Episode 16: with Female Barber Superstar, Hayden Cassidy
Today I am in London speaking to Dublin native Hayden Cassidy on her career so far, travelling the world as a men's hairstylist. Hayden has done shows in Indonesia, Dusseldorf, Rome, New York, Moscow, London, Italy and of course Ireland and is renowned for her work. Hayden tells us about how she got into barbering, after she had to completely turn around her life when she suffered a sports injury on a football scholarship in the US. How she found barbering when she was with friends messing around, and how she got her first job in the industry in Cut and Sew in Dublin. Hayden describes that in hairstyling you can take in the energies and emotions of whoever sits in your seat, and I thought this was really intriguing. We chat about how she deals with that and the digital world that comes with an aesthetic career. When I said I was travelling to London and looking for suggestions of people to interview, Hayden's name was suggested by a mutual friend. I could not believe I had never heard before, an Irish woman so successful in a male dominated craft. I was actually really nervous to do this interview, because of how well respected Hayden is within her community and how highly everyone spoke of her, but she couldn't have been more eloquent and kind. So thank you so much Hayden! Hayden's instagram is @hayden_cassidy and her youtube channel with her barbering tutorials is @haydencassidyhair. Thank you to Depop for sponsoring this Podcast. The shop I am loving this week is @sadsac for both handpicked thrifted gems from an Undertaker T shirt to 90s Bart Simpson Bedsheets as well as incredible prints on hats and T Shirts. I am a major fan. If you enjoyed this podcast please subscribe, and if you are on Apple podcast please review as it really supports my podcasts.. thank you! LOVE!