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The Hair Game

Ep. 382 • How Going Indie Launched My Career w/ Kourtnee Jinright

The Hair Game

Salon Republic

Business, Arts, Fashion & Beauty

4.6570 Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Successful indie stylist @thecolourchemist shares her journey from aspiring sign language interpreter to successful hairdresser and social media influencer. She shares the challenges she faced in cosmetology school as well as working in a commission salon, and how she transitioned to working independently in a salon suite. 
 
Kourtnee also shares her strategy on TikTok and how she generates secondary income on that platform with minimal effort.
 
This Week's Topics:
 
• Overcoming Challenges in Cosmetology School
• The Importance of Finding a Mentor & Building Confidence
• Embracing Change and Going Independent
Establishing a Personal Brand and Clientele
Navigating the New Studio Experience
Client Booking Challenges
Quality Over Quantity in Client Experience
Building Client Loyalty and Trust
• Salon Suite Selection Tips
Harnessing Social Media for Success
Industry Challenges and Personal Growth
 
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0:00.0

I use gloss genius, but I have everybody call me through, I have two phones.

0:06.0

Have everybody called me through my business phone to keep that separate?

0:12.0

Hello, this is Ocel. This is J Cash, the Hair Tech.

0:15.0

This is Adrian Derrett.

0:16.0

Hi, this is Jacob Khan.

0:17.0

This is the Platinum Giraff and you're listening to The Hair Game Podcast.

0:32.2

Hey everybody, Donovan here, producer of the Hairgame podcast. Tune in to Wellastore.com,

0:37.3

the first Monday of every month, for live complimentary education. You can learn new techniques, trends, color formulations,

0:39.1

application tips from top salon pros, plus you can ask live questions, shop exclusive promos,

0:44.4

and elevate your salon business. Again, tune into wellastard.com the first Monday of every month.

0:50.0

Also, our location, Salon Republic in Westwood is open. Check that out. as well as one in Glendale and a second location in Encino are opening soon.

0:59.6

So go to Salonorupic.com or our link and bio to book your tour for those.

1:03.9

Get first dibs on your new space.

1:06.4

All right, on to our episode with Courtney Ginwright, the color chemist. Hi, Courtney. How are you? I'm good.

1:13.8

How are you? I'm doing great. So I started asking Courtney about her, an Instagram post with her

1:20.9

grandma that just lit up. I mean, as far as, you know, viral, this and that, you got a million and a half or whatever

1:28.9

likes on it. And it was, it's just one of those little bits of social media that are so

1:35.1

heartwarming because you were coloring her hair. And tell us about that. Well, I was entering in a

1:42.0

Pulp Riot contest and they sent me all the different colors. I was like, Grandma, I really want to try it. So she was like, sure, try it on me. And I'm like, do you want just one color? She was like, do whatever you want. So I basically put them all on her head. I was like, why not, you know? And then to me, I've done stuff like this before. So it's not a shocker to me,

2:02.0

but I end up just recording the whole thing. It just felt, it felt like it was going to hit

2:07.7

like worldwide. I didn't know it was going to be that big, but it just hit worldwide. And

2:14.0

it's still going. It's been like a year and a half and it's still going.

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