Spotlight on Ashleigh Hodges

Journey to Leadership

Creating Safe Spaces

Building a Community

Embracing Change

The Role of Women

Micro-aggressions in Business

Channeling Experiences

The Importance of Collaboration

Celebrating Women in Business

Navigating Awards and Recognition

Welcome to the first special episode of our August Takeover, "Women in Business." Hosted by Samantha Cusick, owner of both Samantha Cusick salon in Notting Hill and Sta Studios. 

This series shines a spotlight on the trailblazing women redefining what it means to lead in our hair industry. Kicking things off features a compelling conversation between Samantha and her special guest Ashleigh Hodges, the youngest female president of the Fellowship for British Hairdressing and founder of MASH Studios London, a creative space for freelancers. 

In this insightful episode, Ashleigh shares her journey from working in her mother's salon to becoming a leader in a male-dominated industry. Explore the challenges women face, including self-doubt and microaggressions, and discover how mentorship and community support can make a difference.

Gain valuable leadership insights as Ashleigh emphasises the importance of authenticity, creativity, and passion. This episode is a must-listen for aspiring female leaders and hairdressers!

Join Samantha again next week for more inspiring conversations celebrating women in business, with Jordanna Cobella.

Heres some of the links mentioned in todays episode:

Samantha Cusick salon website click 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

Fellowship for British Hairdressing visit HERE

Ashleigh Hodges on Instagram @ashleigh_hodges_hair

Ashleigh Hodges website visit HERE

Mash Creative Studios visit mash-creative.co.uk

Welcome to the first special episode of our August Takeover, "Women in Business." Hosted by Samantha Cusick, owner of both Samantha Cusick salon in Notting Hill and Sta Studios.&nbsp;
<p aria-multiline="true" aria-label="Block: Paragraph" data-block="3408265c-4952-4b49-9288-e1fde34a60da" data-type="core/paragraph" data-title="Paragraph" data-empty="false" data-wp-block-attribute-key="content">This series shines a spotlight on the trailblazing women redefining what it means to lead in our hair industry. Kicking things off features a compelling conversation between Samantha and her special guest <a href="https://howtocutit.com/ep147-ashleigh-hodges-hitting-burnout-pressing-reset/">Ashleigh Hodges</a>, the youngest female president of the <a href="https://howtocutit.com/ep204-being-part-of-the-fellowship-clubstar-art-team-a-chat-with-the-clubstar-art-team-2020-21/">Fellowship for British Hairdressing</a> and founder of <a href="https://www.mash-creative.co.uk/">MASH Studios London</a>, a creative space for<a href="https://howtocutit.com/ep138-why-freelance-hairdressers-need-to-be-taken-seriously-with-sheila-abrahams/"> freelancers</a>.&nbsp;
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Gain valuable leadership insights as Ashleigh emphasises the importance of authenticity, creativity, and passion. This episode is a must-listen for aspiring female leaders and hairdressers!
Join Samantha again next week for more inspiring conversations celebrating women in business, with Jordanna Cobella.
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Heres some of the links mentioned in todays episode:
Samantha Cusick salon website click <a href="https://www.samanthacusicklondon.com/">HERE</a>
Sta Studios visit <a href="https://www.sta-studios.com/">sta-studios.com</a>
Silly Little Girls Club podcast on Spotify click <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/45aSIKsU4UdAQio7izKklf">HERE</a>
Samantha Cusick on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/samantha.cusic">@smantha.cusick</a>
Sta Studios on Instagram<a href="https://www.instagram.com/sta__studios"> @sta__studios</a>
Fellowship for British Hairdressing visit <a href="https://fellowshiphair.com/">HERE</a>
Ashleigh Hodges on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ashleigh_hodges_hair">@ashleigh_hodges_hair</a>
Ashleigh Hodges website visit <a href="https://www.ashleigh-hodges.hair/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAacs0R6Wyx4wZ9N4mnL-evWHHw9CNL-eOf6cr_TquF2gnpcc5iyyIFoy07aeRg_aem_KXze11WQY3NnYW8YeCLnRg">HERE</a>
Mash Creative Studios visit <a href="https://www.mash-creative.co.uk/">mash-creative.co.uk</a>

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.

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.

The UK and Irelands No 1 podcast show for the hair and barbering industry – giving the insights, inspirations and information to take your hairdressing and barbering careers to the next level.

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