How nice is your shop? We have it really good here in America, don't we?
This is a common sight in parts of south Asia and the middle east. Article here w photos.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
James Sprunt night class
James Sprunt Community College, Kenensville, NC, night student class. This was a great little class and a lot of fun. Frank was a good model... He is not in the picture 'cuz he was asked to take the picture.
Thank you to all for a great visit, great questions and a fun day of classes.
Friday, November 26, 2010
Jordan gets a flat top
park west barber college, Durham, NC, 11.23, 2010
Jordan is the model. Flat op is the cut. He was a great sport and now sports a great Andis, Ivan Zoot flat top. Check out the wicked cowlick in the front on the before shot... amazing... and FLAT when we were done. Thank you Jordan!
Thank you to all the guys at Park west. Good luck to you all.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Monday, November 22, 2010
Behind the scenes w Tracy B
Andis educator Tracy B of southern CA was on hand for the NAACP Image Awards this year. Here are some photos of tracy with some celebrity attendees. 2011 will be a great year for Andis with Tracy out west. Look for her at a show!
Friday, November 19, 2010
Clipper care #5 of 5
Lastly...
it will eventually be time to buy a new blade. A new blade is a small price to pay for a clipper that delivers high quality and top performance over the long haul. i you have been good about steps 1 through 4 in clipper care the new blade Day can be farther away. it might take a few years. if you are not as good about sticking with steps 1 through 4 you will definitely need a new blade a lot sooner.
But the new blade the day you buy the clipper. This insures that you get the right one and insures that you have a new blade the day you need it. No emergencies. Chip a tooth. No problem. Drop a tool on a busy afternoon in the shop. No problem.
Change the blade (2 simple screws in most cases) and back to work you go. Buy another blade right away and drop it in the back of the drawer. You will have it when you need it.
it will eventually be time to buy a new blade. A new blade is a small price to pay for a clipper that delivers high quality and top performance over the long haul. i you have been good about steps 1 through 4 in clipper care the new blade Day can be farther away. it might take a few years. if you are not as good about sticking with steps 1 through 4 you will definitely need a new blade a lot sooner.
But the new blade the day you buy the clipper. This insures that you get the right one and insures that you have a new blade the day you need it. No emergencies. Chip a tooth. No problem. Drop a tool on a busy afternoon in the shop. No problem.
Change the blade (2 simple screws in most cases) and back to work you go. Buy another blade right away and drop it in the back of the drawer. You will have it when you need it.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Clipper care #4
it is time for step #4 of 5 in the clipper care series.
We have adjusted the clipper blade, we have brushed away clippings and we have oiled the blade... step #4 is to use our Andis Cool care 5inONE clipper spray.
Again, this is an every client, every time product.., required by law and approved for use in all 50 stares.
When to use cool care:
During hair cutting as a blade coolant - cools the surface of the blade, comfort for the client and reduced wear for the blade, good for the barber, too.
Before every cut as a light weight lubricant... not to take the place of clipper oil, but used in addition to andis clipper oil as a in between oilings lubricant.
After every client... as a blade cleaner, as a rust preventor and as a disinfectant. Shops and salons are damp, moist and humid places in the best of circumstances. Rust protection, a coating of cool care on the blade will prevent oxidization from forming on the blade. This leads to longer balde life.
In today's world good principles and practices of sanitation in the shop is just good business and good marketing. Spraying the blade with an approved disinfectant in front of the client, where the client can see it is happening is just good business.
One last step tomorrow and you will be a clipper care champion.
Thank you for stopping by for a quick read.
Ivan
We have adjusted the clipper blade, we have brushed away clippings and we have oiled the blade... step #4 is to use our Andis Cool care 5inONE clipper spray.
Again, this is an every client, every time product.., required by law and approved for use in all 50 stares.
When to use cool care:
During hair cutting as a blade coolant - cools the surface of the blade, comfort for the client and reduced wear for the blade, good for the barber, too.
