigs, lace wigs, human hair wigs, extensions, closures, and more!
My disablity is still there, however Iโm still able to enjoy my love of the Full-Time Ministry, enjoy my Shop, and care for my changing health. My husband (my Ministry Partner) is an amazing asset! Heย handles all the shipping for me and makes all the post office runs and PO Box pick ups on his way to and from his secular job. My German Shepherd, Dexter, brings all inventory boxes into the house from outside. Iโd say I have a pretty good team.ย I appreciate them. My health does continue to go up and down. However, Iโm still able to continueย my part-timeย work and feel like a productive member of Society, while doing something I truly enjoy at a pace I can handle.
Iโve learned so much about the small business industry over these pastย nine years through experience and courses. I had never studied business in school, so there were many classes I needed to take, and much I needed to learn.ย I had to learn about licenses, trademarks, permits, and so much more. I also had to learn about business taxes, which was new to me, and so many other items that we take for granted when we don't run a business. I try hard to assist my peers withย my experiences. I want to pass on that knowledge so that they donโt need to make the same mistakes Iโve made. Many wonder why would I assist my own competition. I donโt see it as assisting my competitors. With me, itโsย cooperation over competition.ย There are enough people on the planet for all of us to share. We need to support and build up one another. Thatโs how we will all succeed. I truly believe in that, and I will continue to take in knowledge, and I will continue to share that knowledge with those brand new in this business. We all need a helping hand getting started. We all need support in the beginning, and I will continue to provide that to my peers. I would have loved that in my early days!
Though I have had offers to build our brand and make it a larger business, I've turned down those opportunities and will continue to do so. My love is in my ministry, and I don't want anything to replace my time dedicated to my volunteer work.ย My shop is a hobby that I enjoy, however my love is my Ministry, while caring for my health needs.
๐ด๐๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐ถ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ โฆ.๐กโ๐ ๐ต๐ธ๐๐!! Never in my dreams did I ever imagine weโd have Customers in Japan, New Zealand, Germany, Australia, Sweden, London, Italy, and others! Without YOU, there is no US! Thank you for all your support! I appreciate each and every one of you!
The map below shows the 35 countries we have had the privilege to serve our Customers. We look forward to continuing to work with you, and we hope to work with Customers in additional countries as well!
We appreciate your support for Uyleeโs Boutique & Hair.
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