026 - Holiday Childress of Holiday Grooms on Saying No So that You Can Grow, Practicing Patience, and the Importance of Men's Self Care

In this episode, we sit down with mustachioed barber Holiday Childress of Holiday Grooms. Holiday Grooms is an on-location wedding and special events grooming service inspired by bespoke men’s tailoring, classic first-class air travel, and speakeasies worldwide.

Here's what you'll learn:

• The story of how Holiday transitioned from being a hair colorist and stylist to owning his own men's mobile grooming shop
• How the name "Holiday Grooms" was born and the whole branding process Holiday went through
• The tools and software Holiday uses to run his business
• Holiday discusses the hardest business decision he had to make (removing coloring from his menu) and how saying "no" empowered him to follow his real passion
• We discuss the importance of men having a self-care and grooming routine
• What tools and resources you need to up your shaving game at home
• Holiday shares his thoughts on the Asheville community, as well as a few of this favorite places to hang out at
• And lastly, Holiday gives some wise advice for anyone trying to "make it" in Asheville

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Music by Commonwealth Choir

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