Hairbrained Conversations

A very special conversation with our friend Tabatha Coffey and humanitarian Selina Tomasich, the founder of Hair Aid, an Australian-based charitable organization focused on lifting people out of critical poverty by sharing basic haircutting skills. Please visit @hairaidinc on IG or www.hairaid.org.au for more information on how you can support this important work. Note: Recorded pre-pandemic

A recipient of the prestigious NAHA Hall of Leaders Lifetime Achievement Award, @GenoStampora is known for his considerable insights into creating career and business success. In this fast-paced conversation, Geno shares the story behind his iconic career as well as a long list of insights into creating and maintaining success. Note: Recorded pre-pandemic.

Jo Blackwell-Preston (@blackwelljo) is the owner of NYC's DopDop Salon and a L'Oréal Professionnel International Artist and Educator. Jo shares her considerable insights into a long list of topics that impacts the lives of salon owners and professionals alike. We also dig into the story behind her iconic career and lessons learned along the way. Note: Recorded pre-pandemic.

@PekelaRiley is a Dyson Brand Ambassador, Celebrity Stylist, Editorial Stylist, Educator, and Owner/Creative Director of Salon PK in Jacksonville Florida (named by Elle magazine as 1 of the top 100 salons in America). Known as a pioneer in the texture movement, Pekela shares her thoughts on the state of the movement today, the story behind her journey to pro beauty, her thoughts on how Dyson is revolutionizing pro tools, and much more.

Richard Kavanagh is an award-winning, internationally renowned Redken artist & Session Stylist; Global Creative Director of New Zealand based salons Rodney Wayne Group; Creative Director ghd (for Australia and NZ) AND the innovative co-founder/ceo of piiq Digital. He was also 'squished by a dinosaur' as an actor in the movie King Kong. Tune in to learn more about Richard's fascinating story.

@LupeVoss, co-founder of @ColorSpaceHair, is the "color educators' educator," a mentor to more professionals than we can count and a legend in the world of hair color education. And now, along with business partner Ray Civello, Lupe has launched Color Space, an all-new color brand. One of the earliest Hairbrained Community members, Lupe began her career as an educator in 1998, and since then she hasn't stopped advocating for reimagined and inspired education.

The legendary co-founders of @randco join Hairbrained (and a live audience) from their now-iconic "Vision On" event in Los Angeles to share their stories, talk about their journey together with R+Co as well as offer up views on the state of salons, creating success and standing out in these competitive times. Note: Recorded pre-pandemic.

@Morrocanoil's Chief Executive Officer, Americas, Jay Elarar started his career in beauty by way of a very successful but unexpectedly short job interview with the CEO of a Montreal-based haircare brand he had never heard of. As luck would have it, his sisters immediately recognized the company name as one of "the hottest names in hair" and encouraged Jay to make the leap. Leap he did—joining the now-iconic brand as National Sales Director—and was soon after promoted to Global Sales Director before being named CEO of the groundbreaking brand in 2019. Jay shares his own story, some pandemic learnings, his passion for giving back to the industry...and a peek into Morocccanoil's 2022 all-new hair color launch.

Renowned independent educator and founder/co-owner of theFactory , @danieljosephmuldoon is a master of the craft who believes that 'Knowledge Destroys Fear'. The former Sassoon and JPMS educator shares his one-a-kind story and lessons learned along the way. Note: Recorded pre-pandemic.

Olaplex is one of those rare brands that in many ways changed the game in the pro beauty space. Both Jeff Schwartz, Senior Executive Vice President North America Sales and Distribution, and Joe Santy, the now-retired VP of Success, were there since the now-iconic brand's early days and witnessed what can only be described as a meteoric success story. These two longtime industry veterans and best friends share some of the story behind the brand as well as lessons learned and words of wisdom gleaned from many decades of hard work in the professional beauty industry. A must-listen episode!