Rejection, Reinvention And Taking Back Your Career

<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2281621/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p><a href='https://www.themakeupinsider.com/blog/how-to-become-impossible-not-to-rebook'>Blog post </a></p><p><a href='https://www.instagram.com/adamgarland__/?hl=en'>Adam Garland</a> is back on The Insider Diary for episode 116. He&apos;s a UK-based session hairstylist who spent five years as the face of global brand Authentic Beauty Concept. These days he&apos;s building his own path: mentoring other artists, shooting his own images, and working with heritage beauty brands he actually believes in. His first episode with us got such a good response we&apos;re turning this into a monthly chat.</p><p>This episode was sparked by a listener question from Australia about brand loyalty, so we went deep on trust, rejection, and how to stop taking it personally when a client doesn&apos;t rebook you.</p><p>What we covered:</p><ul><li>A listener&apos;s question about brand loyalty: a client took a whole team interstate for a shoot and left the makeup artist behind</li><li>Why a first option is never a confirmed booking, especially during fashion week</li><li>The idea of &quot;reducing uncertainty&quot;: clients don&apos;t book the best artist, they book the one they know won&apos;t cause complications</li><li>Vanessa&apos;s own story about brand loyalty, and never getting booked again</li><li>Why rejection in this industry is rarely personal, even when it feels like it</li><li>The Guido example: why a top hairstylist still gets ticked for a job before the shoot even starts</li><li>Working from your own essence instead of chasing what you think will get seen</li><li>Hairstylists and makeup artists building their own image worlds instead of waiting on brands: Mustafa Yanas, Joey George, Benjamin Mueller and Anataka Hashi</li><li>Adam&apos;s own move into photography, shooting his own models at Workroom Studios in Limehouse, London, with his mentee Zoran</li><li>Why heritage brands hit different: Isles Formula, Keune and Gisou, and what makes their stories genuine</li><li>Why asking for help is harder than it should be, for both of us</li></ul><p><br/></p><p><a href='https://themakeupinsider.kit.com/baf29ffc50'>The Hair Edit Waitlist</a> </p><p><a href='https://themakeupinsider.kit.com/9666ce6b05'>Weekly Newsletter</a> </p><p><a href='https://www.instagram.com/the.makeupinsider/'>Follow TMI on IG </a></p><p><a href='https://www.instagram.com/vanessabarney/'>Follow Vanessa on IG</a></p><p><a href='https://www.themakeupinsider.com'>The Makeup Insider Blog </a></p><p><a href='https://www.tiktok.com/@vanessa.barney'>The Makeup Insider TikTok</a></p><p><a href='https://themakeupinsider.kit.com/b25a976daa'>The Gifting Checklist</a> </p><p><a href='https://www.themakeupinsider.com/subscribe'> </a></p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p>