Meet Charlotte Mensah

Creativity and Personal Growth

Healing Through Hair

The Journey into Hairdressing

Building a Community in Salons

Launching a Product Line

The Importance of Authenticity

Navigating Race and Hair Politics

Quick Fire Questions

Takeaways

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 MensahHERE

Visit Samantha Cusick salon website  HERE

Sta Studios visit sta-studios.com

Silly Little GirlsClub 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

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&rsquo;s &ldquo;everyone&rsquo;s a founder&rdquo; 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 &ldquo;busy brain.&rdquo;
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&mdash;and don&rsquo;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.
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Chapter Timestamps
<ul>
<li><a>2:49&nbsp;</a>Meet Charlotte Mensah</li>
<li><a>4:37 </a>Creativity and Personal Growth</li>
<li><a>9:10 </a>Healing Through Hair</li>
<li><a>12:30 </a>The Journey into Hairdressing</li>
<li><a>21:32 </a>Building a Community in Salons</li>
<li><a>25:10 </a>Launching a Product Line</li>
<li><a>28:00 </a>The Importance of Authenticity</li>
<li><a>35:51 </a>Navigating Race and Hair Politics</li>
<li><a>44:38 </a>Quick Fire Questions</li>
<li><a>50:41&nbsp;</a>Takeaways</li>
</ul>
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Resources
Follow Charlotte on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/charlottemensah/">@charlottemensah</a>
Visit Charlotte's Website:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.charlottemensah.com/">charlottemensah.com</a>
Checkout the Manketti Oil Haircare Range:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.charlottemensah.com/collections/manketti-oil">charlottemensah.com/collections/manketti-oil</a>
Get the Good Hair book by Charlotte Mensah <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Good-Hair-Essential-Guide-Textured/dp/024142352X">HERE</a>
Visit Samantha Cusick salon website &nbsp;<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.cusick">@smantha.cusick</a>
Sta Studios on Instagram<a href="https://www.instagram.com/sta__studios"> @sta__studios</a>
Follow Dom Lehane on Instagram<a href="https://instagram.com/domlehane"> @domlehane</a>
Follow How To Cut It on Instagram <a href="https://instagram.com/howtocutit">@howtocutit</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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