Kisha Triplett Builds a Beauty Business Rooted in Healing and Self-Confidence

After seeing members of her community struggle with self-esteem, Kisha Triplett founded Internal Beauties to promote confidence and inner healing. Offering noninvasive beauty services like body contouring and lymphatic drainage, Triplett emphasizes wellness, self-love and sustainable results. Balancing entrepreneurship, full-time work and caring for her siblings, her passion-driven business has grown rapidly while staying rooted in purpose.

Kisha Triplett, Founder and owner of Internal Beauties. Credit: Emmanuel Duncan

โ€œI love helping to make people feel good,โ€ Kisha Triplett said. Her beauty business, Internal
Beauties, stems from passion.

After noticing people in her community struggling with self-esteem and acceptance, Triplett
wanted to help. With the goal of creating a space where people can be themselves and work
toward better health, she founded Internal Beauties nearly five years ago.

โ€œPeople are walking around always wanting to show what external beauty looks like, and I
am constantly telling people, โ€˜hey, you need to find what makes you happy from the inside out,โ€™โ€ Triplett said. โ€œItโ€™s about feeling good, not just what looks good.โ€

Internal Beauties provides noninvasive beauty services, including body contouring,
lymphatic drainage, sauna detox therapy, laser lipo, skin tightening, cellulite treatments and teeth whitening.

โ€œOur goal is not just to change bodies, but to change how clients feel about themselves,โ€ the
businessโ€™ website says.

Triplett said she did not start the business to make money, but out of passion. She dedicates
time to Internal Beauties while also balancing two full-time jobs and caring for three of her
siblings.

In July 2024, Triplettโ€™s father died, leaving three children in need of a home. Though she was
on her way to becoming an empty-nester, with her youngest child nearing high school
graduation, Triplett took the 4-, 5- and 8-year-olds in as her own.

The following July, Triplett said her business picked up and has since gained 90 new clients.

โ€œI feel like itโ€™s the universe saying youโ€™ve done the right thingโ€ฆ your fatherโ€™s happy,โ€ she
said.

A key part of Triplettโ€™s services includes helping clients maintain their results by addressing
internal factors such as diet and exercise.

โ€œI donโ€™t care how much you want to pay me to make your outside look good. If you donโ€™t
heal whatโ€™s going on internally and what got you there, itโ€™s going to come back,โ€ she said.

Tracey Williams-Dillard delivers Best of Black Businesses award to Kisha Triplett. Internal Beauties won the Health and Wellness category. Credit: Emmanuel Duncan/MSR

She also provides post-operative care for clients who have had invasive procedures, such as
Brazilian butt lifts.

โ€œIt doesnโ€™t matter who your surgeon is, you have to change your habits,โ€ Triplett said.
Triplett aims to be a trusted business owner creating health and beauty for men and women in Minnesotaโ€™s Black communities by helping them find inner peace and inner beauty.

Next, Triplettโ€™s goal is for Internal Beauties to continue growing to a point where she can
hire other Black entrepreneurs to provide beauty services.

For more information, visit www.internalbeauties.com.

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