Hair Biz Radio: How To Start And Run a Hair Extension Business

Jada Dickson is a loctician known for her colorful locs and her scalp knowledge, sometimes telling people not to get locs for their own good. She is amazing with her marketing and has mentored numerous students to become locticians with stable income and loyal clientele. If you don’t know where to start and what to expect when doing locs or braids, this episode is for you. Listen to the new episod...

David Brown, or as he goes by Dave, is a pretty competitive barber who can’t accept losses. He's been actively in the industry for the last 12 years, but has been cutting hair since he was 14 years old. Dave is the passionate mentor you need in your life for hair and life guidance as well. Understand the trouble of barbershop owners and how to grow as a barber in this new episode with Zakiyrah...

Gabrielle Zalina is a mother, founder, and wife who, from the very start, knew that hair is for her. Finding your call and embracing it is part of her appreciation for the subconscious work. En Love Beauty is a hair care brand whose products don’t sit on the shelves for long. And today, Gabrielle is giving away all her secrets from back in the businesskitchen to help you get your perfect recipe fo...

Rebecca Davis and her husband have been doing miracles. Instead of retiring, they looked for trouble, and by trouble, we mean the best wellness center a person can possibly run. Coming from a transportation business, she was able to expand a small center into a full experience with all kinds of retreats and relaxation. It’s not just a nice day; it’s reconstructing a person’s hair, skin, and well-b...

Timika Gaten is not just an experienced realtor. She is an excellent stylist and a salon suite owner. With her mixed talent of selling and styling, she succeeded in building aremarkable brand out of her GlamRUs Salon & Suites. But behind the scenes,some chaos can take place that you need to run and control. It’s not just renting out a space for a stylist; you need to manage your resources and...

Monrae Tuggle is a marketing mastermind with exceptional launch techniques; she made her clients tons of money while resting in her chair. She is outgoing, energetic, and resourceful. With her Ghetto CEO podcast and her agency, Monrae is building an ecosystem for anyone who wants to make something of their lives and businesses. A lot of CEO vents to her, and she knows what a struggle sounds like....

Benita Davis’s academy gained fame for how it really changes lives forever, how it delivers what it has promised. Benita has 10 years of experience as a cosmetologist; she has been getting clients since college, and for sure, she knows how to deliver value. If you need guidance, business insights, an action plan to execute after yougraduate, and you want to start a business or really grow your bea...

AI is not your normal small talk with a chatbot like ChatGPT.New tools are getting better by the minute, and some can help you with auto-piloting your business and providing insightful ideas for optimizing it. If you’re a hairstylist, a hair business owner, or you are looking for new ideas to kick off your financial freedom, this episode with Mikey and Zakiyrah will be able to help you with that.#...

Although Khi is new in Atlanta, he has gained the traction needed to workindependently and create remarkable styles. At a very young age, Khi knows his business and his clients well, so he offers a flawless experience from his own home. He is a guru of hair extensions that everyone should hear from. If you’re still building up your career as a hairstylist, you need to listen to thisepisode with Za...

Maya Smith has been doing this her whole life, from just assisting her celebrity stylist mother to building a rocketing hair care brand. She definitely has a lot to offer. Growing up in an entrepreneurial family, then birthing her empire in Germany, building from scratch. She knows about hair, and she formulates her products working side-by-side with chemists to make the products everyone loves. I...

Dereq C’s talent with hair is pretty astonishing, from the luxurious cuts to theprofessional coloring. He is the full package any client can dream of. Sculpting his craftmanship in New York with the big names, then returning toAtlanta, the capital of the hair world, he had rough and fortunate batches that any aspiring stylists can benefit from. If you want to know how to elevate your career, liste...

Ekeena Majors is a phenomenal from New Jersey with the right hands to rock a short hairstyle. Mentoring hundreds of hairstylists over a lifetime, she taps into the art and the mastery level of styling, transforming rookies into legends. She also has the skill of raw branding, creating a remarkable salon that feels like a fantasy world of tenderness and care, where clients fall in love and spread t...

