{"id":72,"date":"2025-10-14T14:03:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T14:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1on1hairbraiding.com\/index.php\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T20:11:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T20:11:58","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/1on1hairbraiding.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"72\" class=\"elementor elementor-72\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63ba4bca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"63ba4bca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;waves&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M421.9,6.5c22.6-2.5,51.5,0.4,75.5,5.3c23.6,4.9,70.9,23.5,100.5,35.7c75.8,32.2,133.7,44.5,192.6,49.7\n\tc23.6,2.1,48.7,3.5,103.4-2.5c54.7-6,106.2-25.6,106.2-25.6V0H0v30.3c0,0,72,32.6,158.4,30.5c39.2-0.7,92.8-6.7,134-22.4\n\tc21.2-8.1,52.2-18.2,79.7-24.2C399.3,7.9,411.6,7.5,421.9,6.5z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39305eab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"39305eab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17055c0b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"17055c0b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d1b833f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d1b833f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9509ebd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9509ebd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet Talisha<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64ac6b8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64ac6b8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-start=\"263\" data-end=\"277\">Our Mission<\/h3><p data-start=\"278\" data-end=\"420\">To teach modern, healthy hair-braiding techniques that build real confidence and real clientele\u2014one student, one braid, one booking at a time.<\/p><h3 data-start=\"422\" data-end=\"435\">Who We Are<\/h3><p data-start=\"436\" data-end=\"700\"><strong data-start=\"436\" data-end=\"468\">Talisha Irving Braid Academy<\/strong> offers hands-on braid education in <strong data-start=\"504\" data-end=\"523\">Gainesville, FL<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"528\" data-end=\"543\">Atlanta, GA<\/strong>. We specialize in protective styles\u2014knotless and box braids, cornrows, stitch braids, Senegalese twists, &amp; kinky twists \u2014 taught in small groups and personalized 1:1 sessions.<\/p><h3 data-start=\"1848\" data-end=\"1874\">Who Our Classes Are For<\/h3><ul data-start=\"1875\" data-end=\"2119\"><li data-start=\"1875\" data-end=\"1924\"><p data-start=\"1877\" data-end=\"1924\"><strong data-start=\"1877\" data-end=\"1890\">Beginners<\/strong> who want pro-level fundamentals<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1925\" data-end=\"1984\"><p data-start=\"1927\" data-end=\"1984\"><strong data-start=\"1927\" data-end=\"1951\">Self-taught braiders<\/strong> who need consistency and speed<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1985\" data-end=\"2056\"><p data-start=\"1987\" data-end=\"2056\"><strong data-start=\"1987\" data-end=\"2007\">Working stylists<\/strong> adding protective styles to their service menu<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2057\" data-end=\"2119\"><p data-start=\"2059\" data-end=\"2119\"><strong data-start=\"2059\" data-end=\"2074\">Teens (14+)<\/strong> interested in a creative, income-ready skill<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b555c66 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b555c66\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f6bc5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1f6bc5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a71137c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a71137c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-start=\"1130\" data-end=\"1152\">Teaching Philosophy<\/h3><p data-start=\"1153\" data-end=\"1447\">Great braiding starts with the foundations: precise sectioning, consistent tension, and sanitation. 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