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Carlos Valenzuela

Carlos Valenzuela

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Carlos Valenzuela, initially trained in London and Chicago with Pivot Point International, has a master's degree in international management and forty-six-plus year's experience as a hairdresser, ex-salon/school owner and worldwide spokesperson for professional beauty brands. He is the author of numerous success and personal development programs and published the novella Letters to Young Carlos, about a gay boy growing up along the US/Mexico border in the 1960s. Visit him at carlosvalenzuela.online

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The Secret to My Enormous Fortune

by Carlos Valenzuela

Salon professionals will leave the industry due to lack of income, yes. But, I wonder, was there was a bit of magical thinking prior to hitting bottom? Here, a few reality checks I offer beauty schools, assuming you want to succeed

Carlos Valenzuela

I Was Never Cool

by Carlos Valenzuela

Growing up, I was never cool. Maybe not uncool, but I didn’t look anything like the collective consciousness of the time called "cool." Nope, I was just average, nothing extraordinary. And, what a gift average turned out to be.

Carlos Valenzuela

How to Wake Up Pretty

by Carlos Valenzuela

My take is that waking up pretty is more about sticking to your goals and not confusing luck with getting to that desirable place in life. That great marriage, job, or body? It all comes from sincere effort.

Are You Doing It? On Teamwork

by Carlos Valenzuela

Recently, I had the opportunity to chat with salon professionals on the subject of team playing. Teamwork is a tired subject, I know. But, are you doing it? I love this quote: “ You may have thought about it first, but I went ahead and really did it.”

Speaking Spanish Makes You Smarter

by Carlos Valenzuela

In recent years, evidence shows that, in addition to offering a wider range of salon clients, being bilingual actually makes you smarter, while improving cognitive skills and warding off dementia. How cool is that, gente?

Who Me, Retire? Not So Fast

by Carlos Valenzuela

Kudos to our industry for not retiring talent, as many industries do;I scanned the pages of Modern Salon recently, and played the game of looking for “mature” artists actively spotlighting stages.

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