About Jessyca Marshall 

The Story Behind Microloc Mastery™

Hi, I’m Jessyca Marshall, Founder of Microloc Mastery™, natural hair entrepreneur, educator, author, and Licensed Social Worker.

My journey with Microlocs began in Brooklyn, New York, in 2008, when I began looking for a way to create beautiful, small interwoven locs while offering women greater options for their natural hair.

At the time, the language, education, tools, and professional resources surrounding this type of loc work were extremely limited. I began using the term Microlocs to describe the work I was developing and educating others about, and in 2009 I formally established Naturally Beautiful Hair Care and continued building what would eventually become the Microloc Mastery training and education system.

From a Service to a Professional Standard

What began behind the chair quickly became something much bigger.

As I worked with clients, I saw needs that extended far beyond simply installing small locs. People came to me with thinning hair, damaged and broken locs, poorly executed installations, and existing locs they desperately wanted to preserve.

That pushed me to continue developing solutions.

In 2009, I began offering Microloc Extensions, along with advanced repair, reattachment, extending, and refinement services designed to give clients options that were largely unavailable to them at the time.

I also began creating educational videos about Microlocs, traveling to industry events and trade shows, teaching other professionals, developing specialized tools, and sharing this work with a much broader audience.

Over the years, that commitment to education and innovation helped expand the visibility of Microlocs as a distinct area of natural-hair practice.

Creating Microloc Education

As interest grew, I recognized another problem: people wanted to learn Microlocs, but there needed to be a structured professional pathway for developing the knowledge, judgment, and technical skills required to perform this work responsibly.

That led me to develop Microloc Certification and professional training, beginning with in-person education and eventually expanding into comprehensive online training accessible to students beyond the New York City area.

Today, Microloc Mastery provides education in Microloc installation, maintenance, repair, extensions, professional development, and business—supported by an international community of students and Certified Microloc Professionals.

My work has also expanded to include The Microloc Standards, specialized Microloc tools and resources, and the Microloc Directory, created to help strengthen the professional network surrounding this growing industry.

More Than Hair

My background as a Licensed Social Worker has always influenced the way I approach this work.

I understand that hair can be deeply connected to identity, confidence, culture, self-expression, and even how we see ourselves during periods of change.

That is why Microloc Mastery has never been solely about learning a hairstyle.

It is about mastery, standards, opportunity, and empowerment.

Whether I'm supporting someone learning to care for their own Microlocs, helping a professional strengthen their skills, or teaching an entrepreneur how to turn those skills into a sustainable business, my goal is the same:

To help people build the knowledge, confidence, and opportunities they need to flourish.

Higher Standards. Greater Mastery. More Possibilities.

Welcome to Microloc Mastery™.

— Jessyca Marshall
Founder & Microloc Pioneer
Microloc Mastery™