Join us for an African adventure as Brian Taylor visits the GroomPod to tell us of his adventures teaching grooming in Africa and all the other cool stuff he is doing. 

Join Barbara, Susy and Dave Campanella for a discussion about using conditioner before you shampoo also known as the "Close open close" method.  Dave also updates us on everything Best Shot.  There is a companion handout that can be found at our website on the blog page. 

Learn all about what the beauty industry calls Emotive Ingredients and how they are used in marketing.  Then Barbara gives us a Birds-eye view of Shniff Facial Fluff.

This ask Barbara episode includes discussions about Shniff, What brushes to use and if they cause damage, Human vs pet clippers and tools, and Bark to Basic Crystal Clear shampoo. There is a blog post on thegroompod.com about Schniff facial fluff ingredients which we will cover next episode. 

Susy and Barbara discuss ways to set up your day when you work alone, and Barbara shares her experiences with doing dentals.  There is a little Brush talk in the beginning of the show, too.

Join us on an adventure as Jennifer Bishop-Jenkins takes us on a journey to Saudi Arabia to teach at a grooming conference.  Learn about the history and differences in the way we do our jobs. 

Listen in as Susy and Barbara discuss the influencers they enjoy, and then Barbara tells us if shampoos for coat types are effective or just marketing.  

Melissa Jepson joins Barbara and Susy to discuss our sponsor Precision sharp and how she became involved with them, then they all chat about ways to modify haircuts to make things easier for everyone.

Barbara shares her thoughts on leaving shampoo and conditioner sitting on the coat and skin. And then she gives us an ingredient review of the Coat Defense powder.  

Barbara and Susy talk about all the different ways we set ourselves apart from the others in our industry by specializing.  We read responses from our Facebook discussion group, too.