How To Cut It in the Hairdressing Industry

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EP218: GUYS LIKE ME DON’T DO HAIRDRESSING! with Dexter Dapper Oct 13, 2021

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Perhaps hairdressing wasn’t a natural career choice for you. Well, for a lot of us that can be the case, and I include myself in that list. The same can be the said for todays guest, Dexter Dapper, International Artistic Director for Toni&Guy/Label M. It was after a conversation with group of friends in a local pub that the idea of hairdressing could be a great career match for him. A big lover of music and fashion there was so many reasons why hairdressing could really connect with both him and his fun guy personality. But Dexter still had some self doubts about hairdressing. He really did believe ‘guys like him don’t do hairdressing’!

For some outside of the industry, hairdressing can have a negative image. Sadly, this wrongful negative image can put many people off from entering into what we all know is a wonderful, dynamic and diverse industry. And jeez, once you do go and fully immerse yourself into it, you can find so many different assets and directions that you can take in a hairdressing career. Thankfully, this is very much what Dexter discovered once he made the decision to go into hairdressing after that initial conversation with friends. And it took him no time at all to grasp the opportunity of unlocking a successful pathway in it.

He’s joining the podcast today to tell us all about how he’s made hairdressing work for himself and his life. He’s used hairdressing to help him become the ‘best version he can be of himself’. Having this approach is at the heart of everything he does, giving him a career he genuinely could have never believed possible when he first started out in hairdressing. So, if you have ever felt hairdressing was an unfulfilling career with limited pathways, then there’s a lot of great stuff in this episode for you.

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EP217: Insight to Being a Leading Session Stylist with Anna Chapman Oct 04, 2021

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Back in December 2020, we spoke with leading session stylist Anna Chapman, Founder and Creative Director of beauty online store Session Kit, about her journey to becoming a leading global session stylist. And we talked about her insights in this world of fashion, something that we held back exclusively for our Patreon’s premium ‘Xtra Show’ podcast. Until now!!

Today I’m to reveal that conversation with you, where I learned more from Anna on her life of being a leading session stylist. This includes picking up the conversation from where we left it in Episode 180 on how Anna found her first opportunity to working a session stylist.

Whether you’re a newbie looking into what it could be like being a session stylist, or someone on the cusp of making that step into this world, then this is a must listen for you. We get the realities of what it really is like to being a session stylist, right the way through to Anna’s top tips to becoming one. It’s a great listen from one of the most respected session stylists out there.

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EP216: “We Don’t Do Saturdays” with David and Nicole Barnett of HPS Sep 27, 2021

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Attracting staff is the No.1 problem for our hair industry. So what todays guests, David and Nicole Barnett of the High Performance Stylist, are suggesting that not working Saturdays could really help fix a part of this big problem. This is why they are championing “We Don’t Do Saturdays”. It’s for salon owners that want to shout from the rooftops,”OUR TEAM COMES FIRST!” Now let’s be be really clear about something. David and Nicole say closing your salon on Saturdays is MUCH, MUCH, MORE than just a schedule change! “We Don’t Do Saturdays” is a CAUSE! And with such a proposed game changing cause for the hair industry, my natural curiosity to this massive statement meant I had to delve deeper with them both on it. Will you agree or disagree with what they are proposing?

In this episode we get to hear why David and Nicole believes if your salon business adopts “We Don’t Do Saturdays” it says that if people work for you, that your salon business cares about creating a balance between all of your salon life and personal life. That you can all work the perfect schedule and still have an incredible career. It says that you are a forward thinking company that understands and listens to the wants and needs of your team!

BUT, there is a strategy that must be followed if your salon business wants this change to be a raving success and attract new team members and new guests due to the CAUSE you may now stand for! Something that they will be sharing in this episode. It’s radical and who knows, after listening in you too might just be saying; “We Don’t Do Saturdays”.

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Until next Monday, Peace, Love and Smiles all the way… Goodbye.

EP215: Presley Poe – One of the Worlds Top Platform Artists Sep 20, 2021

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Think about a lasting legacy that you would like pass from one generation to the next. Now imagine the impact that your legacy will have on others. Pretty special, right? Well, today’s guest, Presley Poe, is doing exactly that – giving back to make a difference that lasts.

Presley Poe is an established hairstylist and one of the world’s top colourists and platform artists. As a platform artist, brand educator, BTC One Shot winner, and 18+ year Master Cut + Colourist. She has learned what it takes to build a career and powerful brand from your individual techniques, style, and communication skills with brands. And she is seriously passionate on passing on these skills that has defined her incredible career from humble beginnings by helping others achieving their dreams, too.

So how has she built such an incredible career that gives her the privilege position to educating hair professional from around the world? How did she get on the radar of leading brands, what drives her to succeed, why giving back really matters to Presley and keeping a sense of work life balance? Presley’s giving us the full rundown today, so whether you’re a seasoned or aspiring hairdresser or just want to hear an amazing story, you’re in the right place!

