Shit I told my Hairdresser

Is selling your clients sleazy? Or is giving them away for FREE even dumber?Michelle & Chrissy from 👉Beauty Pros Exchange <---yes click here! the first online marketplace for independent beauty professionals - join Paula and Chrissy to blow up the industry's dirtiest secret: your client list is your biggest asset and you should be cashing out on it.If you've ever had to rebuild your clientele after moving from Dallas to Seattle, got stuck discounting with Groupon, or got a fake 1-star Yelp review from your ex-husband named Brian... this one's for you.IN THIS RAW EPISODE, WE GET INTO:How to sell your clientele and why every independent hairstylist, booth renter, and salon owner needs an exit planWhy Groupon is the devil and the 4-letter word that keeps you stuck at $85 for a partial while your suite mate charges $300The difference between selling PEOPLE vs. selling contact info to a vetted pro you trustHow to buy a ready-made clientele instead of starting from scratch when you relocateWhy Google and Yelp reviews are dead and what clients actually look at nowThe real cost of giving your book away for free: "No skin in the game, just fucking give it to me"How to stop discounting your work - because if you discount your work, you DO discounted workBeauty Pros Exchange is hairstylists helping hairstylists. No handouts, just a hand up to finally monetize your book on the way out and help another beauty pro grow fast.Stop begging for referrals. Stop living on Groupon. Start banking on your book.GUESTS: Michelle & Chrissy from Beauty Pros Exchange Follow them om insta @beautyprosexchange/HOSTS: Jason & Paula from Shit I Told My Hairdresser👉 LEARN MORE: Beauty Pros Exchange - link in show notes + on our Instagram @shititoldmyhairdresserGot shit to tell your hairdresser? Email us: info@shititoldmyhairdresser.comWebsite: shititoldmyhairdresser.comLiked this? Smash that subscribe button on Apple Podcasts & Spotify - it's free.sell clientele, buy clientele, beauty pros exchange, monetize client list, independent hairstylist, booth renter, how to sell salon clients, Groupon for salons, rebuild clientele, salon owner business, beauty industry marketplace

Your salon booking system is scamming you.On this episode of Shit I Told My Hairdresser, Jason and Paula sit down with Om, founder of Prexi the brand new salon booking app built ONLY for licensed professionals.We’ve all been there. Your booking system does half the job, you spend more time FIXING what clients booked than actually booking them, and when you call for help they send you to a forum full of pissed off hairdressers. Sound familiar, Avenue? Boulevard? Whatever.Om did the research on 40+ booking platforms and discovered the dirtiest secret in the beauty industry: You can become a licensed cosmetologist, esthetician, barber, and hairdresser in 60 SECONDS without touching hair or showing a license. No license verification. No accountability. Just profits.This is why we needed PrexiHELP BUILD PREXI !Contact Om via the link Om@theprexi.com. Or on Instagram @helloPrexi Tell him what you want to see. This is our chance to have a booking system run by hairdressers, for hairdressers.salon booking system, salon booking app, salon software, hairdresser, licensed cosmetologist, cosmetology, barber, esthetician, Prexy, best booking app for hairdressers, Booksy alternative, Vagaro alternative, salon business

Is your nail tech dipping your fingers into a communal jar of poop soup? Award-winning manicurist Renee Abugaben (Nay Nays Nails, Folsom's Best 3x) exposes why dip powder is a scam, how to spot a dirty salon, gel vs acrylic truth, and the nastiest client confessions ever — from mayonnaise nails to chewed-off acrylics.This week on Shit I Told My Hairdresser, Jason and Paula finally have a MANICURIST on the pod — and she's not holding backCONNECT WITH RENEE:Instagram: @naynaysnails916/Folsom, CA - Now accepting waitlist for 2027 (kidding... kinda)LOVE THE SHIT WE TELL?Tap FOLLOW on Apple Podcasts & Spotify - it's free and keeps us unfiltered.Got a horror story? Leave us a voicemail at shititoldmyhairdresser.com or DM us on TikTok / Instagram @shititoldmyhairdresser

