Pro Beauty Talks

Greg Gilmore is a native of Cleveland, Ohio. He has spent more than 15 years mastering the art of hair. He has developed into a unique, talented and comprehensive hair master possessing a true passion for the beauty industry and hair care. At the early age of 16, Greg began assisting and shampooing in local salons. He was eager to get a jump-start on his peers by learning everything he could about hair prior to graduating from cosmetology school in 2004. Greg Gilmore's years of concentration in haircuts and color services have made him one of Los Angeles's top Haircut Experts and Colorists specializing in textured hair. Today, Greg has continued to invest in himself by taking additional education courses in color theory by Paul Mitchell Color Systems, L’Oreal Professional, as well as acquiring a diploma from Vidal Sassoon Academy for Advanced Haircuts.  Greg Gilmore was named one of Cleveland’s top 50 stylists by Blow Magazine in both 2008 and 2009. He was featured as a platform artist at the 2011 Spectrum Beauty Expo in Los Angeles. He was also featured as a platform artist at the 2016 Bronner Brothers International Beauty Show and has had work featured on all major news networks such as NBC, FOX, and CBS. Currently, Greg is an Associate Artist/Educator representing one of the world's leading texture brands; Design Essentials. Greg provides product knowledge and speaking engagements all throughout the United States. Greg was also named Design Essentials Artistic Educator of the Year in 2018. He has done work on award shows such as the ESPY Awards, NAACP Image Awards, Bet Awards Red Carpet as well as VH1’s Basketball Wives Reunion Show. Greg's work has been published in magazine's such as Rolling Out, Runway, Upscale magazine and many other publications and television shows that showcase the hair artistry of Greg Gilmore. Greg has been requested by the likes of Toni Braxton and is currently working with notable clients including but not limited to Olympic Gold Medalist Dawn Harper, Moniece Slaughter from Love and Hip Hop Hollywood, actress and model Rosa Acosta, reality TV stars Tami Roman, Jennifer Williams of Basketball Wives, Actresses Rochelle Aytes, Angell Conwell, Vivica A. Fox, Amber Stevens West, and others. Those who have worked with Greg would say that he is an excellent conversationalist and clients affirm that he is the greatest at what he does. He is a trendsetter and has an unbelievable ability to transform hair into art. His life’s mission is to touch people’s lives in a positive way. His focus is to make a difference in the world however big or small and to encourage positive progression towards a better tomorrow one head at a time. Greg has a beautiful voice, is articulate and authentic. I learned a lot from him in this podcast. I learned about the importance of having goals and sticking to your dream. Please welcome my guest, extraordinary hairdresser Greg Gilmore

Katharin von Gavel is a trailblazer and an industry leader in the professional pedicure and foot care industry. Katharin spent the first 25 years of her career owning and operating Medi-Spas and Clinics in Canada, USA, South America, and Europe, with a subspecialty in advanced foot care. Always dedicated to education, training, and mentorship, in 2000 Katharin launched the North American School of Podology (NASP), offering a range of educational services to promote best practices, policies and standards for the pedicurist and foot care specialist. In 2007 Katharin recognized the need to increase the awareness and importance of healthy feet due to lifestyle changes and founded Footlogix, the world's first and only Pediceutical foot care line, with the simple philosophy to elevate the pedicure industry and provide professionals around the world with the means to give an exceptional foot care experience. In this podcast, Katharin shares her journey and her incredible focus on her vision for the company.

With decades behind the chair in “big beauty,” Innersense Organic Beauty Founder Greg Starkman’s fascination with the formulation and product development morphed into a passionate obsession after the birth of his special needs’ daughter. Recognizing the parallels between the toxins in conventional beauty products and the alarming number of health issues facing their industry peers, Morgan’s arrival cued Greg and his wife Joanne to trust their inner sense and an organic beauty company was born. As ingredient guru for the socially viral brand, Greg is a leading force in the safe cosmetics movement, pushing the boundaries of green and conscious chemistry with sustainably sourced and meticulously processed ingredients. The brand is lauded with a number of distinguished awards including an Allure Best of Beauty seal for its groundbreaking Hydrating Cream Hairbath and Conditioner duo and I Create Lift Volumizing Foam.  In this podcast, Greg shares his thoughts about the growth of clean and green beauty products and formulas. He talks about what we should be looking for in ingredients and the importance of mindful, and responsible manufacturing. Greg also shares his love story. He and Joanne have lovingly created this beautiful “conscious” brand while at the same time nurturing their lives together. Please enjoy my interview with Greg Starkman, CEO of InnerSense.