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EP214: Gay and Proud! Coming Out with Justin Mackland Sep 14, 2021

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Coming out as gay can be a very difficult process. Thats why today we will be learning how hair colourist at the award winning Ishoka in Scotland, Justin Mackland , went about this very difficult process of telling his family and friends, whilst also dealing with the confusion of recognising his feelings as a young gay man.

Inspired by the announcement our How To Cut It presents, ‘The Hair Show: Unleashed’ live event in Londons Kings Cross on Sunday October 17th 2021 will be supporting the LGBTQ+ Foundation, I wanted to get Justin experiences of coming out as gay man. Justin reveals the challenging moments he went through in his early years, along with dealing with the tragic loss of his father at such a young age. It’s a frank, open and emotional conversation, but all beautifully deivered from Justin in a light and entertaining way. I loved it and I know you will, too!

Justin started his journey in the hair industry 5 years ago at the age of 25 and has never looked back. Bursting on to the social scene of Instagram with a dream of combining his love for hairdressing and social media, he was instantly catapulted into making his dreams become a reality. Hairdressing really shaped who he is as a person today and has allowed him to ignite his true self. Something you will find out in this podcast episode.

After hearing this episode for yourself, you’ll certainly hear that there is a lot more to Justin than just the smiles and sparkles you see regularly on his Social Media feed. There is determined young gay man who has a steely depth, warmth and inner strength away from the camera. Somebody I really admire!

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EP213: Becoming the Owner of a Franchised TONI&GUY Salon in Australia, with Dette Cliff Sep 06, 2021

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Becoming the owner of a franchised TONI&GUY salon was something that I considered in my early hairdressing career. And I was not alone! One of the biggest hair brands in the world, many hairdressers and non-hairdressers have gone on to successfully open up their own franchised TONI&GUY salons. Just like our guest today, Dette Cliff, who is the successful salon owner of TONI&GUY Broadbeach on the Gold Coast of Australia. Today we will be hearing her story and experiences that led her to opening this salon.

Ever since I began to get to know Dette as one of my Patreon members, I’ve enjoyed learning more on her story of how she moved from Leeds in the North of England to Australia. Her story tells of how she moved to Australia as an accountant but was drawn to re-training as a hairdresser with TONI&GUY. This eventually led her to working as a stylist with the brand and then, becoming the owner of her own franchised TONI&GUY salon. We dive into her firsthand experiences on all of this.

And for all you mums out there, Dette reveals how she has balanced being a mum alongside managing her busy career running a TONI&GUY salon.

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EP212: Starting a New Life Working as Hairdressers in Australia, with Jack Pollard & Jasmine Redstone Aug 30, 2021

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What does it take to start a new life working as hairdressers in Australia? Thats what I’m curious to learn all about in todays episode, as I know that from the many messages I receive from you all, a big number of you are interested in exploring the opportunities of taking your hairdressing skills Down Under.

Whether you’re considering working as a hairdresser in Australia as a permanent thing or just for some timeout travelling, then this podcast is a must listen for you! It’s packed full with great insights on everything you will need to know on what it takes to move to Australia working as a hairdresser.To help us understand all of the in’s and outs of this, is Jack Pollard and Jasmine Redstone.

A hairdressing couple originally from Croydon, England they took the massive steps of emigrating out to Australia after 2 years travelling. They will be walking us through their own experiences of moving out to Australia permanently that includes learning more on the complexity and costs of obtaining visas, getting residency, the lifestyle you can expect as a hairdresser, and how as new Australian residents they have been able to open their new hairdressing business, Polly and Stone in Sydney.

Formerly working at the Rush London, Jack was the winner of the L’Oréal Young Colourist Trophy for London and a year later, Jasmine took the trophy for Newcomer of the Year 2011/12 at the British Hairdressing Awards. Many thought they were crazy to walk away from the UK at such a peak time in their hairdressing careers, but it was something they needed to do, and we get to hear why today.

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EP211: How to Create a Hair Salon Website that Grows your Business, with Kate Woods Aug 23, 2021

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If your hair salon website has been neglected in recent years, then this podcast episode is for you. Thats because we are talking why having an active, functional and well designed website with great SEO will greatly improve your websites Google search rankings. All resulting in growing you hairdressing business and attracting new team members. I’m sure none of you wouldn’t want to turn that down…Right?

To help us understand creating a successful hair salon website and more, I’m joined by digital marketing expert for the hair and beauty industry, Kate Woods, of Kor Digital and Salondipity.

Kate sure know her stuff when it comes to what makes a great hair salon website. Having such an expert on creating websites and social ads, I’m really keen for us to learn from Kate on what makes a site functional, understanding how SEO best works, who we should be talking to with our content and how to move our website up the Google rankings.

There’s some big takeaways from todays episode. The sort of stuff that really will put you ahead of your competitors. And there’s not one bit talk on how to cut and colour hair. This is a pure digital masterclass which is going to be so valuable to all of you that are looking for your hairdressing business to standing out and getting noticed on a local level.

So if you’re serious about having a great hairdressing business, then you need to be serious about why you should have a great hair salon website to match it. This one with Kate I loved and I know you will too. Press play.

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