The ultimate resource and training guide for the hair industry, this is your one-stop shop for all things related to a successful career in hairdressing and barbering.
Show host, Dom Lehane, interviews special guests from across the hair, fashion, beauty and creative occupations, educating you with their insights, inspirations and information to take your hairdressing and barbering careers to the next level. Whether you're considering a career in the hair industry, a trainee hairdresser, highly skilled hairstylist, ambitious barber or a salon owner there is something definitely here for you in this Podcast.
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The ultimate resource and training guide for the hair industry, this is your one-stop shop for all things related to a successful career in hairdressing and barbering.
Show host, Dom Lehane, interviews special guests from across the hair, fashion, beauty and creative occupations, educating you with their insights, inspirations and information to take your hairdressing and barbering careers to the next level. Whether you're considering a career in the hair industry, a trainee hairdresser, highly skilled hairstylist, ambitious barber or a salon owner there is something definitely here for you in this Podcast.
EP374: Charlotte Mensah – Women In Business (Takeover #5)
How To Cut It in the Hairdressing Industry
53 minutes 39 seconds
1 month ago
EP374: Charlotte Mensah – Women In Business (Takeover #5)
In this final Women in Business Takeover episode, host Samantha Cusick meets Charlotte Mensah to explore creativity, leadership, and purpose. From Ghana furniture-making to salon craft, Charlotte candidly unpacks navigating race, hair politics, and today’s “everyone’s a founder” culture, plus how listening, community, and integrity can spark real industry change. She shares the highs and lessons of building a brand, the discipline behind true craftsmanship, and how cooking, home life in Ghana, and moments of deep focus quiet a “busy brain.”
Expect practical wisdom for all of you salon owners, textured-hair pros, and those seeking longevity, integrity, and community-centered growth, with actionable takeaways.
Press play for grounded, real-world guidance you can act on today—and don’t miss the final minutes, where Charlotte shares the mindset that sustained 25+ years in business, her go-to "busy brain" reset, and a challenge for salon owners to try this week. Stick around for resources, next steps, and inspiration.
Chapter Timestamps
2:49 Meet Charlotte Mensah
4:37 Creativity and Personal Growth
9:10 Healing Through Hair
12:30 The Journey into Hairdressing
21:32 Building a Community in Salons
25:10 Launching a Product Line
28:00 The Importance of Authenticity
35:51 Navigating Race and Hair Politics
44:38 Quick Fire Questions
50:41 Takeaways
Resources
Follow Charlotte on Instagram @charlottemensah
Visit Charlotte's Website: charlottemensah.com
Checkout the Manketti Oil Haircare Range: charlottemensah.com/collections/manketti-oil
Get the Good Hair book by Charlotte Mensah HERE
Visit Samantha Cusick salon website HERE
Sta Studios visit sta-studios.com
Silly Little Girls Club podcast on Spotify click HERE
Samantha Cusick on Instagram @smantha.cusick
Sta Studios on Instagram @sta__studios
Follow Dom Lehane on Instagram @domlehane
Follow How To Cut It on Instagram @howtocutit
How To Cut It in the Hairdressing Industry
The ultimate resource and training guide for the hair industry, this is your one-stop shop for all things related to a successful career in hairdressing and barbering.
Show host, Dom Lehane, interviews special guests from across the hair, fashion, beauty and creative occupations, educating you with their insights, inspirations and information to take your hairdressing and barbering careers to the next level. Whether you're considering a career in the hair industry, a trainee hairdresser, highly skilled hairstylist, ambitious barber or a salon owner there is something definitely here for you in this Podcast.
