Season 1

Most hairstylists leave beauty school knowing how to pass a state board exam—but not how to build a successful career. In this episode, Jason Townsend and Paula Dahlberg sit down with educator, salon owner, author, and entrepreneur Amber Hopson to discuss the business skills, marketing strategies, a...

Is beauty school preparing students for real careers—or setting them up to fail? In this episode of Sh!t I Told My Hairdresser , Jason Townsend and Paula Dahlberg sit down with cosmetology school director Heather Laws , a 20+ year industry veteran who transformed a struggling beauty school from 12 s...

In this explosive episode of Sh!t I Told My Hairdresser, veteran salon owner and hairstylist Nicole “Super Hairo" Nikki Cestaro joins Jason Townsend and Paula J Dahlberg for a brutally honest conversation about what really happens inside the beauty industry.  From toxic salon culture and s...

The  Do No Harm Bill  is forcing a long-overdue conversation in the beauty industry—and most people still don’t fully understand what’s at stake. In this episode of  Sh!t I Told My Hairdresser , we break down the real impact of the bill on  beauty schools, student debt, and caree...

What do hairstylists  really  think about their clients? In this brutally honest episode, Jason sits down with Rocki Mara to expose the unfiltered truth about life behind the chair—from nightmare clients and bad hygiene to awkward salon moments no one talks about out loud. We’re talking: C...