This week’s guest is doing amazing things. She rose from homelessness to being one of the country’s most celebrated and respected stylists. She is a certified tricologist,  a salon owner, a NAHA finalist, ABS Global Image award nominee,  Behind the Chair One Shot finalist and so much more. I’m very happy to sit down with Evie Johnson on Headcases. 

-Listen to Evie’s amazing journey, how she started in beauty school at age 13 

-Evie has such a drive that she was appointed Artistic Director at age 23 

-She became a Tricologist (a specialist who studies the diseases and problems related to hair and scalp)

-How the right mindset meant everything to her success

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On Headcases this week I’m speaking with a Harvard and Wharton Business School grad and founder of Busy Salons. He is president of Salon Ninja, and the creator of A-Game Mastery Coaching. He is a Hi-Performance coach and has worked with many high profile salon artists. It’s my honour today to chat with Andrew Finkelstein.

⁃Andrew shares how he got started in the beauty industry after graduating from Harvard business school 

⁃How business school was helpful to a point, but he realized that many people have to start with training their minds to think like a business person, and that doesn’t necessarily mean the numbers

⁃Managing starts with managing yourself, and building the right habits 

⁃Andrew shares the difference between inspiration and motivation

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This week’s guest is GQ’s “Coolest Barber on Instagram”, a 4-time winner of Canadian Men’s Hairdresser of the Year, and has worked behind the scenes with the hottest actors in film and television. He has a very successful line of shops and products under the Victory Barber and Brand banner, and I feel very fortunate that I knew him before he was even a hairstylist. Our guest is Matty Conrad!

⁃Why Matty doesn’t believe in “fake it til you make it”

⁃He once lost sight of his true purpose until he realized he was doing everything for all the wrong reasons

⁃How his grandfather’s funeral and eulogy changed his whole life’s path

⁃His biggest learning is through failure and he calls it “failing forward”

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My guest this week owns multiple salons, he is a lead educator, and he provides solutions to salons looking to level up. And in his spare time he’s a prize-winning body builder! I’m so pleased to sit down with my personal friend, Jayson Morgan. 

⁃Jayson started young - his grandmother would give him old mop heads to cut, and she would hunt yard sales for Barbie heads for him to cut and style

⁃He shares the importance of having a plan and sticking to it

⁃Jayson talks about his tried and true techniques for coaching salon staff, and his success with 1-on-1 sessions with all of his staff

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This week’s guest is the Global Creative Director and Senior Vice President of Creative for Aveda. She is a winner of British Hairdresser of the Year, and she’s done hair for models for Mu Mu, Stella McCartney, Alexander McQueen, Dolce and Gabanna and the list goes on. It is my great pleasure to chat with Antoinette Beenders. 

⁃Antoinette shares how she got started in hairdressing, and what lead to her impulsive leap to London to work for Trevor Sorbie

⁃She shares about the move to Aveda and the perfect fit of their philosophies, and the role that it played in developing her own style

⁃Antoinette talks about what it means to be a creative director

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This week my guest Headcase is a multi award winner, International Stylist of the Year, British Hairdressing Award winner, and NAHA winner. He was lead stylist for American’s Next Top Model. I could go on and on! I’m so pleased to sit down with Damien Carney and hear about his career. 

⁃After years as a successful stylist, Damien felt something was missing. So he decided to chuck it all and go work for Trevor Sorbie and completely retrain as a stylist.

⁃He shares the most powerful wisdom he gained from working with Trevor Sorbie 

⁃Damien believes that what you put into this life is what you get out of it

⁃Learn what made Damien decide to pick up his own camera and begin shooting for other stylists

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Today's guest is one of the most brilliant educators and colorists I know. He is a global artist with Redken, and a lead colorist on all Redken color shoots. He is a three time NAHA nominee and he is here fresh from the stage at the Redken Symposium On Tour. So let's get into this week's Headcase: Mr. George Garcia.

- he realized early in his training at cosmetology school that if he was going to do this, he better commit all the way

- his paradigm shift from being a kid on the street to helping kids on the street 

- how he was fired from one salon after being wrongly accused of stealing $20, and got hired at another salon with an amazing mentor who got him his start at Redken

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My guest this week is my mentor, my teacher, and my friend. He has trained hundreds of thousands of people around the world, and is a best selling author. He is a huge role model in my life – Blair Singer!

• Blair describes meeting Chris, and how Chris was a little skeptical about the training, and how quickly Chris changed his tune
• We don’t have to listen to the chatter in our mind telling us we can’t do something. There are proven techniques that help tame that little voice 
• A favorite quote of Blair’s: “We have a societal responsibility to teach; otherwise we won’t move ahead” 
• The value of sharing your failures with your audience

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This week I finally get to bring on my close friend and business partner, Chris Moody! Chris is one of the world’s best trainers. 

- Chris says everything we do is an evolution, and shares his story of evolving from hairdressing to teaching 

- Hear about the one moment that changed everything for him 

- He digs into the differences between "show & tell" teaching to "share and learn" teaching

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This week, I'm really excited to sit down and chat with my dear friend Leah Freeman. Leah is one of the industry's top recognized colorists, a successful salon owner, and the Global Healing Color Director for L'ANZA.

• Leah shares how she struggled in school, turning to beauty school on a whim. Turns out, that decision was a life-changer

• Because she had such a hard time learning as a student, she was driven to start teaching for brands so she could help others who might be struggling

• Learning about money and financial choices is very important, and Leah thinks it should be taught in high school

• Everything is changing so quickly in the hair industry that education is essential. Listen how Leah compares education to working out.

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