As a salon owner, will you be legal? As an indie hairdresser, will you become an employee? California’s new employment law takes effect Jan. 1st, 2020 with many other states watching to see how it all shakes out. ⁠ ⁠ @loveerictaylor spoke once more with employment attorney Jason Ross, who specializes in this new law as it relates to hairdressers. There have been updates and exemptions for our industry since the law was passed, so we asked Jason to fill us in on what’s going on. ⁠- For an in-depth discussion on the law, check out his first interview on Ep.68 

Show Notes:

• Review of the Supreme Court decision & ABC Test for employee/indie worker

• What has happened since the change: AB5 taking effect Jan 1 2020  

• Examining your salon philosophically as opposed to legally 

• Examples of things beauty pros need to do to remain independent within salons 

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Ashlee Levitch is the Owner/CEO of Bangstyle, a website and agency dedicated to hair inspiration and branding. They discuss her thoughts on the beauty industry and what hairdressers should be working on to improve their personal brand.

Show Notes:

• Her history as an young actor and how she transitioned to the beauty industry

• The history of Bangstyle; how it began and how she become the owner 

• Her blog post: Keeping social content and conversations positive and helping other stylists 

• Dealing with online hateful comments

• Bangstyle as an agency for brands / beauty pros

• Other social platforms: should a stylist be present on each of those?

• ‘Horror’ Story of being born with curly hair

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A precision haircutter turned founder & CEO of The Ben Mollin Project, Ben is an independent thinker. He has used his experience in TV and hair education to create a mentoring program dedicated to giving stylists the tools they need to live the life they want.

Show Notes:

• His early days as a stylist; getting into a higher end salon and gaining a mentor; buying an existing salon when young and hating it

• Bravo Shear Genius & life after the show

• Education and Being On-stage; being entertaining and making things memorable – how that led to developing The Ben Mollin Project – Teaching stylists public speaking

• Top 3 things to do to become a better public speaker

• Living a minimalistic life: cutting down on the things in life that add stress but you don’t need

• His incredible Hair Horror Stories!

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We took some choice clips from episodes 31 through 40 and put them together for a look back. This episode is packed full of valuable info & insights regarding your salon business, social media, & the beauty industry. 

Ep. 32 – Advice for new stylists w/ @wesdoeshair

Ep. 33 – Being flexible to change and the power of personality w/ @robertcromeans

Ep. 34 – Street Interviews w/ the everyday client regarding retail and recommendations

Ep. 35 – @hairgod_zito – his career switch to vivid colors and social media influencing

Ep. 36 – @thehairnerds – Starting & running a hair-centric media company and the state of the hair industry

Ep. 37 – Founders of @pulpriothair David and Alexis Thurston discuss creating their product

Ep. 38 – A roundtable discussion of the importance of attending hair events

Ep. 39 – @luiiisc_ & @kristenmichellehair discuss tactics and strategies to build clientele

Ep. 40 – Starting and scaling up a salon and assisting your stylists with social media w/ @jacobkhan

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Styling Specialist & Cosmoprof Artistic Team member Cate “Ruby” Torrealba specializes in red carpet glam-style. As a freelancer, Cate goes into the details of what it takes to succeed in a very challenging field of hairdressing. 

Show Notes:

• How she found her way to hair and her nickname

• How to deal with inconsistency of freelance work & working with a spouse

• Cate’s production work & search for representation

• How she deals with rejection

• Her story of her doggo Moose

• How to be successful during production work and photo shoots

• The one thing she would do differently: Go to a much cheaper beauty school

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TONS of great advice and inspo in this Episode! Andrew & Ryan sat down in front of stylists at LookBook 2019. They discussed some great topics & questions:

• How Ryan & Andrew gained an upper hand in Men’s hair & Why you should learn to do women’s hair

• If you are already really good at what you do, to succeed further you have to learn something else 

• Making the client the hero, not yourself

• How to successfully guide a client towards a new style or what they truly want

• Being yourself on social media & in person; focusing on what you do best and what you want to do

• How to balance growing your clientele w/ having a life: raising prices 

Buddy Porter found success quickly in Los Angeles; he attests it to assisting, working hard, and saying yes to every opportunity. He goes over what aspects would be in his hypothetical book, ‘How To Survive & Thrive as a LA stylist in 5 Years” and more:

• How he got into hair; hated classroom work but fought through it – really got into hair once he hit the floor and changed people’s looks. Took to cutting but not color; moved to LA to gain experience and get away from color.

• Being rep’ed by an agency: What jobs does this entail? How’s the pay?

• Behind the Chair: getting to the point of doing only the clients you want 

• Business tactics/advice: His pricing strategy: Client get price for life, but he raises his price each year & new clients get the current price. 

• Wave the Wand: How he would change the industry

• How to become successful in LA in 5 years: Assisting in LA, Client Retention, Staying professional.

• His Hair Horror Story!

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With 39 years experience covering the beauty industry, Beauty & Fashion Director Maggie Mulhern @maggie_mulhern has a tremendous wealth of knowledge and experience regarding hair.⁠ This has led to her judging countless hair competitions, so we had her dive into the key aspects you need to know when entering. She gives tips for the photos/competitions, how the judging process works, how to find a hair model and/or photographer, and how to assemble a team.⁠ She also gives her thoughts on how social media has changed the industry and how it has helped women achieve greater success.⁠

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Charlie Gray is the International Creative Director of Menspire, a men’s hair salon and educational academy based in London. He explains the mission of the company and how his desire to become an educator has shaped his path, as well as:

The story of Menspire and approaching it as a movement

Advice for younger stylists: hard work and patience brings the opportunities

What will make their Menspire brand endure over 50 years? 

Social Media downsides: cyber-bullying and the fake perceptions of hairdressers and educators

The lack of detail and discipline in the industry: the training isn’t good enough in men’s hair – still teaching the same things from 50-60 years ago.

The disconnect between hairdressers and barbers  

His Hair Horror Stories!

www.menspire.co.uk

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We took some choice clips from episodes 21 through 30 and put them together for a look back. This episode is packed full of valuable info & insights regarding your salon business, social media, & the beauty industry. 

Ep. 22 – Achieving a high level of service in your client’s experience with @sugarskulls

Ep. 23 – Tips and advice on educating on the large stage and gaining celebrity clients w/ @tedgibson and @jasonbacke

Ep. 26 – Journey from bartender to salon owner and challenges of running a salon w/ @bescene

Ep. 27 – Strategies on renting out your salon studio and/or chair for supplemental income

Ep. 28 – @philipwolffhair describes the difference between east and west coasts and what experience and work is needed to get to where he is today

Ep. 29 (and 30) A discussion about meditation for hairstylists and how it can help you behind the chair. Ep 30 is a guided meditation session for stylists.

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