How Jenn Harper Built an Indigenous Beauty Brand That Landed in Sephora

How to build a beauty brand from nothing, escape addiction, redefine clean cosmetics, and disrupt the industry with sustainability, purpose, and Indigenous leadership—this story has it all.In this episode, I sit down with Jenn Harper, the founder of Cheekbone Beauty, an Indigenous-owned cosmetics brand now sold in Sephora stores across North America. Jenn shares how a dream two months into sobriety sparked a mission to create a brand rooted in cultural pride, environmental sustainability, and representation.She opens up about her childhood in St. Catharines, discovering the legacy of residential schools in her family, battling alcoholism, and losing her brother to suicide. From working in seafood sales to launching a globally recognized beauty line with no chemistry degree or formal business education, Jenn takes us through the highs, lows, and grit it took to build something bigger than herself.Today, she’s pioneering what she calls Indigenous Beauty—a movement that fuses ancestral wisdom with sustainability science, creates scholarship opportunities for Indigenous youth, and redefines what it means to lead with purpose.• Instagram: @jordanagoldlist• YouTube: Who Judges the Judge?• Website: www.jhgcriminallaw.com