Interview with Derick Monroe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/derickmonroe/?hl=en Behind the Scenes Beauty: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbpIR8HmJwCQTWjQlWPq41g News from TheTease.com https://www.thetease.com/trichologist-dr-dominic-burg-weighs-in-on-tiktoks-hair-training-trend/ https://www.thetease.com/phenix-salon-suites-in-house-color-line-colours-by-gina-has-arrived-in-the-uk/ https://www.thetease.com/heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-americas-beauty-show-2022%EF%BF%BC/ Find Mo...
Mar 28, 2022•55 min•Season 1Ep. 69
Interview with Brielle Brown Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anxietycosmetics/ Website: https://anxietycosmetics.com/ News from TheTease.com https://www.thetease.com/the-most-outstanding-hairstyles-from-the-2022-critics-choice-awards/ https://www.thetease.com/heres-why-everyones-talking-about-olaplexs-no-3-hair-perfector-and-links-to-infertility/ https://www.thetease.com/what-is-hair-frosting-hairstylist-linh-phan-breaks-down-the-new-highlighting-technique/ Find More from TheTease: Instagra...
Mar 21, 2022•39 min•Season 1Ep. 68
Interview with Gabbie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trillanails/ Website:https://www.trillanails.com/ News from TheTease.com https://www.thetease.com/the-ordinary-just-launched-new-haircare-products-and-theyre-full-of-sulfates/ https://www.thetease.com/5-mens-hair-trends-to-watch-out-for-this-year/ https://www.thetease.com/pg-beauty-and-fairchild-media-group-launch-new-diversity-equity-inclusion-fund/ Find More from TheTease: Instagram: @https://www.instagram.com/readthetease/ (readthetea...
Mar 14, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 67
Interview with Frederic Aspiras Master wigmaker and hair stylist FREDERIC ASPIRAS has earned his reputation as one of the leading artists in the industry. The son of a hairdresser, Frederic grew up in salons and began learning the trade by age thirteen. In 2004, Frederic moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career as a hairstylist. There, industry professionals quickly realized his unique, fashion forward looks were created to inspire. Five years after his move, Frederic was introduced to Lady Gaga....
Mar 07, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 66
Interview with Carrie Esser Carrie Esser is a creative makeup artist and body painter based in Arizona. Carrie is a self taught artist, who dove into the world of creative makeup and body art in 2013. Carrie is continuously experimenting through trial and error. Her hard work has paid off throughout the years. In 2018 and 2019, Carrie competed in the FACE Awards USA, where she made the top 12 in 2018 and the Top 5 in the country in 2019. Carrie then competed in the second season of Snapchat’s il...
Feb 28, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 65
Interview with Kenia Miramontes Kenia is the founder and CEO of Kalon Skin Studio in TX. After suffering from skin issues for 12 years, Kenia started Kalon Skin Studio in 2018 to help people get the skin they deserve. Kenia has a dual license in Massage Therapy and Esthetics with 10 years of experience. She is also a certified Dermalogica expert and Pure Sculpt specialist. Kenia’s Kalon Skin Studio specializes in clearing acne, reducing acne marks, evening out the skin tone and just overall resu...
Feb 21, 2022•40 min•Season 1Ep. 64
Interview with Frank Fulco Frank Fulco is CEO of Cosmetologists Chicago and America’s Beauty Show (ABS) . Frank leads strategic planning for ABS and continues to build Cosmetologists Chicago’s legacy of support and growth for spa/salon professionals and students. Frank has over 30 years of experience in the beauty industry, having held positions at leading professional beauty companies and having served on the Cosmetologists Chicago Board of Directors. For 99 years, Cosmetologists Chicago has pr...
Feb 14, 2022•47 min•Season 1Ep. 63
Interview with Laci Wells Laci Wells is a Fresno, CA full-time hairstylist and salon owner. She owns The Mane Room and specializes in balayage, extensions, highlights, brazilian blowouts, cuts and color. Laci has a large social media following with about 206.2 K followers on TikTok and 7.6 K followers on instagram. Connect with Laci Wells https://www.tiktok.com/@laci_loves_hair https://www.instagram.com/laci_loves_hair/ News from TheTease.com https://www.thetease.com/andis-just-dropped-a-new-edu...
Feb 07, 2022•40 min•Season 1Ep. 62
Interview with Nubia Rezo LatinX beauty brand founder, Nubia Rezo, is a master hairstylist with over 40 years of experience in the haircare industry who could often be found with a pair of scissors in her hands as soon as she could walk! Born and raised in Colombia, Nubia moved to the U.S. in 1975 where she began her decades-long career. As a young stylist, she was formally trained by a slew of well-respected hair educators like Goldwell, L’Oréal, Wella, Vidal Sassoon, DevaCurl, Ouidad, Aveda, P...
Jan 31, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 61
Interview with 2021 NAHA Winners Ruth Roche and Nieves Almaraz Ruth is a celebrity hairstylist, educator, NAHA Master Stylist of the Year 2021, Lifetime Achievement Award SW Hairstyling Awards winner, and 6 Time NAHA winner. Nieves is the first barber to win NAHA award as Men's Hairstylist of 2021, Lead WAHL Educator, and barber school owner. Both Ruth and Nieves Join Volume Up to talk about their journey, their NAHA win, and how the win has changed their lives. Connect with Ruth Roche Social Me...
