So guys, welcome back to the Manorchy. Today is a very special episode because we're going to be learning all about, you know, hair and the industry of professional hair design and, you know, all of those wonderful things that we don't really get to hear about. It's kind of a backstage interview because we have such a wonderful guest with us who is truly a guru in this space.

So without further ado, please welcome Dmitri Giannettos.

Welcome, Dmitri.

I'm so excited to host you.

Hi.

Thank you so much for having me.

I'm so excited to be here with you today.

Yeah, I know.

I'm very excited to chat with you because you're truly, you know, an expert in your field and, you know, you've worked with so many amazing

influential people and your work is so influential. And I can't wait to dive into that, especially

from like a career standpoint, right? Because there's not enough here education, you know,

for people who want to go into this field and they want to learn more about that. But I would

love to start with you, Dimitri, if you can tell us about your background and what led you down this route for your career. Yes, my background. Oh my gosh,

from where to start. I'm from Greece, from a small town in Greece called Thessalernicke. I went to

the beauty school in such a young age. I was 15, almost 16. Funny story, because growing up in a small town in Greece, like,

you know, the queer community, it's still a thing. It was, but I have a feeling it's still a thing.

Like, for example, a little boy, to want to be in the beauty world. It was kind of a red flag at the time. And so I lied to my dad.

I told him, I think I want to go to a barbering school to open a barber shop in my little village.

He's like, oh, that's a great idea. Of course, when I went to the beauty school, I never

pursued the barbering. Even I have some of the most beautiful and amazing boy clients. But,

yeah, the goal is to pursue my career in hair styling. Yeah, so I went at such a young age and I moved to Athens

in the capital city in Greece. I was there for 12 years and I had a really nice career. Like I'll

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