What has been your career journey?
I started in hairdressing as a Saturday girl at 13 years old. I then went on to do my training at London College of Fashion for two years before getting my first job. The guy I worked for told me that although I may have got my City & Guilds qualification, I didn’t know it all. So I had to do model nights for six months, which were invaluable – I was taken from college trained to a commercial hairstylist.
I then went onto the shop floor and worked my way up to senior stylist, and eventually had my own salon. When I had children, I found it difficult to divide my time – I chose to put my children first. But I was terrified that if I stopped hairdressing, I might never pick it up again. So I started working part time from home and my freelancing journey began. It was then that I launched the Freelance Hairdressers Association (FHA).