@kendalldorsey1 continues to share his incredible journey this week. He reveals a huge mistake he made early that nearly ruined his career path, as well as the unfortunate realities of session work. We also get into the planning aspects of an editorial shoot… how much is prepared ahead of time?

• His drive and hunger for success due to his background

• The money realities of session work

• The lifestyle of a session stylist

• The preparation & artistry that goes into the look for a shoot

• People inspiring him in the hair and fashion industry 

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Celebrity stylist and Global Ambassador @kendalldorsey1 was very successful for years without a cosmo license, but came to a point where he needed it to advance his career. We also discuss how changing your location can be daunting and extremely challenging… but can also be the big break you need. 

• Becoming very successful for years without a license; finally going to beauty school

• Move to Washington D.C. and working at a high-end salon

• Move to NYC; Finding Ballroom Culture and meeting Rhianna’s stylist 

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We’re back with @hairbyhunty – Sooo much great marketing advice and info that we needed a 2nd episode! We continue this week with the sometimes thorny topics of price increases, process & policy changes, and managing client information. 

• Making structural changes to your biz easier for your client 

• Customer relationship management  

• Making policies part of the customer experience 

• Most difficult convo with client 

• What he would change about the industry 

• His Hair Horror Story 

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Hairstylist Business Educator Hunter Donia @hairbyhunty shares a wealth of knowledge with us this week! We cover a range of topics regarding marketing: the best strategies to target your ideal clients, the best website creation tools and booking apps, and much more.

• Getting his beauty license in high school through vocational classes

• Marketing rules that never change

• How to target your ideal clients by using your current ones

• Best website creation tools and booking apps

• Fighting the effects of inflation through price raises 

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We had beauty school students tour our Salon Republic Burbank location to learn more about indie hairdressing…. AND we held a panel discussion with Megan Brunelle @hairetic_official, Angelina Marie @hairbyangelinamarire, and Dani Van Buren @danivanburenhair to share how some of our SR fam approach running their businesses. 

• How they got started after getting their license

• Most valuable thing to know when starting a salon business

• Best ways to manage their clients

• Dealing with difficult clients

• Setting boundaries and avoiding burnout

• Pricing yourself and budgeting 

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Emmy Award winning stylist & CEO @angelacstyles left a full clientele in Chicago and moved to Los Angeles for a new experience. Wanting to get into set work, she targeted salons in the areas where celebrity clientele were common. She also shares her experience starting @consciouscurlshair as well as writing her children’s book, ‘Hair’.

• Writing a children’s book about hair

• Balancing set work and consulting

• Starting Conscious Curls Hair

• Most difficult convo with a client

• What she would change about the industry

• Hair Horror Story 

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We continue with Tab Salsman this week and cover a wide variety of topics such as coffee, celebrity haircuts, and his approach to conversations with clients while behind the chair. 

• Working through economic downturns

• Celebrity encounters while doing hair

• Representing brands

• Handling BTC convos about politics

• His Hair Horror Story 

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