SPEEDY BRAIDS

KAMEELAH “LADY K” WHITAKER, M.B.A. IS A MULTI-FACETED MASTER SPEED BRAIDER AND LICENSED COSMETOLOGIST! ALTHOUGH WELL-ROUNDED, SHE SPECIALIZES IN BRAIDS AS WELL AS OTHER METHODS OF PROTECTIVE STYLING! BORN KAMEELAH HILL, THIS SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA NATIVE FOLLOWED IN HER MOTHER’S FOOTSTEPS, BECOMING A BRAIDING MACHINE!

AS A VERY YOUNG GIRL, SHE WOULD STAND NEXT TO HER MOTHER (WHEN WORKING ON A CLIENT) AND MIMIC HER MOTHER’S MOVEMENTS AND SPEED AS SHE CRAFTED BEAUTIFUL, LUXURIOUS, AND TRENDING BRAID STYLES. LADY K THEN BEGAN TO BRAID ON HER OWN AT THE AGE OF THIRTEEN.

NOW WITH 30 YEARS IN THE BRAIDING INDUSTRY, LADY K HAS TAKEN ON THE TASK OF “BUILDING BETTER BRAIDERS” WITH HER IN-PERSON AND ONLINE CURRICULUM! THE GOAL IS TO TRAIN BRAIDERS AND BUILD AN INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF SPEED BRAIDERS!