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Ivan Zoot is ClipperGuy, a highly sought after presenter and trainer in the world of men's hair. Learn more about Ivan's educational support and programming at clipperguy.com.
This is number 2 in a 10-installment blog series of the top 10 things you should say, ask or tell (or should not) when consulting, selling to or interacting with a male client. Are we doing anything different? Same as last ...
This is a 10 installment blog series of the top 10 things you should say, ask or tell (or should not) when consulting, selling to or interacting with a male client.Originally I was to do a ten part series on consultation questions, but when I ...
Working out is a personal endeavor. Even if you attend group fitness classes you are there doing the work yourself. No one can work out for you. It might be nice if they could. From many individually wishing to commit to ...
In support of Modern Salon's Healthy Hairdresser Initiative, I will now be posting once per week on a fitness and wellness-related topic that is to be of interest to salon professionals.In addition to my cosmetology and barber education, I ...
I have had a number of requests lately for information and tips for creating and managing a haircut membership program for a shop or a renter. Following are some ideas of what haircut memberships are and are not along with my top five tips for ...
Tip number 10 on my list of the things you can do RIGHT NOW to be a better haircutter is to take better care of your tools. “A craftsman is only as good as his tools,” is an old saying. Although I believe you can create amazing ...
Tip number nine on my list of the things you can do RIGHT NOW to be a better haircutter is to cut with product in the hair. Some haircutters shampoo every client before every cut. Other cutters just hydrate hair by way of a water spray bottle ...
Tip number eight on my list of the things you can do RIGHT NOW to be a better haircutter is to take clients shorter. There are many reasons why professional haircutters like to take clients shorter. Short haircuts come back faster. ...
Tip number seven on my list of the things you can do RIGHT NOW to be a better haircutter is to use shorter scissors. It is all about control. You control the tool that builds the haircut. Good precision haircutting is done with the last ...
Tip number six on my list of the things you can do RIGHT NOW to be a better haircutter is to create and follow good guides. If you cannot see the guide, don’t cut. If you lose the guide, go back and find it. If you cut the ...
Tip number five on my list of the things you can do RIGHT NOW to be a better haircutter is to section hair cleanly. A house is only as solid as its foundation. A haircut is only as good as the base upon which it is build. ...
Tip number four on my list of the things you can do RIGHT NOW to be a better haircutter is to use comb teeth properly. Combs have different tooth spacing for good reason. The reason is hair texture and control. The reason is tension. Thin, ...
Cutting hair is not easy. It takes time and haircuts to get any good at it. To truly excel at haircutting can take years or even decades. Some never truly master the craft. While you are striving achieve a degree of ...
Calling all American hair cutters! Let’s own Small Business Saturday.A few years back American Express launched Small Business Saturday as a campaign to promote shopping small, supporting your local small businesses. The call ...
Here is my list of top 5 takeaways from my job loss experience and the start of my latest adventure.
Hanging the sign put my name on the map. The business and the credibility in the market followed quickly.
Client conversation is a skill. It is a skill we must work hard to learn. It is a skill we must practice and hone. Below I offer up my top five tips for building your guy client conversations skills so as to build business, not drive it away.
