A Hair Obsessed
By Julia Slike
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A Hair ObsessedJan 04, 2022
Wendy Pimetel | Hairstylist + Suite Owner
Wendy's hair obsession started as a tween doing hair on herself and her mom and friends in hight school asked ‘’who does your hair’’? In Jr College she stumbled upon Cosmetology in the course catalog which she thought could be cool. Knowing she would not have sanity being full time mom + working, Wendy put her career on pause for 16 years to raise her 3 boys ages 14-16-18 and has been back behind the chair FT for the past 2 years. Now, ‘'They don’t even know if I’m at home or work and just text me whats for dinner?’’ Always knowing she was going to go back (she just didn’t know when) she went to the Long Beach hair show every year to keep up with trends. She’s been licensed since 1999 and just opened her salon suite ''bespoke hair design'' in Irvine, CA.
PRO TIPS:
⭐️ hair is such a unique thingWhen you cut someones hair — 10 different people with same hairstyle it’s going to look different
⭐️ a great mentor will build confidence
WORDS OF WISDOM:
💗 I barely feel like I’m working b/c I love what I do, I enjoy it
💗 If you give discount, you’re going to get people who want discount all the timegive little gift when they leave like 2oz thing with card thanks for coming here’s shampoo I used
💗 you can’t be in the front cus you’re not good enoughi was always pushing the limit
💗 If you don’t try you’re going to miss it
FAVE TOOLS:
Anything Hot Tools (they last the longest)
Clippers: Wahl + Andis clipper (switch back n forth)
Shears: Sam Villa signature shear
FAVE PRODUCTS:
Products: ‘’I’m a redken girl’’
Hair Straightening System: Magic Sleek lasts up to 6mo
FAVE FORMULA:
M + Gi series nice mushroom brown to color depending if you want to use a 6 or 10
FAVE SALON MOMENTS:
loves seeing confidence in their face when they step out of the chair that makes my dayclients really open up and deep conversations and they feel happy b/c they feel heard
FAVE EDUCATORS: https://www.instagram.com/emchenhair/
Mentions
#1 | Lange air styler
#2 | On Point Hair Academy
#3 | funtigermom2
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Katie Kohlmann | Salon Owner + Blonde Specialist
Katie wanted to be a hairstylist her whole life and fondly recalls shampooing her grandpas hair and slathering him in old spice and cold creme on her grandma’s face. ''I’m very happy in my career, I love it, thankful + grateful!’’ says Katie mom of 4 (ages 5, 8, 10, 16) ''It’s been a great living for me and a blessing, wonderful clients + relationships + it’s priceless.'' Some of her best memories + friends are from beauty school at The Original Aveda Institute in Minneapolis where she loved every second of it.
Born + raised in MN and dumping hot buckets of water on her car with her baby on her hip to open the door dreaming of life in Florida, she decided ''let’s not wait til we retire!'' She then worked very PT as shampoo assistant for 6mo in eve a couple hours ''when you’re a mom of 4 you have goals/plans'' so she wondered if chair rental would be the way to go even though she didn’t have 1 client and no knowledge of color line other than Aveda. Luckily the busy stylists gave her their overflow!
Post-pandemic, with one goal in mind: ''how do I service my clients!?'' A divine connection led to her finding her dream space + landlord and was up and running in 2 weeks where she has been for 2 years now!
PRO TIPS:
⭐️ Heated seat in car + Hot bath after work
⭐️ Get feet scanned; shoes are ugly but whatever
⭐️ Exercise, stretch, light weights
⭐️ You won't see me on Social Media... If you want to see me make an appointment!
WORDS OF WISDOM:
💗 Always have a vision + believe in it
💗 ASK: Why did you leave your last stylists? What didn’t you like?
💗 Go to a big salon after school, be a fly on the wall
💗 Show me your most fave picture of you
💗 have grace with your clients when they’re tardy b/c you don’t know when you’re going to be tardy
FAVE TOOLS:
Lightener: Matrix + Cree
Color: Matrix
Toner: Shades EQ
Post Color Service: Biolage Acidic Milk Rinse
Shoes: Oofos
Lindsey Schoch | Agronomist + Men's Stylist
''There's always very good money to be made in the industry and it's a really good side gig!'' says Lindsay, a recent Penn State graduate. As a full time Agronomist specializing in field crop production, so she works mostly outside (not BTC) consulting farmers. On weekends, you'll find her cordless clippers in hand working at Sport Clips in Mechanicsburg, PA.
This girl is SMART! In college, she would do 20+ haircuts for frat guys.... because, in 9th grade when they ask you if you want to go to trade school and her friend (who’s mom was a beautician) she said she YES! Some of her best memories were then made-- like getting 3rd place in state for Nails her Senior Year! She started doing hair with her license before she even graduated with her cosmetology degree from technical school and began working at Supercuts her summer before college then all 4 years through school!
WORDS OF WISDOM:
💗 having a license opens so many doors; you always have a job
💗 there is always money to be made in the industry
💗 there are so many avenues to exlpore
💗 it’s up to you to gain experience and suround yourself with the right people
FAVE CUT:
Clipper cut with scissors on top
EPISODES MENTIONED:
SUNNY: Ep 36
SARAH: Ep 42
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Just Julia
Me trying not to lose my ''ish'' when I find out I can't get my reciprocity license for PA from NY!
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Quinn Charisse Sommerville | Celebrity Stylist + Salon Owner
When Quinn was a teen growing up in LA, she tagged along to all her boyfriends mom’s hair appointments always asking the owner, Lorenzo questions (which he loved answering). Then, she volunteered to work at Lorenzo’s salon + became his assistant for 2 years after that before graduating + going to work at various tiny salons as a commission stylist + eventually inheriting a celebrity clientele from her mentor (and now best friend). But it wasn’t always always glamourous doing hair in LA… before she was on Hollywood sets, going to Pamela Anderson’s house or doing hair for a season on a reality show for a new salon opening ---she would do hair all day, bartend all night + blowdry hair at 6am for Glam Squad.
Recruited by a salon in Washington state she left LA (where she said the dating scene is horrible) and moved to Seattle where she would meet her Canadian husband at a music festival and pursue a 1.5 year long distance relationship before getting married and moving to Edmonton, AB! After passing her exams to become licensed in Canada and rebuilding her clientele she realized ‘’being 30 and working for people sucked’’ + went out on her own…. the next month the world shut down. Upon the 2nd lock down she started renovating a new and bigger space and re-opened in March 2021.
Quenntessential Salon is now one of the 2022 ‘’Top 18’’ Best Hair Salons in Edmonton!
You’ll find Quinn behind the chair 6 days a week…but, she always has a vacation planned — she likes to work hard and play hard!
