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Ask The Color Expert — 253 episodes

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Beauty at the Beach: Why In-Person Education Still Matters in 2026

2

The Truth About Hair Color: Science, Gray Coverage & Smarter Formulation with Dennis Gebhart

3

Scalp, Science & Smarter Color: What Every Stylist Should Know with Erica Billingsley

4

ChatGPT Isn’t Your Business Coach (But This Might Be)

5

It’s Never Too Late to Start Over: From Healthcare Executive to Beauty School at 51

6

From Shark Bite to Full‑Life Living: Resilience, Gratitude & Redefining Fear

7

Humor, Authenticity & Simplifying Hair Education with Morgan Thomas

8

Why I’m Not Washing My Hair Anymore (Sort Of)

9

Glaze Smarter, Not Harder: Why Recipes Can Backfire — and What to Do Instead

10

Gratitude Behind the Chair: A Holiday Season Reset for Stylists

11

Embracing Tech Behind the Chair: How Stylists Can Step Into Smarter Business Habits

12

Beyond the Swatch: Why Hot Roots Happen & How to Prevent Them

13

Building an Eco‑Conscious Beauty Business from the Inside Out: Guest Jacquelyn Rodriguez

14

Closing a Legacy, Opening a New Chapter: 36 Years Behind the Chair

15

Beyond the Chair: What They’ll Remember Isn’t Your 12-Hour Days

16

Creative Balance: The Four Archetypes with Vivienne Mackinder

17

The 7‑Year Edge: When the Itch Becomes a Gift

18

From Stylist to Salon Owner: My Right Hand to Creating Her Own Brand With Donna Ryan

19

Communicating Through the Chaos: How Salon Owners Can Grow Culture & Clarity

20

Still Doing Cap Highlights? Why It’s Time to Rethink Your Color Routine

21

Gracefully Gray: Embracing Dimensional Color & Low-Maintenance Beauty

22

20 Things I Wish I Knew Sooner: Real Talk Every Stylist Needs to Hear

23

Simplify Your Color Line, Maximize Your Profit!

24

Wake Up and Smell Your Bullshit!

25

Top 5 Things Costing You Money Behind the Chair

26

HAIR HACKS: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

27

The Secret to Standout Color: Customization, Dimension & Breaking the 6N Cycle

28

In-Person is Back! Tracey Napotnik on Building the Pennsylvania Beauty Show

29

Formulas: To Share or Not to Share?

30

Michael Cole Shares His Journey on Navigating Grief

31

Wake up Professional Hairstylists Something is Very Wrong Here!

32

Christmas Coffee with Gary Call

33

Take Your Salon Revenue to the Next Level with StudioYou Education

34

The Secret to my Salon's Success is hiring My Salon Concierge

35

Human Design for the Hairstylist with Alice Wilcox

36

Hair Color is Now 400.00!!!!! WHAT?!

37

EDUCATOR EXCELLENCE WITH BLAKE REED EVANS: TIPS FROM A GLOBAL REDKEN PRO ARTIST

38

A Yelp like Rating System for Clients?

39

Empower & Earn: Lacey Gebo on Training Your Assistant & Income Growth

40

Stand Out as a Colorist | Color Analysis Tool

41

Grey Blending — an Untapped Market for Hairstylists

42

Internet Trolls -- OH MY!

43

My Solo Adventure to France and The Lessons Learned

44

Taking Care of YOU and Getting Uncomfortable

45

How To Get Yo Money Mane with Gary Gereau

46

Educating Tomorrow's Stylists: Rachel McMillan's Role as Salon Owner and Educator

47

Premiere Orlando Show Recap

48

Silencing Your Inner Critic with Special Guest Kelly Abanda

49

A Brand New Stylist Salon Equipment Registry WTF!

50

Journey of a Mentor: The Story of Bobbi DeBerard, Salon Owner & National Educator

51

Formulating Glazes with Beauty Executive Jessica Constantino

52

Vidal Sassoon Foundation & Mastery of Haircutting with Mike Valera

53

Hair Balls, Crazy Ubers and Horses, Oh My!

54

Hairstylists, Learn How to Protect your Energy Behind the Chair | Renee Lennox

55

My Two Cents on Some Controversial Topics in Social Forums for Hairstylists

56

Understanding the Structure of Hair: IUVENI with Camie Parsons

57

The Art of Coloring Curly Hair with Stacey Presscot

58

The Importance of a Hair and Scalp Detox with Stacey Prescott

59

Talking All Things Color with Ian McCabe, The Formulation Rock Star!

60

Emily Pinegar, Owner of Salon M + Suites On Educating the Next Generation of Stylist through Apprenticeship

61

Sophia Hyde | Life Coach, Speaker and Author of the book "Unleash your Favorite Self."

62

Salon Owner, Author, & Coach Stacy Monroe shares her Journey in the Beauty Industry

63

Understanding Autism in the World of Hairstyling | Tara Abramowicz, Redken's Global Artist

64

New Year New You! Do More in 2024!

65

5 Tips to Thrive during Holiday Chaos for Hair Stylists

66

Is Customer Service a Necessity or a Specialty?

67

Are You Going The Extra Mile For Clients But Feeling Taken For Granted?

68

Building Diverse Platforms for Hair and Beauty Professionals | Janie Tongue & Jonty Olivier

69

Meet a Few Members of the Hair Color Secrets Insiders Sharing Their Results

70

I Am Happy When...

71

Inspiration: What Hair Stylists Can Learn From Sororities

72

The Path to Unapologetic Brilliance with Tracy Ftacek

73

Maria Fontana | Hairstylist Reinvention and Exit Strategy

74

Expectation vs Reality | Is your work as strong as your brand?

75

Are you playing the BLAME GAME? Success behind the chair is an INSIDE JOB!

76

Be Yourself, Because Everyone Else is Taken

77

If I Could Turn Back Time These Are Things I Would Do Differently

78

Stacey Prescott: The Art of a Natural Curl!

79

Jessica Ramsey: Solo Travel and Taking Risks

80

Health for Hairdressers: Put Yourself First!

81

Do you know what's in your tube?

82

Top 10 Most Common Mistakes in Hair Color

83

My Top 25 Tips for a Killer Color Consultation

84

Nina Kovner: Branding and The Power of The Pivot!

85

John Di Julius: Salon Owner of 30 yrs, Author and Business Consultant on How to Become a Billionaire

86

Jessee Skittrall is changing our industry one state at a time and needs our help to create true impact!

87

Fired up and Frustrated!

88

A Letter from a Frustrated Client Looking For a Quality Colorist

89

Texture Matters!

90

50 Shades of Grey

91

How AI is Being Used in the Beauty Industry with Gordon Miller

92

Curly Haircut and Styling Tips with Curl Expert Keesha George

93

Pricing For Profit The Solution To Emotional Pricing with Alicia Soulier Founder of Salon Scale

94

"David's Bridal" and the Importance of The Guest Experience

95

Jack Howard shares his passion for color education

96

Aura Mae Owner of Azarra Salon and Wine Shares her Passion for Hair Color and Education

97

Jason Everett Co Founder of High Performance Salon Academy

98

Are you losing out on money by making up random prices?

99

Collaboration over Competition - Clever, No Cost Marketing Ideas

100

My 2 Cents on Gratuities

101

Chris Sulimay on Letting Go to Make Room for the New

102

Lisa Bodnar my very first employee shares her journey into salon ownership

103

Aimee Migirova owner of Emma Justine Salon in Louisville Kentucky specializes in extensions and blonding services

104

Lisa Wenger a Hair Loss Specialist sheds light on Covid hair loss and more

105

The Journey to a 6-Figure Stylist with Robin Cherkin

106

My Hairstylist... Johnny!

107

Lindsay entirely changed the way she performs her color services as an Insider

108

Corrective Color Remix - 3 Myths About Hair Color Holding You Back

109

Leaping with NO Net with Alejandra Crisafulli

110

How Luxe Color Lounge raised over $3,000 for charity by hosting a FUN, in-salon event and how your salon can too

111

Mary and Phillip Wilson creators of the Wilson Collective and the Wilson Method of cutting

112

Kelly Abanda shares how to Design your Detour and live your best life

113

An invitation to join me in sunny Florida for a life changing 2 day retreat for hairstylists Beauty at the Beach

114

Sylvia Perez joins me and shares her journey from commission salon owner to to solo suite salon owner

115

Mickey Alan Kravitz a musician, song writer, voice over actor and band manager creates a hair product of his own

116

Award winning hair stylist and educator Vivienne Mackinder shares the habits for success behind the chair...

117

Liz Benke owner of the successful Elizabeth Benke and Associates salon shares her unique exit strategy from salon ownership and what her next steps are...

118

Lisa Gilbride Shares her Transformation as a Hair Color Secrets Insider and Now a Fearless Formulator

119

Is it time for a change?

120

The Importance of Determining the Natural Level

121

Theresa Miulli, CEO of The Intentional Classroom and the Cosmetology Exam Review, and I chat about the cultural shift needed in Cosmetology Schools

122

Parker Cornelius, Co-Founder of Merchant of Beauty, brings us Rob Forgione, Founder of Infuse My. colour, all the way from Australia to have a very colorful conversation.

123

$69.00 in product for one grey coverage client? WTF!

124

Renee Lennox corporate girl turned Holistic Health Practitioner shares how we can take charge of our health as hairstylists

125

Stop Breaking Up With Clients

126

Sustainable Salon Practices with Jacquelyn Rodriguez Founder of the Clean Beauty Biz Method

127

Brandi Taylor Beauty Business Coach - Empowering Beauty Bosses to Effectively Market their Business for Growth

128

How to save THOUSANDS on hair color costs with VISH

129

Hair Color Confidence

130

Dean Forbes Salon Optimization Coach returns to the podcast to discuss true salon profitability

131

Lori Fudens Redken Educator, Salon Owner and creator of the Hair Stylist Accelerator Program

132

Jennifer Hernon returns to finish our chat about grey hair tips

133

Jennifer Hernon shares her experience with stepping out from behind the chair for the first time

134

Bobbi DeBerard Founder of Revolutionary Hair Academy and Jack Winn Senior Educator

135

Neil Ducoff founder of Strategies Business Coaching for salons and spas and author shares his thoughts on no compromise leadership

136

Francesca Rivetti a salon owner, winner of NAHA award, a hair innovator, rebellious disciplinarian and creator of Hair CHI

137

Taylor Jameson salon owner, academy owner and expert educator shares her passion for mentorship.

138

Janet Lombardi - 50 yrs as a hair stylist and still going strong!

139

Bob Phillip is a Salon Business Partner at Salon Centric we chat about the importance of proper pricing

140

Jessee Skittrall Beauty Industry Disruptor returns to the podcast to chat about all things color

141

Aldona Stefanczyk a hairstylist and Matrix educator facing your fears and going for it

142

Athina Kurlansik a colorist at the Grove Salon Orlando and I chat about photography tips and the importance of continued education

143

Stacey Juratovac a multifaceted stylist is a suite owner, massage therapist and nail tech passionate about advanced education

144

Kristi Ogren a California salon owner carries on her family's salon business

145

Vivienne MacKinder award winning hairstylist and educator on true learning through a strong mentorship

146

Natalie Varrasso author of Love Your Hair is embracing women transitioning to grey through next level consultations

147

'WTF' - "my client's hair is breaking off like crazy..."

148

Maria Fontana Best Selling author, educator and leading business and salon consultant chatting about setting ego aside and finding your happy place.

149

Gina Stansfield on taking the leap to owning a solo suite

150

Gary Call Head Coach at Kin North America and lifelong hairstylist

151

John Palmieri - Lifetime Hairdresser, Business & Leadership Coach for Salon Owners

152

David Kinigson author of the Haircutters Handbook, independent educator and editorial hair dresser

153

Tomas Delamilera a passionate educator and mentor for hair cutting

154

Zan Ray and Tom Collins on Igniting the Power, passion and strength of couples in Business

155

Lorrie Villano: Redken Educator and behind the chair stylist shares her passion for educating all things Redken

156

Are you going glazey crazy?

157

Tracy Ftacek: salon owner and beauty disruptor embracing technology

158

Jessee Skittrall is a disruptor in our beauty industry changing how we do beauty school for the better!

159

Danielle LeoGrande a New Jersey colorist and I chatting about lived in color and working with family

160

Lindsey Olson Redken Ambassador and Editorial Stylist shares her passion for all hair textures

161

Danielle DiGiovanni owner of Sl8 Hair Lounge celebrates 5 years and a lot of lessons as a salon owner

162

Rae DeGideo on specializing in curly hair and an organic approach to beauty

163

Samantha Blues on Learning the Chemistry of Color while having fun

164

Chatting with Ian McCabe on all things color!

165

James Atkinson on Leaving a Legacy of Education for Hairstylists

166

Fill those empty spaces in your appointment book while you sleep with Patrick from REACH

167

Finding your inspiration through taking time away with Donna Roggio

168

The ultimate salon recruiting platform: Canvas Me - Jen and Matt Martinell

169

Are you using Instagram properly for new client growth?

170

Avoiding Adjustments as a Colorist

171

James Alba Co Founder of the Movement of Sustainable Salons

172

Beth Minardi my hair color mentor and High Priestess of Haircolor have a chat

173

Maura Manzo the benefits of Yoga and Breath Work for the busy stylist

174

Clint Pulver author of "I love it here: How great leaders create organizations people never want to leave."

175

Trisha Stewart of Barbarella Salon on being a better leader

176

Katrina Kelly Salon Owner, Educator, member of Joico European Design Team shares her passion for all things color and teaching left handed stylists

177

Rowena Yeager Owner of Studio Wish and Leadershift Coach on our ever changing industry

178

It's time to become an Expert Colorist!

