 Daughters and Moms Share
Business Success—By Angela J. Bass Published: May, 2006  Mom and daughter, Liz and Julie Stevens, opened their respective businesses one month apart. Sipping imaginary tea and locking horns over un-heeded weekend curfews is over for mother-daughter duos Liz and Julie Stevens, Paula Stewart-Felix and Kishna Suterfield, and Jacalyn Evone and Nicole Scott. Together they've successfully transmuted a lifetime of shared experiences into partnerships steeped in the love, trust, and friendship of the mother-daughter bond. Three duos reveal how they've maintained businesswoman and mother-daughter harmony alike, while two therapists examine the ties that bind. 17 Jewels Salon and Spa/Windermere Real Estate After 20 years spent building the largest Prudential Realty office in Northern California, Liz Stevens finally decided to launch her own Berkeley-based brokerage, Windermere. One month earlier, Julie Stevens launched 17 Jewels Salon and Spa in Oakland's Temescal district after 20 years as an independent hairstylist. "My mom told me how opening my business inspired her to become an entrepreneur," says Julie. "Having this woman who'd inspired me all my life tell me I'd empowered her meant so much to me." It's a remarkable role reversal considering Julie's arduous search for direction as an artistic teen drawn to creative projects such as painting and design. Today, her salon serves as a walk-in portfolio where clients can appreciate her artwork while being pampered. But Liz concedes that she at times didn't know how Julie could purposefully employ her artistic talents, especially since she seemed to spend her youth devising ways to frighten her mother. "Julie was into driving fast on motorcycles and seeing how far she could push her body," says Liz. "She was a fearless risk taker who experimented with some pretty scary stuff." According to Oakland therapist Matilda St. John, difficult stages during which daughters wrestle their way towards adulthood are not uncommon. "When daughters are particularly close to mothers during childhood," states St. John, "it may be harder to declare independence." | ||
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