Heidi Drummond is far from the standard esthetics success story. Her spa on Caroline Street, DermaEnvie, offers services such as facials, skin tightening, and anti-acne programs. She opened DermaEnvie five years ago, and taught future estheticians for long before that. Drummond’s career trajectory, however, was guided by more than her experience with esthetics.
As a veteran of the United States Army, Drummond used her GI bill to pay for her schooling, where she learned the science of esthetics, and eventually earned her master’s degree in the field. She was in the Army for five years, from 1995-1999, and was placed on medical leave when she hurt her back.
Drummond views her career as not only an esthetician, but as an outlet for women to feel comfortable.
“It’s women helping other women,” Drummond said. “The relationships that I create in here, with every new person I meet, and even the people who have been coming to me for years, we have bonds…it’s not just how they’re looking. It’s how they’re feeling.”
Having single handedly funded her business, and having built the business herself, Drummond never felt held back in her career. She attributes her success to the strong discipline that she gained from her military service, and the knowledge she earned from her classes and her mentors. Drummond has built a flourishing business using nothing more than her own self-determination.
“It’s possible,” she said. “You’ve just gotta want it bad enough.”
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