Twenty Years of Hair Care on the Internet.. Do You Know More Today? By Kerry Hines

It's been almost twenty years since I published my first newspaper article, Should You Trust Your Hair Care to the Internet?  That article inspired many folks to think about the hair care advice they were giving and receiving over the Internet.

The Internet was very new and not many hairstylists were actually on the Internet.  There were many who did not trust the information that was on the 'net.  It could be argued that we weren't very trusting of anything at that time, especially something brand new.  That didn't really stop the DIYers of the day to sprout out whatever they wanted.  This was before there were real search engines and long before other checks and balances were in place.  The 'hair highway' was open but not much traffic.

The original article really asked if you should have a virtual hairstylist and should you really give over the reigns to your hair care.  I realized that if this article were written today the trust factor wouldn't be a factor anymore.  Today, everyone trusts the Internet, at least in most ways.

Today, it's not so much whether you should trust your hair care to the Internet but should you trust any stylist who is not on the Internet with your hair care needs.  This raises the question, are we better off today than we were before the boon of the Internet?  We're talking about what's pertinent to hair care?

Twenty years ago, we essentially had to choose a hairstylist by word of mouth.  Today we can easily ask for advice via social media.  Twenty years ago, we were only familiar with the hair products that were in our bathroom cabinets that were handed down by our mothers.  Today, we are flooded with product companies vying for our attention -again via social media.

Twenty years ago, we had the picture books in the salons and barber shops that showed us the latest styles.  Today, there is Instagram.  Again, social media wins the day.

The elephant in the room would have to be the advice -itself.  twenty years ago you really had no option but to pretty much wing it.  If you happen to catch the advice on caring for your hair after you left he salon, you were lucky.  Today, you can Google it, YouTube it and just about every other social media 'platform it'.

Twenty years of speeding on the 'hair super highway'.. Do you know more today?

Part Two: How to Turn Your Mistakes Into Entrepreneurial Gold by Kerry Hines

PART TWO:  How to Turn Your Mistakes Into Entrepreneurial Gold
I wanted to thank all of you for the wonderful feedback on the original article.  I had to incorporate that feeling of helping to change lives into a follow up piece.  I've been told it was these inspiring words from the top of the original article that connected with so many of you.

It's hard to believe but even a mistake has a purpose..
How do you take your past errors and use them to your advantage?  Many of us don't realize that our mistakes are part of the success plan.  They don't realize that our mistakes are really elements of success turned inside out.  Yes. Even mistakes have a purpose.

I believe that your past serves the greatest purpose of all in connecting you with your success.  The reason that I believe this to be true is that, just
like a unique fingerprint, so is your past.  It belongs to you and you alone.  That makes your singular experience into the best learning tool in building a foundation for your future success.  No one can have a future who does not have a past.

Many think that there is a reason for everything and if that is true then your past also represents something.  There's more than the obvious correlation between learning how not to repeat mistakes from the past.  That's a good thing but understanding why those mistake have made you into the unique person you are is the idea.  It's that uniqueness that lends itself to your success.

I guess the first thing that we must do is learn to forgive ourselves from the things that you just didn't do right.  Have you ever noticed those who made a myriad of mistakes have made the most productive lives.

Learning to look at your life with an open mind and be grateful for the mistakes made.  Also, have patience and understanding when dealing with others and focus on a positive future.  You'll accomplish your goals with few missteps.

How Hitting the Bumps Can Lead to Success by Kerry Hines

Not many will say but life's bumpy road is one of the preparations of success.  An uneasy and often difficult and unpleasant journey should be anticipated.  The success should not be viewed as merely a financial reward at the end of a rainbow but the long arduous task of daily pursuing your goals.  I have always believed it is that pursuit that not just leads you to success but IS the success!

One of the other big preparations is the cultivation of many relationships along life's bumpy road.  I have come across many who are fantastic supporters of your ideas and those who are mystified by your guts to pursue your dreams.  I have said there are bodies everywhere and some have served as speed bumps.  And yes, there is a purpose for these and all kinds of relationships, too!

