The Hair Game

Eric sits down with @danielrhyder, a 12 year veteran salon manager for Salon Republic. He has seen many indie stylists come and go... we get his take on what you need to succeed, including:

How do you know if studio/booth rental is right for you?

What kind of personality do you need for indie hairdressing?

What traits successful (and unsuccessful) indie hairdressers have

This is Part Two of a Two-part interview with Tab Salsman @tabcutshair. We sit down with Tab again to dive into more controversial topics, such as:

-Professional salon products for sale on Amazon, Costco, and Walmart

-Types of salons & pay structures- commission, rent, hybrid: who owns the client?

-Youth culture influence

-#1 beauty-related search on google

This is Part One of a Two-part interview with Tab Salsman @tabcutshair. We sit down with Tab again to dive into more controversial topics, such as:

-Are "old school" marketing techniques more important than ever?

-Is Instagram at critical mass?

-Independent educators are filling a role that has surprised the brands. People are buying the people, not the brands.

-Whats the deal with beauty schools these days? Are they serving the industry?

-Is cosmetology license deregulation good or bad?

On The Hair Game video series, we did a skit with Zach involving his wig creations - flipping the script and portraying a world of Zach's wigs as the day-to-day. Check out the video skit at www.salonrepublic.com/thehairgame or our instagram page @salonrepublic. Also, see all of Zach's creations on his instagram page @zachkilian.

This is our conversation with Zach after the skit, where he tells us about himself and how he began creating these amazing artistic hairpieces.

Salon Republic hosted their annual holiday party for all of their Los Angeles salons at the infamous Yamashiro Hollywood on Monday December 4th. In the midst of all the fun, Salon Republic CEO Eric Taylor did some street style interviews with a few of the SR beauty pros and VIPs. Hear the advice these seasoned stylists have for hairstylists who are looking for a change in their salon environment or are fresh out of school + their 2018 hair trend predictions.