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The Strands That Bind Us

Matthew Collins & Drew Schaefering

27 episodes

8 months ago

The Strands That Bind Us – Liz Trinnear is the Los Angeles correspondent/ reporter for Canada’s number 1 entertainment talk show ETALK. A fashion aficionado and captivating chatterbox, Trinnear brings her signature style and grounded personality to ETALK. Liz has hosted the i heart radio much music video awards countless times. Hosted on red carpets like the Grammys, the Oscar’s and many more, and interviewed celebrities such as Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Adam Levine, David Beckham, Quentin ...

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Fashion & Beauty

Society & Culture,

Self-Improvement,

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The Strands That Bind Us – Liz Trinnear is the Los Angeles correspondent/ reporter for Canada’s number 1 entertainment talk show ETALK. A fashion aficionado and captivating chatterbox, Trinnear brings her signature style and grounded personality to ETALK. Liz has hosted the i heart radio much music video awards countless times. Hosted on red carpets like the Grammys, the Oscar’s and many more, and interviewed celebrities such as Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Adam Levine, David Beckham, Quentin ...

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Fashion & Beauty

Society & Culture,

Self-Improvement,

Episodes (20/27)

The Strands That Bind Us

Liz Trinnear: Matthew's Client Turned Best Friend

The Strands That Bind Us – Liz Trinnear is the Los Angeles correspondent/ reporter for Canada’s number 1 entertainment talk show ETALK. A fashion aficionado and captivating chatterbox, Trinnear brings her signature style and grounded personality to ETALK. Liz has hosted the i heart radio much music video awards countless times. Hosted on red carpets like the Grammys, the Oscar’s and many more, and interviewed celebrities such as Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Adam Levine, David Beckham, Quentin ...

3 years ago

1 hour 10 minutes

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Sascha Breuer: The Kind Cut

The Strands That Bind Us – Today on The Strands That Bind Us we speak to Sascha Breuer who is a Los Angeles-based hairstylist. The son of two hairdressers, his early education equipped him with the intuition of a seasoned stylist. After relocating to London from his native Germany, Breuer’s career took off and he collaborated with leading photographers including Rankin, Peter Lindbergh, Ben Hassett, and Simon Emmett on editorials for magazines such as Vogue, Numéro, Vanity Fair, Harper’s Baz...

3 years ago

48 minutes

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Leonardo Mannetti: Journey from Italy to NYC and In-Between

The Strands That Bind Us – Today on the Strands That Bind Us, we speak with hairdresser, session stylist and educator Leonardo Mannetti. After growing up in Italy, Leo left for the United States and found his way to Dallas and a serendipitous connection with his first salon home, eventually landing in New York.Being a hairdresser in New York in the 90’s, with equal parts opportunity, excitement and fun, Leo found himself with new paths opening up and carving a career for himself. Listen to h...

4 years ago

44 minutes

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Shevy: The Wig Magician

The Strands That Bind Us – Today on the Strands That Bind Us, we get an inside look at what it’s like for one of Brooklyn’s most sought after wig specialists, Shevy. Her work is not only remarkably beautiful and intricate, but she caters to a wide array of clientele seeking beautiful hair for religious, health, or practical reasons.Listen in as she shares how she got started and grew her network to bring the best quality wigs from around the world to her exclusive clientele. Being able to se...

4 years ago

36 minutes

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Gerard Scarpaci: Co-founder of Hairbrained and Community Builder

The Strands That Bind Us – We speak today with Gerard Scarpaci, hairdresser, educator and cofounder of Hairbrained on the importance of education and exposure to ideas and approaches outside of ourselves in a growing community. This is Gerard's hair story... ~ Follow Matthew Collins: https://www.instagram.com/matthewstylist/ Follow Drew Schaefering: https://www.instagram.com/drewschaefering/ Follow Dyson Hair: https://www.instagram.com/dysonhair/ Follow Cruxe: https://www.instagram.com/...