My favorite stop along the bumpy road is that of financial resources.  You never have quite enough and the road is definitely a lot bumpier without it.  I think we all can agree that one of the most important components of any business is that of financial resources.

The bumpiest part of the road of success may actually be your product.  It's not without trial and tribulation that you develop the 'perfect' products.  Market research is a beneficial tool but even that is not full proof.  I've been absolutely jarred by choosing products or services that just shouldn't have been part of a business model.  This is how you endure the bumps until you get to the smooth road.

Is there really a such thing as a smooth road in business?  No.  I guess you have to re-pave your own road by making your difficult and unpleasant challenges the success you anticipated.

NYC Salons & Barber Shops.. HaiRadio.com 2nd Annual Food Drive

The 2nd Annual HaiRadio.com Food Drive will be kicking off again in October!


The holiday season is right around the corner and there are many families around New York City who don't have much to eat, not just during the holiday season but everyday.  HaiRadio.com's home in Brooklyn, New York is spearheading efforts within the local hair and beauty industry.  As we get closer to the holidays, we're asking for area hair salons and barber shops who will be joining us this year to set up a box in October to collect canned goods like tuna and salmon, vegetables, fruits, packaged macaroni and cheese, peanut butter in plastic jars and packaged hot and cold cereals. Let us know if your shop will be participating, we'd love to hear from you!   We'll start gathering these items in October, 2014.  We'll collect and disseminate the goods as we move closer to the holidays.  Send an email to Kerry@hairadio.com to get more details and join us!


If you're outside of New York City but want to get involved ..  What else can we do to make a difference?  Please contact your local church or help center.  Let us know what you're doing in your city and cities across America.. Take pics and send the to us.  We'd like to share that on HaiRadio.com

Get involved!
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Are You A Hair Legend And Don't Know It by Kerry Hines

Could You Already Be a Hair Legend?  We're talking about from a professional hairstylist perspective.  We'll later take a look at some of those legendary clients who have shaped our culture with their own amazing style in an upcoming installment.  Now, I've been in and around the hairstylist  superstars for close to twenty years and I think I've finally figured it out.  These days you have the Internet and many hairstylists have literally built their careers and owe a great deal of gratitude to the Internet.  If you compare those times with these, you'll re-think what makes a hair legend most.

Let's define "hair legend" for the sake of this piece.  This is an industry professional who has been in the game for decades and knows what his or her value is in the hair and beauty industry.  It's someone whose talent is only surpassed by their commitment to their community.  The hair and beauty world would not be the same without this person as this legendary person has carved their own place in hair Americana.  Can we all name someone who would fit the bill?  I think we can.

Does being a celebrity hairstylist make you a legend in the hair and beauty world?  Probably not, right?  It probably does in the entertainment world, though.   Does it take a reality show to make you a legend?  I think early on when reality shows were first beginning to gain a foothold in the hair and beauty industry, we thought we were going to only see the best of the best.  Like many other areas in the reality spectrum, we've seen the worst of the worst and plenty of it.  There a few shining spots that we have to recognize that, too!  I am not so much talking about any particular hairstylist but the behavior we've witnessed.  It is not very legendary becoming, shall we say.

So, could you already be a legend?  I think the word fits a lot of great hairstylists out there in the game.  If you really don't know whether you're a legend or not, I guess you're probably not.  At least, not yet.  Keep working on it and you never know.

I love that there is a braiding legend, a loc legend, a cosmetologist legend, etc.  The diversity in our hair spectrum is really the celebration and I think that makes everyone a legend.

Are Men Left Out of the Natural Hair Conversation by Kerry Hines

                                                         Are Men Left Out of the Natural Hair Conversation?

I've asked many women and for the most part, they say, they weren't aware there was a conversation to be had that didn't include men.  I'm not quite sure exactly what that means but here we go.

The natural hair movement exploded on to the scene approximately 25 years ago.  Depending on your look at the time frame, that could certainly be argued. That's fine.  It's not a surprise that one might expect to have any conversations about hair as something that should be discussed by women.  If that's your mindset, then this would certainly make sense.  

