This week’s Headcases guest has over 32 years experience in the professional beauty industry, starting as an administrator at a beauty school and moving on to Pivot Point International, CEO of Milady Publishing, and Executive Director at the National Cosmetology Association. Meet my new best friend Gordon Miller!

• Gordon shares how he was a young closeted gay guy in the 70s and found acceptance in the beauty industry
• The significance of events in the beauty industry and Gordon’s passion in bringing people together
• Gordon shares what he thinks of the game changing shifts in the salon industry
• Listen to what Gordon says is missing in the beauty industry

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This week we repost the hugely popular podcast with Daniel Mason Jones. 

Daniel Mason Jones owns one of the hottest salons in the country. He is a world-class hairstylist, a transformative speaker, an exceptional educator, and a cheerleader to everyone he meets. 

He has trained closely with top hair designers around the globe and his mission is to elevate the hair industry through inspirational education. 

DMJ had an hour to chat and, let me tell you, the hour flew by as we shared so many important life lessons. Do not miss this week’s Headcase!

 Show Notes 

            •           DMJ got an unusual start in the beauty industry in a funeral home

            •           He was encouraged to be an educator even though it was the furthest thing from his mind

            •           DMJ tells how his path almost crossed with CB’s many years ago at Brian and Sandra Smith’s birthday party

            •           Consultation is hugely important to the business success of any stylist. Learn how DMJ roleplays the consultation 

            •           Brand partnership is essential to DMJ’s success and he recommends it to any salon or independent stylist

            •           He considers it essential to give back to charities and to people who need help
            •           DMJ shares the ultimate secret to his success

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This week I chat with my good friends Philip and Mary Wilson. Philip Wilson is hairdresser to celebrities and royalty and is the creator of the Twin Brush, Twin Comb cutting technique and has been the artistic director for many brands. Mary Wilson is a CEO, an educator, a marketing wizard, and works with many brands. This episode is packed with profound reflections on their hairdressing journey.

• Hear how they each got started in teaching
• How did they come to starting their own product line?
• Philip shares his perspective on the importance of personal development and personal branding

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I’m deeply honored this week to sit down with my ultimate hairdressing hero, four times winner of the British Hairdressers Award and Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Trevor Sorbie. This one was extra special for me, as Trevor as been a true inspiration both creatively and personally in my life.

• Trevor shares the origin stories of his well-known cuts, the Wedge and the Scrunch
• hear about his private audience with the Queen. Did he cut Liz's hair?
• Trevor discusses minimum standards at his salon

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This week’s guest is perfectly timed for Earth Day.  James Alba joins me to talk about salon sustainability. James is a co-owner at The B Hive Salon in New Jersey, and co-founder of The Salon Movement. 

•  James shares a shocking statistic that the hairdressing industry generates 877 lb waste/min 
• He tells how he first started to take action for the environmental movement at a young age 
•  James shares how we have to commit and stand for something meaningful

If you would like more information on James Alba @patronsaintjames or on facebook at Beauty Business Reset 

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I’m excited to chat with my next guest, a Lifetime Achievement winner and a Hall of Heroes award winner, Ginger Boyle. 

·      Ginger shares how she lived off the grid for a year waiting for her cosmetology license 

·      She took a chance and moved across the country to work for Horst

·      How sometimes on the road for hair shows, they would have to get their “models” in the mall or bar

·      Hear how Ginger created a daily online affirmation for thousands of people

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For this week’s Headcase, I was very excited to sit down with master hair colorist and Keune’s Create Color Ambassador, George Alderete.

• George shares where his profound inspiration comes from 
• How he changed careers from construction work with his father
• How his team is first among the most important keys to his success
• His biggest insecurities
• His most powerful advice to anyone pursuing success in this industry

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This week on Chris Baran’s Headcases, I sit down with Michelle O’Connor: educator, 5-time NAHA winner, and Artistic Director for Matrix. Michelle is a leading voice for diversity and inclusion in the beauty industry.

• Learn how Michelle got started in the industry after years of being a ballet dancer
• Michelle told to her parents that she was going to be a hairstylist, and vowed she would not be mediocre
• Hear how Michelle believes that we all are put here to serve
• “You need to really evaluate what you are passionate about. If you are really passionate about something, it isn’t work. It’s a pleasure. It’s a joy.”

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This week’s guest is Nieves Almaraz, winner of NAHA Men’s Hairstylist of the Year 2021. With a barbering license and a cosmetology license, Nieves owns a barbershop and a barber school and thrives on inspiration. 

• Opened his first barbershop at 23 years old and was immediately swamped with bookings
• Started attending hair shows and was overwhelmed with inspiration 
• Became a volunteer at hair shows so he could walk the show floor and meet his inspirations. 
• People would stop him on the floor to take photos of his fades, asking him how he did them. So he made an instructional video on his technique.  
• Barbers are very knowledgeable and take it to the next business level 
• What’s the one thing he would tell his younger self?

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This week’s guest has inspired an entire generation of hairdressers. Benni Tognini is an Australian icon, considered the father of avant garde hairdressing

 Benni and his team have won a string of international accolades, including World Master of the Craft. He’s the man behind the powerhouse Togninis brand.

 I am so lucky to have Benni as a very good friend, and it was a pleasure to sit down and chat with him about how he got started.

•  Benni's realization that sports and hairdressing are similar, with patterns in the training, practicing, and discipline.
•  How Benni entered competition after competition and learned the value of failure.
•  The many mistakes that helped him become great.
•  Fear is where you find the answers.

Note – there are many images that we talk about, make sure to watch the YouTube video recording to see everything.  https://youtu.be/CpxZpPpm94w

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