Meet TeQuilla Williams, the creator of Funtology Fundamentals, an interactive cosmetology, nails and skincare program for teens. It was created “to bridge the gap between Barbie dolls and beauty dolls,” she says. With her kind spirit and generous heart, you can’t help but want to be friends with someone like TeQuilla.
We are grateful for the time she spent with us to answer some questions about herself and our community.
Question: What inspired you or led you to your current career?
Answer: “My aunt was a cosmetologist and my love of hair and all of my teachers molded my desire to want to teach.”
Q: What is your favorite restaurant in Hall County, and what do you love there?
A: “I love Longhorn and I love their ribeye steak. I also love Chick-fil-A, which is my weekly fix.”
Q: How long have you lived or worked in Hall County?
A: “All of my life.”
Q: Who is the most interesting person you’ve met in Hall County?
A: “Myrtle Figueras. I met her at church as a kid and she was always so kind to me. Once I went to high school she became my French teacher. She is a beautiful person inside and out.”
Q: If you could travel anywhere in the world right now, where would it be? And why?
A: “All over, I’d visit every place, I haven’t had the opportunity to travel much.”
Q: What is your favorite movie OR what is the first movie you remember seeing in a theater?
A: “’The Notebook’ and ‘Sweet November;’ I love a good tearjerker.”
Q: What advice would you give a crowd of people?
A: “Know who you are, know where you’re going, formulate how you’re going to get there, and make it happen.”
Q: What is something on your bucket list?
A: “To spread Funtology all over the world.”
Q: What is your favorite music/ three bands you would like to see (dead or alive)?
A: “Gospel is my favorite, and I’d see Fred Hammond, Tye Tribbett and Beyonce.”
Q: What business makes you the most nostalgic about Hall County?
A: “The Boys and Girls Club of Gainesville. There is so much to see, do, and make happen there.”
Q: Choosing anyone alive and a non-relative: with whom would you love to have lunch?
A: “Steve Harvey. I relate to his hardships and his ability to conquer them. There’s just something about him as a person – his heart, his knowledge. I’d take him to Longstreet and as wealthy as he may be, I’d buy his lunch.”
Q: What is your favorite thing about Hall County?
A: “Green Street Museum and Pine Street Pool, Fair Street park — old Gainesville, I have fond memories of it.”
Q: Where do you see yourself in five or 10 years?
A: “Adding to my ‘FUNpire,’ I’d like to open a school for cosmetology and barbering and an after school Funtology program.
Q: (Even for friends or family) what is something interesting that most people don’t know about you?
A: “That I’m very shy, especially in front of crowds.”
Interview by Abernathy Cochran intern: Meredith Pannek
The Faces of Hall County is a project to showcase the amazing people that live or work in our community. If you would like to nominate an interesting person to be featured please email babernathy@gonorton.com.
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