Shop Talk: A podcast for the beauty industry, hairstylists and hair-salon owners. By 124Go

Latest Episodes:

Kati Whitledge, Founder of Meet Your Stylist, Salon Marketing Tool. Sep 23, 2019

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Hairstylists are some of the most creative, innovative and intelligent people on the planet. And Kati Whitledge proves this to be true! She is the owner of Be Inspired Salon, Founder of the Meet Your Stylist Salon Marketing Tool, and Founder of Beyond the Technique Podcast.

But as most success journeys start it was not always this way, In the podcast, Kati openly shares with John Palmieri and Chris Sulimay her realization that she was not living her best life, and how she (with some help) was able to overcome and move forward.

After entering the salon industry and becoming a salon owner, Kati saw a need and opportunity to assist clients in finding the perfectly matched stylist for them! Over time she developed the app and is now bringing it to the salon world to help salons raise client experience, loyalty, and overall sales. For the past few years, she has been poising Meet Your Stylist to scale and be able to help salons of all sizes!

Connect with Kati / https://meetyourstylist.com/ / Or email Info@meetyourstylist.com

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Music information: Never Wanna Grow up, by the incredible Katrina Stone. https://artlist.io/song/6748/never-wa…

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Giovanni Giuntoli, Editorial Stylist and Creative Director of Tearsheet Education. Sep 16, 2019

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Giovanni Guintoli, Editorial Stylist and Creative Director of Tearsheet Education. If you haven’t met Giovanni Guintoli you are in for a treat! In this conversation the veteran editorial stylist and shares trade secrets on capturing the perfect image, in the salon, while being busy... You know,,, because that’s the new reality! Giovanni fell in love with editorial imagery early in his career and knew he had to pursue his dreams and relocate to NYC. Through the years he became an expert in the editorial craft and a regular at New York Fashion Week and the like. After realizing his dreams, he began an education company called Tearsheet. The mission being to help professional hairstylists have the experience of working on-set of a high end photo shoot. Even cooler than that, Tearsheet graduates are given the opportunity to work at some of the top shows at New York, LA and Toronto Fashion week! Connect with Giovanni on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tearsheets/ To sign up for an on location workshop visit https://yourtearsheets.com If you enjoyed this podcast please subscribe and give us a Wicked Good Review!! https://www.instagram.com/124.go/ / https://124go.com/

Turn your Appointment into an Experience - with Chris Sulimay and John Palmieri Sep 09, 2019

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Straight from the chapters of Shop Talk, Chris Sulimay and John Palmieri cover the crucial topic of creating the ultimate client experience and how it relates to KPI's (Key Performance Indicators - AKA Goals) in the salon. For the most part, as stylists (and humans) we create habits behind the chair. And those habits tend to either make or break our client experience (as well as our income). During this conversation, Chris shares his personal cadence of offerings throughout the appointment and how to make your guest feel incredible along the way. A great conversation to review for a seasoned stylist - and a MUST LISTEN for anyone in the growing phase of their career! Purchase Shop Talk - https://www.chrissulimay.com/shop If you enjoyed this podcast please subscribe and give us a Wicked Good Review!! https://www.instagram.com/124.go/ / https://124go.com/ Music information: Never Wanna Grow up, by the incredible Katrina Stone. https://artlist.io/song/6748/never-wa…

A Colorful Conversation With @JackMartinColorist | Episode 37 Aug 26, 2019

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If you haven’t seen the work of this incredible and humble human being, you’re in for a treat! In this conversation, John and Chris crown Jack the "Hair Color Transformation King of the World." He is a multiple-time Behind the Chair #OneShot finalist. And guess what? He shared all his secrets with us!

Jack began his career in his home country of Syria and later in France before moving to the United States, where he met his wife (also a hairdresser). After years of hard work and refining his craft, Jack recognized the power of social media—and the rest is history. Tune in to this inspiring conversation to hear it all!

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Music: Never Wanna Grow Up by Katrina Stone (Listen here)

George Alderete @georgecolorboygeo - Global Creative Ambassador for Keune Haircosmetics Aug 19, 2019

