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domlehane's podcast
by Hairy Media Productions
UK and Irelands No.1 hair professionals podcast, host Dom Lehane interviews the industries leading names, rising stars, social influencers and digital and business experts, sharing their insight, inspirations and information to take your hairdressing and barbering careers to the next level.
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EP408: Why Scale Your Colour Menu for the Conscious Client with Callum Tierney & Robert Howse
In this episode of the How To Cut It podcast in partnership with Wella Professionals, we head to the Manchester Studio to explore the story behind the launch of "Pure Perfection" from Wella Professionals. This new ammonia-free permanent colour innovation was designed to grant professionals…
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EP407: Sarah Yorke — Is Your Digital Footprint Sabotaging Your Career?
In this episode, brought to you in partnership with Wella Professionals UKI, we are joined by Sarah Yorke—an industry professional turned tech founder. From her early beginnings working behind the salon chair to launching the Stylebook Directory and Stylebook Education, Sarah shares how her…
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EP406 EP406: Adina Pignatare — Balancing the Harmony of Motherhood and a Thriving Hair CareerAdiana Mixdown 1
n this final episode of the Residency takeover with Nancy Stripe, Nancy is joined by Adina Pignatare, a talented American based hair educator, viral content creator, and modern mother navigating the hair industry. Adina shares her unique journey and provides actionable advice on how to balance…
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EP405: Mastering the Art of Grey Blending—Nardia Young’s Secrets to Seamless Transitions
We are thrilled to bring you part three of our Residency Takeover with our guest host, the award-winning colourist and educator, Nancy Stripe. In this episode, Nancy sits down with Nardia Young, a prominent British hair colour specialist and global educator based in Birmingham with over 28 years…
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EP404: Catherine Handcock OBE — Shaping The Industry
For today’s takeover episode, our month-long residency guest host Nancy Stripe sits down with the visionary Catherine Handcock OBE, a pioneering British publisher and leading advocate for the UK hair and beauty sector. As the founder of Creative HEAD and a director of the British Beauty...
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EP403: Jack Howard — Colour, Loss, & Change
We are thrilled to welcome the award-winning colourist and educator Nancy Stripe back again, but this time as our guest host for the How To Cut It podcast! As the owner of Stripe Colour Studio, Nancy is taking the helm for an exciting September residency, where she will be sitting down with a...
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EP402: Embrace the Grey–Nancy Stripe’s Colour‑Therapy Revolution
Today I'm sitting down with a long‑overdue guest: Nancy Stripe. A proud Northerner who leads with warmth, Nancy shares how her roots shape the way she connects with clients and teaches colour—and why grey blending isn’t camouflage, it’s identity. We dive into the psychology of consultation, the...
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EP401: The Chair Changed Everything with Rio Agor Watts (Revlon Pro Education)
In this episode of How To Cut It, I’m joined by Rio Agor Watts at Revlon Professional’s head office in London. Rio is Revlons Group Education Manager for the UK and Ireland, and her job is to make sure education isn’t just “product info” — it’s practical, relevant, and actually works on the salon...
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EP400: Building Successful Salon Apprenticeships with KH Hair Group
I can’t believe we’ve reached our 400th episode of How To Cut It! I couldn't think of a better way to celebrate than by tackling the power of career pathways in hairdressing through apprenticeships—something I personally owe my 40-year career to. And to top it off, having a rising star in the...
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EP399: A New Chapter in Hair — Meet K18 FutureIQ™
Get ready to meet K18 FutureIQ™! This special episode, recorded live in front of an intimate audience at SALT Salon London, isn't just a conversation – it's a genuine line-in-the-sand moment, truly redefining hairdressing's future! I'm incredibly excited to be joined by co-fouynder and CEO of…
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EP398: Where Can Hair Take You? | Introducing WHAIR To?
Where can a career in hair really take you? That’s the question at the heart of this episode—and why I’m sharing a special Whair To (W-H-A-I-R To) sampler with you. Whair To is the new short, punchy, question-led podcast from the soon to launch hair industry opportunity platform Spotd,built…
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EP397: Michael Douglas — Serving Consumers, or Selling Out? You Decide.
Can a hairdresser and brand truly serve both consumers and the industry? That’s the hook of this episode—and the focus of our follow-up to our most-downloaded podcast of 2025. Recorded live at HairCon, with renowned celebrity hairstylist and founder of mdlondon, Michael Douglas. Friend of the How...
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EP396: Are you charging your worth—if not, why not?
Still guessing your prices? If you’re a freelance hairdresser or salon owner who feels guilty raising rates, this episode is your permission slip—and your plan. In this How To Cut It panel, Georgia Bell, Ruth Lundstrum (Freelance Suite), Samantha Toogood, and Samantha Blues reveal why hair pros...
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EP395: The Secret Garden’s Gender‑Neutral Salon Playbook
In today’s episode, Dom chats with Darren Cunningham and George Waterfield, owners of Leicester’s The Secret Garden, on building a truly welcoming, LGBTQ+ inclusive salon—and why inclusion is both practical and profitable. Hear how they opened at speed, navigated Leicester’s lockdown from a…
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EP394: Hair Colour Ingredient Truths with Ursus SchweitzerSchweitzer
Are scary ingredient headlines warping your colour decisions? In this episode brought to you by Wella Professionals UKI, we’re joined by Ursus Schweitzer—an R&D connector who bridges the lab and the salon floor. He observes how productsare really used, then translates complex chemistry into…
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Stop Guessing Hair Colour—You’re Gambling with People’s Hair, with Samantha Blues
What if colour work could be approached less like guesswork and more like investigation? In this episode I'm joined by Samantha Blues, founder of Colour Science Investigation, who explains her crime-scene-style framework for helping stylists move from guessing to predicting in colour. Samantha...
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Hairdressers Belong On Stage!
What if the thing holding your career back isn't your skill—but your fear of being seen? In this episode, I break down why stage work matters for hairdressers and barbers. It builds confidence, sharpens your communication, and transforms how you show up behind the chair. I explore how performing...
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Sick of the Algorithm? Meet Spotd — Opportunity App for the Hair Industry
What if your next job, chair, brand deal, or education booking didn’t come from battling an algorithm—but from one app built only for the hair industry? Meet Spotd! In this episode of How To Cut It, I’m Dom Lehane, and I’m joined by my fellow Spotd co-founders Richard England-Lee and Ollie Johns…
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EP390: The Real Business of Hair Extensions | Victoria Lynch (Remi Cachet)
Ever thought about adding hair extensions to your menu, but stopped because you’re not sure how to learn them properly, or whether the hair is ethically sourced? In this HTCI x Remi Cachet partnered episode, I sit down with Remy Cachet founder Victoria Lynch to get into the real questions: what...
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EP389: The Brutally Honest Reality of Becoming a Session Stylist with Anna Chapman
Want to become a session stylist? This episode with Anna Chapman is the practical route in — not the fantasy. I’m back in the HTCI PodShed with Anna Chapman, a leading session hair stylist with an instinctive understanding of hair and over a decade in top salons before moving into the session...
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EP388: James Earnshaw & Jordanna Cobella – Hair Innovations Led (What Hairdressers Need to Know)
In this weeks episode we go behind the scenes of hair colour innovation in a podcast partnership with Wella Professionals UKI. We're joined by James Earnshaw (Global Wella Professionals Ambassador) and Jordanna Cobella (award-winning salon owner and Wella Colour and Trends Ambassador) to break…
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EP387: Broke, Bruised, and BACK! – Alex Walker’s No-Excuses Return to the Top
Welcome to Part 1 of a two-part series where I’m joined by Alex Walker—a Torquay-based haircutting specialist, educator and the founder of AW Hair and Alex Walker Education. We recorded this episode inside Alex’s purpose-built education studio in Torquay, Devon (UK)—a dedicated space away from…
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EP386: (Classic Rerun 2019) The Eugene Souleiman Story
In this How To Cut It 'Classic Rerun' podcast recording from April 2019, we revisit a powerful conversation with Eugene Souleiman, one of the world's most respected session hairstylists in the fashion world. Eugene shares his journey from humble beginnings in South East London to becoming a…
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EP385: Next-Gen Legacy (Part 3) — Strategy, Culture & Growth with Tash Grossman + Tilly Capel
We wrap up our “Next Gen Legacy” mini-series, created in collaboration with Wella Professionals UKI, with hosts Tasha Grossman (CEO, Hobbs Salons) and Tilly Capel (Operations Director, Lara Johnson Lifestyle). In this final episode, we explore how modern salons are evolving and why ongoing...
