Episode 16

HIRING & INTERVIEWING | ALAIN PINON | PRESIDENT | SALON AKS, NY

ALAIN PINON, SALON OWNER, Hair Designer, Father, Business Man, Entrepreneur, and Awesome Human shares Advice, Expectations, and Experience regarding HIRING & INTERVIEWING with SALON AKS, NY

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Takeaways:

-the skills you come out of school with will be honed, grown, and added to during your training program to get on the floor.

-Salon AKS has a rigorous training program of 3-5 years after you get your license, but you will be top of your game with a busy clientele by then!

-Really understand what you want and what it takes to get there, do not go in blind with no plan and no reality!

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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.”
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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.