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.

Interview with Yene Damtew

Yene Damtew has made quite a name for herself as a go-to for unsurpassable standards of fashion-forward hairdressing. Being a self-starter far into her youth, Yene styled hair out of her parent's home and enrolled herself early into cosmetology school at age 16. Upon graduating, the Ethiopian-American, California native launched her career and within six months she packed her bags and moved to Washington, DC, to become a hair stylist to the Obama Family. This life changing position allowed her to take her skills beyond the chair, collaborating with makeup artists and fashion designers doing covers and complete editorial shoots.

Her standard of excellence in both high fashion and classical hair, energetic attitude, tireless work ethic and her insatiable desire to keep learning has kept her far ahead of the game. Publications including Allure, GQ, Vogue, The Michelle Obama Podcast and others have featured her, noting her “Good Hair is Healthy Hair” philosophy with a modern edge keeps a roster of Hollywood and political elite happy and coming back.

With over 15 years of experience, Yene has worked in almost all areas of the industry. In 2015, Yene earned her Bachelors of Business Administration from Marymount University. She has opened two locations of Aesthetics Salon where she has created an inclusive community of top- rated stylist that fully embrace the concept of connecting and educating the everyday woman on haircare. In 2019 she launched her business mentoring program, The Academy which teach hairstylist how to focus on concise business strategies. Though currently busy with her own expansion, she still makes time to give back to the community and is an active board for empowering groups like The Color Vision and Habesha Networks.

Connect with Yene Damtew

• https://www.instagram.com/yenedamtew/
• https://www.yenedamtew.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.

Interview with Dr. Graham Peaslee

Dr. Graham Peaslee is currently a professor at University of Notre Dame in the Physics, Chemistry and Biochemistry department. Dr. Peaslee has been a part of the American Physical Society for 38 years and the American Chemical Society for 35 years. Dr. Peaslee has been published many time, most recently Dr. Peaslee was a part of a study to uncover PFAS in makeup. The paper is titled “Fluorinated Compounds in North American Cosmetics”. Dr. Peaslee joins us today as an expert in his field to talk about PFAS and their findings.

Connect with Dr. Graham Peaslee

• https://twitter.com/gfpeaslee?lang=en
• https://chemistry.nd.edu/people/graham-peaslee/
• https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.estlett.1c00240

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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 Tanuja Singeetham and Cedric Parsiegla

Tanuja Singeetham is the Head of Regional Digital Marketing & US eShop for Henkel Beauty Care Professional North America. Tanuja leads a new team focused on new digital marketing and ecommerce initiatives for the professional hair care business in NA. She is responsible for building and managing the first Henkel multi-brand ecommerce platform targeted to beauty care professionals with products, content, promotions and CRM. She has over 22 years in digital marketing, launched over 150 websites and has a history of developing breakthrough programs. She has received numerous awards and recognitions, including being named to the 2019 IBM Women’s Leaders in A.I. global list and has been awarded 2 patents for the development of innovative digital tools. She is currently on the Google Brand Advisory Council, a member of the Digital Ascendant Network and serves on the Board of Advisors for two organizations.

Cedric Parsieglais the Senior Digital Marketing Manager for Henkel Beauty Care Professional North America focusing on building out the multi-brand B2B Direct Business and centralized digital opportunities. Cedric co-led the launch of SALONORY, the new destination for beauty professionals to shop online across the Henkel Beauty Care Professional brands such as Schwarzkopf Professional, Kenra or PRAVANA. Currently, he focuses on continuous development and growth opportunities for the multi-brand eCommerce platform and expansion into other markets. Additionally, he utilizes his expertise in digital marketing to identify and develop key enterprise-level strategic partnerships, which can be leveraged by the 12 brands across Henkel Beauty Care Professional in North America.

About Henkel Beauty

Henkel Beauty Care holds leading market positions worldwide, and its consumer products business is continuously expanding. The business unit develops, produces and sells numerous successful high-quality products (hair, body, skin and oral), which are available in 150 countries worldwide.

Beauty Care is active in the Consumer Goods as well as the Professional business. In the Consumer Goods business, we want to continue expanding our innovation leadership in the mature markets in order to further grow our share there. In the Professional business, we are continuing our globalization strategy, with particular focus on stimulating our emerging markets. We hold leading market positions in all of the international market segments. Henkel Beauty Care stands for consumer products in the fields of hair colorants, hair styling, hair care, body care, skin care, and oral care. Schwarzkopf Professional is among the world’s three leading suppliers of Professional products.

About Salonory.com

SALONORY is your new destination to learn more about industry leading professional hair care and color brands. From hair care products, to vibrant colors, to access to the latest hair trends, we have something for everyone. Stylist-focused, we aim to deliver exceptional service across our large catalog of brands. Product innovations, educational videos and more will prove that SALONORY provides more than just a great shopping experience.

Connect with Tanuja Singeetham and Cedric Parsiegla

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanuja/
• https://twitter.com/tanuja91101?lang=en
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/cedricparsiegla/
• salonory.com

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Interview with Pepper Pastor

Pepper Pastor spent over 20 years in the beauty industry developing some of the most talented artists. She owned an NYC salon, traveled globally, and created educational content for several of the world’s largest beauty brands. As an organizational psychologist Pepper loves working with entrepreneurs, creatives, and tech startups. She specializes in psychologically safe workspaces, talent development, high-performing individuals and teams.

The Psy Cosmetologist by Lewis Losoncy: https://www.amazon.com/PSY-COSMETOLOGIST-Lewis-Losoncy-ebook/dp/B00FXWLDOM

Connect with Pepper Pastor

• Social Media
• https://www.facebook.com/beautybypepper/
• https://www.instagram.com/pepperpastor/?hl=en
• https://www.instagram.com/ppaustin/?hl=en
• Website
• https://www.pepperpastor.com/

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Credits: Volume Up is a Tease Media production. This episode was produced by Monica Hickey, and Madeline Hickey. Brian Daly is our editor and audio engineer. Thank you to our creative team for putting together the graphics for this episode.

Interview with Josh DeMarco

Josh DeMarco is a Philadelphia based hairstylist, international educator, and co-founder of DAPR Grooming Parlour (a multi-award winning mens salon). He currently works in the prestigious Rittenhouse neighborhood of Center City, Philadelphia.

Josh was recently named as one of the “100 Game Changers” of the year in hairdressing by Modern Salon Magazine, a tremendous honor. Continual growth and education are Josh’s top priorities, both as an educator and a perpetual student.

He graduated from the Aveda Institute, as valedictorian and is certified in multiple advanced cutting and color courses, including Wella’s Cut Craft and Sassoon’s ABC’s.

Josh has been exposed to a multitude of the world’s finest salon education opportunities, which has helped him craft his own unique skills behind the chair. He is a devoted artist who is passionate about helping others achieve success.

Connect with Josh DeMarco

• http://joshdemarco.com/
• https://www.instagram.com/hairdemarco/?hl=en
• https://www.facebook.com/HairDeMarco

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Credits: Volume Up is a Tease Media production. This episode was produced by Monica Hickey, and Madeline Hickey. Brian Daly is our editor and audio engineer. Thank you to our creative team for putting together the graphics for this episode.