Ep. 139 • Outgrowing Your Shell (and Finding a New One) w/ @hairbyfranco
The Hair Game
Salon Republic
4.9 • 571 Ratings
🗓️ 4 May 2020
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
Franco Hernandez has spent 30 years in the industry being open to challenges and reaching beyond his situations. As a salon owner, stylist, & sponsored artist he discusses balancing the artistry of hair and the business aspects of running your own salon. We also get into the importance of mentoring and educating in his life and how a negative experience early on shaped his entire career outlook.
SHOW NOTES:
• Striking a balance between artistry and business & how to become better at both
• Opening a salon 4 weeks before the quarantine
• Handling client communication
• Plans and processes for eventual reopening
• Importance of selling retail & affiliate programs
• How he balances behind the chair, salon ownership, and sponsorship responsibilities
• What he has been working on during the quarantine
• His Hair Horror Story & how it shaped his career
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | We also have to remember that we changed the world through beauty, and therefore, you know, |
| 0:05.5 | we can call ourselves more than essential. |
| 0:07.3 | We're life-changing. |
| 0:09.2 | Hey, this is Nina Covener with Passion Squared. |
| 0:11.7 | This is Anthony Pauso's. |
| 0:13.0 | I'm Jessica Warburton. |
| 0:14.1 | Hey, this is Ryan Whedon. |
| 0:15.3 | Welcome to the Hair Game Podcast. |
| 0:18.9 | Hey, listener, I'm Eric Taylor. It is week seven-ish of coronavirus bazaar land. |
| 0:25.6 | A lot is happening every week at this point. Since last week's episode, we've had a replenishment of the payroll protection program. |
| 0:33.6 | We've had unemployment insurance for independent beauty professionals come available in certain states like California. |
| 0:41.5 | That is retroactive, by the way. So be sure to check out the details in your state. |
| 0:48.7 | Even if you are going back to work because retroactive means it goes back to when you were unemployed and not working. |
| 0:56.5 | So check out the details for each state, whichever state you're in. |
| 1:00.7 | Some states have opened salons at this point and some states haven't. |
| 1:04.3 | So I hope you're doing well as you listen to this podcast, staying out of the funk that has beset so many. |
| 1:11.4 | And frankly, guys, if there's any advice that I can give you right now, it is beware of reading |
| 1:17.3 | only headlines. |
| 1:19.0 | I know I totally get it. |
| 1:20.7 | You're out there. |
| 1:21.3 | You want to inform yourself and you want to do it quickly, right? |
| 1:24.2 | In between all the other things, your kids or your dog yapping or it's dinner time or whatever. |
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