Two days a week she leaves ‘’early’’ for tennis tennis + beach volleyball and saturdays she only takes 2 clients.
PRO TIPS:
#1 | key to being good at haircolor is not knowing only 1 color line; you’ll learn new things from every line
#2 | Brush up when you balayge
#3 | work for free to get experience when you’re in school
FAVE TOOLS:
Blow Dryer: GHD + Rusk Speed Freak (it's light, cheap + lasts)
Flat Iron: GHD (for curls + waves too)
FAVE PRODUCTS:
Color: Nook
Lightener: Nook Blue Bleaching Cream
Styling Products: Starlight Blonde Serum + Onesta blowdry cream (cocktail before every blow dry)
Icy Toner Formula: Nook .11 series is amazing and sometimes sliver additive or pinch of blue to get rid of orange
WORDS OF WISDOM:
💗 work really really hard when you're dedicated you can make anything happen
CURRENT OBSESSION: MY SALON!!!
FAVE EDUCATORS
Chris Appleton
Sharon Blanch (crazy updos learned from her at glam squad)
FUN FACT: She did video producer, Hannah Lux Davis' hair for her wikiapedia photo
Book with Quinn ⤵️
www.quinntessentialsalon.ca
Follow Quinn ⤵️
www.Instagram.com/QuinnCharisseHair
www.Instagram.com/QuinntessentialSalon
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Kim Kennedy | Hairstylist + Business Strategist + Coach
Former FT stylist, turned Business Coach for Stylist, Kim Kennedy is OBSESSED with HAIR + BUSINESS (when she’s not listening to True Crime podcasts). She always envisioned teaching to be something she would do at the end of her career but when her coaching business took off it was ‘’scary fufilling’’!
Kim, a mom to a 2 + 7 year old, is an 18-Year Stylist and now helps other stylists create a successful career behind the chair that doesn’t take over their life. She shares all the things she wished she knew and learned from hitting ''rock bottom'’ burnout. She got resourceful and it paid off! Now, she teaches other moms to share their purpose and gifts and do what they love.
Always a booth renter, Kim sttruggled first 8-10 years in her career and worked 2 jobs to pay bills; last 10 years worked at amazing salon. When she had a baby she didn’t want to have a gap in her day sitting at the salon when she could have another client or be home with her baby. After realizing she had been ''emotionally discounting'' (not charging) $1000 in services per month, things changed when she treated it like biz. She new she couldn’t go back to work part-time without the right systems in place. As a new mom working 3 days a week she doubled her previous full-time income! Now, her ''Next Level Stylist Academy'' changes the trajectory of stylist lives + their children!
PRO TIPS
#1 | Flat iron with a really long cord + easy to clean
#2 | Once you have clients you have to keep them
#3 | Pre-book clients
#4 | Know your numbers; treat it like a business not a hobby
#5 | Watch videos all the time
FAVE TOOLS
Color: Pravana + Redken Shades EQ
Babyliss clippers + blow dryers
Lightner: Schwarzkopf BLONDEME
Extensions: Hair Compounds
WORDS OF WISDOM
💗 Align your vision + life around what you want
💗 Keep + love up on new clients (instead of finding more)
💗 Branding is a feeling + a vibe that you get and starts the moment a client hears about you
💗 Whatever is on your heart + you’re dreaming abourt is on your heart for a reason
💗 There is so much room for everyone; when 1 rises everyone rises
OBSESSED WITH
Hair + Business
MENTIONED:
Kajabi
Messaging Course by Minling
Books: Rich Dad Poor Dad + Atomic Habits + Believe It
Podcast: How I Built This
Kim's Free Class: 3 Secrets to Become a Highly Successful Stylist
Kim's FB Group: Next Level Hairstylist Community
Follow Kim ⤵️
www.instagram.com/kimberlymariestylist
www.nextlevelhairstylist.com
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Nichole Farine | Salon Owner/Stylist + Coach/Educator
"When I went to beauty school it completely changed my life!’’ says Nichole Farine, Owner of NC Hair Studio, Etna, PA. As a teen mom with a GED + a milllion jobs before starting beauty school she was looking into nursing school, hated it. Fascinated by haircutting she realized "I don’t want to deal with you when you’r sick I to want to deal with you when you’re happy/healthy + want to feel beautiful.’’ So, in 2010 at 22 she went to beauty school + never looked back!
Nichole believes we are all divinely guided + every single person on this earth has a purpose… 1 year later she opened her business where she now specializes in French Cutting + Balayage. She says Balayage is 100% different from what you’ve been taught for blonding or foiling. From the way you mix, stand, tools you use clay lightener is different! After taking a class at a hair show and applying (and being accepted), she became a Sunlights Balage Educator!
As a hands-on Balyage educator, in 2020 her wheels got spinning…. ‘'How can I deliver my education anywhere in the world?’’ and close the gap between a hands on clas and a ref refresher class at home where students can practice at their own pace. Education every single day at your fingertips and inspiring more people was her goal and ‘’The French Stylist Academy’’ was conceived.
''No 2 stylists will ever paint alike because our visions are different’’says Nicole who’s mission is to get more people creative and stand in their own artistic vision using hand painted Balayage. From starting out to knowing nothing about Balayage to standing out on social media as a Balayage expert, Nichole teaches hands on Balyage along with the basics (of balayage and high-lights, low-lights, shading, melting) + put everything she knows into her 6 week live course with access for life.
PRO TIPS:
#1 | Pick a niche to build your confidence + expertise
#2 | As an artist behind the chair you’re going to evolve
#3 | With social media you can reach anyone today
#4 | Balayage lets you work fast + efficient; clients don’t want to sit for 5 hrs!
#5 | Being a successful hair stylist doesn’t mean the number of years behind the chair, but it means your confidence level, how much education your willing to invest in yourself, that’s what’s going to set you apart + have you charge your worth.
FAVE TOOLS:
7.5" french cutting shears
Color: Matrix
Lightner: Sunlights
Styling: Living Proof; Crew
WORDS OF WISDOM:
💗 Follow your heart when you have something pulling + calling at you, go all in and you’ll find success
💗 Just because you’re not going to college doesn’t mean you can’t make money.
💗 Do what yoou feel is right in your heart and it all works out.
💗 You will always be lead to yoour right journey
💗 God will place you where yoou need to be and place you where youo can serve people on a higher level
💗 Keep your mind open for opportunities
💗 I only do something if it’s a strong yes! If it’s not a hell yes, it’s a hell no
💗 If you don’t love this job, you’re not going to last
💗 If you love what you do you’re going to be good at it; if you’re good at it the money will come
💗 If something didn’t happen, it’s because there is a better plan
FAVE EDUCATORS:
Candy Shaw
Britt Seva
Tabitha Coffee
Virgina Kerr
Brenda Lucero
Follow Nichole ⤵
facebook.com/nchairstudio
linktr.ee/nicholefarine
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#CosmetologyCommunity ⤵
www.CosmetologyCommunity.com
xo, Jules
Just Julia
''I never want my hands to be the only way that I have income coming into my life’’ my punch-in-the-gut moment when I went to my most recent interview...
