Behind The Mirror Podcast

From her beginnings at the Paul Mitchell Academy in the States to making Glasgow her home, Caroline Lamp shares the journey that shaped her career, creativity and passion for hairdressing.

We explore her brand, Limits Without Limitations, and its mission to encourage hairdressers to reconnect with their creative side. We even introduce a game of our own, designed to unlock the part of your brain that sparks fresh ideas and pushes cr...

One of the biggest names in the hair industry, Fergal Doyle joins us for a seriously unmissable episode of Behind The Mirror.

We get into the details of how to really show up for an interview does wearing black, smart clothes actually make a difference? We talk team culture, how Fergal motivates his team to work together, and how he successfully blends employed and self employed stylists under one roof.

And then there’s the sto...

On today’s episode we have Maddi Cook the legend who’s responsible for helping thousands of stylists get their pricing right.

Noticing a gap in the market between busy salons and profitable salons, Maddi developed a calculator to help businesses earn a decent living.

Covering all the behind the scenes of the math that goes into the business, Maddi gives her top tips on whether to enforce your policies, including deposit...

We meet the founder of SKCIN Marie Tudor and dr Amy Perkins to discuss what salons and stylists can do to protect their clients and try and spot moles early to get medical attention.

When you don’t always see the back of your neck or scalp, you rely on your stylist letting you know if there’s an unusual mole or spot that might be worth getting checked out with your GP.

Offering a course to teach stylists how to detect p...

Would you hire someone just to stand at the door of your salon? Piers Morgan wasn’t happy with this business decision made by Stephanie Stevenson, but she tells us how Michael was an asset to her business.

Meet the female who has done celebrities hair, royal family hair, QVC presenting and now has formed an AI company to help salons “salon intelligence”.

How do you hire staff to serve clients who are not from the s...

Brian finally joins us! Despite being an international man of mystery and possibly the hardest man in hairdressing to pin down, he manages to make time for Behind The Mirror.

And what follows? Lots of innuendos. Lots of laughs. And probably several things that should never have made it past the edit.

We hear about a slightly dodgy extensionist recommending TikTok hair advice, which particularly triggers Lisa thanks to a spectacular l...

Emma Fowler comes on to discuss some controversial topics in the hair industry just now.

Should you pay “blonde tax” in the formation of your hair falling out?

As an educator, Emma explains what she feels is expected of educators in the industry and what’s unacceptable.

Laura, Lisa and Gary discuss what it’s like having a junior stylist and whether it’s worth it as a business.

Emma talks about her take...

From the classroom to the lash studio, this episode follows an inspiring career change as our guest Laura (owner of Blackout and Belladonna) shares how she left teaching behind to build a successful business as a self employed lash technician and educator.

We explore what really goes into creating the perfect set of lashes, from the importance of patch testing and thorough eye consultations to bespoke lash mapping that complements e...

In this powerful and deeply personal episode, we sit down with Stephanie Heaney to explore the woman behind the headlines. Best known as an international Playboy Bunny and the oldest woman ever to achieve the title, Stephanie shares the realities of balancing glamour with motherhood, proving that confidence and ambition have no age limit.

Our conversation delves into the importance of image and identity, including the devastating sa...

Emma joins Gary and Lisa in the height of her salon re launch. Making a bold move to close her successful salon of 15 years to change it up and fit with the times of modern day hairdressing.

We talk about back in the day getting the salons first ever straighteners (even if people thought they fried head lice…) and how the Gen X, Millennials and Gen Z are treating their careers differently. The question is, who’s got th...

In this deeply moving episode, we're joined by Wendy, co founder of the Little Princess Trust, to hear the heartbreaking story behind one of the UK's most cherished children's charities.

Wendy shares how the charity was born from unimaginable loss after her five year old daughter passed away following a brave battle with cancer.

Determined to create something positive from tragedy, she and her family established the Little Princess ...

This week, Laura, Lisa and Gary are joined by Kat, better known as The Anti Hairdresser, for a powerful and honest conversation. Kat opens up about becoming a whistleblower, being dismissed from her job and signing an NDA. Together, they discuss racism in the salon chair and why discrimination should never be tolerated, the realities of running a business, the many hats salon owners and self-employed professionals wear, and the cha...

This week on Behind the Mirror, Laura, Lisa and Gary are joined by the incredible Conor James Doyle, dialing in all the way from Ibiza for an honest, insightful and entertaining conversation.

From building a successful career as a celebrity hairstylist to navigating life with ADHD, Conor opens up about the realities behind the glamour. Together, they discuss social media pressures, networking, travelling for work, managing client ex...

We talk to the owner of the No. 1 hair pin to talk about her innovative design that changed the whole hair up industry.

She’s the first ever designer to use architecture in hairdressing and we were left in awe!

Can you believe she has a hair pin that retails for more than a house? Alongside a budget friendly one that we can all wear proudly.

She’s adored by celebrities and even the royals! Come be inspired by this wonde...

This week, Laura and Gary are back with another round of salon stories, industry insights, and a few laughs along the way. They chat about some of the wildest client situations they’ve encountered recently, including a boyfriend who wasn’t happy with his girlfriend’s new hair colour and thought he deserved a refund!

The conversation also dives into why strand testing is so important before any major colour service,...

In this episode we meet Rae the founder of “We love Purple Hearts”. Think of this as a Michelin star but for hairdressers.

Covering scary topics in the industry like the lack of regulation, people selling courses from watching a YouTube video and hairdressers who are skipping out on having insurance!

Rae Palmer is not only a stylist herself, she’s regarded as one of the top 1% colourists for L’Oreal and she&r...

Cash flow saviour or just another fad cost to the salon?

We meet Danny from Vish who tells us what the company do.

If your salon is struggling with profits, you don’t want another price increase but you want to earn more, then you might want to give this a watch!

Did you know that it takes two litres of water just to flush colour down the drain! We investigate the problems of the environment caused by salons in this episode t...

We meet co owners Paula and Karen of the stunning alchemy clinic to discuss myths behind their clinic mirrors!

Ever fancied some touch ups or aesthetics but were scared of coming out looking like Jackie Stalone? You’re not alone and we speak to these leasing experts to tell us how it

Works and how to best find the “tweakment” that’s right for you.

We could have talked for hours it was amazing to know more! Ey...