Audrey J Jefferson aka @gotnailsbycoco, is a life time entrepreneur. She’s been a licensed nail tech since the tender age of 17, but has been practicing nails since a child, doing her grandmother’s press on Nails. She dropped out of high school to work full time at a salon because at that time she was making at least $1,000 weekly & of course at 17, you think you’re rich with type of money (She eventually got her GED). Before that she was, just a kid (13/14 yrs old) hustling in her best friend’s mother’s kitchen doing nails while she did hair, in her hometown of Nashville, Tn. She always had a dream to move to Houston, Tx & she move to Houston, with her 2 year old daughter & began to start her nail business. It started out slow & then with consistency & quality work, her nail clientele reach limits that she didn’t reach in Nashville. While in Houston, she has opened 2 salons, Got Nails Nailtique & have serviced celebrities such as Fantasia, Keyshia Cole, & Kim Burrell to name a few.

Audrey’s ultimate goal was to become a licensed nail instructor, where her passion is to educate nail technology & open a school to license individuals to provide nail care services, in Texas. Audrey closed Got Nails Nailtique to pursue her passion in education by opening her first school, Got Nails University. Got Nails University is on it’s way to be an atmosphere for learning nail techniques, marketing techniques, art, business branding, & more. She also recently opened another nail salon called “Trust Thy Nail Tech Studios” for students to receive not only employment but also mentorship to assist them on their journey to success. Audrey’s mission is to create a platform for nail techs to be educated, inspired, motivated & truly supported.