The most common complaint we hear about beauty schools is how they don't prepare stylists for real life in the salon.  As the President/Owner of Salon Success Academy, operating 6 locations in Southern California, Robert Gross gives us the inside look at what it's like running a beauty school and the challenges that are constantly presented. He has long championed the need to raise the professionalism and image of the beauty industry in the state of California by co-founding, and participating as an active board member of the Professional Beauty Federation of California.  This Week's Topics: • The complications of beauty school and funding for students  • Accreditation issues when trying to modernize beauty school  • Trying to change and update state requirements  • SB 803 – the good and the bad  • Response to the complaint of beauty school not preparing them for life in the salon  • What he would change about the industry – the industry’s image from the outside   Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? We have a monthly drawing to win $500 cash! To enter, just leave a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic