Listen in on THE TALK – exclusive to Salon Smart HUB
Grab your headphones and tune into the Salon Smart HUB podcast THE TALK – a series of probing conversations between industry pros, exploring and deliberating business topics pertinent to the environments in which they operate. Episode two has just dropped – let’s hear it!
For episode two of Salon Smart HUB’s podcast, we invited the owners of two NEW salons into our remote recording studio to have THE TALK – about ‘beating the odds’. Despite the ongoing pandemic, these courageous entrepreneurs stuck to their guns and took the plunge, opening their doors in 2020.
Hear from Gareth Bromell, owner of H by Gareth Bromell at Harvey Nichols Dublin, and Emma Diamond and Rochelle Jolley, the co-owners of Cùrlach in Glasgow, who speak openly about the reality of opening their salons during what turned out to be a truly testing year – not only for business owners but for humankind, too. What follows is a positive and inspiring dialogue between Gareth, Emma and Rochelle – discussing honestly the struggles and challenges they faced and how they drove to overcome these. The episode also examines the core values at the heart of their brand philosophies – including a shared focus on sustainability and inclusivity, before finally, looking ahead to the future, both for themselves and for the hairdressing industry as a whole.
Feet up, headphones on – let’s get stuck in!
Fast Facts
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Gareth Bromell
- Gareth began hairdressing at 15 years of age. At 23, he moved from his birthplace, Limerick in Ireland, to London, where he joined the team at the prestigious Daniel Hersheson salon in Knightsbridge and worked closely with esteemed session stylist Paul Hanlon
- International session stylist, regularly travelling between Ireland, Los Angeles, New York, Paris and London for work
- Nominated for multiple awards and respected for his wealth of experience, creativity and technical ability
- Launched H by Gareth Bromell at Harvey Nichols Dublin, in 2020 – focusing on delivering bespoke cutting, effortless styling and beautiful colour
- H By Gareth Bromell is also on a mission to be the cleanest hair salon out there; ‘Hair and beauty conscious with a conscience’
- Collaborated with numerous international designers from Alexander McQueen, Gucci and Roberto Cavalli
- Regular contributor for magazines including Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Glamour and Marie Claire and celebrity clients include Gwyneth Paltrow, Taylor Swift, Bella Hadid, Winona Ryder and many, many more…
Emma Diamond & Rochelle Jolley
- Co-owners of Cùrlach, located in their hometown of Glasgow
- The name Cùrlach originates from the Gaelic word ‘cur-loch’, which means curly. The salon is an ‘eco-friendly’, ‘non-judgmental’, ‘inclusive’ hair salon specialising in natural hair textures
- Over 25 years of combined experience within the hairdressing industry
- Emma is a natural texture specialist and has worked on several editorial shoots; her work has been featured in Vogue, L’Officiel and Sicky, amongst other
- Emma is also a recent educator for lifestyle and product brand, Eleven Australia.
- Rochelle has over 10 years’ experience working between Glasgow and New York, both behind the chair and on studio sets. She trained at Saks and Sassoon, specialising in precision and creative cutting for all hair types
- Rochelle runs a LGBTQ beauty workshop at various centres across Scotland – priding herself on providing a safe and secure service for the community
- Both are accomplished session stylists, having worked across several international Fashion Weeks from Paris, Milan and New York