Happy Birthday to Our Co-Founder, Katelyn 🎉

This week, we’re celebrating more than just another year around the sun, we’re celebrating Katelyn, our co-founder, her journey, and the heart behind Active COCO.

Growing up in San Diego, the beach was a huge part of Katelyn’s family life. Sun, salt air, and an active lifestyle shaped her early years and planted the seeds for her lifelong love of wellness, movement, and beauty. As she grew older and stepped into competitive sports and fitness, caring for her hair and skin became an essential, and joyful, part of her daily routine.

That passion turned into purpose in 2005, when Katelyn enrolled in cosmetology school while also pursuing a bachelor’s degree in business. From the very beginning, she knew she wanted to blend creativity with entrepreneurship, artistry with intention. It’s a balance she’s mastered over the past 20 years as a hairstylist and business owner.

Throughout her career, one question kept coming up from clients in her chair: How do I protect my hair, and my kids’ hair, from the pool and the beach? Katelyn’s answer was always rooted in experience and simplicity. Pre-swim care matters, and oils work. She saw their benefits long before “clean” and “natural” became industry buzzwords.

As life evolved and Katelyn became a mom, those conversations deepened. Clean ingredients, holistic health, and real solutions became even more important, not just for herself, but for her family and community. One constant throughout those years was Michelle: a longtime client, close friend, fellow athlete, and eventually, co-founder. For over 15 years, they’ve supported one another through motherhood, fitness, friendship, and life.

When Michelle shared her struggles with thin, fine, brittle hair and the effects of swimming in heavily chlorinated pools, Katelyn did what she’s always done - she offered honest, tried-and-true advice. “Try applying some good old coconut oil before you dive in.” That simple suggestion sparked years of experimenting, researching, blending, and refining what truly works.

From those conversations, countless trials, and a shared belief in natural solutions, Active COCO was born.

This week, in honor of Katelyn’s birthday, we’re celebrating the woman behind the brand - her passion, her expertise, her heart for helping others, and the life she’s built both in and out of the salon. We’re endlessly grateful for her vision, her leadership, and the way she shows up for this community every single day.

Happy Birthday, Katelyn 🤍 Here’s to another year of growth, creativity, and living an active, intentional life... with great hair along the way!