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The Hair Game

HIGHLIGHTS • A Family Legacy of Hairdressing w/ Denise Mahoney

The Hair Game

Salon Republic

Business, Arts, Fashion & Beauty

4.6570 Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

As a third-generation hairdresser Denise Mahoney @colourauthority shares her family's legacy in the industry, her experiences living in Hawaii, and the evolution of her salon in Oregon. She reflects on the changes in client behavior post-COVID and the challenges faced in her neighborhood

We also delve into into her balayage techniques and the importance of education and mentorship in hairdressing.

This Week's Topics:

  • The Business of Hairdressing in Hawaii
  • Building a Clientele and Mentorship
  • Passion for Hairdressing and Family Influence
  • Balancing Multiple Roles in the Salon
  • Impact of COVID-19 on Salon Dynamics
  • Neighborhood Challenges and Community Support
  • Her Approach to Balayage
  • Thoughts on Bond Builders
  • Changing Landscape of Education
  • Branding and Social Media Strategies

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Transcript

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0:00.0

coming up are the highlights of the full episode.

0:08.9

Hey everybody, Donovan here, producer of the Hair Game podcast.

0:13.0

Salon Public has a new location in Philadelphia, center city location opening this fall.

0:18.1

So check that out if you're in the area.

0:20.7

You can go to Salonorupublic.com or our link in bio, book a virtual tour, see what the new space is going to look like, and get dibs on your new hair home.

0:30.9

Also, in case you didn't know, we do have these conversations with our guests on YouTube.

0:36.5

So if you want to check out what people look like or just have it on in the background in your salon,

0:41.1

go to the hair game on YouTube and subscribe to the Hair Game podcast playlist.

0:47.7

All right, on to our episode with Denise Mahoney.

0:51.7

I've known some Hawaiian hairdressers, but I've never really asked a lot of questions of them.

0:58.8

Is it, it's got, the business has to be, the business of being behind the chair, the experience

1:04.3

of being behind the chair has to be somewhat different.

1:06.9

Of course, there's residents of Hawaii and Maui, so you're going to have those. But is there also like a tourist sort of element to somebody's clientele? And there must be some seasonality to it as well.

1:21.6

Back when I worked there, which was a long time ago, it was very seasonal. And you'd have tourists that would come for certain

1:29.3

months of the year and they would be your clients and they would come back and see you when they

1:33.3

were on the island. And then you would have kind of a handful of locals that live there all the time

1:38.5

that would be your regular clients. So you'd definitely have a busy season and a slower season.

1:44.0

I don't know if that's so much the case anymore.

1:47.2

I know one of the challenges I had being a hairdresser there is that people don't care about

1:53.4

their hair quite the same as they do here.

1:56.1

Right.

1:56.5

Because, you know, I'm going to, oh, don't dry me.

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