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Mar 14, 2024•56 min•Season 2Ep. 65
My guest this week is a multiple NAHA winner, a global brand ambassador for Redken, an Ulta Beauty Pro team member, an editorial stylist, and a celebrity stylist. Let’s welcome my friend, Sean Godard! -Sean says to seize all opportunities as they come along, some might be unpaid but offer greater payout in the future -Sean was handpicked to do Redken Artist Training very early in his career and although he was hesitant at first, he took the chance and found out that he had this ability he wasn’t...
Mar 07, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 64
My guest this week is the author of 15 books, he holds multiple Guinness Book of World Records including the most haircuts in 1 hour, the most haircuts in 24 hours and the fastest haircut. He is the CEO of Zootcuts, has a successful YouTube channel, he is a coach, trainer and mentor, and I can’t wait to sit down and hear Ivan Zoot’s story. Before he was even a haircutter, Ivan realized that the haircutting business was really a sales business. Ivan says “You are in the business of building and m...
Feb 29, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Season 2Ep. 63
My guest this week is a ten-time Emmy nominated hairstylist, a four-time Guild Award winning hairstylist. She is the key hairstylist and department head hairstylist for shows such as The Voice, Shark Tank, and Legendary. She is a hair thinning and hair loss expert, and author of The 5 F Words to Manifesting Your Life. I can’t wait to chat with Jerilynn Stephens about her career path in this interesting industry. Jerilynn shares how she became a Hollywood hair and makeup artist in the 1990’s whil...
Feb 22, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 62
This week’s guest is a NAHA Haircutter of the Year winner, spent 31 years with the Sassoon organization, and is currently John Paul Mitchell’s artistic director: Stephen Moody. Join me as Stephen shares his hairdressing journey from a small English town to Intercoiffure Hair Cutting Icon and NAHA winner. Stephen shares his time at Sassoon’s in London One of the many nuggets of wisdom that Stephen talks about is “Don’t listen with your mouth, or your eyes. Really listen with your ears.” Stephens ...
Feb 15, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 61
Even if literally dragged into her career by her father, barber and businessman himself, Anna has soared to the highest levels of international recognition in our industry. Today’s hair hero is Anna Pacitto. Her brain for business and artistic eye combine to create a multi award winning master stylist. Join Chris and Anna as they discuss her start in the industry, imposter syndrome, winning NAHA and so much more! ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Check out more episodes and the videos at https://chrisbaran.com/podcast ⭐️ ...
Feb 08, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 60
This week’s Headcases guest has over 32 years experience in the professional beauty industry, starting as an administrator at a beauty school and moving on to Pivot Point International, CEO of Milady Publishing, and Executive Director at the National Cosmetology Association. Meet my new best friend Gordon Miller! • Gordon shares how he was a young closeted gay guy in the 70s and found acceptance in the beauty industry • The significance of events in the beauty industry and Gordon’s passion in br...
Feb 01, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Season 2Ep. 59
My guest this week was only a student when he became a NAHA finalist. He spent 10 years as an educator internationally and established technical academies across the globe. Today, he oversees the education team at Floyd's 99 Barbershops and this year he publishes his first book in collaboration with his sister Melissa. I've known him for years and I am so excited to share him with you on Headcases. Here is Patrick Butler. • While at NAHA, he introduced himself to Irvine Rusk and, as a student, a...
Jan 25, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 58
She is the resident master colorist at the Butterfly Studio salon in New York and she is a L'Oréal Professionnel International Artist. Thousands of hairdressers around the world have used her training videos. She is a corrective color expert and she is my next guest on Headcases: meet Min Kim. • She thought she was destined to be a doctor, but she was always drawn to the beauty industry. • In her earliest days as an educator for L'Oréal Professionnel, she realized you have to be true to your aut...
Jan 18, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 57
My guest this week is someone really special to me. I've known him since he was a little kid, traveling around to hair shows with his dad. Since then he has won Australian Hairdresser of the Year three times, and Educator of the Year four times in a row. He is a globally recognized educator, and a great guy. Today I'm catching up with Jules Tognini! • Jules grew up around many enormously successful artists in the hair industry, thinking of them as aunties and uncles. It wasn't until years later ...
Jan 11, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 56
Our podcast guest this week is a former CPA and has owned multiple salons internationally. He is recognized as a trusted financial expert and leader in the beauty and wellness business. He is a board member for Beauty Changes Lives, and is the founder of Qnity for Salons, Qnity for Schools, and Qnity Institute. He is known for his talent for simplifying finance and money matters, making them visual and approachable for creative professionals. His latest study with the Qnity Institute is very rev...