Jackie Kennedy's Hairstylist Tells All,Peter Lamas | From Cuba to Camelot Pt 1What did Jackie Kennedy really tell her hairstylist about the JFK assassination?In this exclusive Part 1, legendary celebrity hairstylist Peter Lamas author of Jackie's Hairstylist: My Life in Camelot — sits down with Shit I Told My Hairdresser to share the stories he was never allowed to tell.Peter arrived in America in 1960 as a 17-year-old Cuban immigrant who didn't speak English, learning the language on a park bench in Brooklyn Heights. Within 8 years, he was styling Jackie Kennedy Onassis herself.Get your copy here on Amazon In this episode you'll hear:JACKIE KENNEDY & JFK SECRETSWhy Jackie banned John-John from flying lessons — and her chilling premonitionWhat Jackie confessed to Peter on the 25th anniversary of JFK's death about the Zapruder film, the Grassy Knoll, and Oswald being a "stooge"The truth about Jackie O chain-smoking, her signature scent, and why you'll never find a photo of her with a cigaretteDoing house calls at her NYC apartment because she was hiding from paparazziVIDAL SASSOON & THE $5,000 HAIRCUTHow Peter talked his way into an apprenticeship at Vidal Sassoon — the only salon in NYC doing apprenticeships besides Kenneth BattelleBeing mentored by Vidal Sassoon, Paul Mitchell & Robert PearsonFlying first-class luggage to Paramount Studios for the most expensive haircut in history: Mia Farrow's pixie cut the day Frank Sinatra served her divorce papersWhat really happened on the set of Rosemary's Baby60 YEARS OF HOLLYWOOD & FASHION HISTORYWorking at Kenneth — the Mecca where all the socialites and celebrities wentStyling icons: Twiggy, Jean Shrimpton, Veruschka, Diana Ross as Josephine Baker, Louise Brooks (he did her hair for 10 years before learning who she was)How the 60s British Invasion, the miniskirt, and Broadway's Hair revolutionized beautyFrom Fidel Castro's Cuba to sketching at the Art Students League of New York to the White HousePeter's new book Jackie's Hairstylist has 30+ 5-star reviews on Amazon in its first week and is being called "cinematic."This is Part 1 of our 2-part interview. Part 2 drops next week.Featuring: Peter Lamas — 60+ year career, Cuban-American hairstylist, artist, sculptor, author, Vidal Sassoon protégé, Kenneth stylist.Keywords: jackie kennedy hairstylist, jackie o hair, jfk assassination, zapruder film, grassy knoll, vidal sassoon, paul mitchell, mia farrow haircut, celebrity hairstylist, kenneth battelle, 1960s hair history, bob haircut history, diana ross hair, twiggy hairHit FOLLOW on Apple Podcasts + leave a 5-star review.Got a crazy client story? DM us on Instagram @shititoldmyhairdresser — we might read it on air.Order Peter's Book: Jackie's Hairstylist on Amazon & wherever books are sold.

THE NON-APOLOGY MASTERCLASS -Nicholas gives his official apology to Kevin Murphy and Paula gives her apology to Unilever, Pantene, Suave, TRESemmé, and Prell: "You're absolutely right, and I apologize... it's all the same mush." and Jason just doesn't give a F*CK! Learn how to apologize without actually apologizing.DIVERSION IS NOT A MYSTERY - How 35,000 units of Pureology end up on Groupon for less than your SalonCentric cost, and why your sales rep says "that's diversion" like it's not their own company doing it.WHY WE SAID NO APOLOGIES, NO FUCKS GIVEN - The loyalty conversation they don't want you to have. When you buy from us, you keep the baseball jersey on our kid's back. When you buy from Safeway, you're helping buy someone's 3rd house in the Bahamas you're never invited to.It's the sorry-not-sorry, backhanded apology episode that big beauty brands don't want you to hear.We ask for one thing: If you like free shows like this, follow us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. It costs you nothing and it keeps this show free and independent.Got a story? Email us: info@shittoldmyhairdresser.com or leave a voicemail at shittoldmyhairdresser.comFOLLOW:TikTok + IG: @shittoldmyhairdresserFor more info in Nicholas Augustine and West Coast Blondes check them out and become a stockist or rep IG @wcbhaircare @nicholaspaulaugustine

