
ep06 – Sam Villa
Whether teaching face-to-face in hands-on classes, on the main stage, or reaching his millions of social media followers, Sam Villa changes people. He won the

Learning Continuum
During a recent discussion on our Salon Team Training Facebook group, we considered the issue of stylists getting stuck in the training process. It’s common

ep05 – Michael Polsinelli
Michael Polsinelli is the top artist for Davines, producing nearly 100 cutting and creative collections globally. He has been pushing the creative boundaries in our

ep04 – Cole Thompson
This week’s Headcase is one of Vidal Sassoon’s youngest creative directors, and founder of Elevation H. Cole Thompson’s passion for educating is evident in his

Chris Baran’s Headcases
Our hair heroes seem so successful, so famous, so much larger than life — so far from theirearliest days as a cosmetology school graduate. Imagine

ep03 – Ammon Carver
From horse training to hair styling, Ammon Carver joins us to talk about learning to love yourself and your craft, plus his transition from teaching
ep76 – Winn Claybaugh
The tables are turned for this week’s guest. For 26 years he has been the one doing the interviews. I can’t hope to live up
ep75 – Sonya Dove
I’m thrilled to have this person on my podcast this week. She is a Wella Global Top Artist and part of the Ulta Beauty Pro
ep74 – Ronit Enos
I’m really excited about today’s guest. She learned how to build and lead teams as a sergeant in the Israel Defense Forces. Her seven-figure Maxime

ep73 – Michelle O’Connor
This week on Chris Baran’s Headcases, I sit down with Michelle O’Connor: educator, 5-time NAHA winner, and Artistic Director for Matrix. Michelle is a leading
ep72 – Blair Singer
My guest this week is my mentor, my teacher, and my friend. He has trained hundreds of thousands of people around the world, and is

4 Pillars of Salon Culture: Building a Team that Lasts
Have you ever hired a talented stylist who turned out to be not the right fit for your salon? It happens to the best of
Salon owners should be growing the business, NOT training new associates. Let Chris handle the heavy lifting!
The ultimate salon education resource stacked with teaching tools for mastering your design and finishing education game.
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