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Next Gen Legacy: Stepping Into Leadership in Family-Run Salons
Episode two of our three-part mini-series Next Gen Legacy explores leadership in family-run salon businesses. A How To Cut It podcast in partnership with Wella Professionals UKI series, this episode features its hosts Tash Grossman(CEO, HOB Salons) and Tilly Capel (Operations Director, Lara…
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Next-Gen Legacy: #1 Our Story
Inspired by International Women’s Day, Next-Gen Legacy is a new three-part mini-series hosted by Tash Grossman and Tilly Capel, in partnership with Wella Professionals UK & Ireland. The series spotlights the next generation of female leaders modernising family-run salon businesses while…
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EP382: The Science Behind Professional Haircare: An Inside Look at Wella’s R&D
In this episode brought to you by Wella Professionals, Dom chats with Jon Walker, Education Brand Manager, and Katharina Liebner, Senior Manager of Product Development at Wella Professionals, about the intricate research and development behind new hair care products. We explore the collaborative...
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EP381: Whats Your Dream?
Kick off 2026 with Dom as he reflects on How To Cut It’s journey—from a 2017 solo start to Hairbrained Podcast of the Year 2024—and invites hairdressers, barbers, educators, and salon owners to reset, refocus, and map bold goals for the year ahead. Discover what’s next for the community: a…
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EP380: Andrew Barton (Part 2) – 40 Years, One Mission
British hairdressing treasure Andrew Barton returns for Part 2 as he celebrates 40 years behind the chair and beyond. In this episode with Andrew, we dig into his education philosophy, how he keeps standards high, and the mindset that’s powered him from prime-time TV to today’s social-first…
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EP379: Celebrating 40 Years: Andrew Barton, An Industry Treasure
Celebrating 40 years in hairdressing, British icon Andrew Barton joins Dom Lehane to share the mindset, craft and stories that shaped one of the UK’s most loved hairdressers. From his Yorkshire apprenticeship and the mantra “never accept OK,” to winning British Hairdresser of the Year and…
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EP378: The Keratin Complex Game-Changer
Think Keratin Complex is only for straightening? Think again. Join Zoe Hyams of Keratin Complex, Tom Kimber of Rebel Beauty, and master educator Sam Pitham as they reveal how these treatments strengthen *all* hair types. For hairdressers, this is a business masterclass. Learn to leverage fast...
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EP377: Stop Saying “We Don’t Do That Hair” — The Shift with Erica Liburd
Erica Liburd is on the podcast today to share with us hairdressers and salons on how to say yes to every client, from afro and curl to all textured hair. We unpack consultation, timing, pricing, and training that build real confidence on the floor. Erica shares the story of Texture Unravelled and...
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Classic Rerun (2018): Angelo Seminara - Inside the Mind of a Hairdressing Genius
In this timeless How To Cut It Classic Rerun conversation recorded and published in March 2018, Angelo Seminara—one of the world’s most celebrated hairdressers—traces his path from a childhood in Calabria, Italy, to global acclaim. Angelo reflects on early lessons learned in a local barbershop…
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EP376: James Busby - Becoming a Social Media Sensation
UK hairdresser, creator and social media sensationJames Busby reveals how he turned real consultations into bingeable social stories. We unpack his reinvention after two decades behind the chair, the courage to film real clients, and the posting cadence that built trust. James shares…
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EP375: A New Era for Sebastian Professional, with Richard Windle and Jon Walker
In today’s episode, Dom welcomes Wella Education Brand Manager Jon Walker and Sebastian Professional educator and expert Richard Windle to the How To Cut It podcast, in partnership with Wella Professionals UK & Ireland, to explore the brand’s chic glow up from grunge to glam. This episode dives...
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EP374: Charlotte Mensah – Women In Business (Takeover #5)
In this final Women in Business Takeover episode, host Samantha Cusick meets Charlotte Mensah to explore creativity, leadership, and purpose. From Ghana furniture-making to salon craft, Charlotte candidly unpacks navigating race, hair politics, and today’s “everyone’s a founder” culture, plus how...
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EP373: Lisa Farrell – Women In Business (Takeover #4)
In the next episode of the Women in Business Takeover series, hosted by Samantha Cusick, we hear from the phenomenal Lisa Farrall—award-winning session stylist, educator, and advocate for diversity in the hair industry. With boldness, humor, and insight, Lisa shares her journey of breaking...
