EP005: Jack Howard – King of Balayage

Enjoy insights from our guests – this week’s interview is exceptional!Here today is A-list hair colourist Jack Howard – a big fan of HairClubLive – who is widely credited with bringing Balayage to the UK.

As a visionary hair technician and businessman, Jack understands why leveraging new technologies and social media is vital to helping you grow your industry profile. In this episode you’ll hear Jack tell how he worked in North America in 1993 – billing more than half a million dollars for his US company – and discovered the world of Balayage.

He talks of how on his return to London in 2010, he unleashed the game-changing revolution in this free-hand colouring technique.

Show notes

In todays episode you’ll learn

3 min 27 sec – What Jack is currently working on
4 min 33 sec – Why social media and blogging are important
7 min 03 sec – All about Balayage
15 min 53 sec – Going from the UK to America
19 min 13 sec – Charging for your consultations
24 min 30 sec – Education with Jack
27 min 47 sec – The time of the colourist
28 min 40 sec – New York Lights, Baby Lights, 3D colour, Rebalanced Balayage explained
39 min 22 sec – Hear what’s next for Jack

Todays guest

Jack Howard, L’Oreal Professionnel UK Colour Spokesperson and global celebrity hair colourist is based at Paul Edmonds London. Jack, widely credited with bringing Balayage to the UK, teaches a hugely popular course for L’Oreal Professionnel as well as privately for high profile salons including Toni & Guy and Trevor Sorbie.