Before every cut as a light weight lubricant... not to take the place of clipper oil, but used in addition to andis clipper oil as a in between oilings lubricant.
After every client... as a blade cleaner, as a rust preventor and as a disinfectant. Shops and salons are damp, moist and humid places in the best of circumstances. Rust protection, a coating of cool care on the blade will prevent oxidization from forming on the blade. This leads to longer balde life.
In today's world good principles and practices of sanitation in the shop is just good business and good marketing. Spraying the blade with an approved disinfectant in front of the client, where the client can see it is happening is just good business.
One last step tomorrow and you will be a clipper care champion.
Thank you for stopping by for a quick read.
Ivan
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Clipper Care #3 of 5
Clipper care step number #3 is oiling. Andis clipper oil is the lifeblood of your clipper. It is amazing how just a few pennies of oil can be the difference between life and death for a clipper worth thousands of times more.
Every clipper, every trimmer, every client , every time is the saying.
We call it 5 point oiling... 5 drops of andis clipper oil on the blade. 1 drop at each inside rear corner of the moving blade and 3 drops don onto the running cutter blade teeth. Let the tool run for a few seconds to spread the oil between the blades. Blot up the excess oil and you are good to go.
Too much oil is just as bad as not enough. Not enough oil and the blade will run dry and drag and pull and dull and wear fast. Too much oil will attract dust, dirt and hair clippings... which makes gunk. Gunk will gunk up the blade.
Make this oiling a habit every time you pick up an electric cutting tool and you will get many more happy years and happy clients from your clippers and trimmers.
More in installment 4 tomorrow.
Thank you.
Happy clippering.
Every clipper, every trimmer, every client , every time is the saying.
We call it 5 point oiling... 5 drops of andis clipper oil on the blade. 1 drop at each inside rear corner of the moving blade and 3 drops don onto the running cutter blade teeth. Let the tool run for a few seconds to spread the oil between the blades. Blot up the excess oil and you are good to go.
Too much oil is just as bad as not enough. Not enough oil and the blade will run dry and drag and pull and dull and wear fast. Too much oil will attract dust, dirt and hair clippings... which makes gunk. Gunk will gunk up the blade.
Make this oiling a habit every time you pick up an electric cutting tool and you will get many more happy years and happy clients from your clippers and trimmers.
More in installment 4 tomorrow.
Thank you.
Happy clippering.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Clipper care #2
2 in a series of 5
Step 2 in clipper care is to brush off loose clippings from the blade area. We pack in a small clipper brush with some models... but these are just too small. Get a tooth brush, get a hair color (tint) brush or get a 99 cent fingernail brush from the beauty supply store. Brush off all the hair clippings in and around the blade area. These clippings can be like sand or gravel between the blades and the clipper blade teeth. Brush them all off out and away.
Brush the clipper blade with the clipper turned off. we want to brush off the clippings not clipper off the brush!
Step 3 tomorrow.
Step 2 in clipper care is to brush off loose clippings from the blade area. We pack in a small clipper brush with some models... but these are just too small. Get a tooth brush, get a hair color (tint) brush or get a 99 cent fingernail brush from the beauty supply store. Brush off all the hair clippings in and around the blade area. These clippings can be like sand or gravel between the blades and the clipper blade teeth. Brush them all off out and away.
Brush the clipper blade with the clipper turned off. we want to brush off the clippings not clipper off the brush!
Step 3 tomorrow.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Another arm at a class
Houston, TX for the Andis Academy on the Road event. Corey Harrison pulls up his shirt sleeve to reveal a great Andis Master tattoo. This is a form or brand loyalty that you can not put a value on. Thank you Corey. You are on your way to a great barbering career.
Clipper care, 5 easy steps
Last week we looked at a 5 part series on leveraging your educational investments. We got good comments. The 5 mini posts were easy to post and made for a great week of info... so... the theme will be extended... this week: Clipper care in 5 easy stems or installments. I will post 1 great element of clipper care every day for the week.
