MEET MELODY MCCLOSKEY- CO-FOUNDER/CEO OF STYLESEAT

Frustrated with the cumbersome process of booking beauty appointments—you know the drill, you call various salons to find your desired stylists and time slots not available and end up with an unknown and a disastrous hair cut—Melody McCloskey joined forces in 2011 with her Current TV colleague Dan Levine to found StyleSeat, an online marketplace for beauty and wellness services. Prior to StyleSeat, Melody led digital distribution for Current TV. With more than 250,000 stylists in over 15,000 cities across the U.S. and more than 5 million beauty appointments booked in 2013 through StyleSeat, Melody has not gone unnoticed by the press. She has been named one of the
BEAUTY EMERGENCY? THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT

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In the age of Uber, Lyft and Airbnb, unique service apps are having a moment. In our 24/7 overscheduled world, we don’t always have time to wait for the next available appointment or a stylist who always runs late.
What if you have a big presentation or a hot date coming up suddenly and your hands need an emergency polish change, or you’re in desperate straits to get a quick blowout? What’s a girl to do? Enter a new crop of lifesaving beauty apps that can connect you with primping, pampering and wellness services in a flash, on your terms.
GORGEOUS GIVEAWAY: $100 STYLESEAT GIFT CERTIFICATE

StyleSeat, a genius beauty booking app and website, gives you immediate booking access to more than 250,000 stylists in over 15,000 US cities. For our newest Gorgeous Giveaway, this online platform has generously partnered with Beauty in the Bag to give one lucky reader a $100 gift certificate, which can be applied toward an appointment with any StyleSeat beauty specialist.
The way StyleSeat works is that you simply sign up, type in your location, desired service, and date, hit search, and the program will list available stylists and times. Services range from haircuts and makeup to massages and manicures.
The online and mobile platform serves both sides of the marketplace. StyleSeat