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On turning my friends hair (navy) blue + getting ready for Jack Winn Pro Leadership Summit in AZ!
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Alisabeth Joy | Salon Owner + Stylist
When I popped into Alizabeth’s Salon, Hair with a Purpose in Lewisburg PA, I was so pleased to see a play mat on the floor and her babe on her lap… THIS IS WHY I RECORD THIS PODCAST! I want moms to know about this amazing industry that is perfect for being a working mom! She says lots of extra help friends + family make it possible. And she’s even been able to go as far a Jamaica for a destination wedding!
Her love for hair began her senior year of high school b/c her junior year she had enough credits to graduate so her guidance counselor suggested Sun Tech her Sr. year. She only wanted to do hair to get job doing hair while being in college to be a therapist then realized this was where she needed to be! 13 years later she now has her own salon with 2 stylists! Her first job was for 3.5 years at smart style at Walmart which she says it’s great b/c people go for household items and think ‘’let me get a hair cut while I’m here’’ they’re not looking for perfection.
When she named her salon she wanted a meaning with the name saying because ''it’s not just about their hair’’ she wants to meet their internal needs too. She says’'if I can like just bring a little bit of sunshine to someone's day just from you know doing their hair like that's like such a that's a big deal to me.’’ The name was solidified when she shared her idea with a client who began tearing up + said ''I’ve been searching for such a long time what my purpose in the world is!’’ Alizabeth's mission to leave a positive impact on people and be a positive influence in their lives — is evident as she inspired one client to lose over 100lbs!
PRO TIPS:
#1 | Start at Smart Style + hone your craft (Because if you're going to Walmart to get your haircut you don’t care about quality)
#2 | Wand for brides can get through hair faster
#3 | the consultation is everything; you have to hear what you’re clients aren’t saying
#4 | For stacked bobs always pull hair back and to middle
#5 | if you’re not passionate about people don’t do hair
#6 | Network
FAVE PRODUCTS:
Color: was Matrix now Framesi
WORKING SPRAY 14 by Kenra
ULTRA FREEZE SPRAY 30 by Kenra when you don’t want it to move
STYLE FREESTYLE SPRAY by Keune is flexible + finishing
AQUAGE FINISHING SPRAY for styling brides
QUAGE Beyond Body Sealing Spray for setting a nice firm curl
Styling treatment Oil by Paul Mitchell light weight for shine, heat protection + volume.
CHI 44 Iron Guard Thermal Protection Spray: for blow drying because like literally one spritz of that and someone's hair is like more than enough. A little bit goes a long way.
WORDS OF WISDOM:
💗 People don’t HAVE to sit in your chair, they chose you!
💗 Speak things into existence ie) picture your book and say visualize ''This is going to fill up today’’
💗 Take a hard look at your life + where you're at before you open a salon
CURRENT OBSESSION:
My Shark Blowdryer
Follow Alizabeth ⤵️
www.Facebook.com/AlizabethJoy
www.Facebook.com/HairwithaPurpose
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Carolyn Keizl | Salon Owner + Stylist
On her 25th bday, Carolyn Keizl signed her lease (in the midst of the pandemic) and opened her gorgeous salon, The Hideaway Haverhill in the basement of her local gym in Haverhill, MA!
About 6 years ago, in the beginning of her career, Carolyn was fortunate to find a NYC master stylist who moved ''back home'' to whom she assisted/apprenticed and learned everything from very classy to very edgy looks! When she hit the floor she felt it was time to find a new salon to grow at. Finding a new salon owned by 2 women who were not stylists, they filled her book and built a team of 7 stylists working 7 days a week! She enjoyed working there until she was ready to open her own salon... the very day she was going to announce leaving, the manager did too, unfortunately this didn't make for a peaceful exit.
If you're in NE MA and looking for a new salon to call home, Carolyn is looking for booth renters!
www.thehideawayhaverhill.com/join-the-team
PRO TIPS:
#1 | never use just 1 color; spice it up
#2 | dirty wash- massage all the color in the sink before you rinse
#3 | reduce prices so they come more often ie) $135 every 4 weeks for root color, face-framing foil, toner, wash + blow-dry
#4 | charge hourly for soothing services (2hrs $199 + $50 per half hour extra)
#5 | get a good blow-dry + round brush good
FAVE TOOLS:
Color: milkshake professional
Toner: Redken Shades EQ
1’’ flat iron
3/4’’ curling iron (more look of 1’’ barrel in hair that doesn’t curl)
WORDS OF WISDOM:
💗 this career is a marathon not a sprint
💗 you have to think of the long game so you don’t have constant turn over in your chair
💗 approach your business as thinking as the customer (not the biz owner) + treat them as a human not just a number on a spreadsheet
💗 don’t try to push anything; let life lead you in the direction it wants to go
💗 ask yourself ''What’s fuflilling me now?''
CURRENT OBSESSION:
''Redken Shades EQ toners- I do a lot of blonding services and they changed my game!!!''
www.thehideawayhaverhill.com
info@thehideawayhaverhill.com
76 Merrimack Street #13
Haverhill, MA 01830
(978) 702-4145
Book with Carolyn ⤵️
www.thehideawayhaverhill.com/book-an-appointment
Follow Carolyn ⤵️
www.facebook.com/thehideawayhaverhill
www.instagram.com/thehideawayhaverhill
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Sarah Cuda | Barber/Stylist/MUA + Mindset Coach
Growing up Sarah's mom didn’t know how to manage wildly curly hair she got nicknamed Medusa in 4th grade by 5th grade neighbor. Sarah only went to beauty school as a back up plan to bartending + needing to learn how to do her own hair!
Opening her own salon (a 14 mo. process) proceeded by a fire at her bar tending job wasn't the most ideal situation. She kept the salon open for 3.5 years before closing in 2017. In 2018, she finished Barber school and booth rented in downtown Savannah, GA for 3.5 years. Now, she is thrilled to be a Suite owner because ''If I’m not making money I’m the only one responsible for not making money! My clients feel more comfortable in 1:1 environment.''
Sarah is one of the most creative + wise women you will meet! Her energy + enthusiasm for her craft + clients (hello all 5-star reviews) is contagious! When she's not behind her chair you can find her behind her camera or doing her souls work... mindset coaching!
