Ashlee Norman joins us again this week to continue the conversation of family and motherhood. We discuss how it has influenced her career, her education classes, as well as the effect the indie movement has had on female stylists raising children.

Hairstylist, Independent Educator, Mom, Wife…. Ashlee Norman @ashleenormanhair has been balancing all of it for years now. We discuss how she started her education business during her first pregnancy, as well as advice on managing it all.

Master Hair Cutter and educator Nick Arrojo @nickarrojo had just opened his salon in New York a week before 9/11. He shares his incredible story of being a block away when it happened. We also discuss navigating catastrophes such as 9/11 (and now Covid) as a salon owner.

For nearly three decades, stylist David John has been doing hair at some of the busiest, high-end salons in Los Angeles. He recently left commission salons and opened his own studio inside Salon Republic in Beverly Hills. He shares with us what factors helped him make the switch to indie.

Men’s hairstylist and educator Dean Lauer @deanothebarber_ built a foundation of skills early by grinding hard…. owning a shop AND starting a barber school within the first few years of graduating hair school. 

He left it all behind to follow his dream to work in LA. He shares the whole story this week!

We continue with Yene Damtew this week and focus on her 5 most important steps for scaling revenue as a hairstylist. We also discuss her advice for marketing your business in the current climate and her passion for creating a more inclusive industry.

Stylist and Mentor @yenedamtew shares her story of moving across the country for an assistant position she knew would be beneficial for her career. We also discuss the important financial strategies she has learned working independently and as a salon owner. 

The most common complaint we hear about beauty schools is how they don’t prepare stylists for real life in the salon. 

As the President/Owner of Salon Success Academy, operating 6 locations in Southern California, Robert Gross gives us the inside look at what it’s like running a beauty school and the challenges that are constantly presented.

He has long championed the need to raise the professionalism and image of the beauty industry in the state of California by co-founding, and participating as an active board member of the Professional Beauty Federation of California. 

Stylist Blake Evans @blakereedevans has leveled up consistently and now is co-owner of the salon he started at as an assistant. We discuss his path, as well as the topics he covers as a social media coach with Summit Salon Business Center.

We continue our conversation with Dawn Bradley @dawnbradleyhair this week and get in-depth with the strategies she has employed to combat her anxiety and achieve success. These have become the core of her education and coaching classes.