Cutting Through The Noise

In episode 17, Stephanie Mason is joined by Linda Woodhead, the CEO and founder of Mocha Publishing. Linda Woodhead revolutionised the hair and beauty industry with trade magazines, educational events, and prestigious awards. Her initiatives like HOT SHOTS and Beauty Squad empower young talents, while her ceremonies celebrate excellence, leaving an indelible mark on the industry's future.https://www.instagram.com/linda_mochagroup/https://www.instagram.com/mochahairaustralia/

In episode sixteen, Hayley Mears goes deep into the space of wellness and self-care with O&M Founder & CEO Jose Bryce Smith. This episode is all about how we carve out healthy habits in our life to set ourselves up for success.

Jose explains her philosophies on developing clean haircare products and the core values of her brand that have also become the pillars of her healthy daily routines.

This is a great episode for anyone who wants to learn more about the ethos of self-care working hand in hand with professional success. Jose talks about being the first ever PPD-free colour brand and how she disrupted the approach to colour formulation in the industry.

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This episode hosted by Hayley Mears explores the story of addiction with Clive Allwright. Clive has had an incredible hairdressing career from starting his apprenticeship at the original flagship TONI&GUY salon in Mayfair London, to bringing the mega-brand to Australia under the leadership of Dennis Langford. Clive's career exploded phenomenally throughout the 90s and the 00s and he relocated to Los Angeles as the Global Creative Director of KMS. Clive discusses his battles with addiction during these years and how he overcame his relationship with drugs and alcohol to completely reinvent his life.

Currently, Clive is the Founder and Co-Owner of two incredible businesses. Our Place Salon in Sydney and tech start-up Piloroo which has changed the landscape of education and assistant services in the hairdressing industry.

Clive and three co-hosts are launch a NEW podcast that will be dropping soon.

Make sure you're following. https://www.instagram.com/cliveallwright/

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In episode 14 of Cutting Through the Noise, Hayley Mears chats with legendary editorial stylist Richard Kavanagh about how he is disrupting the tech world through the incredible consultation tool called The Hair App. Richard explains how the Hair App works to support stylists on the floor to increase all salon-based KPI's and ultimately deliver the best possible client experience.

Richard discusses the inception of the product and how the overwhelming response from clients has taken this product to the worldwide stage.

https://www.instagram.com/richardkavanagh/

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Cutting Through the Noise, Episode 13 Katy Reeve & Remington Meyer – the power of being an independent hairdresser.

In episode 13, Hayley Mears chats to Katy Reeve and Remington Meyer about their journey from salon employees to independent stylists. With the shift to so many flexible, rent-a-chair offerings available to stylists and colourists, this conversation go deep into the way technology and new apps are designed to support everything an emerging indie stylists needs to run a streamlined business.

If you’re already an indie stylist looking for some extra career support, or if you’re thinking of making the move to being self-employed this is a great episode to give you an insight into this evolving part of the hairdressing industry.

If you want to know more about the “unwritten” app, just head to… https://linktr.ee/unwritten.hair

In episode 12, the three hosts Nadine, Hayley & Stephanie share their thoughts and observations on the current industry climate. There are lots of changes afoot, including the introduction of AI, and the global economic environment that has been impacting suppliers and distributors. The new look salon industry where adaptability and structure shifts are here to stay. There's lots of great content here. If you have noticed a dip in revenue, turnover, rebookings or any change in sales performance this podcast is a MUST LISTEN. Reach out to any of us here:@HaylsMears @StephanieMason @nadine_johnsalcock

Chris Hunter | Owner & Business Director

Chris knew from a young age that he would work in a creative field, but growing up in country Victoria meant that opportunities were limited. This all changed at age 18 with a move to Melbourne and an apprenticeship with one of Melbourne's premier salons.But as time went by Chris knew he wanted more and moved from Melbourne to Sydney to chase the dream of being an editorial hairstylist. Honing his craft at Swanky Eastern Suburbs Salon, Chris lent his skills to the Australian Sebastian Creative team and was soon announced as a Wella brand ambassador. During this period Chris frequently worked on editorial shoots & fashion weeks both in Australia and abroad.

WILLOMINA opened its doors in 2017 and has since become one of Sydney’s leading hair boutiques housing some of the cities hottest hair talent - with Chris migrating from hairdresser to business leader throughout the journey.

Cameron Pine | Editorial and Creative Director

Cameron Pine is the Editorial and Creative Director of INSTYLE magazine, styleicons.com.au and Hair Festival. Having held an Editor role for more than 20 years, Cameron’s knowledge of the industry, brands and relationships has led to a dynamic skillset across both culture and consumer behaviour.Having built a reputation on consistency and prioritising industry benchmarks over personal commitments, Pine has continued to bring a unique level of creativity across various aspects of the business, as the titles have continued to become the largest reaching hair industry platforms in Australia. Responsible for all creative output across INSTYLE, Styleicons and Hair Festival, Pine continues to innovate creative and branded content, bringing editorial solutions to a full range of partners and advertisers.

Truly a manager’s mentor, Kym knows the mindset, skills and strategies required to help managers get the best performance from their teams. She sees the common roadblocks frontline managers face in influencing their staff’s behavior and performance and has helped thousands of business owners, managers and franchisees learn what it takes to truly engage their people, turbo-charge their results, and build cultures of excellence.

In this episode, Kym shares her own journey from a regional stylist who felt not quite enough to diving into large scale management, and on to a future in developing strong, connected leaders.She shares what it takes to evolve with genuine compassion and pull up those around you while you grow.If you are fueled by impacting others or are looking to take the leap from a job on the salon floor to really nourishing your business, this is the podcast for you.

Jo’s career has spanned far and wide across the hairdressing industry. Starting as a hairdresser, Jo progressed into a state education role with Redken and then progressed to National Education Manager, moving from Melbourne to Sydney. Her career with Redken progressed to the National Sales Manager role. Post Redken, her career took a different direction managing a NSW wholesaler hairdressing business then joined Wella Australia as the General Manager of the Kadus Cosmetics brand. With the purchase of Delva by Wella Jo regained a new position of National Sales and Marketing Manager foor the Delva/Kadus division. Progressing in the Wella family, Jo became National Marketing Manager for the Wella FMCG division and then her remaining time at Wella was spent as National Marketing Manager Wella Professional.

Jo created her own consulting business post Wella, consulting in the print, beauty and hair industries. Lecturing at university also became her passion. An opportunity to consult for De Lorenzo as their National Marketing Manager was a six month contract and INSTYLE contacted Jo to run their business. In 2020, INSTYLE was bought by the Intermedia Group and the rest is history with her new role in the organisation starting in June 2001. Jo has been part of the team that developed and expanded the INSTYLE portfolio into a digital magazine, launched Styleicons, Styleicons Education (no longer available), Estetica magazine (distributor only, no longer available) social media campaigns and then Hair Festival. What’s next for Jo? Who knows!