Episode 216

Understanding Today's Schools, Students, & Teaching | Camden Unglesbee | Owner, Vigilante Haircare | Travel Stylist, Various Bands | Sub Teacher, TSPA DC

Tune in to hear Camden tell us about his experience as a new educator in a Cosmetology School!

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KEY TAKEAWAYS:

🔅After hair school, Camden worked at several salons and barbershops before going into a Salon Suite at Salons by JC

🔅Understanding the business side of the industry is crucial for long-term financial stability, especially as our bodies age. Camden, recognizing this, explored various avenues and eventually found his calling as an educator at TSPA in DC.

🔅Camden's experience: Just because you are an educator or teacher does not mean you automatically get respect; you still have to show your students why you are their teacher and why they are there.

🔅Camden's Advice: Connecting with your students is made more accessible when you meet them where they are and get to know them.

🔅Lots of social media followers do not equal clients.

🔅Social media produces a lot of smoke and mirrors; it does not show just how much work it takes to achieve....anything.

🔅STUDENTS: Visit your local salons and shops to get to know them. They will help you grow into the stylist and professional you want to be and build your clientele!

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Robert Hughes

“I THINK HAIRSTYLISTS ARE THE COOLEST, NICEST, AND MOST FUN GROUP OF PEOPLE ON THE PLANET! I AM PASSIONATE ABOUT USHERING IN AN EMPOWERED-STYLIST FUTURE, AND I ABSOLUTELY LOVE GETTING STYLISTS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE TOGETHER IN A NON-COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE WE CAN LEARN, LAUGH, AND GROW TOGETHER.”
-Said by ME!
Robert started his hair journey as a kid in rural America offering haircuts on the street to kids in the neighborhood, not realizing, one day, he would find himself working the front desk at a hair salon while in high school. From there, his experience from salon-to-salon has included the front of the house, back of the house, stylist, educator, and consultant. It was during this movement through various salons he developed a passion to empower stylists and educate owners on how to raise the industry standard of excellence, mutual respect, and professionalism amongst stylists, managers, owners, and clients. Robert currently is the General Manager and a Master Stylist at Violet Salon in Georgetown, DC.