Jan 04, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 55
I’m deeply honored this week to sit down with my ultimate hairdressing hero, four times winner of the British Hairdressers Award and Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Trevor Sorbie. This one was extra special for me, as Trevor as been a true inspiration both creatively and personally in my life. • Trevor shares the origin stories of his well-known cuts, the Wedge and the Scrunch • hear about his private audience with the Queen. Did he cut Liz's hair? • Trevor discusses mi...
Dec 28, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 54
When he was just 22 years old, this week's guest was appointed Creative Director at Sassoon's. He was named Educator of the Year in his first year at Paul MItchell. His no-fluff approach to teaching and his ability to break down the what, when, why, and how in haircutting have made him one of the world's most sought-after educators. It was a genuine pleasure to get to know him better. Here is DJ Muldoon. • He got started in the 90s at Sassoon's in Santa Monica, where the motto was "you do it unt...
Dec 21, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 53
Speaking with my guest this week was such a pleasure. She is a NAHA winner and 5-time finalist. She is the founder and co-owner of the Hair Lab Barber School in Detroit, and she is frequently sought after as a freelance educator and public speaker. She has been featured in magazines as a curly hair specialist. She recently won the Midwest Hairstyling Awards trifecta as Texture Artist of the Year, Master Stylist of the Year, and Hairstylist of the Year. Please join me in conversation with my new ...
Dec 14, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 52
One word sums up my guest this week - ambition! He is, right now, taking exclusive appointments at no less than seven different salons in the US and Switzerland. Hailed by the professional beauty press as a rising star from his earliest days, he now has his own shears line and is world-renowned as a pioneer of dry cutting. I am excited to sit down with this week's Headcase, Mike Karg. - from the first time he saw Trevor Sorbie on stage in London he knew he wanted exactly that - his company, Karg...
Dec 07, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 51
This week's guest is a long time friend of mine. He is a New York City-based session artist, a world-traveling brand educator, and a truly passionate editorial artist. Please welcome Drew Schaefering! • Drew went to college for finance and marketing and his future looked set when his dad told him to let the finance job go and go to cosmetology school • Listen to Drew's approach to the unique challenges of editorial work • How does Drew work with his team on editorial fashion shoots? • How does h...
Nov 30, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 50
My guest this week is Great Lengths USA Executive Artistic Director, L’Oreal Global Artist, Ulta Beauty Prosumer Ambassador, 13x NAHA winner and finalist, 10x Bigshot winner and finalist, and so much more! Please welcome to Headcases: Danielle Keasling! • Danielle says you can only do and be yourself. Don’t waste energy trying to be what you think other people want to see. • The keys to her success according to her: be flexible, be in the moment, be true to yourself. • Danielle says it is essent...
Nov 23, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 49
I had such a great talk with my guest this week. She is a powerhouse influencer with a mission to elevate and amplify the real life impact of artists, salon owners, and educators on all of us. She hosts her podcast, coaching, and personal development retreats under the Hair Love University umbrella. I can't wait to share with you this week’s guest: Elizabeth Faye. • Elizabeth shares the emotional story of how a hairdresser changed her world right when she needed it at 12 years old • She became i...
Nov 16, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 48
This week’s guest is a NAHA Haircutter of the Year winner, spent 31 years with the Sassoon organization, and is currently John Paul Mitchell’s artistic director: Stephen Moody. Join me as Stephen shares his hairdressing journey from a small English town to Intercoiffure Hair Cutting Icon and NAHA winner. Stephen shares his time at Sassoon’s in London One of the many nuggets of wisdom that Stephen talks about is “Don’t listen with your mouth, or your eyes. Really listen with your ears.” Stephens ...
Nov 09, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 47
We've got a very close friend of mine this week. He's the Director of Education of L'Oréal Professional Products Division. He is a leadership team builder and a personal development specialist. He has traveled the world helping people find peace and purpose in their lives. And he once tried out as pitcher for the New York Yankees. Please welcome to Headcases: Johnny Stellato. • John grew up in Yonkers, New York. He was into music and sports and really was scouted by the Yankees • He shares his c...
