Morgan Chavis is the sole owner and CEO of Lusso Brands in Virginia. Lusso Brands features brick and mortar businesses: Lusso Salon and Lusso Suites; e-commerce business Lusso Extensions and its non-profit 501c3 subsidiary Lusso Gives. Morgan is a proud native of Detroit, a wife, mother, and HBCU alumna of Hampton University. Post Morgan’s Business Management studies she budded in her corporate career with a humble beginning at Target and climbed the corporate ladder at Amazon in Staffing Management and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Program Management where her expertise is certified at Cornell University. Though Morgan’s formal studies landed her in a corporate arena, her passion from childhood has been hair artistry and cosmetology. She obtained her cosmetology license alongside her business studies while at Hampton University and started a business, Lusso Salon, in 2019. After two years in business, Morgan exited Corporate America to embrace full-time entrepreneurship. This transition incepted her second business, Lusso Extensions, an e-commerce organization selling hair extensions and custom wigs. Morgan is expanding her business in February 2023 with a salon suites location, Lusso Suites and podcast partnership, Seriously CEO.
Morgan has a passion for service instilled by her late mother, Sylvia Wilson, who made giving back and servitude leadership the forefront of Morgan’s upbringing. Throughout her youth, Morgan learned service is a shared joy of all people and everyone has something to give. This concept has remained core as Morgan has matriculated through her career and adult life. She has served on the board of Rose Petals Youth Mentoring Program as well as dedicated service to Girl Scouts, INC from her youth to adulthood. Morgan has created Lusso Gives Corporation, a scholarship foundation for aspiring cosmetologists and now proudly serves as Assistant Secretary to the Board of Treasured Pearls Foundation.
With a host of experience in management, entrepreneurship, cosmetology, philanthropy and DEI, Morgan is a suitable speaker for a wide range of topics.