Today I sit down with Style Director and Educator Jess Sutherland. Jess is an extremely experienced stylist, and she is no stranger to a photoshoot or competition.

We talk about the hard reality and stigma around hairdressing and becoming a hairstylist and how this initially deterred us both from following our dreams.

I love how similar our storys are. We both did a lot of extra curricular activities and were a bit "average" at almost everything until we found hairdressing.

‘Hi Mum, I’ve decided I’m going to be a hairdresser. I’ve quit my job and I start tomorrow’ was the beginning of Jessica Sutherland’s career as a hairdresser. Jess had previously studied graphic design and had multiple retail jobs but could never quite find what she was looking for. Hopefully this was is it…

 

Jess started her apprenticeship 2010, after 6 months she moved to another salon, where she was thrown straight into a fully booked clientele of cutting, colouring, blow drying and styling. This was the start of big things to come…..

 

She studied at the Aveda Institute at Box Hill TAFE. Jess loved every minute of trade school and flew through her studies, finishing up in 2012- she completed the rest of her apprenticeship working and building a clientele in the salon. She had a lot of success in her time at the Aveda Institute, and took every opportunity that was given to her, some of them include.

•   Entrant in World skills competition 2011

•   Finalist for Apprentice of the year two years running

•   Winner Apprentice of the Year 2012 (Aveda Institute)

•   Finalist for the Alan Broadhead Student of The year (Box Hill Institute)

•   Winner of Alan Broadhead Student of the Year

•   Scholarship sponsored by Toni Hair Gem

•   1st place Ladies cutting (open day competition)

•   1st place female photographic competition

 

She realised she had found what she had been looking for, a career that fulfilled her. Once qualified Jessica took her career to the next level – being offered a position with Rokk Ebony Salon in Toorak. Jessica’s dreams were about to come to life! She underwent intense training in all aspects of hairdressing and is now currently in high demand as one of the best stylists in the high profile busy Toorak salon.

 

Jessica began her journey with Rokk Ebony in 2014. Now as a short hair specialist and men’s cutting specialist, she shares her time working for both Rokk Ebony and Rokk Man Barbers - working with traditional barbering tools and techniques, always striving for that perfect fade!

 

Jess has a passion for learning. She has continued furthering her skills throughout her career most recently revisiting fundamentals with 'Lil off the Top - Meat and Potatoes Chicks' course, earning her gold key as a 'Kevin Murphy Session Stylist' and advanced training with American crew. Hungry for knowledge, you will always find Jessica using online platforms to educate herself, or on the hunt for new ideas and techniques share with her clients and colleagues. 

A natural educator, Jessica has held many in salon workshops, and tutored staff in various cutting/styling techniques and landed herself a position as 'Blow Drying/Styling Educator' at the Rokk Ebony Academy in 2018.

Jessica has entered industry competitions since the first year of her apprenticeship such as HBIA (The 'Bob' runner up 2017, 'The Fade - Barbering 3rd Place 2019 ' ) , IHS, American crew ‘All Star' challenge, Wella Trend Vision, the Australian Hair Fashion Awards, and the Hair Expo Awards. The past few years have brought great success for Jessica,

 

.    AHFA Newcomer of the Year 2018.' 

.    Finalist Hair Expo Master Cutter of the Year 2019

•   Semi finalist for Wella Trend Vision (top 20 in Australia) 2017 + 2018

•   Finalist American Crew All Star Challenge 2018 +2019 

The most exciting moment in Jessica's career to date was being named the Australian Newcomer of the Year at the Australian Hair Fashion Awards in April 2018. Following this great achievement, In 2019 Jessica was named one of the six finalists for the Hair Expo 'Master Cutter of the Year' award alongside some of the most recognised and reputable names in the industry across both Australia and New Zealand. 

2020 has a new venture in store for Jessica, taking her passion for education to another level. Alongside the directors of Rokk Ebony, Jessica is in the process of developing and delivering a brand new 'Rokk Ebony Fundamentals in Cutting' course. This will be a prerequisite to any newly qualified, new employees or as a refresher to all cutters on the floor across nine Rokk Ebony Salons. With a natural flair for all types of hair cutting, she cannot wait to be able to share all the knowledge, tips and tricks she has learned thus far. 

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This is a fun one ! I sit down with my friend Zeina El- Sherif. 

Zeina and I worked together for 8 years at Donato Salon + Spa . 

We go for for a walk down memory lane and OH MY GOD do we laugh. 