I will also post right here, right now the link to the andis clipper care and maintenance card. You can download it and use it as an ongoing reminder. Link HERE.
Today is post #1 of clipper care.
#1 Check and align your blade.
Before clippering, every client, every time hold the clipper sideways and sight along the baled edge. The blades should be parallel with the cutter blade set back just a slight bit. If the blade is crooked and a tooth is sticking out it will cut or nip a client. Use a screw driver to loosen the blade screws. Do not take them out. Just loosen them enough so you can wiggle the blade back into place. Tighten the screws by walking them down... do not tighten one all the way 'cuz if you do the blade will twist or squirm when the screw bottoms out. Walking the screws allows you to set the blade down even and in place. Once it is down tighten the screws all the way. Check it again one last time to be sure you have it where you want it.
Tomorrow is step #2
I will also post right here, right now the link to the andis clipper care and maintenance card. You can download it and use it as an ongoing reminder. Link HERE.
Today is post #1 of clipper care.
#1 Check and align your blade.
Before clippering, every client, every time hold the clipper sideways and sight along the baled edge. The blades should be parallel with the cutter blade set back just a slight bit. If the blade is crooked and a tooth is sticking out it will cut or nip a client. Use a screw driver to loosen the blade screws. Do not take them out. Just loosen them enough so you can wiggle the blade back into place. Tighten the screws by walking them down... do not tighten one all the way 'cuz if you do the blade will twist or squirm when the screw bottoms out. Walking the screws allows you to set the blade down even and in place. Once it is down tighten the screws all the way. Check it again one last time to be sure you have it where you want it.
Tomorrow is step #2
Friday, November 12, 2010
Leverage your education - #5
Last of the series for the week.
Ge the most form your investment in education.
Suggestion #5 - Modify
O.K.
You sorted through all the new ideas. You picked one you felt applied to your business and situation. You hatched a plan. You put it into play. You took a step back and assessed its success.
The next step is to Modify.
How to you tweak the idea for the next implementation?
You know how well it worked. You know what went right and what went not so right.
Here is where the magic happens. By working through steps 1 through 4 you have really LEARNED something. The modification step is where that new learning is applied to what all you knew before and what you now know to really make things happen.
It is time for a new plan... or the next version of this plan if you want to look at it that way.
Go back to step #2 and plan execution, implement and assess all over again.
if you are yearning for learning this process never stops. it is a cycle that repeat over and over again.
Please share your thoughts on this 5 step series and ideas. What have you learned? What have you used. How did it work for you.
Thank you.
Ivan
Ge the most form your investment in education.
Suggestion #5 - Modify
O.K.
You sorted through all the new ideas. You picked one you felt applied to your business and situation. You hatched a plan. You put it into play. You took a step back and assessed its success.
The next step is to Modify.
How to you tweak the idea for the next implementation?
You know how well it worked. You know what went right and what went not so right.
Here is where the magic happens. By working through steps 1 through 4 you have really LEARNED something. The modification step is where that new learning is applied to what all you knew before and what you now know to really make things happen.
It is time for a new plan... or the next version of this plan if you want to look at it that way.
Go back to step #2 and plan execution, implement and assess all over again.
if you are yearning for learning this process never stops. it is a cycle that repeat over and over again.
Please share your thoughts on this 5 step series and ideas. What have you learned? What have you used. How did it work for you.
Thank you.
Ivan
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Leverage your education - #4
To get the most of your educational investments I am making a few suggestions. This is suggestion number 4 of 5 in this weeks series.
Suggestion #4 - Assessment.
O.K. so you tried it. How did it work? Were the results what you expected? How do you measure success?
If it is a technical skill... you will know right away. Step back. Take a look. Are you happy with the result? Is the client? This is easy to measure.
other ideas will be assessed differently. A marketing tactic? Did it bring in new clients? How many? At what cost? was it worth the time, effort and expense? How is your ROI? A retention tactic... It may be too soon to tell. Have a way to measure and a time frame in which you expect to see results. Hold yourself and your team accountable for the results of your efforts.
