Episode Details

For many stylists, getting on a stage like the Redken Symposium in Las Vegas is the dream. The lights, the audience, the chance to teach and inspire the next generation of professionals — it's the kind of career milestone that feels both inspiring and a little out of reach. Most stylists know they want it. Very few know how to actually get there.

The truth? Becoming a platform artist isn't about luck,talent, or who you know. It's about a very specific combination of mindset, skill development, visibility, and relentless dedication to the craft — and the people who've made it to the stage are the only ones who can really walk youthrough what that journey looks like.

In this episode of our Symposium Series on The Salon Scoop,we sit down with 9 of the world's top hairstylists to share their best advice for anyone with dreams of one day becoming a platform artist themselves. They open up about the steps they took, the mistakes they made, the habits that mattered most, and the mindset shifts that helped them go from working behind the chair to performing on some of the biggest stages in the industry.

Whether you're dreaming of the stage, building towardbecoming an educator, or simply looking for inspiration to take your career to the next level, these insights are the kind of mentorship most stylists only get access to once in a lifetime.

Because every platform artist on that Las Vegas stage startedexactly where you are right now — behind the chair, with a dream and a decision to chase it!

🎙 Meet our incredible guests who are all mainstage performers at this year’s Symposium — give them a follow!

●      Matt Swinney — @matt.swinney

●      Adina Doss — @mastery_adinadoss

●      Blake Reed Evans — @blakereedevans

●      Tasha Parker — @tashaparkerhair

●      Jamal Edmonds — @lamajbackwards

●      Leysa Carillo — @leysahairandmakeup

●      Marco Arena — @marco__arena

●      Lindsey Olson — @lindsey.marie.olson

●      Adrienne Dara — @adriennedara

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