How Authenticity and Vulnerability Make You Beautiful with Jessica Mann of @theblondemann
Release Date: 12/27/2020
How Authenticity and Vulnerability Make You Beautiful with Jessica Mann of @theblondemann
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Jessica Mann, a self-proclaimed beauty therapist from Toronto, doesn't believe beauty is a one size fits all. She started her career in makeup, transitioned into being an influencer and has grown an authentic following of 100K+ people while remaining fully and truly herself. We discuss social media’s effect on mental health, having intention behind what you post, and how to make money from your passions while breaking the mold of a 9-5 career.
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info_outline18 Jessica Mann, a self-proclaimed beauty therapist from Toronto, started her career in makeup, transitioned into being an influencer and has grown an authentic following of 100K+ people while remaining fully and truly herself. Both Jessica and I both grew up with business-minded fathers but still decided to follow our dreams and make a career out of our biggest passions. In this episode, we discuss social media’s effect on mental health, having intention behind what you post, and how to make money while breaking the mold of a 9-5 career.
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- Why you should follow your dreams no matter how much they scare you
- What Jessica thinks about girls growing up wanting to be influencers
- The dedication and work that goes on behind the scenes in the influencing space
- How important it is to unfollow people who don’t contribute positively to your life
- How beauty can be a powerful way to transmute pain into something that is positive
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