Discuss assessment ahead of time as a part of execution. What are we going to do? How will we do it? and how do we know we did it and got the results we were seeking.
You might even want to seek the assistance and input of a trusted outside advisor, someone who can be entirely objective. Everyone needs a coach and a mentor. This is a great role for that person... assist with assessment. How are we doing? A very important question when we seek to grow and move ahead.
The saying is... If you do not know where you are going how will you know when you get there? Have goals in mind from the start... Stephen Covey - "Begin with the end in mind".
Suggestion #4 - Assessment.
O.K. so you tried it. How did it work? Were the results what you expected? How do you measure success?
If it is a technical skill... you will know right away. Step back. Take a look. Are you happy with the result? Is the client? This is easy to measure.
other ideas will be assessed differently. A marketing tactic? Did it bring in new clients? How many? At what cost? was it worth the time, effort and expense? How is your ROI? A retention tactic... It may be too soon to tell. Have a way to measure and a time frame in which you expect to see results. Hold yourself and your team accountable for the results of your efforts.
Discuss assessment ahead of time as a part of execution. What are we going to do? How will we do it? and how do we know we did it and got the results we were seeking.
You might even want to seek the assistance and input of a trusted outside advisor, someone who can be entirely objective. Everyone needs a coach and a mentor. This is a great role for that person... assist with assessment. How are we doing? A very important question when we seek to grow and move ahead.
The saying is... If you do not know where you are going how will you know when you get there? Have goals in mind from the start... Stephen Covey - "Begin with the end in mind".
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Leverage your education - #3
Suggestion #3 - Implementation
It is time for implementation. This is Nike time. Just do it. This is where many fall down on using new ideas and concepts. They are exposed to an idea. They like it. They think it over... and then nothing happens. A short time later the idea is long forgotten. The key points are lost and the timeliness has faded away.
I always mention, in my live presentations, the 48 hour rule of barber and cosmetology education... that is to say... If you are exposed to something you like to think you can use, an idea or technical skill, you have 48 hours to put it into use or it is lost. The sooner you try it, the better chance you have to get it right and to make it a part of our regular practices and techniques.
Some if my execution tips include:
Test it. Try the idea on a non paying customer.
Train it. Be sure your team members are all on board with the idea.
Go slow. Do not spring the idea on all clients or customers or team members all at once. Guinea pig it along to be sure you have it "right"
Develop it. Have procedures to be sure you are to get the results you are after.
Remember, it is better to do it and to do it wrong than not to do it at all. You will never know unless you try.
A few good quotes to reflect upon in the area of go for it:
You miss 100% of the shots you do not take - Wayne Gretzgy
It is better to try and fail than never to have tried.
If not now, when?
I have not failed. I have just identified over 100 ways that do not work. - Thomas Edison
The definition of insanity is to do the same things over and over and to expect the results to be different.
The difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is that successful people do the things that unsuccessful people are unwilling to do.
Now, stop reading and get busy implementing that great new idea.
It is time for implementation. This is Nike time. Just do it. This is where many fall down on using new ideas and concepts. They are exposed to an idea. They like it. They think it over... and then nothing happens. A short time later the idea is long forgotten. The key points are lost and the timeliness has faded away.
I always mention, in my live presentations, the 48 hour rule of barber and cosmetology education... that is to say... If you are exposed to something you like to think you can use, an idea or technical skill, you have 48 hours to put it into use or it is lost. The sooner you try it, the better chance you have to get it right and to make it a part of our regular practices and techniques.
Some if my execution tips include:
Test it. Try the idea on a non paying customer.
Train it. Be sure your team members are all on board with the idea.
Go slow. Do not spring the idea on all clients or customers or team members all at once. Guinea pig it along to be sure you have it "right"
Develop it. Have procedures to be sure you are to get the results you are after.