PRO TIP
#1 | Take classes + education outside of school
#2 | Research what’s in your water + products
#3 | Water filter for shower head
#4 | If someone tells you no stylist can get their hair right, you probably can't either
#5 | If you don’t feel comfortable doing somebody’s hair, don’t do someone’s hair
#6 | Shave in direction hair grows
FAVE TOOLS
Ecohead mixer: extend color 20-30% whips it up like whipped cream
Ecoheads shower head
Pretty in a Minute flat/curling iron (no heat protectant needed)
Aquis Towels
Wahl Magic Clip
Wahl 5-Star Finale
F-160 Texturizer
Nomad Balyage Board
FAVE PRODUCTS
Vitamin Silk + Kick up + FIX by Jack Winn Pro
WORDS OF WISDOM:
If someone is annouying you, you can give them the gift of awareness
Find out your attachment style it affects your behavior in relationships
CURRENT OBSESSION:
''Keeping my internal peace''
Follow Sarah ⤵️
www.SarahCuda.com
Hair YOU Go at Sola Salon Studios
Starland District, Studio 13, Savannah, GA
www.hairyougosalon.com
hairyougosalon@gmail.com
(912) 421-9669
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sarahcuda.glossgenius.com
Shop with Sarah ⤵️
sarahcuda.jackwinnpro.com
Other mentions:
www.southcarolinaparks.com/hunting-island
www.myrevair.com
Le Duo 360 Airflow Titanium Styler
Insight Coaching
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Just Julia
I got fired twice this year. COOL. Now that means there is something else for me!
Sometimes you have to try things and put the energy towards it to find out that it’s not a fit that propels you toward the thing that is!
Sarah Kelly raved about working at Ulta in ep. 39, which inspired me to apply and I got an interview!
Words of Wisdom:
Ask for what you want + receive it.
MENTIONED:
Buy Olaplex ⤵️
https://olaplex.com/pages/certified-stylists
Dream Catchers ⤵️
https://dreamcatchers.com
Dream Calendar ⤵️
https://bit.ly/AHOWithThisPlanner
Pound ⤵️
https://poundfit.com/instructor/233831/Julia-Slike/
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I think all signs are pointing to don’t do hair… I just got fired from my first salon job (cuz my CLICKbranding business partner Kirstin manifested it) and I sliced my finger good today!
I mentioned Sherri Brodie ep. #34 ⤵️
https://anchor.fm/ahairobsessed/episodes/Sherri-Brodie--Haircutting-Specialist--Master-Colorist--Educator--Founder-On-Point-Hair-Academy-Precision-e17u0dk
xo, Jules
p.s. if you’re not happy with your haircut please tell ME, I can’t fix it or become a better stylist when you tell me you like your hair and you don’t.
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Sarah Kelly | Vintage Hairstylist + Vivid Artist
.‘'Vintage hair is great for all hair textures... bring roller sets back they last so much longer than a blow out’’ says Sarah suite owner of Bad Gouls in San Diego where she creates private 1:1 experiences for her clients. Aside for her obsession with Vinatage hair she is also a Vivid artist known for rainbow hair!
Sarah was a self-proclaimed "weird kid’’ into 40s + 50s movies and could be heard saying to her friends ‘’come here you’re going to look like Lucielle ball’’. In beauty school she wanted to do film/tv vintage hair but in school realized how much fun color is from Vivid to natural!
Prior to doing hair Sarah served 12 years in the Navy, thank you for your Service!!!! Now, she give’s back to her local community through Punks for Change and Sidewalk Project!
HAIR HISTORY:
3 years professionally doing hair after attended school in San Diego then started as an assistant/commission, then worked at Ulta for a year (and during pandemic). It was such a good experience she wished she went straight there.!! They give you biz cards and she wrote her IG on back of every card and handed card to people in store!
PRO TIPS:
1 // have a specific niche ie/ Vintage Hair
not everyone wants vintage hair but everyone who wants vintage hair will come to you!
2 // experiment with different color/product lines
3 // have mentors based on what you need
4 // never stop your education always take a class on something
5 // reach out to artist you admire on IG… ‘’Hey what was your color formula? What color line do you use?’'
6 // bug your educators in school ie. ‘’Show me this, show me that... how’d you _____?...
show me how to cut a pompadour ''
MARKETING ADVICE:
''I love punk rock and dropped my cards off at record store in the city!''
FAVE TOOLS:
Gloss Genius
Amika hair spray: is the only one that doesn’t flake or get crunchy it’s brushable + smells good
FAVE EDUCATOR:
Sam vila educator Andrew Carruthers
https://www.samvilla.com/pages/artists-andrew-carruthers
Words of Wisdom:
• Have + enforce a cancellation policy
• Try all of it when you first start out, you might be surprised at what you love doing
• Offer the thing that you love to clients that will bring them in
• having hair or not having hair is such an important thing to people
OBSESSED WITH:
🌈 rainbows + pulp riot tossle spray (sea salt spray + hair spray have a baby)
👗 Vintage hair for pin-up shoots, weddings + friends hair
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Oct was crazy busy….
🥰 I celebrated being married 21 years!
🚗 Road-tripped to Columbus with my daughter for an Executive Leadership retreat for Thirty-one!
✈️ Flew to TX for Jack Winn Summit
And what I did with a self-conscious client with extra thin hair….
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Sunny Sidhu | Salon + Day Spa Owner
''The only thing I had was experience when I opened!'' Sunny, a mom of 4, works 6-days behind the chair at her Day Spa in Mechanicsburg, PA! She says ''Most salons shut down at 3yrs and I can see why!!!! I had to work a 2nd job (from 8pm - 8am) to pay my payroll''. Her first 3 years she didn't make a penny, but she knew anything she set her mind to she could do!
But, let's rewind... when she opened her first salon, she didn't have a cosmetology license... her friend did and after spending 8 years running the business end of a salon she knew she HAD to go to get her license and went to school when she was 32! Where, she now returns once a year to teach a class (typically on cutting) at Empire Beauty School in York, PA!
As the self-proclaimed black sheep of her family. Sunny can't imagine doing anything else! Her 14 year old daughter, a self-taught artist loves hair and MU too looks like the so it looks like this black sheep has begun a new family legacy!
PRO TIP:
Know how to do everything!! Train yourself first before others (even if not doing service).
Words of Wisdom: Be prepared, you are going to work 50-60-70 hrs a week!
Obsessed with: ''The way the service is in here. I know it needs to be top notch. I am very particular about the way the clients are treated, they have to leave here and feel special! I get so picky hiring people!''
Color: Framasi (switched from Wella)
Lighter: Wella Blondor
Products: Framasi + Loma (certified organic)
Fave products: purple shampoo (don’t even need toner)
Straightner: Paul Mitchell Neuro
straighten anyone’s hair in 5min anyone I use it on they want it (and I have 7 straighteners)
Dryer: Babyliss Portifino (forever!!!!)