Ronit Enos is an award-winning ideation coach, public speaker, and business strategist. She practices innovative approaches that allow entrepreneurs to achieve optimal work/life balance. With a diverse leadership background in service and education, including as a special forces training instructor for The Israeli Defense Forces. With a background also as a flight attendant and caterer, she founded and owned Maxime Salon on the south shore of Massachusetts. The salon was an award-winning salon including recognition as Best of Boston, six Salon 200 awards and more. Ronit is a giver and she is inspired by inspiring others and helping them achieve their own personal greatness. So, she became a business strategist and coach. One of the programs that she facilitates is Salon Cadence.  In this podcast, Ronit provides insight on how to capture more time in our lives and how to think and behave like successful business owners. And, you can also make time to give and volunteer. As an example, Ronit’s company gives 1% of their earning to Hair to Stay and their members help do the same https://ronitenos.com/hair-to-stay/. Check out what is going on with scalp cooling and the prevention of hair loss during chemo treatments. They just formed an alliance advisory board for hair to stay including Sidney Berry, Jim Bower (Salon Interactive) and Chris Nedza of Zeezor, and others (still in the works) to help grow the funding for men and women in the need of hair going through chemo.  In this podcast, you will hear Ronit talk about the importance of taking care of you first and how she does that for herself. Thank you for listening to Pro Beauty Talks with Ronit Enos

We are honored to welcome Robert Schaeffler back to the show today. You may remember that Robert was a guest on Pro Beauty Talks while he was an exec over at Henkel. We caught up with Robert in his new digs in NYC, where he is the CEO of the mega-niche brand Deva Curl. A little back story on this brand that is of interest. Deva Curl is a brand that was founded about 25 years ago and is a portfolio company of Ares Management, LP. Its legacy is as a founder organization. There are two Deva Curl Salons in the city, one in SOHO on Broome and the other on the upper west side on 79th. These two salons serve over 60,000 guests per year.  This growing category of specialty products, services, and education focuses on the needs of the “curly girl”. 65% of today’s population has some kind of texture to their hair. Our culture is changing and it couldn’t be more timely for curly girls and guys to have solutions they are afforded by Deva Curl. Hairdressers, get educated on how to please your curly, textured clients and possibly increase your clientele by a whopping 50%. As CEO, Schaeffler is poised to strengthen DevaCurl’s position as the #1 curly hair brand and build the business into the global leader of curly hair. Born in Germany with advanced degrees from the Asian and North American markets, he brings a diverse background with a keen understanding of the global haircare market. In this podcast, Robert gives us an inside look at the DevaCurl organization and what the future looks like for the company. He also shares his thoughts about his "open door and open floor" philosophy. Thank you for listening to this podcast with Robert Schaeffler CEO of DevaCurl.

As a company grows and evolves it must continually and objectively assess its own effectiveness and make changes. Some may call it “course correction”, others may call it “self-disruption”. Whatever you call it, it is about not being afraid to take risks, do things differently, and trust your instincts. Sport Clips has done just that. This organization embraces change and taking necessary risks has contributed to its success.  Founded by Gordon Logan more than 25 years ago with the first location being in Austin, Texas, the salon chain now boasts more than 1800 locations in the US and Canada. There is no doubt that embracing change comes from the top and that it continues to be one of the most powerful strategies for success. In this episode, Melanie interviews Julie Vargas and Mandy Friendshuh. Julie is an innovative, results-driven leader with over 28 years of experience in the industry. She currently serves as Vice President of Career Opportunities at Sport Clips. Julie has been with the company since the beginning. She is responsible for creating and building strong programs, sourcing, training, and driving brand awareness.  Mandy is Sport Clips’ Director of Technical and Operational Success. She brings with her over ten years of experience in the beauty industry.  These wise women share their thoughts about why they decided to make changes in Sport Clips' educational strategies, what they did to smooth the transition and create buy-in from their team. In this podcast, you will hear their advice about how to embrace change, create a pathway and vision for the team, and how important collaboration is when activating new initiatives. Please welcome Julie and Mandy from Sport Clips

Our guests on today’s episode are Scott Nichols and Patrick Butler from Floyd’s 99 Barbershop. These two "show up" and represent this incredible organization in very important and meaningful ways.