179

Ben Mollin ~ hairstylist, public speaking coach, home school Dad he does it all

180

Brandie Bracy ~ Helping Hairstylists attract new clients and conquer technology overwhelm

181

Diann Wingert Hairstylists and ADHD as a Super Power

182

Piper DeYoung - Brand Mentor and Graphic Designer for Hairstylists

183

Dr. Lew the Psy-Cosmetologist: The Importance of Communication and Perspective

184

Mireya Villareal from Pink Pewter- sharing her passion for the financial side of our beauty biz

185

Johnny Stellato Salon Professional Empowerment Coach Shares Some Inspiration GEMS

186

Nikki Le- Fighting for Financial Literacy in the Beauty Business (one bite size piece at a time!)

187

Dean Forbes - IMPACT Coach Shares How to Get Out of Your Own Way, and Earn Six-Figures Behind Your Chair

188

Chiala Marvici: Global Color Artist and creator of the Hand Pressed Color Technique

189

Jennifer Jade Alvarez: Salon Owner, Podcast Host and Beauty Biz Coach on the power of mentorship and training the next generation of stylists

190

Kirsten Downes: Beauty School at age 50 and a $1000.00 day in her first year!

191

Breaking Down Your Walls with Oscar Valencia Jr

192

Forever a Student with Joe Santy

193

Do You Know Your Numbers? with The Beauty Business Coach - Donna Roggio

194

Dawn Bradley: Over-Giving + Expectations

195

Misti Walker: Ask and You Will Receive

196

Jay Williams: How to Leave Your Mark

197

Kay Binnersley: Haircolor Educator from England

198

Lindsey Means: Understanding Human Design

199

Carmen Torres from Jessicurl: Curly Hair Tips & Tricks

200

Celebrity Wig Master Daniel Koye: Secrets to Hair in Film and Broadway

201

Dennis Gebhart: Chemistry behind Hair Color

202

Redken Educator Jessica Constantino: Formulating Glazes

203

Creator of VISH shares how to save thousands on your hair color costs!

204

Ronit Enos: Profitability Coach Shares her 8 Month Roadtrip

205

High Performance Coach Andrew Finkelstein: Importance of Balance and Systems

206

Miki Wright: Inspiration, Education, and Healing

207

Gillian Tudor: Keys to Working with Curly Hair

208

Thomas McWilliams: Rusk Director of Education

209

Taylor Redmond: Host of Hairfacts Podcast

210

Top 3 Myths about Hair Color that are holding you back!

211

Kim Wojnowich: Life is better with a BOLD Coach!

212

Alice Wilcox: Soul Aligned Beauty

213

WTF episode with London Curtis of Salon Scholar

214

Chrystal Graves: Create Your Dream Business Without The Traditional Beauty School Road Map

215

Bart Rosenstein: Journey From Apprentice to Salon Owner

216

Hairdustry Podcast Co-Host Corey Gray: An Emotional Journey

217

Salon Business Coach Nina Tulio: Creating Structure for Profit

218

Hairdustry Podcast Co-Host Tony Stuart: Answering Instead of Asking

219

5x NAHA Winner Ruth Roche: Fearless Risks and When to Pivot

220

Life Coach Alejandra Crisafulli: Leap Without a Net

221

Wella Educator Laila Pettersen : Creating the Perfect Pastel Rose Gold

222

Being an Effective Leader with Tina Black

223

Do you really know how hair color works? My chat with Matrix educator Julie Kleine

224

Award Winning Australian Color Expert Kristina Russell shares her top tips for creating gorgeous reds

225

Challenges of turning 50 behind the chair! Experience vs. Ageism

226

Overcoming Anxiety as a Stylist with David Groupe

227

The Power of a Strong Mentor with Budd Reigner

228

Double Process blonding with Ireland Color Expert Justyna from Sizzor Trix

229

Transitioning from managing a beauty supply store to owning a salon with Julia Shifflett

230

Brynne Travis Shares Her Solution For Hair Color Inventory Management

231

Hot Roots

232

My Interview With the Inventor of the Largest Tint Brush On the Market

233

Part two - Jennifer Hernon Diving Deeper into Grey Coverage

234

Part 1 - Jennifer Hernon Diving Deeper into Grey Coverage

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WTF Wednesday

236

My stressful search for someone to retouch my hair color!

237

Is your salon really clean?

238

Journey of Master Colorist Rick Wellman

239

Interview With Angela Hall

240

Real talk with the creators of the Highbrow Hippie Atelier

241

WTF Wednesday

242

Transitioning from Salon Owner to Partnership

243

Consultation

244

Do You Have a Salon Exit strategy?

245

Interview With My Six Figure Protege Colorist Alishia

246

Lets Talk About Reds!

247

Choosing a Specialty as a Hairstylist

248

The Power of Yelp and Social Media

249

Solving Hair Color Challenges

250

My Favorite Things

251

The Magic of Demi Color

252

Customer Service is Key!

253

Low-Cost Marketing For New Clients