Indie Educator and salon owner @mirellamanelli was in a toxic environment early in her career when she priced her services higher than others around her. She explains how she dealt with it, as well as how she fell in love with education and began a journey of improving herself and applying over and over for a chance to become an educator. This Week's Topics:   • Mirella's Background and Family Expectations  • Struggles with Family Expectations  • Insecurity and Drive for Success  • Early Career and Pursuit of Education  • Transition to Booth Rental and A La Carte Pricing  • Working at Hairy Situation Salon  • Getting Shamed for Charging More for Services  • Salon Walkouts and Making Decisions for Yourself  • Getting Married and Moving to Alaska  • Managing Salons at Ulta  • Applying to Kenra and Overcoming Adversity  Video versions of our episodes are on our YouTube channel for you to watch! Subscribe to our channel The Hair Game on YouTube and check out ‘The Hair Game Podcast’ playlist. Android users, you can leave us a rating on Spotify. You can find the rating option underneath the podcast's description. Apple users can leave a rating & review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes!  Each rating & review helps us reach more and more of your fellow hair loves, and our goal is to help as many hairdressers as we can find success. Thanks in advance!  FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor