It is confidence in our bodies, minds, and spirits that allows us to keep looking for new adventures.” — Oprah Winfrey
Self-confidence has helped women move mountains. It is their biggest weapon to face in this harsh world. However, women are often seen losing their self-confidence or being weighed down by others’ opinions. Accepting who you are is by far one of the best ways to regain self-confidence. Turista Jackson, a business owner, mother, and survivor of life, is on a mission to help women discover their self-confidence and body positivity. She encourages women to accept themselves and others, regardless of body shape, size, and color. Through her med spa services, she empowers women of all walks of life to own their self-perception and go after the body or appearance they’ve always desired.
Turista is one of the first black women to own a med spa in Houston. She also successfully manages four other businesses. Being a single mother, Turista considers her responsibility toward her daughter as her biggest motivation to keep going in life. No matter what life has thrown at her she has continued to break personal and professional barriers to become an inspiration for other women and single mothers.
Turista was only 20 when she ventured into entrepreneurship. She’s always had a go-getter attitude and never wanted to settle for anything less than she deserved. So when she started her first business, it was on a grand scale. She opened Smarty Pants Daycare, a center that, to date, looks after at least a hundred children daily. Her business scaled quickly and saw a hundred children enrolling in just the first year. Smarty Pants Daycare is still going strong in Indianapolis.
Following the success of her first business, Turista opened her second business, a body studio. She wanted women to feel positive about their bodies, so she offered body sculpting services. While both business ventures have grown consistently, the pandemic changed the whole scenario for her. With her clients dwindling, Turista had no choice but to close her body studio. She always wanted to own a med spa and thought this was the time to put in the groundwork.
Turista spent months interning with a renowned med spa, gaining insight into spa care. She then moved on and started her own med spa: 1 Body Med Spa. The name of the spa has an underlying meaning to it. Turista wants women to know that they have only one body and that they should completely accept it and love it. What others think of them should not color their perception of themselves. To help women rebuild this confidence in themselves, Turista offers a host of services like body contouring, non-invasive butt-lifting and mommy makeovers, micro-tattooing, etc. Her idea of a med spa is to help women define and take steps to make the changes they want in an accepting and relaxing environment.
Today, Turista owns and manages 5 businesses successfully, with 1 Body Med Spa being the most recent addition to the list. The lessons she learned during the pandemic have helped her realize a lot about business and its purpose. Besides her spa and daycare, Turista is a licensed real estate agent and owns a transportation business. This confident female entrepreneur and single mother are paving the way for other women to feel confident about themselves while pursuing their dreams. She hopes to expand her med spa with franchises in every major city across the US and transform the lives of as many women as possible.