Interview with James Harknett - happytans podcast

#58 - Award-Winning Spray Tan Artist James Harknett

Name: James Harknett
Business: James Harknett
Location: London, UK

In this episode, James will tell you about his 20+ years of experience in the sunless tanning industry. Through his career, he has become one of the most well-known artists in the world, along with Jimmy Coco. The two of them recently did a closed interview for our amazing sunless tanning community, Sunless Evolution.

James has a unique passion for the industry and has loved it since the first time he saw how it worked.

In this episode you will learn:

How James got started in the industry
What it takes to win the GQ Best Wellness Experience of the year
How he was able to land a permanent spot in the W Hotel in downtown London
How he has overcome obstacles in his career
+ more!

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Bronze Palms Airbrush Spray Ta

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I have used almost every type of website builder (Go Daddy, Shopify, Wix, WordPress) and when you limit cost, the quality goes with it; some were so difficult to create on and modify. But NOT HappyTans. It is so quick to update and whenever I had questions, the team got back to me in under 24 hours with a clear answer (most times a video to show me how it's done). They also offer a done-for-you option where you can get the website done by them, but I felt comfortable modifying and building in platform. The price is a nonnegotiable as well; you'll pay this cost almost everywhere you go for a website that has quality BUT you won't get this level of support without hiring a web developer to do the tasks for you. I sing the Happy Tans praises all day and love referring other tanners to Grant and his team. Not to mention, this website makes me money; my clients tell me so during their appointments. Thanks for creating such an awesome, user friendly website platform.

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Great service

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Why I chose Happy Tans for my website

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