Erica Nathan

 Native Memphian Erica Nathan proudly represents the Orange Mound Community and is a 1992 graduate of Melrose High School. She is a hairstylist with over 25 years of experience in the beauty industry. Her love for the beauty and hair business started at the early age of 9 when she and her friends would play dress up. Erica would doll them up by making up their faces, coloring their hair with Kool-Aid, and even using table scissors to cut their bangs! Once she graduated from high school, Erica was led to go to hair school to obtain her license in cosmetology. With faith, vision, and a natural flair for her craft, she opened her own beauty salon and barber shops 'Erica's Hair Gallery at the age of 20. As her business began to grow, Erica began to recognize that this career was not all about styling hair, it was a ministry. God used her salon as a platform to motivate, empower, and connect with women of all ages. Erica's knowledge and training as a salon manager of a million dollar company lead her to becoming a salon coach. She train upcoming stylist and salon owners with her unique styling techniques and salon management.

 In 2009, Erica also saw the need to beautify and pamper little girls just as she did with women, so she opened Dollz and Diamondz, a kids mobile spa company which was the first kids spa company in Memphis. Shortly after opening the kids spa, this serial entrepreneur further utilized her creativity of time management, event planning and decorating to start E. Nathan Designs, an event planning company that has proudly served brides, events and birthday parties all over the country. Beyond the chair Erica is the creator of "The Standard" and "Women Who Brunch", both are empowerment movement for inspiring women to connect,network and share knowledge with each other and build relationships and friendships. With a humble heart Erica has been speaking, motivating, praying and empowering women at various churches, workshops and conferences around the Memphis area. Erica believe in women winning!

Erica is a supportive and loving wife of her husband Derrick and a devoted mother of 1 daughter and 4 step-children. Most importantly, she loves the Lord. She has never met a stranger and continuously draws people to her with her loving spirit.