Rooted At West Oak.

Hi everyone! I had the pleasure of interviewing Mindy Thomas who is the Paul Mitchell Alumni Relations Manager for Paul Mitchell product lines. Mindy has worked as a stylist, worked first hand in the Paul Mitchell School system, as a UGC creator and now is also the Paul Mitchell Alumni Relations Manager for Paul Mitchell Systems. 

She has used her expertise to Create an alumni community of stylists who have graduated from Paul Mitchell The School. She has had the opportunity to help Paul Mitchell navigate the social media sphere and has incredible tips on how to utilize social media to build your business. 

Thank you so much for being here! 

Keep up with Daniel and West Oak Salon.

Daniel's Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/daniel_does_my_hair?igsh=MTZ2dGNoMmw0eTN4ZA==

Mindy's Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/mindythomas?stkn=MWk5d280bzFudG9vbQ==

West Oak Salon's Instagram:

https://instagram.com/westoaksalon?igish=bXI0Mnk0MDI1ajhu 

Hi everyone! I had the pleasure of interviewing Mindy Thomas who is the Paul Mitchell Alumni Relations Manager for Paul Mitchell product lines. Mindy has worked as a stylist, worked first hand in the Paul Mitchell School system, as a UGC creator and now is also the Paul Mitchell Alumni Relations Manager for Paul Mitchell Systems. 

She has used her expertise to Create an alumni community of stylists who have graduated from Paul Mitchell The School. She has had the opportunity to help Paul Mitchell navigate the social media sphere and has incredible tips on how to utilize social media to build your business. 

Thank you so much for being here! 

Keep up with Daniel and West Oak Salon.

Daniel's Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/daniel_does_my_hair?igsh=MTZ2dGNoMmw0eTN4ZA==

Mindy's Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/mindythomas?stkn=MWk5d280bzFudG9vbQ==

West Oak Salon's Instagram:

https://instagram.com/westoaksalon?igish=bXI0Mnk0MDI1ajhu 

Hi everyone! On this week's episode Emily and I talk about our WHY in the beauty industry and how it has always kept us progressing and moving forward. The beauty industry is TOUGH and we know just as well as every other hairstylist how much continuous effort it takes to be successful in the industry. 

We hope you enjoyed our personal stories and hopefully they help give you the courage to continue pursuing success in the industry! 

Thank you so much for being here! 

Keep up with Daniel and West Oak Salon.

Daniel's Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/daniel_does_my_hair?igsh=MTZ2dGNoMmw0eTN4ZA==

Mindy's Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/mindythomas?stkn=MWk5d280bzFudG9vbQ==

West Oak Salon's Instagram:

https://instagram.com/westoaksalon?igish=bXI0Mnk0MDI1ajhu 

Hello, and welcome to this weeks episode of The Rooted At West Oak Podcast. In this episode Devon Whitmer and I talk about how to easily create a luxury experience in the salon for your clients, how to utilize your skills to your advantage and offer tips on what we like to do behind the chair to elevate our customers experience while they are in the salon. 

Thank you so much for being here! 

Keep up with Daniel and West Oak Salon.

Daniel's Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/daniel_does_my_hair?igsh=MTZ2dGNoMmw0eTN4ZA==

Mindy's Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/mindythomas?stkn=MWk5d280bzFudG9vbQ==

West Oak Salon's Instagram:

https://instagram.com/westoaksalon?igish=bXI0Mnk0MDI1ajhu 

Hey Divas, welcome to the season 2 premiere of Rooted At West Oak! Emily and discuss so many fun topics during this episode.

We gab about why people think its easy to be a hairstylist, building our personal careers, the differences between our careers being a gay man and a straight woman, and answer som deeper and more serious questions about the industry. 

Thank you so much for being here! 

Keep up with Daniel and West Oak Salon.

Daniel's Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/daniel_does_my_hair?igsh=MTZ2dGNoMmw0eTN4ZA==

Mindy's Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/mindythomas?stkn=MWk5d280bzFudG9vbQ==

West Oak Salon's Instagram:

https://instagram.com/westoaksalon?igish=bXI0Mnk0MDI1ajhu 

Hi everyone on the season finale of rooted at west oak podcast Im chatting with the one and only Jason Montana. Jason is not only my partner in life but also one of the most talented natural curly hair stylists I know. 

West Oak Salon is so very lucky to have him in house and I can't wait for you all to hear and understand his purpose. 

Thank you so much for being here! 

Keep up with Daniel and West Oak Salon.

Daniel's Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/daniel_does_my_hair?igsh=MTZ2dGNoMmw0eTN4ZA==

Mindy's Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/mindythomas?stkn=MWk5d280bzFudG9vbQ==

West Oak Salon's Instagram:

https://instagram.com/westoaksalon?igish=bXI0Mnk0MDI1ajhu 

Hello Everyone! On this weeks episode of Rooted at West Oak Emily and I discuss how to build a luxury brand as a hairstylist in 2026. It can definitely be tricky figuring out who, what, when, where and why when it comes to your beauty business so we figured we would share a portion of our 2 cents!

Remember, what works for us may not work for you and vice versa. That's okay! This is just what works for us! (:

Thank you so much for being here! 

Thank you so much for being here! 

Keep up with Daniel and West Oak Salon.

Daniel's Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/daniel_does_my_hair?igsh=MTZ2dGNoMmw0eTN4ZA==

Mindy's Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/mindythomas?stkn=MWk5d280bzFudG9vbQ==

West Oak Salon's Instagram:

https://instagram.com/westoaksalon?igish=bXI0Mnk0MDI1ajhu 

Hello Everyone! On this weeks episode of Rooted at West Oak Emily and I discuss how to build a luxury brand as a hairstylist in 2026. It can definitely be tricky figuring out who, what, when, where and why when it comes to your beauty business so we figured we would share a portion of our 2 cents!

Remember, what works for us may not work for you and vice versa. That's okay! This is just what works for us! (:

Thank you so much for being here! 

Keep up with Daniel and West Oak Salon.

Daniel's Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/daniel_does_my_hair?igsh=MTZ2dGNoMmw0eTN4ZA==

Mindy's Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/mindythomas?stkn=MWk5d280bzFudG9vbQ==

West Oak Salon's Instagram:

https://instagram.com/westoaksalon?igish=bXI0Mnk0MDI1ajhu 

In this weeks episode Devon and I wrap up our discussion about the differences between the beauty industry 20 years ago vs. today. 

Devon opens up more about her journey in the beauty industry and offers her 3 biggest tips to new stylists entering the industry. 

The good, the not so good and everything in-between.

Thank you so much for being here! 

Keep up with Daniel and West Oak Salon.

Daniel's Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/daniel_does_my_hair?igsh=MTZ2dGNoMmw0eTN4ZA==

Mindy's Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/mindythomas?stkn=MWk5d280bzFudG9vbQ==

West Oak Salon's Instagram:

https://instagram.com/westoaksalon?igish=bXI0Mnk0MDI1ajhu 

In this weeks episode Devon and I compare and discuss what the beauty industry was like 20 years ago in comparison to the beauty industry currently.

Devon gives us an inside look at her beauty journey, offers tips for younger stylists and talks about how much the industry has changed over the last 20 years.

The good, the not so good and everything in-between. 

Thank you so much for being here! 

Keep up with Daniel and West Oak Salon.

Daniel's Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/daniel_does_my_hair?igsh=MTZ2dGNoMmw0eTN4ZA==

Mindy's Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/mindythomas?stkn=MWk5d280bzFudG9vbQ==

West Oak Salon's Instagram:

https://instagram.com/westoaksalon?igish=bXI0Mnk0MDI1ajhu