The Hair Game

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Ep. 191 • Our Industry's Wake Up Call w/ @itsmrjladner May 03, 2021

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Part 2 with Digital Creative Director for @oligopro and Educator J Ladner starts off with a discussion on what COVID has done to actually strengthen our industry. We also discuss his approach to educating tomorrow's industry leaders and how asking for help can give you the boost you need.

This Week's Topics:

• Moving to LA to reach his next level

• COVID waking up & strengthening the industry

• Building his online education format and his choices

• Teaching the future industry leaders

• Putting your ego away to learn & grow

• Mistakes struggling stylists are making

• What he would change about the industry

• His Hair Horror Story

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Ep. 190 • Why 'Embracing Broke' Can Lead to Success w/ @itsmrjladner Apr 26, 2021

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Digital Creative Director for @oligopro and Educator J Ladner shares his personal journey of growing up in a family without acceptance, but making the choice to always choose light. We also discuss how embracing risk and being fearless can help you achieve more than you ever thought possible.

This Week's Topics:

• Growing up in an abusive household & being kicked out of home because he was gay

• Being a salon manager and turning a salon around

• Embracing risk and being fearless – opening his own salon

• Committing to creating content on IG to build his brand and use his voice

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Ep. 189 • Stop the Scroll! Staying Productive On Social Platforms w/ Gina Bianca @iamginabianca Apr 19, 2021

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We are with Gina Bianca again this week and continue the discussion on strategies to build your dream clientele. We then discuss her education and coaching, as well as the addictive qualities of social platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. What are some ways we can make sure we are using our time on these platforms to benefit our business?

This week's topics:

• Her Online coaching and education platforms

• Her podcast and elevating the beauty industry

• Social Platforms & balancing productivity vs consuming

• Discussion on the commission salon

• Hair horror Story!

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Ep. 188 • Rebuilding Your Business Post-Pandemic w/ Gina Bianca @iamginabianca Apr 12, 2021

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Salon owner & business educator Gina Bianca battled anxiety and trauma until entering rehab. We talk about her transition back to 'normal' life after rehab, as well as what stylists can do to rebuild their clientele and raise their prices post pandemic.

This week's topics:

• Her battle with anxiety & trauma and going into rehab for THC addiction

• Her transition back to her life after rehab

• Current Business topics & trends – elevating the industry & empowering the stylist

• Finding new clients after the pandemic

• Filling your book and raising your prices

• Her formula for calculating how much you want to make

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Ep. 187 • The Best Ways to Fill Your Chair Apr 05, 2021

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This episode is all about building your clientele. Not from a simple numbers perspective, however. We want to help you build a clientele that is specific to the services and people you WANT. We put together audio from clients and industry professionals to give you strategies, advice, and techniques to fill your books with the people you WANT.

SHOW NOTES:

Ep. 59 - Street Interviews #3 – How clients find their stylist

Ep. 45 - Lucas Doney @lucasdoney

Ep. 160 & 161 - Ryan Weeden @ryan.weeden

Ep. 157 & 158 - Victor ValVerde @victorval

Ep. 126 - Amanda Lyberger @thehairygodmotherr

Ep. 124 - Maximizing Your Success as an Indie Hairdresser w/ @philipwolffhair @nealmhair @dasibstudio & @edithnavarroartist

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Ep. 186 • How to Approach Curly v. Straight Hair Services w/ Leysa Carillo @leysahairandmakeup Mar 29, 2021

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We continue our conversation with Leysa Carillo and discuss her difficulty retaining clients as she adjusted to life in the USA. Though curly-haired herself, she was not trained and versed in textured hair initially. We also get into the topic of curly vs. straight hair services and what you can do to learn and expand your clientele with textured hair.

This week's topics:

• Difficulty in retaining clients due to accent and background

• Learning to work on textured hair and expanding her clientele

• Common mistakes hairdressers make on textured/curly hair

• How she approaches a curly service vs straight service

• Her approach to pricing

• Who inspires her and what she would change about the industry

• Hair Horror Story!

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Ep. 185 • An Incredible Journey to Hair w/ Leysa Carrillo @leysahairandmakeup Mar 22, 2021

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Redken ambassador & 2020 AIA Textured Stylist of the Year Leysa Carrillo gives us a glimpse into life in Cuba. She shares her amazing story of defecting to the USA and finding hair.

This Week's Topics:

• Life in Cuba & defecting to the USA

• Finding hair and struggling to connect with clients

• Learning English and appreciating what we have

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Ep. 184 • How to Deal With Imposter Syndrome & Avoid Self-Sabotage w/ Caitlin Ford @caitlinfordhair Mar 15, 2021

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We pick up with Caitlin again this week to cover her strategies and advice for creating and monetizing your content, as well as how to avoid the obstacles of self-sabotage and imposter syndrome.

This Week's Topics:

• Building her brand on YouTube & Suggestions on starting a YouTube channel

• Struggles with clientele after shutdown; changes in the business since COVID

• Dealing with imposter syndrome and self-sabotage

• People inspiring her right now

• The future of influencers in the hair industry & ways to monetizing your own content

• What she would change about the industry

• Hair Horror Story

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Ep. 183 • What Is Creativity? (And How to Get More of It) w/ Caitlin Ford @caitlinfordhair Mar 08, 2021

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2020 AIA Hair Colorist of the Year Caitlin Ford lost her index finger in an accident two years ago and had to adapt to her new situation. We discuss this, as well as her love of self-teaching and how she followed her creativity into coloring hair.

This Week's Topics:

• Losing a finger on a table saw remodeling her studio: how she adapted doing hair

• Landing a position at a high end salon, but losing motivation due to the salon culture

• Moving to another salon that encouraged social media

• Getting into creative color through watching Guy Tang & Rebecca Taylor and experimenting

• Creativity – What is it and what does it require?

• Rainbow Bangs: Her creative process for placement of color

• The relationship of creativity and engineering

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Ep. 182 • The 3 Best Business Tips for Hairdressers w/ Carly Zanoni @the.blonde.chronicles Mar 01, 2021

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We continue with Carly Zanoni from last week and discuss her best business advice for hairdressers. We also cover what you need to know about hiring an assistant.

This week's topics:

• Building her online education during quarantine– @the.BCU

• Best business tips for hairdressers

• Hiring an assistant: what to look for, how to train, holding accountable

• Exploring other social media platforms and features

• Balancing family with career: integration over balance

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