In this episode I'm delighted to welcome the very original wildflower that is Danielle Garner of Wildflower & Wholehearted located in Dublin Ireland. Danielle will share with us her childhood passion for hair, that was started by playing with her dolls hair, then progressing in her teenage years to her friends hair and getting her first hair lessons on YouTube. Starting her journey in salons as a teenager in a local salon while at school. Danielle waited to finish her school exams before joi...
Feb 15, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Geno Stampora Hump of the week 7@7 Interview This episodes international guest is a true industry leader and Icon in his home country USA and around the globe Mr Geno Stampora. Geno’s work has been featured in Modern American, Salon Today, Nails, Nailpro, Dayspa, Launchpad, and almost every salon and spa trade magazine. You can also find articles in Glamour, Elle, The New Yorker, Washingtonian Magazine and others. He is considered an industry expert and Business Guru. He has made a major contrib...
Sep 14, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 38
This weeks Hump of the Week 7&7 Archive Interview sees me travel to the beautiful region of Tuscany in Italy to meet a great friend of mine, Luigi Martini owner of the salon brand Gocce (drop in English). Luigi says at the moment he has four drops but eventually wants rain. Over the last 10 years Luigi has also traveled the world educating and working as a platform artist for Kemon m, Sensus and in 2020 became a global ambassador for Alfaparf. Listen to Luigi amazing story of growing up in h...
Aug 24, 2022•34 min•Season 1Ep. 17
This Evenings Hump of the Week 7@7 Archive Interview is Samantha Byrne of Vanilla Hair Design Co Carlow Ireland. Sam is the current IHF Hairdresser of the year one of many awards this young lady has won in her 16 years in hairdressing. Sam shares her hair journey to date, of becoming a salon owner over 11 years ago, being in a partnership and going it alone 16 months ago. Sam is an inspiration to any young salon owner with her drive and enthusiasm for her business and our industry. A winner at W...
Aug 17, 2022•34 min
This weeks Hump of the week 7@7 Archive Interview is with a true visionary in our industry. Nobody has made a sweeter splash on the Dublin hairdressing scene than the one and only Mark O’Keeffe of Sugar Culture. Mark began his career with Peter Mark where his Dad Frank was a director. He worked his way up to managing Peter Mark Hair & Beauty in Dublin’s city center. In 2005 Mark opened his first salon Brown Sugar along with leading MUA Paula Callan creating the first complete Hair & Make...
Aug 10, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 16
This evenings Hump of the Week 7@7 Archive Interview is with International Award winner and Bridget Haren of Bridget Haren Hair & Beauty in Ennis Co Clare. Bridget shares her amazing journey from an ambitious gothic teenager with a plan to becoming an international award winning stylist and salon owner. Someone who has a passion not just for hairdressing and her salon but the industry as a whole. A true believer in how mentors can help your career. Bridget has been a part of the steering gro...
Aug 03, 2022•55 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Todays Archive Interview is with a true visionary of the hair dressing industry Past president of the IHF and one of the founders of House of Colour David Campbell along with one of the co owner's of House of Colour multi awarding hairdresser Olive Tucker Lee. This amazing duo along with Susan Campbell have created one of the most well know salon groups in Ireland. Winning every award there is to mention while growing and developing an amazing team, some have gone onto amazing success on their o...
Jul 27, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Tonight’s Hump of the week 7&7 Archive interview guest is a truly Irish & UK hairdressing ambassador, the London based Mr Robert Kirby. Robert and his husband Matt run their two boutique luxury salons Robert Kirby Hairdressing based Balam & Wimbledon. Robert’s career has scaled the highs, lows and highs again of being at cutting edge of being a Hairdresser & Salon Owner. Training in Dublin with Peter Mark & London with Vidal Sassoon his career has taken many turns. Robert sha...
Jul 22, 2022•43 min•Season 1Ep. 14
This weeks Hump of the week 7@7 Archive interview Is with Father & Son duo owners of the Black Amber chain of salons in Ireland.with a combined 62 years experience of working in hairdressing. In this interview we will get to know the highs and lows of working with a sibling and what it takes to build a brand with close family. From Liams journey from trainee at Peter Mark to becoming one of the first non family directors of this amazing family run company to having two sons follow him into t...
Jul 13, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Todays guest is the Bray Dynamo Alison Keogh from Headkaze Hair Salon in Dubai. Alison shares her forever love of hairdressing from training in Peter Mark to becoming a stylist and her decision to pack her scissors and comb during doom and gloom of the last recession and head to the bright lights of Dubai. She will share how a chance of fate of meeting and working with a fellow Irish Hairdresser led them to becoming great friends and deciding to open their own salon in Dubai Headkase Hair Salon....