We talk about working in the largest salon in Canada, a few epic work trips to New York and New Orleans for the Behind the Chair Show . We talk about moving to new salons and working as educators. 

Zeina has been in the hair industry for 12 years, and has dedicated her time to learning the latest trends, tips and tricks in hair colouring. As a colour specialist for 10 years Zeina is committed to servicing and creating the latest looks on her clientele.

She is now a Field Education Trainer for Wella Professionals in Western Canada and aims to educate and inspire other hairdressers.

If you’ve been curious about international hair shows, or how to get into educating for a brand this is the episode for you !

I’m seriously still laughing thinking about the fun we had. 

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I sit down with Eoin McCarthy, a 26 year old Hair Stylist from Cork, Ireland. Eoin is a relative newcomer to the industry after a career as a professional cyclist in Europe. When retiring from pro cycling Eoin took interest in the world of hair inspired by his mother Mairead who is a very successful hairdresser. Although influenced by hairdressing, Eoin focused fully on men’s hair.

In his short time in the industry Eoin has a MASSIVE list of achievements. He has won NUMEROUS awards, is an international educator sponsored by multiple brands, cut A list celebrities such as JUSTIN BIEBER and THE WEEKEND, and has founded Area Academy.

I had to sit down and ask him HOW he’s done it ?!

In his first year cutting he was awarded the title of 2016 Irish Barbering Apprentice of the Year. 

After 1 year of working in Ireland, Eoin set his sights on Australia & found himself a job at Area Studio in Melbourne, Australia. He then had an opportunity to expand his skill set & find his unique style of men’s haircutting in a multi-talented international team of stylists at Area Studio.

Within his time in Australia he has picked up many more awards. Victorian Barber of the Year for 2017 . two times second place at the 2017 HBIA Australian Hairdressing Championships in the Men’s Trend & Men’s Sport live cutting competitions & contributed to Area Studio winning the HBIA Independent Salon of the Year for both 2017 & 2018 & was most recently Runner-Up in the 2019 HBIA Men’s Trend Competition. OMG 

 Almost 5 years into his career Eoin is now an International Educator & Brand Ambassador for Andis Clippers as well as Osaka Scissors Brand Ambassador for Australia. Eoin actively educates, demonstrates & judges at many hair shows/exhibitions/competitions in Australia & Worldwide such as the Asian Hair Expo (China) 2018 & 2019 as well as having been a part of Hair Expo Australia’s Education Programme presenting his “Perspective” seminar.

Eoin has cut many celebrity clients such as music artists such as Raekwon from Wu-Tang Clan & Denzel Curry as well as many Australian sporting stars. Most notably cutting hair at Justin Bieber’s Purpose World Tour, The Weeknd’s Starboy World Tour & Post Malone’s World Tour. 

In 2020, Eoin has had his introduction into the editorial side of the industry by creating his first collection “Unity in Diversity” which featured as a cover on internationally renowned magazine Estetica & has many more upcoming international features yet to publish & for going forward he will be a contributor for the Australian Cutthroat Journal Barber Magazine. He has also recently started a new movement for the Area Studio brand by founding Area Academy - a modern men’s haircutting training facility. 

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Whether it’s red carpet glam or that ‘must-have’ haircut, celebrity hairstylist Brian Jarvis has spent over 17 years creating show stopping looks for celebrities and clients alike, establishing himself as one of Toronto’s most sought-after hairstylists. Brian is currently dividing his time between Hair Gone Rogue, ET Canada and his freelance work in television and print - all while keeping up his seasonal column in Vitalize magazine.

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INSTAGRAM : @briangonerouge & @HairGoneRougeBB

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HELLO and WELCOME to the introductory episode of The Successful Stylist, UN-FOILED. I'm your host Crystal Wilson. I have worked in the hair and beauty industry for the last 10 years. Working my way up through some of the largest salons from each corner of the globe. Throughout my career I've always been infatuated with the industry influencers, the people who have been able to make a name for themselves and have a flourishing career as a hairstylist.

On this podcast I will be sitting down and talking with hair and beauty professionals who have taken their career to the next level. The ones who have gone from working behind the chair to exploring other avenues of this industry. The platform artists, educators, business owners, TV and celebrity stylists, published, self employed, brand sponsored and more. I am asking them HOW they've done it.

I know these accolades can seem unattainable so I am making it my mission to break down the barriers, simplify the process and make those dreams you have more attainable.

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