URBAN CALL BRIEFS
By Lafayette Jones
Jayne Stylist
Weave Expert & Educator
Penna’e Akpuru
Platform Artist & Salon Owner
Marietta Carter-Narcisse Film & Celebrity Makeup Artist
Jane Stylist, Weave Expert & Educator
Esenam Adetunji
Esthetician & Beautician
Deleesa St. Agath
Online Entrepreneur & YouTuber
Detachable Sewn Weave, Fusion, Microlinking, Wig Making (sewn and bonded), Quick Weaves, Basics of Hairstyling, Clippies, Skin Weft, Full Sewn Weave, Roll-N-Sew, Lash Application, Closures of Weaves, Latch Hooking, and more.
Jane Okoth, also known as Jayne Stylist, is an International Shades of Beauty (ISOB) educator. Okoth is from Nairobi, Kenya and has 30 years
Penna’e Akpuru, Platform Artist & Salon Owner
combined experience in the beauty industry; and she spent 24 of those years working as a licensed hairstylist. Her repertoire of services includes educational and professional training to licensed cosmetologists and salon owners in topics including, but not limited to, building business etiquette, marketing and hands-on styling techniques. Additionally, her services have expanded in the areas of makeup artistry, distribution of products, as well as participation in tradeshow events, and motivational speaking. This Kenyan superstar developed a team called “The A-Class Weave X-Perts,” a group of stylists trained by Jayne; they travel internationally to train other stylists. The mission of The Weave X-Perts is to teach the world to weave. Jayne’s philosophy is “We treat everyone with respect, answer the questions about the things that people really want to know, travel as well as host training in stationary locations, and give people what they need.”
Penna’e Akpuru, an International Shades of Beauty (ISOB) educator, is an international beauty influencer, image consultant and educator. She celebrates 40 years as a beauty professional. She is a boss, continuing to leave her imprint in the world and beauty community. She is the creative director of International Shades of Beauty and CEO of Salon Penna’e, an upscale fullservice salon in Buckhead (Atlanta, Georgia). Additionally, Akpuru is the CEO of Lyfe Hair Care, an all-natural, organic line formulated to help grow, repair, strengthen and become more radiant. Her latest product line, Lyfe’ Fifty What’ Skincare, is a unisex collection for achieving clean, radiant, and healthier skin. A graduate of Empire Beauty School, she became an educator and platform artist for Empire, Paul Mitchell Academy, Dudley
Training is a joint effort amongst Okoth and her team; they use a system she designed. Her team trains in schools, salons, tradeshows, and in-
Products, Clairol, and Nairobi. Moreover, she served as Bronner Brothers International NU Exhibition Beauty Liaison.
classroom formats. Okoth even has her tradeshow, the Jayne Stylist Extensions Expo Show. Annually, she sees hundreds travel from near and far to attend this show with over eight classes per day. Her calendar remains filled with events, including training, meetings, tradeshows, classes, and community service projects. She is qualified to teach the following courses: Lace Wig Application, Frontal Application, Lace Closure Weave Installs, Hair Replacement Techniques, Malaysian Weave, Mekani Weave, The
Akpuru’s work has graced the cover and or pages of Forbes Africa, Essence, Ebony and Upscale Magazine, commercial advertising ads and more. This boss worked and had personal appearances on many television networks such as BET, BRAVO, We TV, VH1 and several African networks. Her resume includes preparing many clients for award shows. Her hands have styled some of the biggest movers and shakers in Hollywood, including
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