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Akssalonanddayspa.com
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Stacy Monroe | Salon Owner, Coach + Author
Stacy Monroe was Pregnant at 16; graduating Continuation High School at 17 w/ a cosmetology license; moved out 4 weeks later. Now, she's celebrating 28 years owning Stacy Monroe's Salon in the San Franscico Bay Area + best-selling author! She has 3 daughters and 6 grandchildren; her family + salon are her life! Rewind to 1982.... her first boss taught her solid foundation how to become a successful stylist + she's on a mission to pay it forward + teach others to not work so much! She operates a hybrid salon: get them out of beauty school, put on commission then rent! And guess what? One of those stylists from that salon in 1982 works there!
What inspired her to start her own salon: www.stacymonroes.com where she is still BTC? To listen to her own music! She's grown from a 1700 sq ft 5-chair to 9-chair to 18-chair to 5000 sq ft 20-chair + 6 treatment rooms + 3 manicuist/pedicurist, at peak! She says it's not much more to have a bigger space but the money you make in your space is 4x the amount!
PRO TIP #1: You HAVE to be in the right location or you’ll struggle; be in an area people can see you
PRO TIP #2: be picky about who you hire; don’t keep wrong people for too long that’s the worse thing you can do
PRO TIP #3: Vigaro | scheduling + marketing (text reminds clients)
PRO TIP #4: Write down 3 things from each client so you can remember something about them + send thank you note in mail with 10% off
PRO TIP #5: Ask before blow out: ''How do you want your hair to look when I’m done?.... Great! I’m going to use these products based on what you want, this way when you go home you can use them when you go home and do the same!''
Her Book: The Journey Back to Self bit.ly/aho-stacymonroe-book
Her Planner: bit.ly/aho-hairstylist-performance-planner
Her Free Class: bit.ly/aho-stacymonroe-freetraining
FAVE TOOLS:
Babyliss titanium flat iron
2 dryers: babyliss + dyson
Babyliss 1’’ + 1.25’’ curling iron
7’’ blade
📚 BOOKS:
The Work
The Untethered Soul
The Surrender Experience
The Buddah and the Bad Ass
Gabby Berstein
The Book of Joy
All The Joy You Can Stand
Green Lights
Words of Wisdom: YOU CAN HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT AS LONG AS YOURE WILLING TO WORK FOR IT
Never be afraid to ask for help; it’s the same energy to give as to receive
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www.instagram.com/stacymonroes
www.facebook.com/stacymonroessalon
www.facebook.com/Salonindustrycoach
www.facebook.com/Salonindustrycoaching
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Sherri Brodie | Haircutting Specialist, Master Colorist + Educator, Founder On Point Hair Academy Precision
Sherri Brodie is Founder of On Point Hair Academy and Creator of the Own Your Chair program -- a mother of 3 + grandmother of 3 graduated beauty school when 17 and has been doing hair since 1983! She owned a salon in San Francisco for almost 20 years and was picked up by Graham Webb and then part of Wella where for 1 year when she was a Wella trainer at Wella Studio! Summer 2015 due to life changes, relocated to AZ and in 6mo rebuilt her book from scratch with a sustainable clientele and in 1 year could put money in the bank! How did she do it?
• I joined network groups
• I wanted the woman who had top dollar and expected it
• Local Meet-ups
• Branded herself
TIps for growing book
- Mindset
- offer free haircuts - scope out people ask for review and referral give them 3 cards
only way to get yourself out there is to get your work out there - dive deep into consultations becasue that’s were you make or break it
If you don’t have a client in your chair you’re not making money anyway so give away your time.
FAVE TOOLS:
Blow Dryer: Ionic 10x blow-dry dries so fast
Shears: Roc-it Dogs from Centrix
short Hashi for detail around ears
Cutting Comb: Cleopatra
Heat Resistant Comb: Champion
Color/Lightner: Wella
FAVE PRODUCTS:
Sebastian -
• micro web fiber - shags and piecing out fun cuts; is awesome paste scalp to ends won’t weigh down makes shiny
• Potion 9 - ads thickness around face give substance and has slight styling ability
Aquage - silkening oil treatment - wet or dry few drops speeds up dry time
Why Cosmetology: we change lives we bless people by our touch and listening to them
Words of Wisdom: doors open where you’re supposed to go and close where you’re not supposed to go
Eric Fisher
CONNECT WITH SHERRIE:
www.hairbySherriAZ.com
www.instagram.com/OnPointHairAcademy
www.onpointhairacademy.com/contact
email: onpointhairacademy@gmail.com
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Courtney Winters | Blonding Specialist
Courtney is Kuene haircolor + blonding specialist at Blue Sky Salon Suites in Overland Park, Kansas.
From school she went straight to Super Cuts for 6mo then Fantastic Sams where she did a lot of color and learned a lot! She then had a not so great commission salon experience before another 3 years at commission salon that gave her foundation to be an independent stylist!
Her dream day: 2, 4-hr foils + balyage appointments
Obsessed with: building my dream clientele and dream schedule!
Hanging out with my two cats, living life with my partner, hanging out with friends, watching Netflix/reading or hanging out with my little sisters
Pro Tip #1: Find ''your people'' make legitimate connections—— people you can connect with on a personal level in Facebook groups and let them know you can help them with their hair! For example: Courtney loves ''My Favorite Murder'' podcast and listeners refer to themselves as ''Murderinos'' and there is a local Facebook group for fans she posted in and the salon had 35 calls following!
Pro Tip #2: posting on social media is you #1 best friend and be consistent!!!
Pro Tip #3: next door app (75% of clients from there). Just get on there "hey, I’m a stylist building my clientele" and offer $10 of first visit $20 off 2nd visit because they say they’re hooked if they come to you 3x. And ask for referrals!
Pro Tip #4: let the products do the hard work when blowdrying, not you
Fave Tools:
• Paul mitchell wand you can pop heads off with 3 sizes
• Bio Ionic curling iron
https://www.bioionic.com/shop/hair-dryers
• Bio Ionic dryer less than 1lb
https://www.bioionic.com/shop/hair-dryers
Fave Colorline: Keune (because it's blue based, no hot roots)
https://www.keune.com/en-us/brands/keune-color/
Fave Toner Formula: 10.2 + 10.7 silver + clear if want to make white (10.7 + 9.1 for my hair)
Fave Lightener: Redken with bond builder
A self product junkie, Courtney carries 3 product lines with the best of the best products from those lines.
Fave Products:
Keune (2 phase leave in condition, smoothing cream + Blow dry spray... it's half as quick!)