Nov 02, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 46
Seven-time NAHA winner and Redken Master Artist, Ruth Roche has traveled the world sharing her vast experience and knowledge with hairdressers. Known for her versatility, from cutting-edge looks to low-maintenance chic, Ruth has worn many hats: NYC salon owner, editorial stylist, top educator, and celebrity stylist. Today I get to sit down with Ruth and talk and laugh with her as we share her hair journey. Ruth shares how, and the age of just 22, she applied and was chosen to be on Trevor Sorbie...
Oct 26, 2023•53 min•Season 1Ep. 45
My very special guest this week is so committed to elevating the salon industry that he wrote a best-selling book about it called "Beautiful Business". He won NAHA's Lifetime Achievement Award and Editorial Stylist of the Year, and was inducted into the London Hairdresser Hall of Fame. He has a very successful salon in Manhattan and I am proud to call him a good friend. Please welcome Sam Brocato. • Sam became hooked on the beauty industry at 16, when his mom took him to her part-time job at a l...
Oct 19, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Whether teaching face-to-face in small hands-on classes, on main stage, or reaching his millions of social media followers, Sam Villa changes people. As the 2020 International Hair Influencer of the Year and reconized with the NAHA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017, he is known for doing things differently to challenge, to inspire, and to motivate change. Today we dig deeper into Sam Villa the human being, talking beauty school, becoming a father and the movement that is hairdressers supporting...
Oct 12, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Get ready for this superstar. Her accolades are awe inspiring. Seven-time NAHA winner. Lifetime Achievement Award winner. Intercoiffure Icon and first female director for Intercoiffure North America. Creative Director for Trevor Sorbie. She is a film documentarian and I know her best as a brilliant editorial stylist. I could go on and on, but I can't wait to introduce to you my guest, Vivienne Mackinder. - her evolution from painfully shy child to working on stage in front of thousands - the imp...
Oct 05, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 42
Over the last 30 years, Eric Fisher has opened four salons that are repeatedly voted Best Hair Salon in Wichita and named among the Top 200 Salons in America. “Do you want to be good at what you do? Do you want to be great? Or do you want to be one of the best?”. Here on Headcases, we think Eric Fisher is one of the best! Hairdressing has taken Eric all over the world working with some of the biggest names in the industry, in this episode learn about his start in hair and his breakdown of becomi...
Sep 28, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 41
I have been really looking forward to today. My guest is the author of the best-seller "Profitable Salon Owners" and the co-founder of High Performance Salon Academy. He has led wildly successful training events for Redken, Matrix, Massage Envy, Nordstrom, Baskin Robbins, and the US Army. He is my business coach and a very dear friend: Mr Jason Everett. • Three words that capture Jason's essence for me - Positivity, Energy, and Mindset. • Jason’s energy comes naturally to him, and he loves to en...
Sep 21, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 40
A friend of mine opened his own salon at just 23 years old. Since then he has styled hair for Hollywood celebrities and music icons. He is known as a leading expert in textured and curly hair and, in fact, he won the 2022 NAHA award for texture. Here he is: Jamal Edmonds. • Even as a child he was constantly creative with the love and support of his family. • Hear how Jamal got into education in the hair industry, how it fills his cup, and how it pushes him further in his creativity. • Jamal has ...
Sep 14, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 39
This week I'm with a great friend who is a 13-time NAHA finalist and winner. His work has appeared in almost every industry magazine in the world. He’s been on Oprah, CNN, and Good Morning America. He has styled for movies, music videos, and fashion runways. Here is Mr Nicholas French! • One of the best pieces of advice that Nicholas got from his father when he was only 10 years old: “Keep your eyes open 24 hrs a day because you never know what you are going to see”. You have to always be on the...
Sep 07, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Today I sit down with the Midwest Hairstyling Awards Hairstylist of the Year, NAHA Educator of the Year and Director of the Hair Labs Detroit Barber School, Mr Rodrick Samuels. Rodrick shares some great nuggets of wisdom this week including his top 3 list for students - you have to show up, you have to work hard and you have to listen. He shares how education has changed so much from when he was in school, how teaching is 1000% different now. Hear about the importance of failure and how this has...
Aug 31, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Today I’m chatting with a true entrepreneur. She is a hairdresser, a school co-owner, a school franchise co-owner, and her 25,000 square foot salon and med spa has been voted one of the top 100 salons by Elle Magazine no less than four times. I am so pleased to bring you my good friend Jill Krahn. ⁃How did she get from a 3-chair boutique to her current 25,000ft salon with med spa and restaurant? ⁃She had a detailed plan for running a very successful large salon, but no exit strategy. How will sh...
Aug 24, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 36
