Have you ever considered joining forces with a fellow industry colleague to create unique hair education? Interested to know more, then we've a treat for you today. In todays episode we have to heavy hitters of Irish Hairdressing, as I'm joined by the owner of Cut Social, Katrina Kelly, and L'Oreal Young Colourist winner, Conor Doyle. Both with an aligned common goal of collaboratively sharing to the industry their experiences and passions for their craft, I love how and why these …
Now more than ever you need to work really hard at being a happy successful hairdresser. This is hard when we are all at home in isolation, right? No, it's never been such a good time! With so much down time, nows the time to absorb new information and ideas. With a wealth of digital and online education in the palm of our hands, planning daily training into your routine will see you come out of isolation a much more happier …
What did it mean for you to go into industry lockdown? How did you prepare for it? How will you cope being in lockdown for the next 12 weeks or more? This was the question I put out to our 'How To Cut It' Community. I was not disappointed with what I got back in reply to this question. In this midweek podcast special, I'm delighted to bring you some of our listeners to share their experiences firsthand as they prepared …
No one says it's easy being a salon owner! That's certainly one thing todays guest, Brooke Evans, would certainly agree with. As a 26 year old hairdresser, Brooke is a new salon owner who is having to learn fast in dealing with circumstances way out of her own control so early on. Today, she shares how opening her brand new salon in December 2019, has been the toughest start to life as new salon owner. Faced with a two week salon closure …
In light of the global Coronavirus (COVID-19) we are joined in this podcast special by leading international salon coach, Richard McCabe. Offering his independent advice on how your hairdressing business should be preparing for these unprecedented lockdown times, this is a listen that requires your attention. With each country dealing with the Coronavirus pandemic in a different way, we hope no matter where in the world you are, that these words from Richard will give your salon business some creative ideas …
If your fearful of becoming a salon owner, then today's podcast is set up to inspire you. Let me introduce you to today's guest Sophie Bullivant – aka Colour Me Sophie B ™. A Master Colour Expert, Sophie reveals big in this episode on what made her frightened of her owning a salon business. The turning point came after receiving some one-to-one business coaching, that she credits to the shift of mindset to her becoming a salon owner by saying, "I …
The hair industry is facing a crisis! It's regularly being said that there's no young people coming into hairdressing. The passion has gone out of young hairdressers. Salons are not keeping on to their staff. But what are we doing to solving this big problem? In this episode, we're talking once more with The Fantastic Hairdresser co-founder, Alan Austin-Smith, on how we need to rethink the way we are marketing our industry message. In doing just that, Alan is confident it …
If you're curious to know what's out there when it comes to the inspirational world of the hairdressing circuit, and all the opportunities that it can bring – then we've got the ultimate go-to guide for you. Coming back onto the podcast today is the mega hair talent, Harriet Stokes. Harriet last joined us back in Episode 110, where we learned of her rise to becoming one of British hairdressings hottest hair stars. Well she's back today to offer her invaluable …
Today, we're covering a conversation rarely discussed: stepping away from a salon business that you've loved, nurtured and grown over many years. To help us learn more on this intriguing topic, I'm joined by two hairstylists who know perfectly how this works – iconic hairdresser Tony Wood and rising star, Liam Fry. For any salon owners looking for an exit strategy to your salon business, then this episode is your essential listening guide. And if you're a salon employee, then you'll …
Today's guest Sheila Abrahams went from salon owner to freelance hairdresser by default, offering home hairdressing services. But with the freelance world being dubbed as ‘the black market’, professionals like Sheila struggled to be taken seriously outside of a salon environment. This was going to change! Sheila had a very different vision and got together with Heather Hopkins, who shared her vision, to form a trade association that set standards for the first time in the freelance sector. In October 1993 …