Award-winning hair and fashion photographer Dan Thomas joins me on today’s How to Cut It for a value-packed episode. Through his expertise as a forward thinking photographer, Dan will be sharing serious knowledge on how to photograph a successful hair collection, from start to finish. The photographer behind William Lamb’s winning British Hairdressing Newcomer of the Year 2016 Ink collection, Dan knows exactly what it takes to capture jaw-dropping and award-winning collections. He’s got his process to help hairdressers get the …
Having yourself a unique brand identity could make the difference between standing out or not in the hairdressing industry. Here in our 10th episode, I’m thrilled to have a visit from hairdressing entrepreneur Ky Wilson. Today, we’re going to get into Ky’s thought process behind building both he’s super cool personal persona ‘Ky Cut Wilson’ and his business, The Social. Originally meeting Ky back in 2013, I’ve been super excited to see how his awesome talent and industry reputation has grown. The …
Do you have the fear of presenting in front of a live audience? Or maybe you're looking for a few tips to help take your stage presentations to the next level? Well, that’s exactly what today’s guest can help you with, thanks to his expertise and knowledge in the art of presenting. Today, Edward Hemmings will share his tips with you on how it’s done, revealing everything you need to know in presenting your way to success in hairdressing. Edward has worked all over …
How many of you seek success in winning a British Hairdressing of the Year award? For many of you winning at the British Hairdressing awards is a big desire of yours, and this weeks guest is someone who can help you achieve this. Here today is current London Hairdresser of the Year, Luke Benson. An ‘exceptional hair talent’ who travels the world teaching his creativity, along with consulting with other hairdressers on their shoots. Trained by the late, great Terry Calvert of …
In this ‘How To Cut It’ episode I know that you're really going to be entertained by a true hairdressing legend. Joining me today is Lee Stafford – one the most famous and recognised names to come out of British hairdressing in the last 20 years. From starting out cutting hair in his mum’s living room, Lee’s career went into overdrive after winning British Mens Hairdresser of the Year in 1998. I’ve invited Lee here today to not only gain more …
Maybe like todays award winning guest Sophia Hilton, being a salon owner is not a massive ambition of yours. Originally Sophia never had the desire to own a salon –but if she did, it couldn’t be just like “another salon”. The rest is history! After 10 years working for leading hairdressers, Sophia –after talking to her husband– decided to venture out on her own, and in 2015 opened Not Another Salon in East London’s fashionable Brick Lane. With it’s anti-factory ideology, …
Enjoy insights from our guests - this week's interview is exceptional! Here today is A-list hair colourist Jack Howard - a big fan of HairClubLive – who is widely credited with bringing Balayage to the UK. As a visionary hair technician and businessman, Jack understands why leveraging new technologies and social media is vital to helping you grow your industry profile. In this episode you’ll hear Jack tell how he worked in North America in 1993 – billing more than half a …
Many hairdressers share the same ambition to one day become an ambassador for a leading hair care brand, but often wonder what it takes to land this prestigious role. That’s why I’m super excited to have hair brand ambassador, Katie Mulcahy join us today to answer this question. Offering her own personal experience on becoming UK ambassador for Rusk Hair Care, Katie understands exactly on what it takes to get noticed by hair manufacturers that are looking for the next …
The first interview in the How To Cut It–In The Hairdressing Industry podcast, is with Tom Connell, the art director at Trevor Sorbie. Seeing Trevor Sorbie perform in a one-man-show, Tom knew from that moment onwards he wanted to work for the man himself. So, if you've been similarly inspired to work for a great name in the industry, stick around as Tom shares with you what's involved. Having kicked off his career working in his parents salon, Tom then spent time at Andrew Collinge in …