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Interview with Dafina Smith

Dafina Smith knows how to build and position a premier, profitable and socially relevant brand you actually enjoy running. Smith is the founder of Covet & Mane, a for professional, by invite-only, luxury extensions branded by stylists coast to coast but founded in Chelsea, New York.

With her self-funded ingenuity, Dafina built Covet and Mane with a clear vision for the culture and community she wanted to establish. WWD declared, “Covet & Mane’s professionally applied hand-tied hair extensions have already found a cult audience.”

Smith believes that leveraging technology to foster connection is the ultimate recipe for creating a loyal and engaged brand community. And deliberately pursues the art of curating genuine, high-touch experiences and product innovations for every tier of her brands’ clientele.

Smith is a regular contributor to blogs, magazines and television shows as a Beauty and E-Commerce and Small Business Expert. She is also an alumna of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program & Beauty United.

Smith lives in Westport, CT with her twin sons and husband Ryan Smith, an ESPN Host of SportsCenter.

Links:

• https://dafinasmith.com/my-story/
• https://www.covetandmane.com/
• https://www.covetandmane.com/collections/the-coveted-tape

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