Tune in to hear how and why Victor Scotti Jr. is blazing trails, pushing equity and access for underserved folks.Follow/subscribe to be the first to know when new episodes are released. Like what you hear? Leave us a review!KEY TAKEAWAYS:? Coming from a heavily racially segregated city, Chicago, led Victor to pursue a mission to tackle equity and access for underserved communities and folks.? Majored in Sociology and Urban Education at the University of Pennsylvania? After Realizing that Victor could not express himself completely, he sought other avenues and found hair!? Doing hair gifts us the ability to be closer to our loved ones during the process of caring for their hair!? Cosmetology school curriculums only focus on straight or wavy hair, and this is a proxy for whiteness.? Opening to more textures and person types is important for progression, and more folks should be diversely educated.?RISING STYLISTS: stay connected with your schools and shadow at salons before applying.?SALON OWNERS: equity, true teamwork, education, salaried pay, and other benefits are very attractive and give you a competitive edge.?Victor is looking for a salon that has a similar mission of equity and access, provides training, and wants to be able to serve folks who wear their hair in diverse ways like barbering, locs, twists, color, etc.MENTIONED IN TODAY’S EPISODE:?Follow Victor Scotti Jr. on Instagram, check out his personal recommendations, and more on his episode page.The Hairdresser Strong Show is all about Salon Owners, Rising Stylists, and Seasoned Stylists sharing their experiences, successes, failures, and advice to inform, educate, and empower their Fellow Hairdresser. We won’t stop until we are all: Hairdresser Strong.CONNECT WITH US? Subscribe to our free newsletter? Connect on Instagram? Connect on TikTok? Watch on YouTube? Check out our BlogThe views and opinions of our guests are theirs and important to hear. Each guest's views and opinions are their own and we aim to bring you diverse perspectives, career paths and thoughts about the craft and industry so you can become Hairdresser Strong! They do not necessarily reflect the positions of HairdresserStrong.com.