Today we’d like to introduce you to Terina Sorrell.
Hi Terina, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
A bad spray tan too many is how I started. The last straw was when my daughter visited a local tanning salon and she got a spray tan. She came home afterward and immediately I could tell that it was terrible. If you know anything about spray tans it takes typically 8-12 hours to develop a tan if you are not using a rapid tanning solution. She was immediately too dark after 45 minutes…and not in a good way. She went to get the spray tan because she was going to be in her cousin’s wedding the next day. Typically you would want to get a spray tan two days prior to an event for the best results. Also, for moments like this so you would have time to try and fix a bad tan. That night told her to shower and she did not listen and the next morning she looked horrible. A lot of exfoliating, and a great make-up artist later she was bridesmaid ready. This began my idea and search for the best spray tan solution to begin MadGlow Co! I used Youtube to get me started on my search for products and product developers. That is how I found Michelle Peth the owner and creator of Beettan!
I first spoke with her associate Amanda Harris, we hit it off immediately and she sold me on Beettan and gave me the push to take chance on creating my own business. She invited me down to meet with her and Michelle in Savannah, GA. I learned about how to become a spray tan artist and all the info about the Beettan product line, I loved everything about it, and it was locally here in Georgia. I started out as a mobile spray tanner and now I have a location in downtown Jefferson, GA. My little side hustle has grown and in my spray tan location, we have added boutique items. I love meeting new people and helping in a small way by giving women that confidence builder that comes along with a spray tan! It instantly makes you feel better! A spray tan gets you back that picturesque, sun-kissed glow—without endangering your health. My business is still growing and I am navigating along with my daughter Madison on how to grow MadGlow! I definitely have a vision and vision board of what that looks like. I am so thankful for all the love and support from my local community!
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
Actually, it has been a smooth road so far…I truly got in right before the busy spring season. In Jefferson, there is a lot of local women-owned businesses and I have been blessed my so much support from so many of them. I have received a lot of clients simply by referrals of other clients. It truly has been a blessing. It has slowed down a little and now I have the time to establish what is next to get to that vision goal for my business. I am having to teach myself the marketing and social media aspects of growing the business. What I have learned is that I want the business to be consistent and have no slow time! How do I do that? That is what I am figuring out now…the next stage of MadGlow!
As you know, we’re big fans of MadGlow Co . For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about the brand?
Three years ago I moved into the neighborhood that I live in now, and I noticed there was several women that had their own side hustle. I live in a large neighborhood and I started thinking what can I do to have my own side hustle along with my day job. I worked in the medical field and then covid happened. My mom lives with me and has late-stage COPD and I could not take the chance of working in the hospital risking bringing covid home to her. After several bad spray tans, I decided to look into how to become a spray tan artist, I could be my own boss and set my schedule. I found a great product line and got certified to be a spray tan artist. That was the beginning of my business! I love meeting new people and in some small ways helping women feel confident and beautiful with a beautiful, natural glow! What I have noticed all of us women are self-conscious about our body, me included.
Apologizing how we look, it does not matter if you are skinny, or have cellulite, or have what most would say is the perfect body. There is still that insecurity in how we view ourselves. But what I have also noticed is almost every one of these women look, and feel differently almost immediately after a spray tan. It truly gives you an instant boost of confidence. A spray tan hides cellulite and makes you look 30 percent thinner. As women we put our makeup on our face to look and feel better…so why not add that color to our body to give it that beautiful glow? What I want people to know about my brand is that I use and sell products that are paraben-free, vegan, and peta-approved. The ingredients are natural and made from sugar beets. The company stands for safe tanning, not only by the ingredients in the products, but they do not endorse or promote tanning beds. They actually do not sell their product to businesses that use tanning bed services. I love that I can give my clients the best-looking sunless spray tan and support a product that actually promotes healthy, safe tanning.
MadGlow offers mobile tanning services, such as bridal parties, bachelorette parties, girl’s night out events, birthday parties, special events, or just because! We will travel to your location local or even a destination location. I think what sets me apart from a lot of other spray tan businesses is that I don’t have set hours, meaning if a client calls me after hours and needs a spray tan I am there or will have them come to me. We have a salon location in Jefferson GA. It is the cutest and I love what I have done to create a space that clients can come to feel good and even do a little shopping in our boutique. I wanted to create a vibe that clients want to come back to. Before I started this business I spoke it into existence before it ever began and I am doing the same about where I want to see MadGlow grow in the next 5 years. I am most proud that I took the chance and started this side hustle…I love what I do! I feel so blessed and grateful to God, all my clients, and women of other local businesses that have supported me!
We’d love to hear about any fond memories you have from when you were growing up?
I have so many childhood memories, I am so fortunate to have come from a big family full of love and support. My papa taught me how to be a hard worker, from the age of 15 I started working as a hostess at Village Inn pizza to be able to buy clothes that my mom could not afford. I have been a hustler ever since and I am grateful I was taught a work ethic. My favorite family memory is growing up close with all my cousins and having Sunday dinner together and family softball games It truly was the best!
Pricing:
- 45.00 spray tan in a salon
- 55.00 mobile spray tan
- 4 persons or more 40.00 and the host tans free
Contact Info:
- Website: www.beetan.com/jefferson-ga
- Instagram: @madglowco
Image Credits
Beettan Official
