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The Hair Game

HIGHLIGHTS • Empowering Your Client With Hair Loss Solutions w/ Dominique DiBenedetto

The Hair Game

Salon Republic

Business, Arts, Fashion & Beauty

4.6570 Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

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Hairstylist & Salon Owner @hairbydomd began losing her hair in her 20s and has since focused on specializing in alternative hair services.

Dominique shares her journey from working in commission-based salons to running her own studio suite, highlighting the challenges and rewards of financial independence. She also discusses her personal experience with hair loss due to PCOS and the emotional impact it has, sharing how she educates others in the industry on how to provide these services effectively.

This Week's Topics:

 
 Early Career Challenges and Growth
• Navigating Changes in Salon Ownership
 The Journey of Independence
 Financial Freedom and Its Challenges
 Personal Experience with Hair Loss
 Understanding PCOS and Its Impact
 The Sensitivity of Hair Loss in Women
 The Rise of Alternative Solutions for Hair Loss
 Breaking the Stigma Around Hair Loss
 The Growing Demand for Hair Loss Solutions
 Educating Others in the Industry
 
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0:00.0

These are the highlights of the full episode.

0:08.7

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

0:12.2

Our location in Glendale is moving along.

0:14.4

We're going to be opening early March.

0:16.9

In-person tours start next Wednesday.

0:19.3

So if you're interested in checking it out in person,

0:22.9

go to Salonorepublic.com, book a tour, and get dibs on your new space.

0:27.7

Just reminding you, we also have a location in Westwood that is now open,

0:31.2

and we have a second one location in Encino.

0:33.6

That's going to be opening soon as well, so check that out.

0:37.1

All right, on to our episode with

0:39.3

Dominique de Benedetto. Yeah. Had you started the personal experience with hair loss by

0:45.9

by now? Yeah, my experience with hair loss had started in my early 20s, and I had been

0:51.7

working on concealing it probably all through those times.

0:57.5

Why so early for you? Do you know? Well, I do now. So I have what's called PCOS, which is

1:06.0

polycystic ovarian syndrome and it is a hormone um it's an endocrine issue and probably i would say

1:15.9

one out of five women have it and it's a basically it's not something that gets diagnosed it's a

1:22.1

syndrome so how you fit in the syndrome is if you have x amount of symptoms that go into the

1:26.9

syndrome um basically it has to do with your metabolism fit in the syndrome is if you have X amount of symptoms that go into the syndrome.

1:32.3

Basically, it has to do with your metabolism and your insulin.

1:35.5

So it means that you're insulin resistant. You might not have regular cycles.

1:39.8

You have problems with infertility, hair loss.

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