I believe that natural hair is much more profound than the simple cosmetics of having your hair done. Your hair is part of a community statement and those statements include men who wish to wear their hair in a natural state.  By sheer tradition, that's every man, including those of other cultures. 

So, were men left out of the movement?  Is the movement still moving?  Does it now represent a bigger percentage of men that at the onset?  I believe the latter is true but with the emphasis in the media and in magazines, you really see a very uneven representation of men versus women with natural hair.  

Okay, so that's established what is the natural hair conversation about and is it too later for men to join?  The natural hair conversation has many layers to it and at the very root of it is acceptance.  I believe learning to accept your natural hair is a big part of the "big chop" process.  I've been around some men who say they wanted to start their own conversations about natural hair.  

Many men who wear their hair naturally are still fighting the good fight.  I did an unofficial poll and asked 5 men with natural styles,  Are men and women equal in the natural hair conversation?  4 out 5 said, "no".  I asked those men, "What will it take to gain entrance in to the conversation?"  They had no response and maybe that's the reason they are not part of the conversation.

What do you think?  Tweet Us.. @hairadio  or join the conversation  #menleftout

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How Much People Earn on the Internet by Kerry Hines

How Much People Earn on the Internet.. The better title of this should be, How Much People Can Earn on the Internet?  If you have an Internet business as opposed to a brick and mortar type business, does it generate more money?  If you're starting a business, should you create an online business instead?

How much are persons actually making with their homespun business ideas?  How do you generate the amount that's needed so that you can run a successful online business?  Do they also work from home?  There are many obvious answers that contribute to the many factors of earnings via the Internet.  I think this article will shed some light on the topic.  

I recall the first dollar that I made on the Internet, it was back in 2004.  I had just created the HaiRadio Broadcast Internet, the world's first 24 hour broadcast radio network on hair and beauty.  What I earned at that time versus the potential at that time was the size of an the Atlantic Ocean.  There are so many original careers that have transitioned from the traditional office setting to the Internet and the incomes have also gone along.  

If you're a writer, you can earn anywhere from $5,00 a year to over $75,000 a year.  It depends on the type of writing you're pursuing.  Someone who produces a web series that has a big following, has the potential to make 5 or even 6 figures a year.  This particular area depends greatly on the producer's effort to effectively market the show and make the necessary connections to possibly brand it with ancillary marketing, etc.

There are those who have started small businesses and are able to generate the high five figures to well over six figures.  We're not looking at the corporate giants who don't really count in this regard as there online efforts are just a continuity of their brick and mortar businesses.  They are successful because of their offline efforts and they are just discovering the benefits of switching to an online enterprise.

I believe that the earning potential online is greater than offline in the sense of the sheer reach of the Internet.  It exposes you to the world.  That's definitely not the case with a traditional offline business. We can safely say that how much people earn online or offline can only be limited by their beliefs and their will.
  

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If you have any comments on the topic.. Email me at Kerry@HaiRadio.com..

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If you're looking to find out more about my book, "How to Get Rich in the Hair Business".. It's available now via Amazon.com in America and Amazon.co.uk in Europe.
We have an easy separate site,HowtoGetRichintheHairBusiness.com with details about the book, my favorite celebrity interviews, videos, testimonials and so much more.

Some of our digital platforms include..
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Our LIVE Road to Health Hair Workshop & Networking Tour.. It's about learning from the legends and we're coming to your town.

Yes.  We provide marketing, advertising, promotions, business coaching, publishing, and so many other business services to those who are in the hair and beauty industry but more importantly, HaiRadio.com has become a Culture Experience..

Our business efforts are unique and clearly express a genuine attitude that it's hard not to climb aboard this speeding train and become one of the family.  We've been growing and growing and it's an exciting time all of us at HaiRadio.com.  It certainly was not easy to embark upon creating a new business and a new name in the hair world's lexicon when we started in 1995.

We work very hard every day to generate original ideas that will help you to connect better with your customers.  I'm thrilled when we hear that they are already fans of The Hair Radio Show or one of our other digital platforms.

