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The Hair Game

HIGHLIGHTS • How Multiple Health Issues Haven't Stopped Ash Fortis @xostylistxo

The Hair Game

Salon Republic

Business, Arts, Fashion & Beauty

4.6570 Ratings

🗓️ 27 June 2022

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

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Hair color specialist & salon owner Ash Fortis @xostylistxo wanted to build a better life for herself & family than the one she grew up in. In the first of a two-part discussion, she shares how she has managed her career in hair while dealing with two debilitating chronic illnesses. We also discuss the process of creating her book about hair, 'Hair to Dye For'. 

This week's topics:

• Pricing strategy for destination bridal hair, events, etc

• Her experience and knowledge gained by being a mentor

• Dealing with multiple health issues and managing her career

• The process of creating her book 'Hair to Dye For'

You can find Ash's book on Amazon by clicking here:

https://tinyurl.com/AshFortis

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Transcript

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0:00.0

These are the highlights of the full episode.

0:04.0

Hey, listener, I'm Eric Taylor.

0:10.0

So last week, Beauty Launchpad magazine released their annual list of top 30 hairstylists under 30 years old.

0:17.0

They've been doing this for about 10 years, and it's international.

0:20.0

It's focused, I would say

0:21.6

focused on the U.S., but they've got some international hairstylists in there as well. Well, Salon

0:26.6

Republic had four hairstylists on the list and I'm just so proud of that. No other salon had more than

0:32.7

one. So I'm going to give you the hairstylist right now. Kimberly Ibitson from our Beverly Hills salon.

0:39.1

You guys know her if you are Hair Game Podcast devotees.

0:42.5

I believe I've interviewed her twice as Kimberly Teher on Instagram.

0:47.1

Montana Tsai in our Pasadena salon, Fuang Bui in Sunnyvale, California.

0:53.3

And Sabrina Habe in our salon in Woodland Hills.

0:56.0

Congratulations, ladies. I'm very proud of each and every one of you, and I'm proud of Salon Republic

1:01.6

for having four people on that list. Go to Beauty Launchpad to see them and the rest of the

1:09.6

winners. Congrats to all of them.

1:11.8

Podalute for July.

1:14.3

Potalute for July is going to be Ash Fortis' book,

1:17.2

Hair to Die for.

1:18.7

And of course, die is spelled D-Y-E.

1:21.3

We're going to talk about that in this episode.

1:24.2

Plus, two months of Blondie Crew education.

1:27.3

Blondie Crew education is Sorai Spears online education.

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