Jul 06, 2022•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 10
This weeks Hump of the week 7@7 Archive Interview is a duo who between them have run one of Dublins City’s biggest & busiest salons Ultimate Hair & Beauty for the last 28 years.Des Murray & Tanya Murray no relation other than a passion to lead people in a friendly family manner, Des one of my great friends and mentors opened Ultimate Hair & Beauty in Dublins GPO arcade back the 90s after running one of Peter Mark’s busiest salons in the Ilac Shopping Center. One of the industry’s...
Jun 29, 2022•38 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Todays guest on Stylist of Influence is an all round true international stylist of influence and a fellow Hair Dude & Multi Award Winning, Sean Dawson of The Chapel Salon's in London. Sean has influenced stylist's with his work and passion for our industry for over 35 years.With his photographic and platform artist work he has influenced hair professionals not alone in the UK & US where he has worked. He's a well known name in Ireland and been honoured with award's as far as Australia an...
Jun 27, 2022•1 hr 3 min
This weeks archive Hump of the week 7@7 interview is with a man I refer to as my rock star friend in a hairdressers body and one of my earliest mentors In hairdressing it’s the one and only Mark McCauley of Kazumi Hair in Dublin. Mark’s career has seen him work as a Stylist & Academy Educator with Peter Mark, a Technican with L’Oreal, opening his first salon in Derry Northern Ireland, relocating back to Dublin and creating Kazumi Hair in Dublin. Looking after a celebrity clientele from Rock ...
Jun 22, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 7
This weeks Hump of the week 7@7 interview is with the queen of sass Sophie B of Colour Me Sophie B & Sophie B Pro. This powerkeg of energy is taking online education by storm with her sell out courses on her Sophie B Pro platform. Her salon of 2.5 years Colour Me Sophie B is fast becoming the go to salon in Suilhull, Birmingham England for creative sassy hair delivered by a team of home grown talent who fit in to the Sassy Culture of the salon and it’s guests. Sophie will entertain us on her...
Jun 15, 2022•41 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Micheal Started his career at 16 on a local salon above a butcher shop in Waterford. Eventually moving to Dublin and then deciding to move to London where he honed his craft as a stylist. Moving back to Dublin where he has grown to legendary status within his hair home for the past 30 years Peter Mark and nationally with his multiple awards, show & TV work. Micheal has educated for leading industry houses such as L'Oreal, The IHF to name a couple and still continues to educate within Peter M...
Jun 13, 2022•40 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Tonight’s Hump of the week 7@7 Interview is a true story of brotherly love. It has seen a passion and love for hairdressing & business that has helped the two guys go on and create one of the most successful salon chains in Ireland.Paul & Richard Dromgoole along with Paul’s wife Angie started Zeba hairdressing 28 years ago. Building the company to 4 salons with a team of 70. While along the way picking up nearly every award hairdressing has to offer and being the 1st Irish Salon to win t...
Jun 08, 2022•39 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Tonight’s Hump of the week 7@7 interview is with Sligo’s own Hairdressing legend Anthony Kilcoyne of Salon 2. Anthony took over Salon 2 from his former boss at the age of 24. Over the last 27 Years he has built a team of 30 many of them award winning stylists with himself leading the way with OMC world championship medals to go with his numerous national titles. This year Anthony & his wife and partner Deirdre totally rebuild their salon from the foundation’s a massive commitment to his loya...
Jun 01, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Today's Stylist of Influence Rosmary Tejeda started her hairdressing journey 33 years ago. Not many people in the world can say they love what they do, but when asked Rosemary will say loud and proud "I LOVE WHAT I DO". Rosemary shares with us how she feels working in the salon industry for 30+ years constantly leaves her humbled and determined to provide the best experience she can for her salon guests. She takes great pride to have had the opportunity not only to be the student but to be a con...
May 23, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Why you want to listen to the full interview. Today's Stylist of Influence Rosmary Tejeda started her hairdressing journey 33 years ago. Not many people in the world can say they love what they do, but when asked Rosemary will say loud and proud "I LOVE WHAT I DO". Rosemary shares with us how she feels working in the salon industry for 30+ years constantly leaves her humbled and determined to provide the best experience she can for her salon guests. She takes great pride to have had the opportun...
