word. with Gordon Miller
Episodes
ENCORE: #20 John Mosley, @popular_nobody on Being an Entrepreneur
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
John Mosley is an iconic barber, educator/artist, Paul Mitchell Artistic Director, SalonCentric #ItTakesaPro team member, Andis Global Educator, CEO ...
63. 2024 Predictions
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Here are my Top 10 predictions relative to the pro beauty space in 2024. From big-picture shifts in thinking around social media for pros and the fasc...
62. My Year End AI Update
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I'm taking a shortform year-end look at AI - from the point of view of both personal and professional/business use. I dig into the AI ...
61. On Gratitude (+ a PSA!)
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Post Turkey Day feelings of gratitude that feel right to share (in part as an encouragement for all to reflect on what's good and meaningful in ou...
ENCORE: #22 Antony Whitaker on Business Interruption vs. Disruption
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Antony and I have a faced-paced talk on money, business interruption vs the newer idea of disruption, and a reality check on financial expectations. A...
ENCORE: #31 Instagram IS Your Career Portfolio (whether you know it or not!)
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
ENCORE Episode: Today, social platforms like Instagram are searchable - including by way of Google; and that is a game-changer for salons and pros. C...
60. Red Flags are all around us. Now what?
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A pre-vacation audio 'braindump' to clear my head as I head to Mexico for some chill time. I share thoughts on 'hustle culture' follow...
59. AI won't take your job but might be a big help to your competition
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A lot has happened as of late in the world of artificial intelligence - especially over at the groundbreaking Open AI platform & ChatGPT. I offer...
58. Getting to the “Good Stuff”
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
My take on 'leveling out the crazy talk' that is all around us. Vetting coaches, an insurance update (nothing to look at here), the truth abou...
57. Showing Up (for Ourselves)
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Just back from Premiere Columbus where I was inspired by Presley Poe, Ira Pope Sage, and Danny Amorim's (@successaddict) take on 'showing up&#...
ENCORE: #45 Social Conversations Gone Bad
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's been amazing to observe the evolution of social media over the course of 15+ years Over time, the platforms have evolved as sources of infor...
56. The Future is Now
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I had the honor of speaking at the annual Intercoiffure AC Fall Atelier in Chicago. Shaping Tomorrow’s Salon: The Transformative Power o...
55. FutureCast: Charting a Bold Future for Salons
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is inspired by a recent panel discussion I was lucky enough to be a part of at Moroccanoil's recent big event: The Collect...
54. The Power of Podcasts
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
My take on how podcasts have changed pro beauty's educational landscape relative to business and career building -plus a great listener hack AND m...
53. Artificial Intelligence: My Latest Update :-)
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The next in a series of updates on my newest favorite innovation: the quickly changing Artificial Intelligence landscape, what's happening in our...
52. The Truth about Community
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Community is a most powerful idea -one that has been too often co-opted by big platforms to 'dress up' the more appropriate adjective: 'au...
51. Coaching: Let the Buyer Beware
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We seem to be in the midst of a major softening of business across a significant percentage of salons. My take is that much of this is a consumer-dri...
50. Salon Biz Trends Update
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Just me, myself, and I talking my way through the ongoing evolution of salon business trends impacting most of us in one way or another (and doing so ...
49. Fact vs Fiction
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our larger world, the idea of facts vs fiction and/or truth vs opinion seems to be a very murky concept that too many are using to not only create ...
48. Facebook Still Matters: Trend Update
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The marketers' buzz may go mostly to TikTok + Instagram these days but every bit of data points to Facebook as remaining not only highly relevant ...
47. Chat GPT-4 Says...
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
AI for many across most industry categories is becoming an everyday tool being used in a variety of ways. In this episode, we take a look at ChatGPT-4...
46. The Power in Choices (Independence vs Employment)
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Perhaps one of the most important questions any professional can ask themselves today is "Which business model is best for my career?" The ans...
45. Social Conversations Gone Bad
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's been amazing to observe the evolution of social media over the course of 15+ years - from the early days of Facebook as a place for friends &...
44. On Leadership
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As an extension of my participation in a Professional Beauty Association (PBA) panel for their important Future Leaders initiative, I'm sharing m...
43. THREADS!
09 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Meta's potential Twitter Killer App Threads is off to a massive launch with over 30 million downloads in less than 24 hours. What's that mean ...
42. 2023 (and Beyond) Predictions: Part 3, A MidYear Catch Up
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With the first 6 months of 2023 coming to a close, here's my update on industry trends across categories including business models, education, eve...
41. AI Tactics, Listener Feedback, and a Call for Respect
02 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
An off-the-top of my head last-minute episode for the holiday weekend focused on never-ending, fast-coming AI learnings - along with some tips on how ...
ENCORE: @JackHowardColor - Artist, Educator, Ambassador, & Gay Man
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A special encore episode to close out Pride 2023: Jack Howard and Gordon share their perspectives on being outwardly gay men in the professional beaut...
40. Search is Changing. Are you?
25 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Google search is now 25+ years old -and, for the first time, has competition that could drive innovation in how consumers and businesses use the web a...
39. The Trouble with “Profits” (& an update)
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Profits are the lifeblood of any sustainable for-profit business – as without them, no matter how great your brand’s services, products, and/or te...
38. Artificial Intelligence: A Primer, Part 3
18 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Part 3 of my 3-part series focused on the fast-evolving field of Artificial Intelligence (AI). This series is a part of my ongoing effort to offer imp...
37. Artificial Intelligence: A Primer, Part 2
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of 3 part series focused on the fast-evolving field of AI to offer important context as to its potential relevance to salon professionals, mana...
36. Artificial Intelligence: A Beauty Focused Primer, Part 1
11 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Part 1 of 2 (possibly 3!) episodes focused on the fast-evolving field of AI to offer important context as to its potential relevance to the lives of s...
35. My Top 5 Pro Pet Peeves
04 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After 4 decades of industry-specific experience, I admit to having a few "pet peeves" (defined by Websters as meaning "a frequent subject...
34. Pros in favor of Deregulation??
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Apologies in advance for this rant on the danger of uninformed 'experts' actively encouraging total de-regulation of the pro-beauty industry b...
ENCORE: Future View: Our Shared Responsibility to Next-Gen Professionals
28 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
My solo riff on the challenges the industry faces today with workforce retention (across all categories of business models) and how beginning to talk ...
33. "And You Can Quote Me on That"
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you follow me on IG, you likely know I'm a huge fan of quotes for the purpose of adding context to conversations, learning, business and/or lif...
32. Pro Beauty Math and More
21 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A trip into the weeds of some big-picture industry numbers as well a look at best practices related to growing the salon business. And it was done wit...
31. Instagram IS Your Career Portfolio (whether you know it or not!)
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, social platforms like Instagram are searchable - including by way of Google; and that is a game-changer for salons and pros. Consumers use soc...
ENCORE: Nina Kovner, @passionsquared on Branding
14 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A renowned coach, marketer, & thought leader in social/digital media, Nina Kovner, Passion Squared CEO, gives us a 15-minute master class on the f...
ENCORE: The Truth about Pro Compensation
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bringing back another HOT TOPIC that resulted in a LOT of great feedback: Few topics 'trigger' the collective industry more than public conver...
30. Getting Real with Nina Tulio
07 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The always inspiring @NinaTulio is here to talk about the need for pros to “know who you are, be real - & do the work" as a foundation for g...
ENCORE: Rant: F**K Fake Beauty News
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bring this one back as it’s probably my most talked about and shared episode to date! Note: the title is a play off a podcast titled “F**K Retail”...
29. Pro Beauty's Biggest Challenge
30 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A solo riff to reinforce my take on the never-ending challenge facing our larger industry: the lack of early career-focused education to help new prof...
ENCORE: 2023 Future View: e-Learning
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is part 2 of my popular 4-part series on the ongoing evolution of specific segments of the pro salon industry. This episode shares observations o...
28. The Good, Bad & Ugly of Social Media in 2023
23 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After receiving numerous requests to delve deeper into the state of social media (following Episode 25), today's discussion will be an extemporane...
ENCORE: 2023 Future View: Distribution & Brands
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One of our most downloaded episodes to date is #19, Part 4/5 of a 5-part series on the ongoing evolution of the pro salon industry. In this episode, I...
27. @TippiShorter on Opening a New Kind of Salon
16 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Iconic educator and platform artist Tippi Shorter Rank left day-to-day life in the salon over 15 years ago - but recently found herself thinking "...
ENCORE: Tabatha Coffey on Mindset
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our 2nd most listened-to episode is back. Considered one of the most iconic names in the pro beauty space, @TabathaCoffey has long been pushing the sa...
26. Future View: Our Shared Responsibility to Next-Gen Professionals
09 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
My solo riff on the challenges the industry faces today with workforce retention (across all categories of business models) and how beginning to talk ...
25. The Ongoing (r)Evolution in Tech & Social Media for Salons
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Social Media is getting increasingly 'wonky' as well as overhyped and misunderstood (yes, I of all people said that!); while the AI conversati...
