Hey, here again, my listener.

Before we get to this episode,

I'll choose the winner of the Apple AirPods.

Donovan is filming this.

It will be on our Instagram stories,

Salon Republic, and Love Eric Taylor.

I put the names in a bag.

Can you hear the bag?

Podcast listeners?

I'm gonna randomly pick one winner. All right, my hands are sifting through the different names.

I've chosen one name. And the winner is

Sin the Colorist, CY NNN the Colorist.

DM me at Love Eric Taylor or Salon Republic on Instagram with your mailing address and I will send you the Apple AirPods.

At the end of this episode, I'll tell you what we're going to give away next week and how you can win.

Now down to business.

This episode is with a legend in our industry, John My. For those of you who've been hairdressers

for at least 10 years will likely remember going to Mayle's beauty supply for everything that you

ever needed in your lives. For those of you newer to the industry, Malies became salon-centric.

I'm sitting here with John Mayley. We're in my office for everyone listening.

And John Maley is the son of the founder of Maly's Beauty Supply. And as the leader of Maly's

in the Western U.S., he grew the company from 2 million to 200 million in sales before ultimately

selling to L'Oreal in what 2007?

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