Jen Atkin- Celebrity Hairstylist & Founder of OUAI

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Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.4 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2018

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Jen Atkin is a celebrity hairstylist and entrepreneur who has been called “The Most Influential hairstylist in the World.” by The New York Times. Her first big break was styling Sofia Vergara’s hair. From there, she has gone onto become one of the biggest names in the hair industry, working with stars such as as Kim Kardashian, Chrissy Teigen, Gigi Hadid, Kendall Jenner and many more. Jen is also an impressive entrepreneur and has leveraged her expertise, massive social following and star power into building many successful businesses. Including, her hair product brand OUAI the digital magazine for stylists, ManeAddicts.com, a hair accessories line, an extensions line, and her global education resource for stylists called, Mane University. Today she joins us to share her tips for how to succeed in the beauty business, what she’s learned from working with her ultra-successful clients and some amazing insider info on how to make your hair look effortlessly flawless everyday!

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0:00.0	Hey guys, we have a great guest coming up today.
0:06.2	I'm so excited to chat with her.
0:08.2	Entrepreneur and Hairstylist to the Stars, Jen Aiken.
0:11.7	You might know her. She has a few million Instagram followers and a few
0:16.6	businesses under her belt. She'll be here to talk about what it takes to make it in the hair
0:20.8	business, her insider style tips, and more.
0:23.8	But first, let's talk about our favorite Rent the Runway.
0:27.0	Rent the Runway, man.
0:28.3	Maggie, tell us, you've used Rent Runway, right?
0:30.4	I have.
0:31.4	And I'm actually, okay, so I'm going to Coachella this weekend I didn't want to buy
0:34.2	alphids just for the event it feels kind of ridiculous you know buying like one
0:38.4	beautiful little outfit you wear once that you put on Instagram right But you want to feel really comfortable and cute
0:44.0	because there's so many pictures being taken.
0:46.0	So I'm actually ordering a few things from Rent the Runway
0:50.0	that I can just wear once, feel good in.
0:52.0	Everything's either designer or really good quality,
0:55.0	so it's just it's not going to fall apart
0:58.0	while you're sitting in the grass.
0:59.0	Yeah.
1:00.0	And they have everything like tops, bottoms,
1:02.0	accessories, outerwear, dresses, I mean I think they became
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