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George Alderete @georgecolorboygeo - Global Creative Ambassador for Keune Haircosmetics George Alderete is a Lifetime Hairdresser, Platform Artist, Bangstyle Supreme Winner, NAHA Team Award Winner and Global Creative Ambassador for Keune Haircosmetics. But all of the titles aside, he's a man on a mission to share his knowledge and inspiration with the world. Over the course of his career, he's worn all hat's from assistant to salon owner and though most of his time is spent teaching and sharing with groups, he's still just a learner at heart. In this conversation George shares how social media has transformed his ability to connect with other hairstylists and further develop his personal color brand and style. We also discuss Foilayage - a signature technique of his that has now become mainstream - and why it is so important to be constantly staying up with trends. We absolutely loved having this conversation and know you will enjoy it as well! You can connect with George @ https://www.instagram.com/georgecolorboygeo/ https://www.facebook.com/colorboygeo/ To attend a course at the Keune Advanced Academy visit http://keuneeducation.com/ If you enjoyed this podcast please subscribe and give us a Wicked Good Review :) https://www.instagram.com/124.go/ / https://124go.com/

Self Empowerment & Living Your Truth with Heather Yurko, Founder of PIP University and Owner of Neat Beat Salon Aug 12, 2019

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Self Empowerment, Following Through, Building Trust and Living Your Truth are just some of the thoughts we are left with after this inspired conversation with Heather Yurko Owner of Neat Beat Salon and Founder of PIP University.

Like many salon professionals, Heather came to a life roadblock realizing that “the traditional path to success,” was not going to be her road. So she used this experience to uncover her genius and truth.

In this conversation Heather shares her mindset and some actions that stylists and salon owners can apply in their everyday situations to bring your best self and your passion to every situation, as well as how to take action even when you are afraid.

Connect with Heather at: https://pip-university.com/

And on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/pipuniversity/

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Marriet Gakes. Global Color Director for Keune Haircosmetics Aug 05, 2019

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Known as the Queen of Color in her home country, Marriet Gakes is an Artist and Professional through and through!

A five time winner of the coveted Coffieur Awards in Holland, takes us on a journey of falling in love with the beauty industry through witnessing the passion of one hairdresser. Only after seeing the hands of someone who loved the craft was she able to begin to unlock her potential. Marriet spent years as a Color Director and Salon owner before being asked to take the position of Global Color Director for Keune.

These days when she’s not in the salon or traveling the globe she is hard at work helping Keune Chemists create new color palettes to expand the creative freedom of haircolorists around the world.

While she does book up months in advance, she most loves doing in salon classes!

Contact her on IG @marrietgakes and for bookings in the states email Jmills@Keune.com

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Make change sustainable, a conversation with Jay Williams, author of Leave Your Mark. Jul 29, 2019

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Performance, Behavior, Emotion, Behavior... If you listen to the first 5 minutes of this conversation Jay Twists our minds by exposing mistakes that we have been making in the hair industry for clost to 60 years.

Jay explains and illustrates why and how we have been falsely incentivising our salon teams using contests, commission and coercion. He goes on to share, before we shift our thinking we have to understand it, validating how thinking drives emotion and emotion drives performance. He also shares how to take an idea and make it applicable to our day to day lives.

Purchase Jays book Leave Your Mark and connect with him @ http://www.jaywilliamsco.com/ All profits go to stopping human trafficking.

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Getting Both Feet In! A Conversation Nikki Lee, Owner of Statements Salon and Statements Academy. Jul 22, 2019

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Getting Both Feet In! A Conversation Nikki Lee, Owner of Statements Salon and Statements Academy.

Nikki Lee is making moves and shaking up the salon industry by sharing a message of hope that has a track record of success to back it up! Nikki shares the three elements that it takes to develop a lasting career along with actual formulas to success.

While Statements Salon and Statements Academy are massively successful, it was not always this way. You'll hear about the humble beginnings of a career professional and making a difference in someone's life became the backbone of Nikki's Career. Once this decision was made to get better, she went all in by applying self-discipline every day to carry out her plan!

You can connect with Nikki @Statementsthesalon and https://www.statementsthesalon.com/

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Frank Gambuzza, Owner of Salon Visage and Past President of Intercoiffure. Jul 15, 2019

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Frank Gambuzza, Owner of Salon Visage and Past President of Intercoiffure.

A lifetime of experience packed into one conversation.”Recognized as one of the top 20 hairdressers in the USA, Frank Gambuzza a Past President of Intercoiffure America/Canada, the global leading association of the hair industry’s elite, and co-owner of Salon Visage, one of America’s most acclaimed salons, with his wife and partner Belinda.”

In this conversation, Frank shares how his journey led from shining shoes in a barbershop in New Jersey to owning one of the world's prolific salons, and how he and Salon Visage and Frank’s Barbershops are staying ahead of the ever-changing beauty industry.

We cover topics like Delivering Excellence, The new reality of barbering and how it is here to stay, and advice for people in the industry. Whether you are a sophisticated multiple location salon owner or a stylist new to the industry, you’re sure to get some golden nuggets in this conversation! Enjoy!

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