HIGHLIGHTS • Leaving Imposter Syndrome Behind w/ Ira Pope Sage
The Hair Game
Salon Republic
4.9 • 571 Ratings
🗓️ 25 November 2024
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Indie Educator of the Year & Ambassador @irapopesage was labeled a 'bad boy' in his youth - he shares his journey to becoming a successful platform artist in the hair industry.
We discuss the challenges he faced, including imposter syndrome and vulnerability while performing on stage. Ira emphasizes the importance of developing unique techniques and the need to address fear within the industry.
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| 0:57.2 | All right, on to our episode with Ira Sage. |
| 1:01.4 | I had a hairdresser, a salon owner in my town. |
| 1:06.6 | I grew up in a small town called Greenville, about 45 minutes away from Grand Rapids, the bigger city, basically. |
| 1:11.6 | And my sophomore year of high school, Slot owner saw me, and he complimented me on my own haircut. |
| 1:17.1 | And he said he had seen a lot of my friends and their haircuts and said, |
| 1:20.5 | I did great work, asked me if I was going to get or become a hairdresser at that point, |
| 1:24.9 | really just girls in sports were the only things i was really focused on in my |
| 1:27.7 | life um and i really wanted to be a lawyer at that point my parents were factory workers and between |
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