This is Part One of a Two-part interview with Tab Salsman @tabcutshair. We sit down with Tab again to dive into more controversial topics, such as:

-Are “old school” marketing techniques more important than ever? 

-Is Instagram at critical mass?

-Independent educators are filling a role that has surprised the brands. People are buying the people, not the brands.

-Whats the deal with beauty schools these days? Are they serving the industry?

-Is cosmetology license deregulation good or bad? 

On The Hair Game video series, we did a skit with Zach involving his wig creations – flipping the script and portraying a world of Zach’s wigs as the day-to-day. Check out the video skit at www.salonrepublic.com/thehairgame or our instagram page @salonrepublic. Also, see all of Zach’s creations on his instagram page @zachkilian.

This is our conversation with Zach after the skit, where he tells us about himself and how he began creating these amazing artistic hairpieces.

Salon Republic hosted their annual holiday party for all of their Los Angeles salons at the infamous Yamashiro Hollywood on Monday December 4th. In the midst of all the fun, Salon Republic CEO Eric Taylor did some street style interviews with a few of the SR beauty pros and VIPs. Hear the advice these seasoned stylists have for hairstylists who are looking for a change in their salon environment or are fresh out of school + their 2018 hair trend predictions.

Topics discussed:

Growing a beauty business from concept to sale + avoiding the common pitfalls

Inside story of Biz of balayage

How Salon Republic started + inside glimpse into the company + why we do what we do

How Amber runs her new business and is improving the industry with new projects.

Don’t let Amazon steal your retail business! Listen to this advice from Salon Republic stylists killing it in the retail game to strengthen your own.

In this episode, Eric speaks with Nina Kovner of Passionsquared. Nina is the preeminent life and business coach for professionals in our industry. They go deep into the following topics-

 -How potential clients find you in today’s digital landscape

 -Making money on influence in our industry. What are the rules influencers need to be aware of?

 -Where are things headed? What’s next?

 -What is PassionSquared and how it can help independent beauty professionals with their business?

Are you struggling with social media? Salon Republic founder/CEO Eric Taylor sat down with beauty pros successful at social media and asked what it takes to up your social media game. Here are the top tips from some of the best in the industry, including:   @edwardstylesyou, @tim_cagle, @danitygr, @mare.l.a, @ryancullenhair, @edwardklipperhands, and @mikeyyyyyyy_.

Orange County, CA hairdresser and KMS educator, Mikey Teeze @mikey_teeze, walks you through the cut he gives Eric. He also talks about starting his career broke, the value of education, and the gross story of why he uses conditioner instead of shaving cream on guys. This is the first official haircut done in The Lab, a 5-station studio at Salon Republic Hollywood offering stations that can be reserved by the day. It’s (almost) like watching history…

In our first episode, @andrewdoeshair mentioned his hair business mentor is Tab Salsman @tabcutshair. Tab is a SoCal hairdresser, national educator and Founder of @toolsandbags. He really delivers the business knowledge for the hairdressing community in this interview with Salon Republic Founder Eric Taylor @4erictaylor-

-Why you need to be mindful of your pricing

-How and when to raise your prices

-How to stay sharp so you keep, and build, your clientele

We had some extra time with @andrewdoeshair when he came out to visit, so here is a bonus episode where he answers more questions from his Instagram fans and spits knowledge on things like-

-What tools he uses

-His predictions for the next hair trends

-His take on the future of social media for the beauty industry

-Why he goes to Disneyland