Full name: Kate E. Kim
Program: Esthetician
Grad Year: 2011
Current Position: Founder at NAKEDFACE Skincare
What is your favourite Seneca memory?
Working at Evolutions Spa and watching the snow fall from building D!
If you could give one piece of advice to a student completing the same program as you, what would it be?
Catch the opportunity where it falls! Once you gain experience, then go ahead and make an adventure of your career.
“You will like your client before they like you” – this means they feel if you care your client will like you no matter what. As estheticians, we provide service and it is all about the experience for the client. If you are confident and friendly people will trust you no matter how good you are.
How has your career evolved?
I always dreamed about launching a product line which was clean and natural yet premium quality. While I was working in the spa at Seneca, I researched in my spare time and started my company, NAKEDFACE Skincare.
How did your Seneca program help you get to where you are now/your current career?
The owner at the first job I got hired for knew my professor! They also knew that Seneca offers a great, well-structured program that covers a lot of knowledge around business management. I am happy to get ongoing support and networking opportunities from professors event 8 years after graduating from the program!
Do you have any other thoughts or memories you would like to share?
I gained a lot of great memories with my teachers and classmates. The best part about the program is the practical class where we worked on one other to practice facials, makeup, and nails. I mean, who doesn’t love being pampered! This experiential learning aspect allowed us to test the latest skincare and makeup products from the Colleges very own, Evolutions spa. This is one of the many things I miss!
