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Geno the great! Talking to Geno Stampora is like listening to a moving freight train of motivation and inspiration. Any and all hair designers should take a listen to one of the great hair industry speakers of our time. He will entertain and also energize, inform and influence you to be your best. Geno says, if your a "nice, happy, fun, a networker" your success is guaranteed. He says in the debate of technical vs non technical: the answer is 20/80. "Talent is way over rated." He says, "I was a terrible hairdresser" but lat the same time he loves the salon environment. When he goes on vacation he finds a salon to hang out in. After selling his last salon in 1991, he became a professional speaker for the salon industry, inspiring and motivating everywhere he goes. One of his founding philosophies, is that stylists can make "quantum leaps," in their careers with just the right mind set and focus. See, there is no real quality control for hair stylists, but if your well read and intelligent, the sky is the limit. If you are a master hairdresser, the economy will have little to no effect on you. He advises people to choose books and authors that resonate with the reader, maybe it is dangerous to recommend specific authors, but he does say he likes Seth Godin and Joel Osteen. I asked Geno, about his thoughts on different trends within the salon industry. He travels a lot, sees a lot, and has great insight. His thoughts on booth renting: to claustrophobic. His thoughts on fragmentation of the service business into lash only, blow dry only, etc: He likes a classic 25 chair salon, where stylists team up and collaborate. What about the competition from Amazon? Geno says, that eventually, everyone will buy from Amazon and online stores like them. But if stylists are motivated properly and with all the right tools could be doing 35% retail sales in salon. Geno Stampora is incomparable. I feel very fortunate to have interviewed, heard his story and his energized words. Please take a listen to the podcast. Share it with your co workers. Find your quantum leaps.gordonsalon.comgordonstylistacademy.comhttps://genostampora.com/