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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Lisa F

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Brittney Carniero

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Kristen

Happy Tans was so helpful in setting up…

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Kawan

I had been looking for help to build a…

I had been looking for help to build a website. And I’m so thankful happytans was recommended by a fellow artist. I can’t say enough about how great of an experience I have had. From the beginning the Happytans team was supportive, answered all my questions, and guiding me through the process. I offer a variety of services including spray tan, and they helped created my vision from scratch. Even now that my site is live, they continue to provide help and advice. 10 out of 10 in service all around, I highly recommend them if you’re in need for any website support. Thank you!!!

April

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Natalie Carollo

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Sierra Fredrickson

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Angela Keller

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Gina Opatovsky

Don’t even think twice… just do it!!!

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Grant and Gary have been very helpful…

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Maria Black

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Ceci Roman

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Lauren Abrams Spray Tans by La

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Regina Garcia

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Thank you so much for my website I love…

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Tressa Jeffreys

Happy Tans was amazing to work with

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Hannah Borrie

I can not say enough about grant and…

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Ducote Lane Studio LLC

The Happytans team listened and…

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Veronica Flores

The entire happytans team was phenomenal!

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Ana Hoang

The best !!

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Super helpful

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Beautiful work by caring friendly people!

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WOW Grant & Gary and Happy Tans Team

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Happy Tans has been so helpful and…

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Brittany

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Keli Degenstein

There is so much to say about Grant

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Beach Bronzed by Kara Hardy

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