4 years ago

42 minutes

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Gerad Ewing: The Hair Transplant Process (Part 1)

The Strands That Bind Us – We sit down with long time and best friend of Drew’s, Gerad Ewing and gain insight into the process and timeline leading up to his decision to get hair transplants. A commonly taboo conversation to have among men, Gerad shares his emotional process and stream of thought regarding his lack of confidence and doubt in himself through losing his hair, ultimately leading to the procedure that will hopefully allow him to regain a certain sense of self in the physical real...

4 years ago

47 minutes

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Matthew & Drew: Building a Small Business, the Woes and the Wins

The Strands That Bind Us – Today on the strands that bind us, Drew and I speak to what we have learned through our own experiences and conversations with peers on the business side of our industry which is often an undereducated topic for many of us. For many hairstylists, there is a desire we experience that transitions from working behind the chair at another individuals salon, as an employee of a company, or maybe assisting someone else, to branching out and starting something of our own...

4 years ago

48 minutes

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Bailey Pope: The Story of a Transgender Woman in Beauty & Comedy

The Strands That Bind Us – On this episode of the strand that bind us, we have the pleasure of speaking with Bailey Pope, a hairdresser, educator, and comedian who has face the challenges of navigating her path and stepping into the light as a transgender woman. Bailey began her career in education, working for TIGI, and moved to New York to pursue a career in editorial and education at the highest level. She has navigated the transition into a woman with courage, challenge, and love, findi...

4 years ago

38 minutes

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Leysa Carrillo: Vibrant Hair Color and Curly Hair Expert

The Strands That Bind Us – Today on the strands that bind us, we speak with vibrant hair color and curly hair expert Leysa Carrillo. A native of Cuba, Leysa found her way into the hair industry as a result of her own struggles finding a salon that was able to work with her type of hair. After moving to Las Vegas as a professional dancer, she was turned away countless times from salons and stylists who didn’t know how to work with black hair. Once licensed, Leysa spent countless hours late n...

4 years ago

50 minutes

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Mandi Line: Compulsive Hair Pulling

The Strands That Bind Us – Mandi Line is a Los Angeles clothing stylist with a list of credits in features and TV shows to commercials and music videos. She has worked on hit shows like PRETTY LITTLE LIARS for 6 seasons, and worked with celebrities like Lucy Hale, Kirsten Dunst, and rock groups Linkin Park, Korn and many more. We with talk about her journey with trichotillo mania, an impulse disorder (possibly genetic, similar to Tourettes). She has had many obstacles to jump over has overca...

4 years ago

37 minutes

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James Pecis: A Session Stylist Leading an Industry in Fashion and Sustainability

The Strands That Bind Us – Today on the strands that bind us, we speak with James Pecis, one of the worlds leading fashion and editorial hairstylists paving the way for future generations. James’ career has taken hin to the worlds most illustrious fashion destinations, styling hair for the worlds top models and as the global ambassador for Oribe hair care. Being an individual connected to nature in his youth, he continues to promote a more positive and sustainable future by encouraging and ...

4 years ago

54 minutes

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Steve Courtney: Dyson Engineer/Supersonic Inventor

The Strands That Bind Us – Today we talk to Steve Courtney who is the Senior Concepts Director and former Head of New Product Innovation at Dyson. He has been at the forefront of pioneering Dyson technology for the past 23 years. Steve has been described as Dyson’s resident ‘blue sky thinker’, and spends his days in Dyson’s secretive D9 research facility, a mirrored glass, impenetrable cube where, as he explains “we have a group of people who only think about the future.” Dyson’s mission is...

4 years ago

47 minutes

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Gordon Miller: Insight with a Business and Industry Expert

The Strands That Bind Us – On today’s episode of the strands that bind us we sit down with the mastermind that is Gordon Miller, CEO and chief of Brand Engagement with Hairbrained, the community that is known as home of the craft hairdresser. After a volatile and unknown past year, we speak about what patterns and expectations are being put on both the client and the stylist, as salons revamp back to full throttle at a quick rate. Gordon shed’s light on statistical truths and a cold reality...

