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The Hair Game

HIGHLIGHTS • What Are Men Willing to Pay for an Elevated Haircut? w/ Carlos Ramos

The Hair Game

Salon Republic

Business, Arts, Fashion & Beauty

4.6570 Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

These are clips highlighting some of the topics discussed in the full episode! Check it out if you want a bite-sized version of the full episode.

Men's cutting specialist & educator @sugarskulls creates a bespoke experience for his clients; we discuss what it takes to build a clientele of men looking for custom, elevated haircuts. We also discuss the evolution and current states of men's hairstyles, as well as navigating difficult conversations such as hair loss.

This Week's Topics:

• Key Principles for Success
 Crafting a Unique Experience
 The Value of Education and Continuous Learning
 Navigating the Men's Hair Industry
 Building Client Relationships
 The Evolution of Men's Hairstyles
• Evolving Techniques and Styles
 Navigating Conversations About Hair Loss
 The Cost and Process of Hair Transplants
 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

You're listening to the highlights of the full episode.

0:08.5

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

0:12.3

If you were in the Seattle, Washington area, Salon and Public has a bunch of salons up there for you to find your new hair home.

0:19.6

Go check out SalonRepublic.com and to locations, and you can see all of our locations

0:24.8

up in the Seattle area.

0:26.2

So check that out and become part of the SR fam.

0:29.9

All right, on to our episode with Carlos Sugar Skulls Ramos.

0:34.7

It's a very personal thing.

0:36.1

We're one-on-one.

0:37.1

I'm touching your head. We're going to hang out for 90 minutes. Hopefully you're comfortable around me, you know? So, and again, a lot of guys that even, like, think to try me, they just don't think it's going to be like, like, I always tell everybody, I'm like, if you come to me once, you'll understand why it's worth $ hundred twenty dollars like once it's all there but a guy like his most dudes have never had an experience like that most dudes haven't had somebody that talks to them about it what are you doing how do you style your hair hey use these products this is going to be good for you here let me just photograph let me just show you what i can do you can go home and rinse this if you don't like it. Nobody's ever rinsed it. Everyone likes what I do. Nobody like, I give them shower caps. I'm like,

1:14.6

don't like it nobody's ever rinsed it everyone likes what I do nobody like I give them shower caps I'm like don't wet your hair for a day I give them I always tell them I'm like if you retain 10% of all the info I just told you today it was all worth it today coming here was all worthy because when you're like 50 60 doesn't matter your hair will still manipulate just by

1:28.7

understanding these things so they've never had that they've never had somebody that goes

1:32.7

you know beyond you know like to show that so they're just like am i going to pay 120 bucks

1:37.8

for the same as like a floyd's haircut or something like that where it's in 30 minutes and it's just

1:42.8

it's hard to believe that it's

1:45.3

that I'm going to be on you know and that's why I love my job and I still respect it till this day

1:50.2

and I've chilled out on a lot of my other ventures where I I'm so good at still I never do more

1:56.8

than seven haircuts a day that's just like that's like a long day for me six is like the

2:01.0

sweet spot for a busy day and um but i'm always like at least like 85 percent you know like i can't be

2:09.0

coming in on you know like i don't want like you know like i don't drink i don't do anything but it's

2:13.8

just like i want my clients to see me like healthy looking good like if you're going to see

2:18.2

me every three months you're like holy shit Carlos looks healthier he looks better oh shit I saw on his

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