We're usually working 7 days a week on creating the most perfect postings to Facebook or tweeting an interesting item that we've uncovered.  It doesn't necessarily have to be about hair or beauty.  I recently began to incorporate more community involvement at HaiRadio.com.  It's time that we not just talk about it but be about it.  We've got to do more. If we know better than teach those who do not.

New & Coming Soon:
Walter Alan Scott's New Book, "The Meeting Place".. Released through HaiRadio Publishing.com
New Web Series and More Stops on our Road to Healthy Hair.. Stay Tuned.

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Have Misconceptions on Race Created An Unfair Justice System?

Have Misconceptions on Race Created an Unfair Justice System?  Dr. Nazgol Ghandnoosh shares findings in her amazing report and interview! 

To Listen to the interview.. Click the link..
Interview with Dr. Nazgol Ghandnoosh

Link to: Report: Race and Punishment Racial Perceptions of Crime and Support for Punitive Policies"

Dr. Nazgol Ghandnoosh is a Research Analyst at The Sentencing Project, where she conducts and synthesizes research on criminal justice policies and crime.  She is the author of the recent report, "Race and Punishment:  Racial Perceptions of Crime and Support for Punitive Policies," which she was extensively covered in the New York Times.  With March Mauer, she has also written "Fewer Prisoners, Less Crime:  A Tale of Three States" and "Can We Wait 88 Years to End Mass Incarceration?"  Nazgol edits The Sentencing Project's monthly Race and Justice Newsletter.

Our interview focuses on the amazing and well researched report "Race and Punishment:  Racial Perceptions of Crime and Support for Punitive Policies".  I encourage everyone to take some time to review the findings in this report.

My favorite part of the interview was that many individuals don't find themselves to be overt racists but there's been many different factors which have contributed to this issue and exacerbated the problem.

Dr. Ghandnoosh shares her thoughts on Ferguson, Missouri and some of the recent cases that we've covered in our nightly news.  Is it really just black and white?  Does the environment contribute to the issues at hand?

Dr. Ghandnoosh also shares her closure on the report and what advice we can do to change the situation.  Amazing words!

www.SentencingProject.org 


Thank you.
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How to Turn Your Mistakes into Entrepreneurial Gold by Kerry Hines

It's hard to believe but even a mistake has a purpose.. 

How do you take your past errors and use them to your advantage?  Many of us don't realize that our mistakes are part of the success process.  They don't realize that our mistakes are really elements of success turned inside out.  Yes.  Even mistakes have a purpose. 

Being an entrepreneur, it has taught me to utilize everything.  So, I have found a use for my errors in life.  I record them and seek the understanding of the lesson.  Making that mistake makes you an expert the next time you encounter that situation.  You cannot become an expert in that effort without that tried and true experience.  

Are all mistakes equal?  Well, yes and no.  Don't focus so much on the size of the mistake but the fact that every error, every mistake was well worth the effort.  You should also understand that life is filled with our ability to make these errors.  If there was no purpose behind them, life would be perfect and not rewarding, as we know it. 

Can you benefit from the mistakes of others?  Yes, but I love nothing better than making my own mistakes and having to correct them.  I do find myself listening to my friends and colleagues about their own mistakes.  I heed to advice, usually.  Most times I'll follow my own thought process, anyway. 

My advice is to focus on building a supportive network of friends and mentors and work them.  Let them help you to build contacts and show you the ropes.  

Making mistakes will teach you how to become a gold miner in the entrepreneurial gold rush of success!

Kerry Hines is an author, radio show host, publicist, and marketing expert for those in the hair and beauty industry.  Available to help you with promotions and brand building, call us 800-526-2610, ext. 2 or send an email to Kerry@HaiRadio.com. 

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How to Work for Yourself Today and Tomorrow.. Easy Steps to Change Your Life

How to Work for Yourself Today and Tomorrow.. 
Easy Steps to Change Your Life 
Are you working for folks who don't appreciate your time or talent.  Have you always wanted to open a business or write a book?  I have helped many pursue their dreams of letting go of the shackles of a 9 to 5 prison and moved them towards a rewarding daily journey.

