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Chaz Dean Breaks His Silence On QVC, WEN, Oprah, Lawsuits, And Surviving Public Judgment
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- Jun 2, 2026
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- 4090
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Summary
This is StRest! Kerstin Lindquist sits down with Chaz Dean — celebrity hairstylist, photographer, salon owner, QVC beauty icon, and creator of WEN cleansing conditioner — for a personal conversation about stress, success, public criticism, clean beauty, celebrity clients, and the business pressure that comes with building a major beauty brand. Chaz explains how he went from photography school to hair and makeup, why he created the cleansing conditioner category, and how WEN became a QVC and infomercial phenomenon. He shares stories from behind the scenes with Desperate Housewives, Oprah, Jenny Garth, Tori Spelling, Eva Longoria, Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, William H. Macy, Marcia Cross, and Ming-Na Wen. Then the conversation turns deeper: adoption, childhood discipline, losing his mom, surviving the WEN lawsuit, being judged online by people who did not know him, and learning how to keep going when your character is attacked in public. Chaz also shares his practical health routines, including vegan eating, juicing, elixir teas, coffee, migraines, and why he stopped Botox after 2019. TODAY'S SPONSORS Qualia - CODE: STREST | qualialife.com/STREST Waco Shoe Company - CODE: KERSTIN20 | wacoshoecompany.com SHOP WEN GALLONS ON SALE NOW HERE BONUS CONTENT: JOIN OUR COMMUNITY ON YOUTUBE YouTube Community PROGRAM Fast2Faith Fasting Program -https://shorturl.at/qky9O CHAPTERS (00:00…