Hey everybody. This is The Hair Game and I'm Eric Taylor. So happy to bring you this episode

with Gordon Miller. Gordon recently left his post as publisher of American Salon Magazine to become the CEO known as Chief Engagement Officer at Hairbrained.

He just launched his new podcast called Hairbrain Conversations,

which is a must listen. Gordon's history is in many ways a recent history of our entire industry.

He stood in a very unique place for decades in an unbiased position, acting like a connector

between all different factions in the industry.

This is why I love talking to him.

He's a power networker, a contrarian, and a forward-looking thinker.

We talk about his reasons for leaving American salon,

how technology has disrupted the industry,

and his latest view of social media.

I also kept the behind-the-scenes of our recordings

so you can see just

how awkward I can be when doing these podcasts. Enjoy.

All right, so let's just jump right into it. So, let me, let me, I'm thinking about

the transition between the monologue intro and this.

I love watching someone else have the same struggles that I deal with every time I do one of

these.

I did one yesterday and I'm like, oh, this feels, this is very deja vu.

I know.

I mean, I've done nine of them and it's, you know, it still feels like somebody else should

be doing it versus me.

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