Hair has no race with self-titled 'Hair Historian and Activist' Mahogany Plautz
The best way to learn is to ask questions and to be ready to question your own beliefs and attitudes, to be vulnerable, to listen, to be open, honest, tolerant, and prepared to broaden your own perspective…
This year, in particular, an area that I (and many others) have learnt more about is the issues around race. And as hairdressers, the direct impact that it has in terms of the training we get, the products we use, and the services we offer, particularly around textured hair.
On today’s podcast, my guest is Mahogany Plautz.
Among the many hats, she wears is that of hairdresser, former suite owner, a self-titled ‘Hair Historian and Activist’ and an educator for John Paul Mitchell Systems.
This episode was originally done as part of a series of live video recordings for Paul Mitchell, but I decided to repurpose it for the podcast as it is a great conversation.
Initially, it went out on Facebook and Youtube and so if you’d rather watch the video just head on over to my YouTube channel @GrowMySalonBusiness and watch it there.
In this Episode:
[02:50] Mahogany Introduces herself and shares when she started her career as a hairdresser.
[07:34] The journey from beauty school to salon and the struggles with learning how to take care of textured hair.
[13:00] Talking about specialisation within all the different areas of cutting, colouring and ‘doing’ hair.
[25:00] The Crown Act legislation to end hair discrimination
[33:30] The art of braiding hair
[40:00] Education regarding the background of locks.
[43:00] Becoming a hair historian and activist.
[54:22] Mahogany and Antony discuss hair and salon traditions and cultures.
[1:02:00] Using the right products for hair types and specifically textured hair.
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Special thanks to Mahogany for sharing her story with me for this week’s episode. Until next time!
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