Leaf + flower - full line. She uses on people who appreciate it. Does contain CBD + 3 other cannabinoids
Shampoo + conditioner
Anti frizz treatment (every 5 shampoos)
oil to repair
7min blow out spray
Fave Educators: Britt Seva, Jamie Dana + Sam Villa.
Words of wisdom: meditate 20 sec to ground yourself when you need to collect your thoughts
TEXT 913-777-9717 to book!
Online booking👇
beyondblondesuite.com
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Kate Holohan | Mobile Stylist, Host, Hair Therapy Podcast + Future Trichologist
Kate is a Mobile Stylist, Educator and a student at The Institute of Trichologists in the UK! She is also the host of Hair Therapy Podcast where she is cultivating the conversation around hair & scalp health and hair loss. As an avid learner, Kate wants to know everything there is to know about hair! Her clients adore her, many whom have been with her 20 years now! She travels to them as they are busy working on their laptops or don't want to drag small children to salon for 4-hr appointment it works well for Kate + her clients.
What is Trichology? Trichology is the science of the structure, function and diseases of the human hair. Clinical trichology is the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders of the human hair and scalp.
Obsessed with: education, progression and personal development
Follow Kate:
IG @hairtherapyuk
FB @HairTherapyUK
Twitter @HairTherapyUK
Listen to Hair Therapy Podcast
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Yvonne Stoop | Stylist + Connection Coach
Yvonne a mom of 2, stylist, communication + connection coach for hairstylists and founder of Blissful Hair Souls Education. After graduating beauty school in Holland she moved to Dubai where she has been doing hair for 14 years where she applied to 2 salons (both said yes)and picked the one with lady she had most connection.
A huge fan of persona development, Yvonne hired a life coach who introduced her to non-violent communication and would change her life and business forever. She's now on a mission to teach stylists how to connect deeply with their clients to create trust and meaningful relationships.
Proudest career moment: Won national Goldwell competition 2018
Forever grateful for her MUA gave her the day of her life when her model didn’t get her visa on time!
What was she thinking when she went for it?
I’ll never have more experience
I’ll never have more money
I’ll never have more time
I may as well do it now
or may as well not do it at all
Loves most about BTC: Can have 6 different Nationalitis in chair in 1 day
Words of wisdom: Ask yourself ''What do I need at this moment to make myself or my client happy’'
If it’s your passion, go for it! Find a way that works for you. Look for the things that make you happy!
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My crazy experience going to BTC show in Austin and being blind for the event!
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LeeAnn Miley | Founder, The Sovereign Stylist
Since 2018, The Sovereign Stylist (TSS) has acted as a beacon of education on topics such as law, business management, and salon operations. The Sovereign Stylist is dedicated to teaching stylists how to run a successful business. Its mission is to empower beauty professionals to stand tall in our industry by advocating & educating.
TSS is one of my FAVE fb group to hang out in for stylists! It’s nearing 20,000 members! You can join us here: www.facebook.com/groups/2178566199029262
Get coaching with LeeAnn:
www.thesovereignstylist.org/coaching
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Winning with Jack Winn Pro!
Videos I mentioned ⤵️
Watch: How To Create An Income Backup Plan
https://www.facebook.com/behindthechair/videos/853550842058763
WATCH: BTC Founder Mary Rector talk with CEO & Founder of Jack Winn Pro Jack Winn on ways salon pros can make more money in quarantine.
https://www.facebook.com/behindthechair/videos/2576840289271517/?comment_id=2797922413787341¬if_id=1606151875846467¬if_t=comment_mention&ref=notif
Janie Wooldridge | Colorist
Janie is a new stylist (and killin’ in) at Heavenly Hair and Spa in Elgin, TX
She specializes in Hair Color, is a Master Certified Bellami Hair Artist
+ Master Lash Specialist.
Fun fact, she’s the only guest so far I’ve met in real life!
Follow Janie on IG: https://www.instagram.com/theladyj_colorist/
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Pat Helmandollar | Salon Owner
Pat graduated beauty school from High School in 1966 and hasn’t stopped since! She is owner + operator of Saavy Salon + Day Spa in Cornelius, North Carolina with her daughter (who almost graduated beauty school) and has a college degree in Business + Marketing!
Her fave place in the salon is behind the chair but, the only remedy to ongoing shoulder issues was to ''quit doing hair''. In this episode she share's what it was like doing hair in the 60's to running a salon in 2021!
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Kristin Speakman | Salon Owner + Coach
Kristin Speakman owns Bella Red, a commission salon in Federal Way, WA has humble beginnings. She didn’t grow up wanting to be a stylist in fact, she didn't graduate like high school with a plan. With two aunts and an uncle that were hairstylist and salon owners and her mom working for them. She literally grew up in the salons and avoided them! Until one day her Aunt’s salon for 36 years became hers!
And in the past year she has found a new passion + calling, for coaching salon owners. She loves working with salon owners that are building teams, and that have stylists that work for them. If that’s you, I’m pretty sure you want Kristin in your life!
In this episode Kristin talks about what it was like moving to a 4-chair salon and hiring her first employee (who is still with her today) feeling like she didn’t know what she was doing. Yet, it was the beginning of what would become a way to build a beautiful team of dedicated stylists!
She knew she wanted to create something different, a better culture one that focuses on the stylists as a whole person, not just an employee! ''People are humans, we need to like approach our development and supporting our stylists and our managers in a, in a real authentic like, human human way’’ she says.
A hair obssed with: I'm obsessed with it all. I'm obsessed with the people.
bellaredsalon.com
IG @bellaredsalon
WEB www.kristinspeakman.com
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Summer Update in August on my way to airport for my first hair show!
Giang Brooke | Balayage Teacher
Originally from Vietnam and the past 8.5 year Australia, Giange (a mom of 2 boys ages 3 + 7) has been doing hair for 20 years and will tell you how much she love-love-love-love-loves hair so much! She believes change your hair change your life!
And she believes if you're a hairdresser to change your life you build a luxruy brand and get more clients, more money and live the life you love with work-life balance. This episode is jam packed with pure gold be ready to take notes! If you want to change your life and make triple money take action don’t overthink. If you want to have more time with your kids, start now and use the steps today!
Below I've outlined her 8-step process for going from dark to blonde in one session...
- Consultation - Be very clear where the expectation of them are if they want too much but they want to pay less it won’t happen
- Technique
- Section - (how thick) when they put their hair up how to do section for when they put it up to look nice. How do you make them feel good with it up or down?
#1 fringe
#2 both sides
#3 back - Application
- Time - Asian vs Western hair depends how thick of section you do need to know rough guideline
- Formula - Bleach formula is important - where it’s not light enough turns brassy (you run out of time) start low depends how long it takes to do application. if it takes you 2hr start with 5vol or 10 vol with asian. Every 20 min change peroxide
- Treatment - After I rinse out how can I make her hair in better condition before I do toner. Some of my clients say so much better smoother and shinier than when I walked in ''what did you do how? I can’t believe it!'' I know how to make their hair better condidtion and i do it.
