Nick Arrojo has developed a way of understanding our industry, what it takes to be a success, and still remains humble because he loves what he does every day...
It´s about 2 p.m. at Sessions Salon. The atmosphere is cool, the mood is calm, and the music is settinga mood for a personal time with your stylist. I´m here to interview Neeko. You may not have heard his name before, but Halle Berry, Tyra Banks, and others know him by his artistic abilities. Along with Victor Hugo ValVerde and Samvel Bourounsouzian, Neeko is co-owner of Sessions, a 6,000 square foot salonin Old Town Pasadena, Ca. The trio´s philosophy is that education is the way to help the staff stay creative and informed about how to best serve their clientele. Neeko has a confident yet humble personality.He´s someone you feel you can talk to and is really listening to you. Let´s listen to him.
I´m sitting here with not one, but TWO North American Hairstyling Awards (NAHA) recipients: Sue Pemberton, 2007 Hair Colorist of the year, and Damien Carney, 2007 Finalist for Classic Contemporary. They represent JOICO as International Artistic Directors traveling the world and sharing their talents. It was inspiring to see that people who have totally “made-it” are still down-to-earth.
Flower's well-meaning parents wanted him to be a doctor-he had planned a career in psychiatry. What sounds like the set-up for a punchline has actually led to a rare life of creative fulfillment. After three years of medical school, Michael had the "Aha!" moment. The epiphany: that he would blaze a trail for African-American women, whose beauty had been misunderstood and simply neglected by the mainstream industry. So, he put down his therapist's notepad, picked up his blow dryer, and has never looked back!
How does so much success NOT go to your head? Well, for Anthony Mascolo, creative head of TIGI, it's all in the family! He met up with our Russian Editor, Maria Strekalova, to tell us how he does it.
Join the Editor of HAIR'S HOW as she chats with a legendary father and daughter, two of the most influential personalities in hairstyling, for a glimpse at how it all happened…and keeps going strong!
When you start with nothing — not even a love for hairdressing — how do you rise to the top of the hairdressing world with salons, academies and a worldwide following? The editor of HAIR'S HOW gets to the bottom of how Richard Thompson got to the top!
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