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EP372: Danielle Garner – Women In Business (Takeover #3)
In the third episode of the Women in Business Takeover, hosted by Samantha Cusick, we meet the brilliant Danielle Garner. Danielle shares her journey of building Wildflower and Wholehearted Dublin, each founded on principles of wellness, creativity, and work-life balance. She reveals how…
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EP371: Jordanna Cobella – Women In Business (Takeover Series #2)
In Episode 2 of the *How To Cut It* Women in Business Takeover, Samantha Cusick, owner of Samantha Cusick London, founder of Sta Studios, hosts an inspiring conversation with twice-nominated British Hairdresser of the Year (2024 & 2025) and former London Hairdresser of the Year, Jordanna Cobella....
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EP370: Ashleigh Hodges - Women In Business (Takeover #1)
Welcome to the first special episode of our August Takeover, "Women in Business." Hosted by Samantha Cusick, owner of both Samantha Cusick salon in Notting Hill and Sta Studios. This series shines a spotlight on the trailblazing women redefining what it means to lead in our hair industry. Kicking...
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EP369: Michael Douglas - Finding My True Self!
Celebrity hairdresser Michael Douglas joins the How To Cut It podcast in this blockbuster episode! From his early days in hairdressing to becoming a well-known TV personality (BBC1’s One Show), Instagram influencer (@mdlondon), and the boyfriend of Davina McCall (co-host of the Making The Cut...
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EP368: The Comeback Curl with Wella Professionals
In this episode brought to you by Wella Professionals UK & Ireland, we explore the resurgence of perming and texture services within the hairdressing industry, joined by experts Charlie Taylor, Sarah Mason, and Suki Supermama. We discuss the evolution of modern perms using the relaunched Wella...
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EP367: Kieran Tudor - How a Personal Experience Sparked a Purposeful Mission
In this episode of How To Cut It In A Hairdressing Industry Podcast, I speak with Kieran Tudor, co-founder of Centred, a brand dedicated to enhancing hair health through internal wellness. We discuss Kieran's inspiring journey from being named British Hairdresser Newcomer of the Year to…
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Become a Leading Hair Educator with Chris Moody
Ready to elevate your teaching skills and become a leader in hair education? In this episode, we sit down with renowned educators coach Chris Moody to explore his 5-Week Educators Training Programme, crafted specifically for hairdressers and barbers aiming to excel as standout educators. Chris...
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EP365: Courage to Change – An Audience with Sophia Hilton
Recorded live in front of an audience at Grid Studios, London, this How To Cut It podcast features industry icon Sophia Hilton. Sophia unveils her transformative journey, from founding the groundbreaking Not Another Salon to making the courageous decision to close it, despite its success. Sophia...
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What the VTCT Skills Survey Reveals About the Future of Hairdressing
In this episode, I converse with Nicola Steinbach and Annette Tattersall about the evolving landscape of hairdressing education and essential skills for modern professionals. We discuss insights from a VTCT Skills survey, emphasising hands-on training, soft skills, and the trend of lifelong...
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EP363: Richard Ashforth – My Journey Back to Sassoon as International Creative Director
In this episode of How To Cut It: In The Hairdressing Industry Podcast, we uncover why Richard Ashforth's newly appointed International Creative Director at Sassoon—returning to the iconic brand he started with. With over 30 years of industry experience, Richard dives into blending tradition with...
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EP362: The Rise of the Hair Industry Influencer with Holly Fairley
In this week’s podcast, we're joined by transformative hair colour expert and a leader in precision consultations, Holly Fairley. Holly is to share her journey from early struggles to becoming a top hairdressing influencer. Learn how she uses social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram to...
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EP361: What It Takes to Win Wella Professionals TrendVision Award
In this episode of "How To Cut It In A Hairdressing Industry Podcast," brought to you by Wella Professionals UKI, we explore the exciting world of Wella Trend Vision Awards UK and Ireland with last year’s winners, Alex White, Maggie Grant, and Corinne McNaughton. We dive into their personal...
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EP360: Beyond the Grid - Sarah Louise Keane's Journey from Struggles to Success
Join us for Part 2 of our conversation with Sarah Louise Keane, better known on social media as @slkbleachexpert! Get ready for a journey of resilience and authenticity with Sarah's inspiring story—it's all about finding strength through personal battles and professional triumphs. Discover how...
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UK and Irelands No.1 hair professionals podcast, host Dom Lehane interviews the industries leading names, rising stars, social influencers and digital and business experts, sharing their insight, inspirations and information to take your hairdressing and barbering careers to the next level.
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