4 years ago

1 hour 5 minutes

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Shawna Lane: How A Cancer Diagnosis Changed Her Life

The Strands That Bind Us – Shawna Lane did not always dream of being a hairstylist, her first loves were photography and fashion which she pursued in college. In need of extra money in school she decided to get a receptionist position at a very hip and edgy salon downtown Toronto called Coupe Bizzarre. Almost immediately she knew she had found her tribe and her new creative outlet. After 10 years of haircutting magic and doing every creative and wild haircut you could imagine she craved a di...

4 years ago

52 minutes

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Bridgette Hill: The Scalp Therapist

The Strands That Bind Us – Today on the strands that bind us we have an Bridgette Hill who is now considered one of the top scalp experts in the world.Bridgette became a certified trichologist in 2016 – but her journey to becoming “The Scalp Therapist” began over 20 years ago as an editorial stylist and a top colorist for some of the world’s most recognizable heads of hairTrained and certified as a trichologist with the renowned David Kingsley, founder of the World Trichology Society, Bridget...

4 years ago

32 minutes

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Dax Shepard: ACTOR, COMEDIAN...HAIRDRESSER????

The Strands That Bind Us – Dax Shepard is an actor, comedian and podcaster. You know him from PUNK’d, CHIPS, Parenthood, Without a Paddle, Hit and Run and his smash hit podcast “Armchair Expert”. We start season 2 off with a bang... specifically talking bangs, family and friends makeovers, and year book hair cuts gone wrong. Learn how from a young age, an edgy haircut shaped his confidence and why he’s just as confident behind the chair giving a haircut as he is behind the wheel. Follo...

4 years ago

59 minutes

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Matthew & Drew: Two Best Friends and Their Hair Journey Together

The Strands That Bind Us – Matthew and Drew met over a decade ago in Madrid working on a L’Oréal Professional international event. They didn’t know it yet, but they were destined to be soul mates. Their next adventure was in Las Vegas for a hair show and they had to share a room for 4 days. They were both going to life changing situations at the same time from moving from small towns to major fashion hubs and both going through life altering breakups. Since that weekend they have leaned on ea...

4 years ago

58 minutes

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Anthony Rinaldi: The Family that Made Matthew the Hairstylist He is Today

The Strands That Bind Us – Anthony Rinaldi is the co-owner of Rinaldi Salon & Spa in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. He began sweeping the floors and working at his parents’ salon at the age of 8. His salon has had massive success with a clientele base with deep loyalty, and the salon is considered one of the top salons in Canada. Anthony’s parents Nick and Cathy were also hairstylists, and one of their clients just happened to be Matthew’s mother Karin. She always raved about them as Matthew...

4 years ago

1 hour 13 minutes

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Anh co Tran: From Cutting Fabric to Cutting Hair and Refocusing Through Success

The Strands That Bind Us – Matthew and Drew both met Anh in Paris working for L’Oréal, and instantly began a great friendship. Since then, they have travelled all around the world teaching internationally together. Anh is a celebrity hairstylist based in los Angeles California, where he owns a salon, started a very successful education system called “Curated Cutting” teaching his trademarked “lived in texture”. He has styled hair for celebrities such as Julianne Moore, Anne Hathaway, Gwynet...

4 years ago

43 minutes

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Kathleen Newman-Bremang: Sr. Editor on Frustration and Freedom Through Hair

The Strands That Bind Us – Kathleen Newman-Bremang is the senior editor for Refinery 29, tv host, and freelance television producer. She has been a close friend of Matthew’s for over 10 years and actually helped Matthew land his job as the hair expert on CTV’s THE SOCIAL, which she produced for many years. Today we talk about her hair journey as a black woman growing up in a predominately white Toronto suburb, being called out by a professor for trying to “act white” by wearing her hair stra...

4 years ago

36 minutes