Chris Baran's Headcases

About Chris Baran's Headcases

How great would it be to get up close and personal with the beauty industry heroes we love and admire, and to ask them: how did you learn to do what you do? I’m Chris Baran, a hairstylist and educator for 40 plus years, and I’m inviting all our heroes to chat and share the secrets of their success.

Publisher

Chris Baran

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Dec 2022

Latest episode

24 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

137 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Sept 2026

   Anthony Civitano

   Today’s guest is one of the most diversely talented leaders I know in the beauty industry. Over his more than 30-year career, he’s owned salons and beauty schools, led national education organizations, and worked with industry leaders, regulators, and policymakers to strengthen beauty education and expand career opportunities. He’s the president and COO of the Salon Professional Education Company, and the franchisor behind The Salon Professional Academy and Elevate Salon Institute. He is acti...

2. 

   3 Sept 2026

   Sheri Doss

   Today's episode is especially meaningful for me because I get to sit down with someone who had a direct hand in shaping the path of my career. She is a visionary leader in education whom I know from her two decades with Redken and L’Oréal’s Professional Products Division, where she led education strategy, creative development, and artist relations across global markets. She has an incredible ability to empower artists, elevate the craft, and make education relevant, whether it’s on stage, in ...

3. 

   6 Aug 2026

   Dr Karen Duling

   Welcome to another episode of Headcases! You're going to love today's guest. She is a passionate educator and leadership coach with advanced degrees from Wichita State University and a doctorate in Educational Leadership from Kansas State University. Throughout her career, she has served as a classroom teacher, principal, school district leader, and university professor, always guided by one mission: to help people reach their full potential. She has been Teacher of the Year and she was selec...

Who has been a guest on Chris Baran's Headcases

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Celene Dupuis
• Tippi Shorter Rank
• Leslie Perry
• Van Council

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 63 / 100

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Quality

76

Social presence

97

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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