What does it really take to build confidence, stay creative, and keep evolving across decades?

In this episode of Bridging Generations with Howard Snooks, Howard sits down with Charli Price for an honest, wide-ranging conversation about mentorship, bullying, leadership, fashion, and the cost of mastery. From Denver to New York Fashion Week to international publication, Charlie shares how skill, resilience, and integrity shaped his path. This episode is for creatives, leaders, and anyone navigating identity, career transitions, or intergenerational tension—and it matters because wisdom doesn’t expire, it compounds.

Main Topics Covered

• Authentic conversations across generations

• Mentorship vs. bullying—and how both shape resilience

• Building confidence through skill, repetition, and survival

• Inside the fashion “scene”: reality vs. fantasy

• Leadership under pressure and holding boundaries

• Inclusivity, craft, and quality control in creative industries

• Retirement as reinvention, not retreat

• What it means to become an “elder” in your field

  
  

  Key Takeaways

• Confidence comes from competence earned over time—not approval

• Creativity thrives when joy and discipline coexist

• Mentors matter, but adversity can be a teacher too

• Inclusivity without standards erodes craft

• Reinvention is possible at any age when curiosity stays alive

Connect with Charli Price

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charliepricehair/

Connect with Howard Snooks

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@howardsnooks-modelactor8449

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2dx6GfWFgSedypZnLZWksp?si=77139a2b22ac4ccc

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howardsnooks/?hl=en

Website: https://www.howardsnooks.com/

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