A Super Important Podcast About Hair?

Episode 31: Don Godfrey, who is the founder of @nothingbutpixies, and social media expert and coach @fiidnt, goes deep into brand building. listen to his conversations with Ryan and Stephen about everything form Covid, Van Halen, and branding. Its not all about the gram anymore.

Peter Gray

Recognized for his exceptional cutting skills and lightness of touch, Peter Gray is among the worldʼs foremost hair stylists. He rose to prominence at the end of the 1990s through innovative photographic partnerships with experimental fashion photographers including Sølve Sundsbø, Miles Aldridge and Richard Burbridge that established Gray as a leading force in the field of creative hair. As well as a busy and progressive practitioner, Gray is also a key proponent of environmental sustainability.

Revered in the fashion industry for his rigorous technical grounding, Grayʼs career in hair was formed at Vidal Sassoon in London, where he relocated to from South Africa in the late 1980s. He swiftly progressed through the companyʼs legendary training schemes to become their International Editorial Director, where he brought expertise and creative ideas to students and staff across the world, through teaching in their academies. This position led to a product development consultancy with Procter & Gamble that lasted until 2002, when Gray began consulting for Aveda as their International Editorial Consultant, advising on ecologically-responsible product development there for several years.

Gray is a prolific and imaginative image-maker, contributing to editorial shoots for a range of luxury and style titles including Italian, American and British Vogue, Harperʼs Bazaar, Numéro and Another Magazine. The informality and quiet conceptualism of his styling has earned him advertising campaigns for brands including Armani, Yves Saint Laurent, Givenchy, Lanvin, Hugo Boss, Lancôme and Moschino and he has created statement runway looks for prestige fashion houses Hermès, Ungaro and Paul Smith as well as cult labels Dsquared, Junya Watanabe and Maison Martin Margiela. Grayʼs celebrity clients are equally drawn from the world of directional fashion and the creative industries, and include: Gywneth Paltrow, Claudia Schiffer, Thandie Newton and Kylie Minogue. In addition to his career in still imagery, Gray is also an accomplished motion image director. His directorial debut, ʼShoot Doris Dayʼ was the first ever music video made specifically for DVD, a collaboration with the legendary Indian film producer James Chaisty.

Walk through the history of Nicholas French’s illustrious career. Not only is it a great history lesson but also a fun interview to see how his history has kept him relevant through out the years.

Episode 28: Philip and Mary Wilson with Eric Fisher We have a great conversation with Three icons of the hair industry. Learn a bit of the history behind Philip and Mary Wilson along with their good friend Eric Fisher.

Chatted with Stephen Gomez about his history in our industry and few of his amazing in sights about running a business during Covid-19

Episode 26: Anthony Gionnotti @anthonythe barber916

What is happening with Anthony. We all are stuck in quarantine at this time, but what is he thinking about and where is his barbershop going in the future. He not only is a barbershop owner but also owns a bar, so he is thinking about how all business works. Take a listen to get all the information.

Stephen hosted an educational event in Minnesota back in mid February with Jacob and his team. We found some time to sit down with Ryan Teal and do a podcast, between all of our winter adventures. On this podcast we discuss just about everything from salons to work places to education and music.

Ryan and Stephen went to NYC to attend the Beauty Experience (old IBS) Hair Show. Unfortunately it was closed shortly after they arrived. Hear about what they did. Arrojo underground, talked to students at Arrojo Cosmetology school, and more.

Travis and Aaron came to Minnesota to do a little education for 2 days and Stephen sat down with them to catch up on what has been happening. A big part of hairdressing is the networking and friendship.

Ryan and Stephen get caught up and chat about moving into 2020