- Toner - It doesn’t matter how amazing technique you do if it’s spotty or brassy a lot of blue and purple to take away brassy and make nice blend
Words of Wisdom: The more you take action, The more you fail, The more you learn!
Hair is everything, build confidence, love yourself, believe your worthy and success
Connect with Giange ⬇️
IG: https://www.instagram.com/hairbygiang/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/hairbygiang
Website: https://hairbygiang.com
LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/hairbygiang
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Kimberley Grimes | Salon Owner + Educator
Bored with the 1 or 2 (maybe 3) ponytails her mom would do on her as a 7 year old, she asked her mom if she could do her own hair.... And she let me go to school with about 10 different ponytails all different colors. The rest was history! Kim always loved doing hair. When she went away college, she did her friends hair. But, after 5 years + 3 colleges with no degree Kim decided to go to beauty school for a year and loving it ever since.... nearly 25 years later! She now has 3 degrees: Business Management from University of the District of Columbia and Bachelor + Masters in Professional National Beauty Culturists' League.
Ms. Kim shares how she gives her clients a 5-star experience with the reviews to boot.
Pro Tip #1: The ''typewriter method'' shampoo cover every inch of the head!p
Pro Tip #2: You don't have to try to take all the clients. Refer clients to people who specialize in areas you don't ie) braiding or sleek ponytails on natural hair
Pro Tip #3: You can't please everybody.
Pro Tip #4: Make your clients feel special on their Birthday.... surprise them with balloons, flowers + card when they're under the dryer
Words of Wisdom: God is good, he’s real, keep on living and everything will work out
Obsessed with: Beautifying people. When you look better you feel better!
Follow Kim's hair artistry at: https://prettyhairbymskim.glossgenius.com
and https://www.instagram.com/prettyhairbymskim/
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Lindsey Bradbury | Hairstylist
Growing up with a grandma who was a hair stylist and 2 cousins who did hair it runs in her blood! Lindsey is a licensed cosmetologist in downtown Oak Harbor, WA at Polished Studio Salon and soon relocating to FL with her military husband!
She specializes in lived-in colors (foilyage, balayage, and color-melting), copper/red hair, and multiple methods of hair extensions. She's been in the hair industry for almost 2 1/2 years and loves having the opportunity to boost someone’s confidence.
When she's not in the salon, she's snuggled up on the couch with her husband + pups, expanding her services by taking extra hair classes, or working on her photography business
Fave Product: Olaplex No. 7
Literally every single client I will use that on after I straighten or curl their hair, because it just gives that really healthy shine.
Pro Tip #1: If you market on Instagram and take photos, it gives them that perfect little like shine to your photos without making the hair like really heavy and greasy.
Pro Tip #2: Name your posts something creative + catchy on IG to grab people attention
ex: A P P L E C I N N A M O N S T I X 🍎🍂or S A L T E D C A R A M E L C H O C O L A T E🍮
Pro Tip #3: Use curling irons (1'' + 1.5'') like a wand with light hold hairspray. Then after curls drop + cool use flexible hold hairspray and brush out with a wide tooth comb and put oil on.
Fave Extensions: Haircation + Habitat
https://www.instagram.com/jamiedanahairstylist/
Fave Stylist to Follow: Jamie Dana
https://www.instagram.com/jamiedanahairstylist/
Follow Lindsey:
@locksbylindseyuhrig - https://www.instagram.com/locksbylindseyuhrig/
and keep your ears out 'cuz ya girl wants to start a podcast too 👏🏼
Elaine Travis | Color Educator
Color Educator + Salon Owner, Elaine Travis has been doing hair for 35+ years! But, gone are Elaine's days of coming in early, staying late, working on days off + lunch to see 15 clients a day!
For 17 years, she owned a traditional salon before having a brilliant (not so brilliant) idea of opening a 2nd location and cut the ties with all the services she didn’t like doing and specialized in color which she was always obsessed with. She has since transitioned to online business + education --- feeling a little guilty because Covid (2020) was a great year because online education piece was in place. Now, she mentors 300 members--- not a single one fresh out of school! Hairdressers don’t retire they die and Elaine loves sharing her experiences with people who are still in it!
Pro-Tips:
1. You have to plan for holes/ruts! Don't do bridal hair because every single cycle 4-6 weeks you have a dead day with bridal party because you’re not booking brides every 6 weeks.
2. Be choosy about who is in your chair and do what you love
3. Naturalize it — turn it into a color that can be corrected ie) orange on blue direct dye. Sometimes we panic and throw bleach on things when not necessary. Knowledge is power!
Loves this career because: Of all my friends I was the happiest and made the most money!
Obsessed with: swatching...every combination of glaze or toner you can think ofConnect with Elaine: Every Monday for ''Coffee Chat'' on her biz page + YouTube
Upcoming Event: Oct 17-18 | Revival: a Virtual 2-Day Hair Show unlike any other with some of your favorite artists!
Links Mentioned:
www.Knix.com (bras)
Kajabi | https://bit.ly/ClickKajabi (websites)
Elaine's Book: A Colorfiul Journey https://www.expertcolorsolutions.com/offers/Lg4vsu92
Elaine's Courses:
3pt Fearless Formulation Workshop + Hair Color Simplified DIY Course
Ultimate Package — all above + live monthly zoom
Free Event Replays: https://www.expertcolorsolutions.com/replay-rr2021
Virtual Hair Show: https://www.expertcolorsolutions.com/revival-2021
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Dear Diary...
Just Julia
The super surprising + exciting thing I never expected to happen......
Sarah Azzollini | Master Stylist
Meet Sarah, a master stylist at Illusions Hair Design in Slate Hill NY who believes ''we really have the best job on earth!''
Fave Lightener: Oligo Blacklight
Go to smudge root formula: Pravana 7.22
Blonding hack: slice baby lights no weaving (see formula above)
Obsessed with: Design.me products, her curling iron + beach waves!
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Dana Copeland | Salon Owner + Kenra Educator
Blonding and curl specialist, Dana Copeland is the brand new owner of Flaunt Salon in Orangeville, Ontario where she was previously a booth renter. She's also a Deva Curl Certified Specialist, Kenra Brand Educator + Hairstylist Club Instructor. As a wife + mom of 3 boys she believes in family first AND having a career you love!
Obsessed with: Dyson Hairdryer, Kenra 25 Hairspray Framar foils + brushes
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Just Julia
Find out what happens when I say YES to my first platinum client --- I may or may not have WALKED OUT, listen and find out!
