One night I actually put my feet up and watched Queen Latifah movie Beauty Shop. And while her pretentious boss ( Edsel , played by Yale Bacon) did not appreciate this, her customers certainly did.

So when Audry walked out the door, many of her customers went with her. Because it was not an act, because she was true to herself first, customers got exactly what they expected, their Gina. Had she tried to emulate Brendis , it doubtful that level of loyalty would have follo her. Queen Latifah character, Atlanta was an honest, down-to-earth, tell-it-like-it-is woman. Still, I noticed lessons that we entrepreneurs can keep in mind as we build our own businesses and our brands. Six Business Lessons I Learned from Beauty Shop I discover a lot of business and life lessons in movies. While I don t get out much these days, and I rarely have occasion to kick back and watch them at home, I value the nuggets of wisdom that I take away from them.

I missed about 20 minutes of the movie, between her walking out on her old job and starting her own business.

This genuine nature carried through to her new business.