Interview with Scott Missad

Scott Missad is the President and Chief Executive Officer at the Beauty Quest Group. Missad joined as a Board Member in 2019. Beauty Quest Group is a leading integrated manufacturer and marketer of branded and private label hair care, color and styling products to professional salons and specialty retailers. Previously working with salons and other beauty companies, Scott is an industry visionary and an expert in beauty and sales.

Connect with Scott:

• Social Media
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottmissad/
• Website
• https://www.beautyquestgroup.com/#ABOUT%20US

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Mini Series - The Stories Behind the Texture Style Awards

Angelica Mirela Tanta graduated from cosmetology school in Romania in 1992, before emigrating to Chicago where she had her own studio until 1999. She always dreamed of becoming a good hairstylist and learning more about the industry so in 2016, she enrolled in cosmetology school in Grayslake. With the encouragement of her educator, she entered a competition where she won first place in Illinois. From there, she began entering various competitions where she got noticed and received some nominations

Connect with Angelica:

• Social Media
• https://instagram.com/angelicaromanianhairstylist

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Credits: Volume Up is a Tease Media production. This episode was produced by Monica Hickey, Steven Jotterand, and Madeline Hickey.

Interview with Myra Reddy on the Salon Tip Tax

Myra Reddy is the Director of Government Affairs and Industry Relations for the Professional Beauty Association. We asked Myra to come on specifically to talk about the “Tip Tax” A program that’s been controversial in the restaurant and other service industries, but has potential to change the financial model of the salon industry.

What is the FICA Tax Tip Credit?

In 1993 Congress passed the 45B FICA tax tip credit allowing restaurants to claim a dollar-for-dollar tax tip credit on the employer portion of FICA taxes that businesses pay on tips that employees receive directly from their customers.

As the second-highest tipped industry, salons should receive parity with the restaurant industry in the tax code, but presently they do not. Including the salon and spa industry in this legislation could help our industry greatly.

https://www.probeauty.org/advocacy/fica

Connect with PBA

• https://www.instagram.com/probeautyassoc/
• https://www.facebook.com/professionalbeautyassociation
• https://www.probeauty.org/

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Credits: Volume Up is a Tease Media production. This episode was produced by Monica Hickey, Steven Jotterand, and Madeline Hickey.

Congrats to the Volume Up by the Tease fans for staying with us for 50 episodes! In honor of this milestone Kelly & Jeffrey play a game recapping the last 50 interviews.

Interview with Candour Beauty

Jacqueline Kusamotu and Abi Lawrence-Adesida are the co-founders of Candour Beauty, the first multi-brand beauty and personal care retailer aimed specifically at targeting Black women and women of colour. 

Headquartered in London, Candour Beauty aims to address an underserved market of women who want access to quality beauty and personal care products that specifically target their beauty needs.

Jacqueline and Abi identified a longstanding gap within the mainstream market where Black women are unseen, misrepresented, unheard and misunderstood. The retail website offers a specially curated collection of independent niche brands and widely used cult classics across three main categories; Skincare, Haircare and Personal Care.

Candour Beauty aims to provide content that educates and inspires, to allow customers and consumers alike to make more informed buying decisions to empower them to live an authentic unapologetic life.


Connect with Candour

• https://www.instagram.com/ms_abilawrence/
• https://twitter.com/abiadesida
• https://www.instagram.com/msjacqueline/
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacquelinekusamotu/
• https://twitter.com/msjacqueline_
• https://candourbeauty.com

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Credits: Volume Up is a Tease Media production. This episode was produced by Monica Hickey, Steven Jotterand, and Madeline Hickey.