Floyd’s is an alternative twist on an old school classic established in 1999 by brothers Paul, Rob and Bill O'Brien. Floyd’s is not a traditional barbershop. It has thrived over the past twenty years and carved out its niche in this industry. Interestingly, Floyd’s 99 stylists and barbers offer a wide range of services for men & women.. Each salon is designed to have a fun, engaging neighborhood hangout vibe with great music, high energy and lively conversations taking place. Of note, are the unique murals that are painted on the exteriors of the buildings. This spells out the individualism of each location. Patrick is the Technical Director of Education at Floyd’s and has over 25 years of industry experience. He spent 10 years at American Crew as an International Educator where he helped to establish technical academies across North America, Europe, and Asia. He has taught men’s haircutting and grooming in over 10 different countries and possesses a strong background in beauty and grooming product sales and distribution. Scott is a franchising guru. Recently appointed to lead Floyd’s franchise related efforts, he brings over 25 years of franchise experience working for nationally-recognized brands like Dunkin’ and Jimmy Johns. Scott will refine the company’s franchise program and build a solid foundation that will work to take the brand to its targeted expansion goals. In this podcast, Patrick and Scott share their thoughts about Floyd’s, which makes it a very special place to work, and what makes it unique. They also give us some insight as to what has made them successful and their vision for the future. Thank you for listening to my interview with Patrick Butler and Scott Nichols from Floyd’s 99 Barbershop!

https://www.floydsbarbershop.com

Sam Villa is changing the industry, one hairdresser at a time. Whether teaching face-to-face in small hands-on classes, on the main stage or reaching his millions of social media followers, Sam changes people. He is a true leader that brings out the best in others. As the 2017 NAHA Lifetime Achievement Award Winner, he is known for doing things differently to challenge, inspire and motivate change. In this podcast, Sam talks candidly about his journey from being an athlete to a hairdresser inspired by his father who was a barber and Vidal Sassoon. This icon shares his views on education and the importance of continuously growing your skills. He also advises salons and stylists on why they need to view retailing differently and he provides some great tips for re-thinking your retail strategies.  Follow Sam: https://www.samvilla.com/#SamVillaCommunity Facebook: @SamVillaPros YouTube: @SamVillaHair Twitter: @SamVillaPro Instagram,: @SamVillaHair Pinterest: @SamVillaHair

Meet the creative geniuses and co-founders of The Longhairs. This is a company that is all about men with long hair. These "out of the industry" mavericks found a unique niche for guys with "flow". They advocate for hair equality and celebrate men's long manes with hair whips and high fives. They also make Hair Ties For Guys, the finest men's hair ties in the world, and other superior products for men with "lettuce". They are just launching their specialized hair care products designed especially for this global fraternity. Co-founders Chris Healy aka "El Rubio" and Lindsay Barto aka "El Moreno", were college fraternity brothers who started a digital marketing agency in 2012. Inspired by the notion that men shouldn't have to wear the same hair ties as their little sisters, they started The Longhairs as a blog, publishing original content every week and eventually launching Hair Ties For Guys. El Rubio is a writer, traveler, avid skier, and recreational athlete. El Moreno is a creative technology and interactive media enthusiast and recreational athlete with a wife and two daughters. Listen as the Longhairs share their story including how they ended up on Shark Tank and how they enjoy being business partners with Mark Cuban. They will also share all the 411 about The Great Cut, a record-setting charity event they held early in the year. This incredible record-breaking event resulted in a donation of 339 pounds of hair to Children With Hair Loss. Thank you for listening to this podcast with the Longhairs.

https://thelonghairs.us https://thegreatcut.us https://www.facebook.com/YoLonghairs/ https://www.instagram.com/thelonghairs/ https://www.twitter.com/yolonghairs https://www.youtube.com/thelonghairs

Angel del Solar knows there is a difference between living by design versus living by default. Angel and his partners did just that. They worked hard and achieved their goals when they developed the prestige grooming brand 18.21 Man Made. Cofounders Aston LaFon, Angel del Solar and David del Solar saw a deficit in the male grooming market and they went for it. Why 18.21 Man Made? The name references two amendments to the U.S. Constitution—the 18th, which initiated Prohibition, and the 21st, which ended the national ban on alcohol. Because these mavericks couldn’t find the men’s goods they had been searching for, they decided to “bootleg” their own. The bottles are cleverly designed to look like old-time beer cans and whiskey flasks! In this podcast, Angel shares his journey as a young hairdresser from Pamplona, Spain to Seattle, Washington where he worked for Gene Juarez Salon and Spa. He then on to open Angelo Mendi salons. After that, he joined the Pureology creative team, and then Enjoy as an art director. Serendipitously, he and LaFon met, had common beliefs and ideas and they became colleagues and friends. After a few years, the two decided to collaborate and they became partners in a distribution group called Credible Culture, in Texas. Angel shares how his brother David joined the business. The three of them ultimately designed a distinctly masculine line that gentlemen could own with pride. Listen as Angel shares his 3 guiding “rules” that none of the partners deviated from as 18.21 Man Made came to life. These three non-negotiables were each product had to look cool, smell great, and perform.  This clearly has been accomplished. https://www.1821manmade.com Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @1821manmade