Charged for towels, backbar, and credit card fees while being called a 1099 commission employee? It's not normal. It's illegal.We sat down with Margaret, Founder of Beyond The Chair Co., the nonprofit leading the fight for beauty education reform and regulation reform. A 10-year licensed stylist who left the industry after facing zero labor protections, she went back to school in her 30s, created her own degree in Applied Aesthetics, and is now earning her Master's in Public Affairs focused on fixing cosmetology licensure.In this episode, Margaret breaks down:Why most commission stylists are misclassified and have no employment rightsThe real numbers: why cosmetology has the highest student loan default rate of any credentialing programHow federally recognized apprenticeships pay you while you learn, with a 93% pass rate vs 76% in beauty schoolWhy 55% of hairdressers legally can't unionize as booth renters or independent contractors, and the worker-owned co-op loophole that solves itInside Mayday Salon in Nashville - the first worker-owned cooperative salon that's already profitable in year oneIf you work in a commission salon, booth rent, suite, or own a salon, you need to hear where to actually go to learn your rights: Your Department of Labor, Washington L&I, and resources at beyondthechairco.comHave a story about misclassification, wage theft, or no HR when you needed it? Leave us a voicemail at shititoldmyhairdresser.com and we might feature you. RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Beyond the Chair Co. - beyondthechairco.com Instagram @beyondthechaircoMayday Salon Cooperative (Nashville)Department of Labor - For misclassification claimsL&I - Washington State Labor & Industries for commission rightsBefore Beauty Nonprofit - Legal resources for stylistsAnd remember stay shitty!

What happens when addiction, crime, and a broken system collide—and someone finds a way back? In this episode, Hanzo Shears educator Collin Martin shares his remarkable journey from felony drug charges and homelessness to 16 years of sobriety and a successful career educating hairdressers across the country. We also uncover a shocking beauty school student loan fraud case, discuss why addiction remains a hidden crisis in the salon industry, and explore how mentorship, accountability, and second chances can transform lives. If you're a hairdresser, salon owner, cosmetology student, or simply love powerful comeback stories, this is an episode you won't forget.Follow Collin on insta 📸 and visit him on his website and get cutting education https://collinmartinhair.com/ If this conversation resonated with you or someone you love, please know that help is available. Recovery is possible, and you don't have to face it alone.🇺🇸 Need help with drug or alcohol addiction?📞 SAMHSA National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)🕒 Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week💬 Free, confidential support, treatment referrals, and information for individuals and families.If you're in immediate danger or experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room.❤️ Remember: Asking for help isn't a sign of weakness—it's one of the strongest decisions you can make. Recovery is possible, and there are people ready to help. You are not alone.

Fourth-generation hairstylist, cosmetic chemist, and West Coast Blondes founder Nicholas joins Jason and Paula for one of the most eye-opening conversations we've had. From celebrity salons and LA Fashion Week to formulating professional haircare from the ground up, Nicholas breaks down how the beauty industry really works.We expose white-label products, corporate consolidation, misleading marketing, influencer culture, overpriced salon products, and why so many hairdressers are being sold a version of success that doesn't match reality. We also dive into the science behind blonde hair, product formulation, salon profitability, affiliate income, and why independent stylists have more power than they realize.If you're a hairstylist, salon owner, beauty professional, or someone who wants to understand what really happens behind the beauty industry curtain, this is an episode you don't want to miss.Click the links below and get to know West Coast Blondes and NicholasFollow Nicholas & West Coast Blondes 📲 Instagram 🛍️ Shop West Coast Blondes Explore the professional haircare line built specifically for blondes and pre-lightened hair.🤝 Become an Educator or Sales Rep Interested in partnering with West Coast Blondes? Learn how to join the team.🎓 NPA Hair Learn more about Nicholas' education platform and professional training.🎙️ Listen to the West Coast Blondes Podcast Hear more unfiltered conversations about the beauty industry, product formulation, business, and the future of hairdressing.▶️ Watch on YouTube Subscribe for full interviews, education, product deep dives, and exclusive video content.