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Lisa Nelson | Hairstylist
Lisa, a stylist at The Rage in Brownwood TX, has been doing hair for 22 years and has big dreams of having a cozy salon + boutique at her home where she can be close to the foster kids she has a huge calling in her heart for! You'll hear her mad-scientist method for removing 20 years of Sally's black box dye from a clients hair.
Pro Marketing Tip: Tell people go find me on Facebook, find the hair album, view my work, you can see everything!
Pro Tool Tip: True sharp scissor is you're not supposed to hear the hair cutting. It is supposed to be a silent swipe. And if your scissors are sharp enough, it will be silent, it will cut silently.
Obsessed with: Sharing what she knows + learns with anybody that wants it to be a better hairdresser
p.s. there is an F-bomb half-way thru the episode when Lisa tells a story about an irate client when she was first starting out as a young stylist and made an opps
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My first day at the Salon!!!
xo,
Julia
founder + hairstylist
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Emily Grace Daniel | Hairstylist Assistant
Emily, a hair stylist assistant at Barnette's Salon, "Named One of The TOP 100 Salons in The Country" (Elle Magazine). She is young, determined, driven + you're going to love her sweet southern accent + bubbly personality as she shares what it's like to be a brand-new cosmetologist who finished school during Covid.
Her superpower? ''I haven't been doing it for six months yet but just try to be the nicest person you can because even if you like mess up on the hair, like just a little bit like just a little bit if you're nice they'll come back to you. YIt's really about selling the experience and not just about the hair.''
Her inspiration for cosmetology school? Her friend Taylor who earned $40 in tips during Cosmo School made her think ''I want to get paid to go to school!!!!" Having no idea she'd go from homeschooling her junior and senior year of high school because she just I couldn't stand actually going to real school to falling in love with her hair career ''just out here like living my best life while my friends from high school are still in college.''
Emily's highlight hack: A lot of people in this world who cannot handle a platinum card. They think they can but they can't. And so I like to do baby lights on the top. That way you get as much blonde as possible while still being healthy. And I tend we learned in school to do three sections in the back, but I only do two. And I do you start in the back because the hair process is faster on the top of the head, which you're also not taught in school. I like doing a halo weave. So you you do the highlights, like in the halo part of the head. And that way, they also get highlights in the back end, the front was still using the same amount of lightener as a partial.
Fave Shears: https://iconshears.com (trained on Olivia Gardner at school, great affordable shear)
Follow Emily on IG: www.instagram.com/hairbyemilygracedaniel
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Ack! Can't decide if I want to work FOR a salon or FOR myself?
Sophie B | Salon Owner, Colourist + Educator
Sophie B is OBSESSED with her mission to "reignite the fire within the every day stylist whilst pumping sass & passion into the future generation of hairdressers!” and I'm just a little obsessed with HER!
At age 14 she started working in a salon and if you couldn’t cut hair you got stuck in the color room. It was exactly where she was meant to be, she learned anything + everything she could about color and has built a sassy empire around it!
How did she build a loyal cliental of sassy pants guests?
It’ not just about hair.... doesn’t matter how many competitors you have local all your media is focused on your perfect guest (their attitude + zest for life is the same). Like Marmite you love or hate us but most tend to think we’re brilliant!
http://colourmesophieb.co.uk/
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Join her free community: www.facebook.com/groups/565700070730030
Follow her on FB: www.facebook.com/ColourMeSophieB
Follow her on IG: www.instagram.com/colourmesophieb
Email: colourmesophieb@gmail.com
Travel: 3 Grevelle Court 1665 high street B930LL Solihull, UK
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Just Julia
What's next in my quest to get BTC...
• Did I get the job at the day spa?
• When was the last time I had a boss?
• Is honesty the best policy?
• How I booked my first dozen clients
• How do you find help
• My best relaxing shampoo hack
What do you do to amplify your guests service and make them come back to you?
Tell me here: https://anchor.fm/ahairobsessed/message
profanity disclaimer: I do say @$$ + $hit in this episode
xo,
julia
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Carrie Jo O'Conner | Retired Hairdresser
Carrie Jo grew up on a farm + showing cattle in 4H she was a tom boy and she knew she didn't want to go to a 4-year college. She'd rather pursue a vocation. Enter Oprah Winfrey's beauty school in Chicago in 1987. She graduated in June and was married in Nov and began a family. Luckily her flexible career would allow her and her husband to juggle schedules (and 1 car) so they could follow their dream of never putting their kids in daycare. I can relate because that was a goal of myself + my husband! The career served her well until her body couldn't take it anymore.
On a quest to heal herself, she had lost weight and found a product that helped her feel better. It also happened her create a new income stream that she could work less behind the chair and more on her new business, which is now her FT income! Her best advice is to prepare for the next thing --- find out the no. 1 disappointment in her entire career and how you can avoid it.
Carrie Jo is obsessed with helping stylist build residual income and be prepared for when you need an extra income stream... like when her son was diagnosed with cancer and needed to keep his family afloat through chemo, she was able to pay her bills and his!
She's got great tips on selling product and making your clients your best billboard and ensuring they return to your chair 95% of the time.
She has workshops and consulting to help you learn communication skills just email her at: carriejo16YL@gmail.com
Quick tip: if you don't know the basics of the color wheel... you need to learn them inside + out!
www.justcarriejo.com
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This week I'm shadowing at the salon! It's starting to feel real, but I have to get my paper work to + from the state for my booth renter license before I can start working with clients.
Just Julia
Dear Diary.....
Melissa Hoffmann | MUA + coach
Melissa built her local location-only (no salon needed) business by building relationships with photographers in the San Francisco Bay area. From wedding to boudoir + branding photoshoots she specializes in natural effortless makeup. Knowing she wanted to be a mama (to her now 3 year old son) and slow down with in-person events she started playing with online offerings + virtual make up. She created 2 digital classes for her 2 most popular requests for make up a 10-min natural look + smokey eye! And now she's a mama on a mission to teach other beauty bosses how to create, market + sell your own online offer!
Visit Melissa's website + grab her free guide:
Top 5 ways to make money now in Covid
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Follow Melissa on Pinterest + Instagram
She's obsessed with:
Bumble and bumble Thickening Spray
Oribe Volumista
Ilia Super Serum Skin Tint
The Book: Making Faces
Laura Mercier
Pati Dubroff
Lisa Eldridge
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Lauren Skinner | Extension Specialist + Educator
Lauren shares her story from wedding planner to selling wedding dresses to booking 24 weddings for hair in one year! Now, a suite owner and partner in a barber shop, she enjoys spending 3 days behind the chair and the rest of her time helping other stylists be the BOSS of their business! She also partnered with Aqua hair extensions as a national educator!
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