#16 – Tony Caldwell: On Hair Dressing, Entrepreneurship, and the Ability To Choose

Collected Clan: The Company You Keep

Tony Caldwell is a renowned hair dresser, entrepreneur, and fantastic conversationalist, as one would expect to experience when sitting in his salon chair. We talk about his first-hand experience behind the scenes at many New York Fashion Weeks, his path to owning his own salon, how he approaches each individual client who comes to him to look their best, plus the fragility of the human body, the #MeToo movement, and several other unexpected twists. And as always, we feature a Non-Profit Spotlight selected by our guest. Kick back and eavesdrop on this conversation as if you were sitting in a salon chair. Just like his work, this one is a unique one. Visit the show notes to see photos of Tony's creative hair styles and photos of some shoots we've done together at collectedclan.com/tonycaldwell And finally, in every conversation we have, I encourage my guests to be real and raw if they so choose. Authenticity is essential. Sometimes that includes certain words or expressions that may not be suitable for young or sensitive ears. This is one of those episodes. Topics Covered:

• 0:01:56 What Fashion Weeks are like
• 0:10:30 How Tony entered hair dressing career
• 0:12:00 Depression ended football career
• 0:14:31 The Viking gene
• 0:16:23 Fashion Week's creative inspiration
• 0:21:29 How a hair dresser determines hair style direction
• 0:23:54 The client challenge
• 0:30:11 Tony's worst client
• 0:31:58 Non-Profit Spotlight: Circle Recovery Meditation Group
• 0:33:48 Martial arts & self-defense
• 0:41:48 Knowing when NOT to do something
• 0:43:01 Fragility of the human body
• 0:43:33 Controlling adrenaline
• 0:46:29 OSHO Collective & entrepreneurship
• 0:55:25 Teaching and sharing knowledge
• 0:59:16 Twisting a good thing
• 1:03:12 #MeToo Movement by generation
• 1:10:50 The Science of Getting Rich
• 1:11:55 Getting info from the source
• 1:18:27 Power to the people
• 1:20:40 Closing remarks

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