60 seconds with

BROOKE EVANS

Th e salon owner, hairstylist and host of the NHBF’s new podcast shares her excitement for her latest role.

I am super excited… to be hosting

the new NHBF Shines On podcast. Th is is something completely new for me to do – having an informal chat with some of my favourite people in the industry, learning about them as people and creatives, and taking an interest in how they got to where they are now.

I’m very much looking forward…

to getting to know the guests and having discussions about what excites them, where the future of hair and beauty is going and the hot topics that are on everyone’s lips. I think I will bring positive energy…

to the podcast – let’s be honest, I love to talk, and I am a real advocate for a positive mindset.

Some topics will be quite deep… and more

diffi cult to talk about but I’m happy to delve in. Being honest and having a positive outcome is key.

I hope listeners get a lot from the podcasts… not

ALL ABOUT BROOKE

Owns: Brooke Evans Ironbridge in Coalbrookdale, Telford Trained at: Tim Scott Wright Hair Surgery Follow: @br00ke.evans and @be.ironbridge My career began in amateur photography… I was

going to a lot of weddings and shows and loved watching the hairdressers at work. Th at’s when I decided to get into hairdressing. It looked way more interesting than photography!

only to hear from their idols, but also because many business owners and creatives go through the same things. Whoever you are, you are certainly not alone.

I’d love to do a podcast on… the self-

employed vs employed situation. I feel like there’s a lot of diff erent points to be made about being an employer, being self-employed or being an employee. I believe that everyone has their place in hairdressing, and I think that hairdressers, business owners and self-employed stylists all need to be on the same page. It would make for an interesting discussion.

I believe hairdressing is a form of art… and it should

be shown that way. It’s such an inspiring industry, and what I love most is that you can be whoever you want to be. Whether that’s a salon hairdresser running busy client columns, a session stylist working with celebrities or an avant-garde hairstylist – you can be so creative.

Access the podcast at nhbf. co.uk/shines-on