A Lesson In Finding Your Purpose With Beauty Boss Jackie Aina

Yes, Girl!

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4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 October 2018

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

When you're living in your purpose, nothing can stop you. Beauty super-influencer and YouTube sensation Jackie Aina (@jackieaina) is living fabulously inside and out. But don't get it confused, her success is a decade in the making. Hear how Jackie went from being married and in the military to carving out the luxe life of her dreams. Yes, having a social media following of over 2 million always helps, but she had to start somewhere. Jackie breaks down her path to power. Cori Murray (@corimurray) and guest host, ESSENCE Beauty Director Julee Wilson (@missjulee), get the deets on what's new, now and next for this soaring supernova.

Yes, Girl! Hosts: Cori Murray @corimurray; Charli Penn @ManWifeDog; and Yolanda Sangweni @yolizama

Producer: Tiffany Ashitey @MissTiffSays

Bookings: Rorna Richards

Audio Engineer: Agerenesh Ashagre

Music: Gold Standard Creative @gscdotnyc

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0:00.0	This episode of Yes Girl Podcast is sponsored by Nielsen.
0:06.0	Ever wonder how companies know what products we like, shows we watch, or music we listen to?
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0:17.9	watch, listen to, and buy. Nielsen knows reaching our community begins with understanding us.
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0:30.0	Did you know that we spend $ million dollars on ethnic hair and beauty?
0:34.0	When it comes to buying hair and beauty products online, we spent 86% more than we did last year.
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