Latrese Kabuya

Latrese M. Kabuya is an empowerment coach, professional skin care and make up artist with over 20 years in the beauty industry. Her experience includes countless runway shows, weddings, and photo-shoot events. She has also Freelanced for Estee Lauder, MAC, Bobbi Brown, Lancôme, and Kiehl's. Latrese's affable personality has given her the opportunity to appear as a frequent guest on a local television show Better KCTV5, providing women not only skincare and makeup advice but also coaching women of all ages to embrace a healthy self-esteem.
She got her first taste of makeup artistry when she did her sister's makeup for her wedding. It is at that moment that she discovered a passion to empower women and young girls to P.R.E.T.T.Y. themselves--"Prepare, Redefine, and Express The Total You.” Latrese believes that it is easier to enhance one's beauty when they are P.R.E.T.T.Y. on the inside-.” Her personal life journey has taught her that women go through various phases in their lives. She uses her experience and love for makeup to inspire women to reach for their full potential and manage the challenges set before them.
Latrese’s primary passion of uplifting and encouraging others is achieved through her empowerment coaching. Her life-changing motivational speaking is frequently sought after and featured on her Monday Motivation radio show, Women’s Wellness seminars, beauty clinics and more. She faithfully finds ways to give back to the community at large as an active member, advisor, and chair of several after school initiatives as well as various mentoring programs.
Latrese has a deep conviction, rooted in her Christian belief, that we are uniquely and individually created. She is married to Minister Olivier Kabuya and both are faithful and active members of Harvest Church in Kansas City, MO. Through her own Internet Television Series, “Insights with Latrese,” Latrese passionately empowers individuals to live their best lives through Christ and their individual gifting.
Latrese has five beautiful daughters, Britney, Morgan, Leah, Naomi, and Amina. She is also a surrogate mother and mentor to countless teenage girls in her community.