LESLIE’S STORY ..THE BETTER ONE;)

Since the age of 4, I spent most days in the waiting chairs watching Vidal Sassoon videos of their precision cuts, in my aunts Salon. Her salon was one of many international salons our family own, in Europe and USA. We have all been blessed with creativity, and an eye for visual balance. With influence of my big brother, and seeing my family in Sunnyvale run a successful Salon & Spa. I decided to pursue my license and, developed under the tutelage of Beth Minardi on Madison Ave in NYC. Simultaneously, Kevin was working for Jon Sahag. The life we lived was a memorable one. We were in the greatest city imo and in two world renowned Industry leaders salons, it was the best…really… I had the honor of living with Kevin on the UWS of NYC, and working on the UES on many starry clients for Film & Media projects at a high frequency. A few that attribute to my wealth of knowledge in this industry are: Sean Penn, Margot Tannenbaum, Christie Brinkley, Iced-T & Coco, Mandy Moore, Mary Stewart Masterson, Swiss Banks CEO Herbert Scheidt, Aida Tuturro of Soprano’s, Rachel McAdams for the Notebook. In addition, we were a part of TLC’s Production Team for Ambush Makeover; as well as Style Networks A Makeover Story. Nothing brings me more joy than to finally wrap these memories full circle ... I am happy to serve the community here in the mid-west. After all, I did begin my life as a Native of the Show-Me state.

KEVIN’S STORY:

From the time I was a young boy in Kansas City, I can remember being immersed in the hair industry. I always loved spending time at my aunt and uncle’s salon in the Plaza. I watched them work and learned a lot about what it takes to run a successful salon. As I got older, I eventually moved to New Jersey. As a teenager who played soccer, I always loved giving haircuts to all of the guys on the team. Eventually I decided to turn this interest in hair into a career, and I was fortunate enough to get an apprenticeship on Madison Avenue in New York City. The years that I spent cutting, coloring, and styling hair in some of the top salons in NYC and working for some of the best names in the industry, including John Sahag and Peter Coppola, shaped my knowledge and expertise in hair. Eventually, I took my skills and used them to cut wigs in various communities in Brooklyn. More recently, I opened up my own barbershop for men.