Jan 24, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 60
Interview with Diane Cole Stevens Diane Cole Stevens, Owner of Cole Stevens Salon. She is an internationally recognized Hair Stylist, Entrepreneur, Life Coach ----& Mentor, Educator and Philanthropist. She is the visionary behind Cole Stevens, an award-winning salon with two highly sought destinations in the Washington, DC metropolitan area and its’ Signature Series curriculum on cut & color. This has catapulted Diane and her Styling Team to a global platform as the innovators on texture...
Jan 17, 2022•46 min•Season 1Ep. 59
Interview with Elma Beganovich Ms. Elma Beganovich is a digital marketing authority who has been named by Forbes as "Epicenter of Influence" and credited by Yahoo News as the driving force behind her "digital empire - A&E." She is one of the top U.S. influencers with over 1M followers on social media. Ms. Beganovich is the COO and co-founder of A&E, a digital agency, and she is in charge of building the company’s list of world-renowned partners and clients. Her area of expertise includes...
Jan 10, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 58
Happy New Year! To kick off 2022, Kelly and Jeffrey take a look back at the top 5 trends and stories of 2021! Interview with M’Lisa Ellis and Royal Ellis M’Lisa Ellis is an Utah Licensed Master Esthetician, California Licensed Esthetician, Licensed Esthetics Instructor, Certified Lash Technician, and Professional Makeup Artist. She started in the service industry as a makeup artist in 2008 and graduated from the National Institute of Medical Aesthetics in South Jordan, Utah in 2012 after complet...
Jan 03, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 57
Interview with Dr. Farouk Shami Dr. Farouk Shami is the founder of both CHI HAIRCARE and the brand new The LG CHI Color Master Factory. CHI HAIRCARE is produced by Farouk Systems, Inc., a Houston-based company of hairdressers for hairdressers. We are known for manufacturing high-quality professional hair care products under the industry-leading brands: SunGlitz®, CHI® and BioSilk®. The company was founded in 1986 by Farouk Shami a hairdresser whose mission is to provide the professional beauty i...
Dec 27, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 56
Interview with Josh DeMarco Josh DeMarco is a Philadelphia based hairstylist, international educator, and co-founder of DAPR Grooming Parlour (a multi-award winning mens salon). He currently works in the prestigious Rittenhouse neighborhood of Center City, Philadelphia. Josh was recently named as one of the “100 Game Changers” of the year in hairdressing by Modern Salon Magazine, a tremendous honor. Continual growth and education are Josh’s top priorities, both as an educator and a perpetual stu...
Dec 20, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 55
Interview with Pepper Pastor Pepper Pastor spent over 20 years in the beauty industry developing some of the most talented artists. She owned an NYC salon, traveled globally, and created educational content for several of the world’s largest beauty brands. As an organizational psychologist Pepper loves working with entrepreneurs, creatives, and tech startups. She specializes in psychologically safe workspaces, talent development, high-performing individuals and teams. The Psy Cosmetologist by Le...
Dec 13, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 54
Interview with Tanuja Singeetham and Cedric Parsiegla Tanuja Singeetham is the Head of Regional Digital Marketing & US eShop for Henkel Beauty Care Professional North America. Tanuja leads a new team focused on new digital marketing and ecommerce initiatives for the professional hair care business in NA. She is responsible for building and managing the first Henkel multi-brand ecommerce platform targeted to beauty care professionals with products, content, promotions and CRM. She has over 22...
Dec 06, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 53
Interview with Dr. Graham Peaslee Dr. Graham Peaslee is currently a professor at University of Notre Dame in the Physics, Chemistry and Biochemistry department. Dr. Peaslee has been a part of the American Physical Society for 38 years and the American Chemical Society for 35 years. Dr. Peaslee has been published many time, most recently Dr. Peaslee was a part of a study to uncover PFAS in makeup. The paper is titled “Fluorinated Compounds in North American Cosmetics”. Dr. Peaslee joins us today ...
Nov 29, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 52
Interview with Yene Damtew Yene Damtew has made quite a name for herself as a go-to for unsurpassable standards of fashion-forward hairdressing. Being a self-starter far into her youth, Yene styled hair out of her parent's home and enrolled herself early into cosmetology school at age 16. Upon graduating, the Ethiopian-American, California native launched her career and within six months she packed her bags and moved to Washington, DC, to become a hair stylist to the Obama Family. This life chan...
Nov 22, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 51
Congrats to the Volume Up by the Tease fans for staying with us for 50 episodes! In honor of this milestone Kelly & Jeffrey play a game recapping the last 50 interviews. Interview with Candour Beauty Jacqueline Kusamotu and Abi Lawrence-Adesida are the co-founders of Candour Beauty, the first multi-brand beauty and personal care retailer aimed specifically at targeting Black women and women of colour. Headquartered in London, Candour Beauty aims to address an underserved market of women who ...
Nov 15, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 50
