Meet Christine Dennis

 

Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Christine Dennis. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Christine, so great to be with you and I think a lot of folks are going to benefit from hearing your story and lessons and wisdom. Imposter Syndrome is something that we know how words to describe, but it’s something that has held people back forever and so we’re really interested to hear about your story and how you overcame imposter syndrome.

I think it’s something a lot of us never completely overcome, but I have to let my work and my clients all speak for themselves. Every once in awhile something doesn’t go quite as planned and it’s easy for me to want to go down that rabbit hole of self doubt. Instead, I remind myself how that’s part of the journey and it’s okay to have to pivot or correct. And it really does help to take lots of photos and look at the beautiful results from time to time.

Appreciate the insights and wisdom. Before we dig deeper and ask you about the skills that matter and more, maybe you can tell our readers about yourself?

I have been a professional hairstylist since 2008. During my career I earned the opportunity to work on the education side of the industry and traveled all over the country gaining some of the best knowledge from industry titans; bringing that information back to the salons I trained. It was so inspiring to absorb all that education and then get to share it with hundreds of stylists. It was through that role I learned my two greatest professional passions: sharing knowledge and coloring hair. I have been specializing in color services for just under 10 years now. And I’m always stretching those muscles and trying new things.

If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?

What most served my journey was the absolute excitement I had (and still have) for doing hair, or color in particular. I never felt like this was a job. I enjoy it. The excitement makes me keep coming back. I think what else impacted my journey was my belief in helping others. I knew I could be a great artist but it would be even better for the community if I could help teach others to be great at what they do, too. The more stylists that excel, the more clients win.
And the third bit that quite helped me on my journey was learning I didn’t need to be excellent at everything. My greatest skills could help support the areas I wasn’t as good in while I worked to get better. As stylists we don’t have to be the best of the best in all the things. We can be great at color and okay at cutting in the beginning and eventually with additional training the cutting skills will catch up.
I think -without question- the most important thing anyone can do, regardless of how long they’ve been a stylist, is to keep learning. Keep taking classes and improving your skills. I even support learning the same techniques from different people. Everyone develops their own way of doing things and most people benefit from combining multiple techniques. A lot of people want to be a specialist or an expert but the only way you can get there is through time, training, and practice. So my advice is to keep going. There is no shortcut. It takes something like 7 or 8 years to be considered an expert. And whenever possible get that education in person! It’s better and a lot more fun than sitting home alone online.

Okay, so before we go we always love to ask if you are looking for folks to partner or collaborate with?

I love collaborating on different kinds of projects. I collaborate with a woman you recently interviewed – Summer Litel – on wedding party services. I am definitely open to new collaborations as well – photographers looking to expand their portfolio, hair models open to trying new and different colors and cuts, I’ve even done hair for local runway shows in the past. If someone has an idea I am open to it. Collaborating with other local business women is probably the coolest thing we can do.

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Image Credits

Lauren Rathjen

(My portrait only)

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