Treacha Reid

Our Founder

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“People must feel good and have good things all the time. If they can't, they need to work their way up to start feeling that way and experiencing certain things in life, and I want to help people get there. In order for you to get to where you need to go, you need to help somebody else get to where they need to go. In spite of my growth, development and achievements, I have to share what I have achieved, how I feel, and the steps it took me to get there.

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My Journey

“I started my business on my mother's verandah. I didn't know life would unfold this way. I didn't want to be a cosmetologist, so I went to hairdressing school reluctantly. I credited $32,000 worth of products, and my mother had to stand as guarantor. I worked and paid back that $32,000. But a king isn't honoured in his own country, so I moved from my hometown as I wasn't getting the support I wanted. But by then I had fallen in love with cosmetology after entering school and meeting Dr Hyacinth Oates. I knew I didn't want to be a behind-the-chair hairdresser, but someone impacting lives. I wanted to be an example, and now that my business has blossomed into two beautiful spas in Kingston and Old Harbour, I will stay on the path,” she said.

Reid-McCalla pointed out that she assesses the level of all her staff when they come in, gives them additional training, and then gets them certified.

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Outside of work, Reid enjoys reading, music, mentoring people, giving motivational talks, and spending time with her husband Leo and their two children.

Daily she repeats the mantra that discipline is the refining fire by which talent becomes ability, and explains that without discipline, you will not be great at what you do.

“Zig Ziglar has a quote that says: 'You were born to win, but to be a winner you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.' Without planning there is no way you can expect to win,”