About Mikala
Hairstylist of 19 years. Hair is where people find me, but it's not where my work stops.
Who I Am
I'm Mikala. Identity Architect.
The work I do has one through-line, whether someone is in my chair, in a one-on-one mentoring container, or at an ELEVATED event, closing the gap between who you actually are and how you show up in the world is what I’m here to guide you through.
The hair artistry makes it visible. The deeper work makes it last.
I operate from a short list of non-negotiables: integrity, honesty, clarity, + freedom. Not as aspirations but as infrastructure. Everything I build sits on top of those four things.
Living a simpler lifestyle is something I have come to love. My home is in the same neighborhood I work in, minutes from the studio, and is an extension of myself. Just like the clothes I wear, the food I eat, and who I choose to spend my time with.
I love to deeply see people and tend to notice things others may walk right past. I build spaces where people can stop performing long enough to actually be seen authentically.
The Heart of True North
True North Artistry is the umbrella for all of it: hair, mentoring and ELEVATED.
The name was inspired through my yoga practice.
True North: a fixed point to orient from, regardless of where you are. Artistry is what threads it all together — every body of work, past, present, and future.
Hair is the foundation. The most tangible, most visible expression of the work. But it sits inside a larger body of practice that's been built over years of personal study, somatic training and lived experience.
Nothing here is trend-driven or rushed. The standard is the same across all of it: precise, considered and built to last.
True North isn't about reinvention.
It's about recognition and remembering
What does it mean to find your True North?
Finding your True North means cutting through the noise long enough to remember who you actually are beneath it.
Peeling back the layers. Uncovering your authentic self, your truest desires. And having the confidence to lead, to speak, and to move from that place.
It's choosing Her.
It's choosing Him.
The fullest, most authentic version of yourself. Not the filtered or diluted one.
An Evolving Body of Work
Hair is where most people find me, and it remains the foundation.
But my work has expanded over time. Not as a departure from hair, but as a deeper expression of the same standards.
ELEVATED is a facilitated experience for reflection, connection + self-love, held in community.
My ongoing training as a Womb Health Practitioner deepens my understanding of the body, the nervous system, and long-term wellbeing. And I am available to work privately with clients through one-on-one mentoring.
These aren't separate things.
They're the same conversation at different depths.
The people drawn to this space are usually in a similar place: clear enough to know something needs to shift, grounded enough to be ready to do the work.