Risk & Business Magazine Nesbit Agencies Fall 2020 | Page 5

208 HAIR LOUNGE SPOTLIGHT
her offshoot program under the flag of the
Cancer Crusaders organization. She says
it’s been an invaluable opportunity to meet
people and to put her skills to good use for
those who need them most.
She now organizes one event every other
month in Cambridge where patients from
all over the state are invited to get their hair
and makeup done and learn how to care for
their skin. Ashley sends out flyers to Mora,
Milaca, and Cambridge hospitals, inviting
them to send any patients experiencing
the hardships of cancer to participate. She
utilizes a room in Cambridge hospital to
offer the service.
If patients are losing their hair, Ashley will
fit them for a wig that they get to take home
for everyday use. The entire day is focused
on pampering them and sending everyone
home with some free goodies they can use
to look good and feel better. It’s also an
invaluable opportunity to meet others who
are going through the same experiences.
In order to provide the service, an
aesthetician or cosmetologist license is
required. Ashley has managed to recruit
two retired licensees to assist her in
carrying out the program over the years.
Although the program is on hold due to
the pandemic, Ashley looks forward to
starting up again as soon as she is able. In
the meantime, she is still putting her time
to good use.
While Ashley’s salon was shut down for 72
days in accordance with state restrictions,
she was entirely without income for the
duration of the closure. Fortunately, this
didn’t inhibit her from supporting her staff
and staying involved in the community. She
began using the materials that she would
normally donate to her outpatient beauty
care program to make baskets, and she
sold the baskets to raise funds to help local
cancer patients and displaced staff.
Since reopening, Ashley has struggled with
the new regulations in place. Some staff
have needed to take additional time off
because wearing face masks all day causes
difficulty breathing. It’s also been a concern
that every member of the team has an
immediate family member with underlying
health issues that put them in the highrisk
category for COVID. She relates that
although the measures
are inconvenient, it does
make her feel assured that
her family and her staff’s
families will remain safe
because of it.
Ashley began working
with Nesbit about a
year ago when she
needed insurance for her
demolition and restoration
company. Her then
broker had been unable
to underwrite a policy for
the company after weeks of trying, and
Ashley had a job coming up that week. If
the insurance were not secured in time, she
would lose the contract.
Alisha at Nesbit signed her onto a policy
within 48 hours. Ashley notes that Alisha
was also able to quickly identify the holes
in the salon and boat policies she held
with the previous broker and promptly
connected her with more appropriate
coverage. Ashley also uses Nesbit for her
life insurance, automobile, and mechanic
policies.
Not only has the agency played an integral
role in coverage for Ashley’s businesses
but she’s also referred many of the girls at
the salon to purchase their own insurance
through Nesbit. So far she’s received
nothing but positive feedback.
When COVID hit, Nesbit gave Ashley a
percentage of all her vehicle premiums
back to help support her throughout her
business closure.
Ashley commends Nesbit for their
availability to answer questions and
modify policies as needed. Alisha always
makes herself available to chat through
issues, especially during her monthly hair
appointment at 208. +
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