24. Attracting the RIGHT Clients is Game Changing: @AmbrosiaCarey, Successful Stylist Academy
02 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The founder of the popular Successful Stylist Academy(and podcast), Ambrosia Carey is also the passionate owner of a successful 7-figure salon, an emp...
23. Gordon on Fake Beauty News, Industry PR, Events, & Reels
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is an update following up on 5 past episodes, offering some added commentary and additional context on several of our many "hot topics" p...
22. Antony Whitaker on Business Interruption vs. Disruption
26 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Antony and I have a faced-paced talk on money, business interruption vs the newer idea of disruption, and a reality check on financial expectations. A...
21. The Truth about Pro Compensation
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Few topics 'trigger' the collective industry more than public conversations (i.e. posts) about the government's suggestion that the mean a...
20. John Mosley, @popular_nobody on Being an Entrepreneur
19 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
John Mosley is an iconic barber, educator/artist, Paul Mitchell Artistic Director, SalonCentric #ItTakesaPro team member, Andis Global Educator, CEO ...
19. 2023 Future View: Distribution & Brands (Manufacturers)
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to part 4/5 of a 5-part series on the ongoing evolution of specific segments of the pro salon industry. This week, I share observations on bot...
18. @JackHowardColor: Artist, Educator, Ambassador, & Gay Man
12 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Howard and Gordon share their perspectives on being outwardly gay men in the professional beauty industry - in the past, the present, and their h...
17. AI: The Good, Bad & Unknown -with Antony Whitaker & Gordon
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Adding iconic global business coach Antony Whitaker, (@growmysalonbusiness) to my typically solo midweek episode - to catch up on the quickly evolving...
16. Hairdustry's Corey and Tony on the Power of 'Sticking with It'
05 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Twenty fast-paced minutes with fellow podcasters Corey Gray and Tony Stuart on what it takes to succeed - as hairdressers, salon owners, or podcasters...
15. Gordon on "Image" and the Ongoing Labor Shortage
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A quick take on the never-ending conversation about what many within the industry perceive as the negative image of professionals (in the mind of the ...
14. David Thurston, Trailblazer & Danger Jones Creative, Co-founder/CEO
26 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Here to talk about pushing past the 'shackles' that hold most of us back in career and life, @DavidThurstonOfficial is known as an innovator. ...
13. Evan Joseph, Curl Specialist/Salon Owner
19 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Salon owner, educator, brand advocate (SalonCentric & Authentic Beauty Concepts), & renowned curl specialist Evan Joseph @evanjosephcurls shar...
12. Rant: F**K Fake Beauty News
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Note: the title is a play off a podcast titled “F**K Retail” that left me angst-filled. I'm pausing my Future View series to rant on the large...
11. Tabatha Coffey on Mindfulness
12 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Part 2 of a talk that began with Mindset, @TabathaCoffey digs into the meaning and importance of Mindfulness as a follow-up and a bit...
10. 2023 Future View: Pro Beauty Events
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the 3rd in a 5-part series on the ongoing evolution of specific segments of the pro salon industry. In past episodes, I've talked abou...
9. @thePaulaPeralta on Manifestations
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Paula Peralta is a leading coach, educator, independent professional, curly hair specialist, & Paul Mitchell Artistic Director. Throughout the pan...
8. 2023 Future View: e-Learning
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to part 2 of my 5-part series of talks on the ongoing evolution of specific segments of the pro salon industry. Over the course of 5 weeks, I&...
7. Nina Kovner, @passionsquared on Branding
29 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A renowned coach, marketer, and thought leader in social and digital media, Nina Kovner, Passion Squared CEO, gives us a 15-minute master class on the...
6. 2023 Future View: Pro Beauty Media
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Following so many great responses to our 2023 predictions for salons and pros(and the many requests to dig deeper), this is the 1st in a 5 part series...
5. Michael Cole on Experience Versus Value
22 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A pioneer in the pro beauty education and coaching space, @MichaelCole_Summit has, for over four decades, focused on sharing the big ideas that create...
4. Artificial Intelligence (AI) & the Salon
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks to highly publicized platforms Open AI and DALL E, AI is seriously rocking our world - and Gordon predicts it will soon be coming to a salon li...
3. Tabatha Coffey on Mindset
15 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Considered one of the most iconic names in the pro beauty space, @TabathaCoffey has long been pushing the salon industry to be the very best version o...
2. 2023 Predictions for Salons and Pros, Part 2
11 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Part 2 of our talk offering Gordon's take on 2023 predictions for salons and pros - as well as related context to help make sense of it...
1. 2023 Predictions for Salons and Pros, Part 1
08 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the inaugural episode of Gordon Miller's Social Beauty Makers 15-minute bi-weekly podcast. This is the 1st of a 2-part talk offering p...