“Be a thinking hairdresser and finesse the shape of the hair along the way”, says Redken Artist, Carmody Homan as he begins his class with Sam, “Just Cut The Darn Thing”.  This new class at The Redken Exchange in New York City is all about technique, not the haircut. The only way to see different [...]

Over the many years as a hairdresser I have developed many habits, yet recently I discovered that I am not my habits and I can make or break my habits instead of letting my habits make or break me. Remember my friends, there is danger in the comfort zone… Change our habits and we change [...]

Here’s an answer to the title question that you probably didn’t expect from me: You should try to be a little of both. You probably thought I was going to encourage you to be a leader. It’s true that I’m a fan of the quote, “If you follow the crowd, you’ll get no farther than [...]