May 20, 2022•3 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Today's episode is with a young Stylist of Influence Aisling Kenny of House of Colour. Aisling started her hairdressing career a mere 8 year's ago in a suburban salon close to her home. This young ambitious apprentice hairdresser started to see her career move into another gear when in 2017 she won a place on the prestigious Irish Hairdressers Federation Star Team at her second attempt. This along with the amazing training with some of the leading Hair Stylist's in Ireland gave her the confidenc...
May 16, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 4
TRAILER FOR Salon SOUL Brothers & Sisters 7@7 Stylist of Influence Interview with Aisling Kenny of House of Colour & Co Author of Head Start (A trainee hairdresser survival guide)
May 13, 2022•4 min•Season 1Ep. 4
This weeks Hump of the week 7@7 Archive Interview is a double treat, two industry icons Andrew Dunne & Dempsey. These two amazing guys who have had great careers working together creating the legendary, visionary and multi award winning Dublin salon Zoo back in the 90s. Before going their separate ways with Shay following his dream by becoming global educator for Sebastian and moving to LA and Andrew opening the exclusive Hair by Mane on Dublins South William Street. Don’t miss this story of...
May 04, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Tonight’s Hump of the week 7@7 interview is with one of my favorite avant-garde hairdressers the amazingly talented & creative owner of Chameleon Hair Salon David Murray. A former Irish Hairdresser of the year three times, David has won numerous awards in Ireland and Internationally, while running his salon for over 20 years. David is part of the international Joico creative team. His avant-garde hairdressing is second to none. David has gone from building a salon team of 30 to choosing to d...
Apr 13, 2022•40 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Some of the prestigious awards won in Jenni's amazing career are, Twice L'oreal colour trophy winner.L'oreal colour trophy image award. Twice winner of IHF Cut and colour. An IHF all star award .An IHF photographic award . BEST OF THE BEST Editorial winner & BEST OF THE BEST Image award . International Alternative Hair Show image award .And Best of the Best Life time achievement award .. Jenni started her hairdressing life in 1978. Working within the Peter Mark salon group. She opened her ow...
Apr 11, 2022•46 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Tonights Hump of the week 7@7 interview is with the one and only Katrina Kelly Perry of Cut Social. Katrina one of the most influential hairdressing vloggers in Ireland and a much sought after salon educator at home in Ireland and abroad. A lady who’s not afraid to show her emotions and express her honest views. She leads a passionate team in her Phisboorogh salon. So grab a beverage sit back and be entertained by this amazing lady.
Apr 06, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 8
With a career spanning 31 years from TV to runway shows ,11 L'oreal colour trophy shows to date of which were 6 eliminator's and 5 grand finals, you can tell Stephen is a hair stylist in demand, some of the awards accumulated in his fantastic career to date have been, winner of the I H F creative fantasy 2000 and runner up two years later this shows Stephens passion for creativity. Stephen has also worked on some well know TV shows including; The MTV music awards 2003 in Edinburgh, RTE fashion s...
Apr 04, 2022•28 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Tonight’s Hump of the week 7@7 Interview guest is the inspiring, thought provoking and all action Chris Moody of Moody Hair. Chris will keep you on the edge of whatever your sitting on with his passion for his salon our industry and education. So grab your mid week beverage and enjoy some time with this great guy.
Mar 30, 2022•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Tonights guest is multi award wining Stylist & Platform Educator Ciaran Dowd. Ciaran's award winning bio is massively impressive for someone of his age. Alfaparf Milano’s fantastic hairdresser award. Alfaparf milano’s fantastic colourist award Alfaparf inixia photographic award Irish hairdresser of the year Leinster hairdresser of the year x2 1st place creative fantasy 1st place senior ladies full fashion 1st place photographic individual 1st place photographic collection Irish best of the b...
Mar 28, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Salon SOUL Brothers & Sisters 7@7 Interview with Paul Davey of Davey Davey Hair Salon, Founder of Hairdressing Live & Elements Education. I'm so delighted to have as my guest on this episode, Industry visionary Paul Davey. Paul will share his early beginnings cutting friends hair along with his brother Ian in the family home in Wales when only teenagers. To his move to Dublin to join his best friend at Toni & Guy and going on to becoming a franchisee with his brother Ian and why as s...
Mar 23, 2022•36 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Salon SOUL Brothers & Sisters Stylist of Influence Interview with Carolann McGuirk of Red's Hair Salon. My guest in this episode is someone who I had the pleasure of being her first manager in hairdressing 33 years ago the lady I call superstar Carolann McGuirk. Back then she showed a passionate drive and determination to achieve her goals in hairdressing. This has led this lady to multi awards in her fantastic career to date. Carolann started her career in Peter Mark working her way from ap...
Mar 16, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 5
