Ep. 24: Monae Everett - How Monae Is Speaking Out About Inclusion In the Beauty Industry & Helping Beauty Pros To Get Out Of Their Own Way

Today on the Friends in Beauty Podcast we welcome Monae Everett. Monaè Everett is a celebrity hairstylist, author, and public speaker with two decades of experience in the beauty industry. Monaé 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. 

Monaè’s diverse work has been displayed on such celebs as Mariah Carey, Dre Davis, Serena Williams, Laura Onses, Lilimar Hernandez, Taraji P. Henson, Daniella Perkins, and many more. 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.

Monaè teaches hairstylists how to elevate their careers through training, workshops and resources through “The Monaè Life Academy.” The online platform is designed specifically to teach hairstylists how to style for editorials, red carpets, and celebrities with an emphasis on styling all hair textures to photographic perfection.

Driven by her love to make women look and feel amazing, she penned her first book, Stunning Braids, a step-by-step tutorial for creating 25 different braided styles. Monaè also maintains a YouTube channel with hundreds of video tutorials that have garnered nearly 4 million views.

In this episode we talk about:

• The importance of networking
• Assisting senior artists
• Set etiquette for assistants
• Lack of diversity on set and how she’s speaking out about inclusion in the beauty industry
• Mistakes that she’s made and lessons learned that led her to writing her new book “Get Out Of Your Own Way - 25 Insider Tips For Booking Celebrity Clients”

This episode is for you if you’re ready to level up and stop standing in the way of your success. Also, if you want to learn how you can do your part to not be counted out when it comes to inclusion.

Monae also has some unique resources that will assist you in growing your business. So take a listen and take some notes.

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Resources Mentioned In This Episode:

-Bennett Career Institute

-The Makeup Show

-Book - “My Mother’s Rules - A Practical Guide to Becoming an Emotional Genius

” by Judge Lynn Toler...Click here to purchase → https://www.amazon.com/shop/akuarobinson

-The Monae Life Academy

-Purchase Monae’s New Book - “Get Out Of Your Own Way”...Click here to purchase → https://themonaelife.com/gooyow/

-Stephenetta (isis) Harmon - @afrockin

 

**GIVEAWAY** Follow @friendsinbeauty on Instagram for a chance to win Monae’s book, Get Out Of Your Own Way: 25 Insider Tips For Booking Celebrity Clients.

 

Celebrity Clients Mentioned:

-Emily Totsa, Brenda Song, Dominique Fishback, Rutina Wesley, Victory Boyd

 

Additional Resources:

-https://www.amazon.com/shop/akuarobinson

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-Shop Mented Cosmetics - https://www.mentedcosmetics.com/?rfsn=1290937.f2481

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Social Media Info:

Monae Everett (Instagram) - @monaeartistry

Monae Everett (Website) - www.themonaelife.com

Monae Everett (YouTube) - https://www.youtube.com/user/MonaeArtistry

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