In the Season Three premier of Business of the Beat, Monaè Everett—keynote speaker, diversity advocate, celebrity hairstylist and hair visionary—joins me in an extraordinary conversation about the business skills needed to grow as a stylist, the expansion of inclusivity within the hair industry, and how she is uplifting other multi-talented stylists through the Monaè Life Academy. She also shares more on her new role as the Artistic Director for Blushington and highlights her work as a founder giving other stylists a voice and space to showcase their work on curly and coily hair through The Texture Style awards. She is also the author of Stunning Braids: Step-by-Step Guide to Gorgeous Statement Hairstyles and Get Out of Your Own Way!

 

Bio:

Backed-up by two decades of training and experience in the fields of beauty, fashion and branding, Monaè Everett is an American Board Certified Haircolorist with a diverse educational background. Additionally, she earned degrees in Communications and Sociology from George Mason University.

As a major force in beauty, Monaè has worked under top global hair care brands, such as Wella, Sebastian, and Mizani, which makes her the perfect presenter for your next event. She is the industry expert for all hair textures.

Monaè’s professional work has been heavily displayed in the world of film, television, print, heater, and numerous New York Fashion Week shows. National media giants such as Glamour, Harper’s BAZAAR, ESSENCE, InStyle, and Yahoo! Beauty tap Monaè regularly as a trusted voice and authority in the beauty and style industry. 

Her work can be seen in media ranging from Harper's BAZAAR to Yahoo! and ESSENCE to Hair's How. Monaè’s diverse work has been displayed on such celebs including Tia Mowry, Yara Shahidi, Emily Tosta and Nickelodeon starlets Lizzy Greene and Sofia Wylie. 

 

Monaè loves to educate and has launched ""The Monaè Life Academy"" online academy specifically for hairstylists, teaching how to style for editorials, celebrities, and styling for all hair textures. She recently released ""Get Out Of Your Own Way!"" to help artists who want to follow their dreams of working with celebs and other high end clientele.

She also offers her take on today’s beauty and hair trends while providing styling tips as a content provider for Hype Hair, Naturallycurly.com, and Beauty Industry Report.

 

“The way you make room is helping someone else so that there's room for you to receive what they're giving to you. If you're holding on to everything that you had, there's no room for getting something new. You're bigger, you're better.”

 

Tune in to learn more from Monaè Everett and Kendra! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.