Janet Harrington has more than 40 years in the hair industry, starting in Atlanta in the 80s. She is a legend in the business, and we're glad we could have her with us today. A lot of people are missing the salon suite experience, how to start one, or how to work in one, with the necessary salon etiquette. She is offering a lifetime experience in just a couple of minutes. If you don’t know how...

Cherie Amor has more than 11 years of experience in hairstyling. Stylists have come and gone from her salon. Distributing a massive load of experience all over the U.S. with the Cherie touch on top. If you’re pretty cautious about your career, you don’t want to lose clients, youdon’t want to mess up a style or a new opportunity, then we have somethingamazing for you. Cherie is the hair-loss magici...

From grooming Christoper Walken to styling for Aja Naomi King and Adrienne Warren. Geo Brian's range is pretty wide. Natural at doing makeup and phenomenal at hairstyling. Geo's career started to blossom with a little push to New York. Since then, he has been making history! If you want to preserve your rights as a freelance stylist, get hired by an agency, or start your own business, it’s...

If you watched this episode, you won’t understand how someone can go through so much and still grow, amaze, and make everyone around them burst with laughter and tears. Jason excels in every city, every field, and every job to get the best out of him and set a new standard in hairstyling. This is not just another episode of Hair Biz Radio; Mikey and Zakiyrah can’t getenough of Jason, and neither w...

Bored with the skies after working as a flight attendant, she replaced theadrenaline with the dopamine of mastering amazing styles! From Atlanta to Maryland and now planning to make a comeback to Atlanta, Paula Hawkins built the perfect salon with the real insider tips you need to manage other stylists. If you’re into short hair, planning a career shift, or about to launch your hair care business...

YourFavAfrican has been grinding it out there for 7 years, but 2 years ago, she decided to make it more sustainable. From dancing fashionably to the best luxury braiding salon, she built everything around her energized vibes and her success with social media marketing. If you want to monetize your following list beyond the usual collabs. Today’s episode with Mikey and Zakiyrah is definitely a good...

Meet the couple behind Blonde Solutions and learn from the smoothest family business out there when love powers the business! With hair-coloring education from Brazil and Europe, in addition to years of training stylists, Blonde Solutions was a logical step to bring all this experience directly to customers. You will get to know about launching, disruption, and marketing strategies, with extra tip...

YveCar is well known for her Shark Tank pitch and her amazing brand, KreyolEssence. But today, we go way back to the days when she hated working forherself. Despite her home run with the Haitian Castor Oil, Yvecar appreciated the stability and the opportunity to learn about industries from an employee’s perspective. But she showed resilience studying her audience in real life in a quest to tune up...

Najah Aziz stands by her professionalism in the hair industry, as it was one of the main reasons she became who she is today. But many stylists try to improvise their ways throughout their careers, even when they open a hair salon! If hair schools lack business knowledge, sometimes you can learn this by yourself without having to find it the hard way, and it’s easy if you listened to this episode...

We have known Cherelle Renee for almost a decade. She is an exceptional hairstylist and constantly challenges herself with complex assignments, such as styling hair nearly 50 inches long! She is with us today to discuss customer retention and how to keep your clients for the long term, building a stable base that helps you grow. Along with tips for pricing and the mindset you need to run a salon o...

Bre Rena'e is the master of packed hair; she knows every possible detail about it, and she has helped many entrepreneurs grow their own brands. Every hairstylist handles hair differently; some like to style the hair they bought, others don’t mind a client bringing her own hair, and some use packaged hair like Bre Rena’e. Tune in with Mikey and Zakiyrah to listen to Bre Rena’e take on that and...

Over 28 years, Dr. Shupier Jones’s career has evolved seamlessly into what it is today. As a hairstylist, you won’t always be behind the chair, but you want to learn how to manage, lead, and diversify your business. And there is no one who can teach you how to understand your career ladder as a hairstylist than Dr. Shupier Jones. Don’t chain yourself to the mundane self-image and explore your full...

Although Derante the Coldest is still 24 years old, he found his way to fame at an even younger age. From making custom wigs to styling celebrities’ hair, he learned how a hairstylist should market himself and build a client base. Every client can make or break your business; that’s why you need to learn how to attract them, keep them, and make them leave satisfied. Learn the latest promoting tech...