Remember, it is better to do it and to do it wrong than not to do it at all. You will never know unless you try.
A few good quotes to reflect upon in the area of go for it:
You miss 100% of the shots you do not take - Wayne Gretzgy
It is better to try and fail than never to have tried.
If not now, when?
I have not failed. I have just identified over 100 ways that do not work. - Thomas Edison
The definition of insanity is to do the same things over and over and to expect the results to be different.
The difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is that successful people do the things that unsuccessful people are unwilling to do.
Now, stop reading and get busy implementing that great new idea.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Leverage your education #2
Suggestion #2 - Execution
Determine how you will execute the new idea.
How will you use it?
How will it fit into the things you do and the way you do them?
What are you doing now that works with this new idea?
What will you need to change in the face of the inclusion of this new idea?
Think about how you will make this idea really work.
What will the idea truly bring to you or your customers?
Once we used suggestion 1 and feel the idea truly is relevant to you and your customers and your market it is time to hatch a plan for how you will make it work.
Who needs to be on board with the idea?
Who might need to be sold before you can roll it out?
Who are the stake holders in this idea and what is at stake for all of them?
Once you have a clear execution plan it is time for suggestion #3... Tune in tomorrow...
Ivan
Determine how you will execute the new idea.
How will you use it?
How will it fit into the things you do and the way you do them?
What are you doing now that works with this new idea?
What will you need to change in the face of the inclusion of this new idea?
Think about how you will make this idea really work.
What will the idea truly bring to you or your customers?
Once we used suggestion 1 and feel the idea truly is relevant to you and your customers and your market it is time to hatch a plan for how you will make it work.
Who needs to be on board with the idea?
Who might need to be sold before you can roll it out?
Who are the stake holders in this idea and what is at stake for all of them?
Once you have a clear execution plan it is time for suggestion #3... Tune in tomorrow...
Ivan
Monday, November 8, 2010
Leverage your education #1
I recently wrote an article on how to best leverage your investment in education, how to get the most out of a class or presentation. It was a short article for an online publication. I am not able to reproduced the article here. I do, however, want to share the info more widely.
The article offered 5 big suggestions. The descriptions were short, not 'nuf room for great detail. Over the next 5 blogs here I will explore 1 each of the suggestions in greater detail.
Suggestion number 1: Determine the relevance
When exposed to an idea or concept in a class, be it a technical skill, a business building tip or a management idea, determine its relevance to your situation. Ask a few questions...
Does this apply to our situation?
Do we have this problem?
Will this solution work for us?
Will our customers embrace this?
There amy be more questions. These are just a few to get you going.
Not all ideas translate to all situations. It can be a great idea, yet not a great one for YOU.
Look at others who have been successful with this idea. How is their situation similar or different from yours?
Do not over think it. Some ideas are simply just good. But do not NOT think it over either. Think before you leap.
The article offered 5 big suggestions. The descriptions were short, not 'nuf room for great detail. Over the next 5 blogs here I will explore 1 each of the suggestions in greater detail.
Suggestion number 1: Determine the relevance
When exposed to an idea or concept in a class, be it a technical skill, a business building tip or a management idea, determine its relevance to your situation. Ask a few questions...
Does this apply to our situation?
Do we have this problem?
Will this solution work for us?
Will our customers embrace this?
There amy be more questions. These are just a few to get you going.
Not all ideas translate to all situations. It can be a great idea, yet not a great one for YOU.
Look at others who have been successful with this idea. How is their situation similar or different from yours?
Do not over think it. Some ideas are simply just good. But do not NOT think it over either. Think before you leap.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Just another day at a show...
... or not. it was Halloween. There was a costume contest... and Andis NE regional sales manager TJ Dickenson was sporting the full-on Tigger get up. Way to go TJ. No. We did not win the FREE 2011 show booth. We did have some fun, though.
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