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이민 생활의 시작이었던 뷰티업 , 천직이라 생각
영 박 사장이 미국에 처음 온 것은 1992 년이었다 . 결혼 전 배를 타고 미국에 온 경험이 있던 남편은 늘 미국에 대한 그리움을 가지고 있었다 . 항상 “ 언 젠가 미국에 다시 가보고 싶다 ” 던 남편과 함께 이 민을 결정했다 .
이민자들 사이에서 하는 우스갯소리가 있다 . 공항 에 누가 마중을 나오는지에 따라 이후 미국에서 의 생업이 결정된다는 이야기다 . 영 박 사장도 조 지아에서 뷰티업을 하고 있던 친척의 도움으로 처 음 업계에 입문했다 .
가게에서 매니저로 5년을 일하다가 스톤마운틴 지 역에서 3천 스퀘어 피트 규모의 작은 가게를 인수 해 5년간 ‘ 뷰티 타운 ’ 이라는 상호로 운영했다 . 그러 다 마리에타로 자리를 옮겨 뷰티 엠파이어를 차렸 다 . 가게 이름을 고민하던 중에 딸이 ‘ 제국 ’ 의 의미 를 담으면 좋을 것 같다고 조언해 이를 따랐다 . 그 곳에서 10 년간 자리를 천직이라 생각하고 지켰다 .
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영 박 사장은 초기 우먼스 클럽 멤버로 , 한 가게의 운영자로 살았다 . 늘 바쁘게 주문을 넣고 손님들 을 응대하며 보내는 일상이었다 . 그는 “ 그때는 정 말 씻지도 못하고 나가는 날들이 많았어요 . 한 달 , 아니 일주일 만이라도 쉬고 싶다 . 알람 걱정 없이 , 직원 걱정 없이 평온한 하루를 보내고 싶다는 생 각을 했죠 ” 라며 당시를 회상했다 . 가게의 흑인 직 원과 한인 직원들 사이에 갈등이 일어나 밤마다 걸려오는 전화에 시달렸고 남편의 건강이 안 좋아 지면서 해야할 일들은 늘어났다 . 결국 잠시 손을 놓기로 결정했다 . 20년 만에 처음으로 가족들과 다 같이 한국과 필리핀 여행을 떠났다 .
The beginning of her life as an immigrant was with a beauty supply . It ’ s a calling , she believes .
Business Owner Young Park came to America for the first time in 1992 . Her husband who had visited the United States on ship once before marriage kept missing America . She decided to immigrate to the U . S . with her husband who always said , “ I want to go back to America one day .”
Among immigrants , there is a joke about the first day in America . The one who gives a ride to you decides what you will do for living in America . Business Owner Young Park could find work in the beauty industry thanks to her relative in Georgia .
After working at a beauty supply as a manager for five years , she bought a small 3,000 sq . ft . beauty supply store in Stone Mountain named it Beauty Town and ran it for 5 years . She moved her business to a location in Marietta and changed the name to Beauty Empire . It was her daughter who suggested having “ empire ” in her business name . She thought she found her calling there and kept it going for ten years .
The decision to take a break
Business Owner Young Park is one of the early members of the Women ’ s Club , and she lived as a retail business owner . She kept herself busy placing orders and greeting customers . “ To be honest , I couldn ’ t find time to take a shower in many days . For a month , or even a week , I wanted to take a break . Free from an alarm or an employee , I wished to have a peaceful day for myself ,” says Business Owner Young Park . She had to deal with workplace conflict between employees of different ethnicity and stay on the phone many nights . When her husband ’ s health got worse , she had even more things to do . She decided to take a break eventually . For the first time in 20 years , she went a family trip to South Korea and the Philippines .
Did she live too fiercely ? Her long-sought peaceful and restful days felt a bit boring to her . She felt like she ’ s just killing time all day every day and thought she ’ s still too young . She missed her purpose-driven life . She looked for what she could do . She could have opened a bakery . She also shopped around retail space while contemplating opening a second location for Hanshinpocha restaurant her family ran . She ultimately settled with beauty supply , again . Employees who spent days with her , visits from sales associates that she always welcomed , and interacting with her customers all came back to her mind . She decided to open a new store , and about a year and a half ago , she opened a 7,000 sq . ft . beauty supply in Snellville , GA .
To people who filled in for my gap
너무 열심히 살아왔을까 ? 오랜만에 찾아온 여유 롭고 평화로운 일상이 지겨워지기 시작했다 . 아직 젊은데 하루하루 시간을 때우며 살고 있는 느낌이
Although it was only a two-year hiatus , the gap felt bigger than expected . She was out of touch in terms of trends and somehow running a business has become a bit scary after all . Members of the Women ’ s Club and sales associates came to help her . Women ’ s Club members came with advice for her new startup , and sales associates who developed a good relationship at her Marietta business recommended great products . Business Owner Park told them “ Pick good ones for me ”, and sales associates from SNG , Outre , and so on brought a great selection of merchandise that filled the store . Business Owner Young Park says , “ I was so grateful . I felt that I did not live a wasteful life because of these great people . Probably I wanted to come back here because of these people .”
There were other people who came back for her business . A customer one day walked into her store , and she found a former employee of hers . She stopped by
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