What are the steps you should take?  Is this possible for anyone to do it and the big question, does it take lots of money to be saved in the bank before embarking on this scary road.  There are some definite steps that I feel you should do before looking to leave that job and yes anyone can do it with success!  It does require funding but not necessarily mountains of cash.  

Is this a scary transition?  I think it's scarier to not pursue your passion in life.  It's difficult for me to understand how someone could go their entire life without attempting to see if they could ever have made it with their dream.  I don't think I wanted to reach my golden years and have to think of not having tried.  I found that to be unacceptable. 

So, how do you learn to trust your gift?  First, do you know what your gift is and what's the difference between your gift and a talent?  And the difference between your talent and a knack?  Well, those things matter as there is a plan to becoming independent.  Also, keep in mind that independence does not necessarily mean independently wealthy.  I do feel though that pursuing your own passion in life makes you rich.  

My first advice to anyone thinking about leaving their current work situation in pursuit of their goals, follow my advice.  First, pick up my book, "How to Get Rich in the Hair Business", because even if you're not in the hair business it has many little know business secrets to get you on your way.  You can always get it off Amazon.com.  It's the best investment to begin your new journey.

Let's put together some of the next steps for you to focus on.  Speak with a professional in the field, like HaiRadio.com.  We're available to give you free coaching and help you make that all important transition to the greatest life.  Call us.. 800-526-2610, ext 2.  Free business consultation (for a limited time).  

The Hair Industry Forms New Coalition to Combat Violence in Our Communities

The Coalition of Hair Professionals Against Violence

A coalition is being formed that is made up of hair industry professionals from across the hair spectrum. These hair professionals are looking to make a difference in their communities by stamping out violence and providing a support system.

This type of civic effort is much more focused than just bringing attention to the issues that plague our communities.  We're looking to make a difference and starting with the democratic process.  It's our one true source where we can have our voices heard.  The beauty of all of this, pardon the play on words, is that we have the best resource available, our hair salons, barbers shops, etc.  

Who should join us and why?  If you're in and or around the hair industry, this is your voice, however, it's open to all who share the passion to make positive changes in their communities.    We're looking establish the coalition and to move it forward with smart objectives.  

The hair salons and barber shops pretty much cover every person in that community at some point or another and is the perfect space to bring persons together. 

Our coalition looks to increase knowledge in the democratic process and will do all to help with the voting effort.  We need to begin to elect our own officials and support our own causes that will make a difference in our daily lives.  

  

Hair industry:  Now, you can do more than beautify the folks in the community, you can beautify the community.  If you'd like to help us accomplish greater things.. Email:  Kerry@HaiRadio.com .

3 Time Tony Award Winning Broadway Legend Hinton Battle Joins Kerry Hines for an Interview

Interview with Hinton Battle & Kerry Hines
To Listen to interview with Hinton Battle.. Click the hyperlink:  Interview with Hinton Battle
Watch Special Performance.. Click the hyperlink:  Hinton Battle, Phyllis Hyman

You know Hinton Battle from his breakout performance in Broadway's original presentation of "The Wiz".  He co-starred with folks like Mabel King and Stephanie Mills.  Hinton's next major Broadway project was "Sophisticated Ladies" with Gregory Hines and Phyllis Hyman.  It was also his first Tony Award win.  He went on to The Tap Dance Kid with great talents like television stars Dule Hill and Alfonso Ribeiro.  Not to mention dance king, Savion Glover.  This, of course, was another Tony Award winning role.  Hinton was also in many other shows and starred on Broadway in Dreamgirls and also the hit movie version, too!  His third Tony Award win was for Miss Saigon.  This show was of particular importance as it was not a 'dancing' role.

Hinton Battle is known as a a triple threat in the entertainment world.  He just released his first CD in the US.  It's called, "Hinton Battle Something New".  He's taken many of the great classic jazz songs and kind of freshens them up for today's audiences.  Staying true to the original recording.

Hinton Battle is also starring in a special for just one night in "Cindy".  It's based on his 1978 television special.  The one performance will be in Decatur, Georgia on
September 10th, 2014.  If you're in the area, check him out.