Jordanna Cobella is a proud salon owner of London salon, Cobella ,in the heart of Kensington where she leads a team of 30 creatives. The luxury salon and spa has won awards for its innovation, customer service and design. Jordanna travels internationally to educate and inspire hairdressers ; flying the flag for British Hairdressing. She is a Wella UK and Ireland Colour Craft Expert and a co-host for the weekly broadcasted social channel ,'The Hair Show' . Her unique skills and passion is industry recognised as she has been awarded titles such as 'London Hairdresser of the Year' finalist in 2019 & 2020 as well as 'IT Girl' Finalist 2019 & 2020.
With a unique background of working in the Metropolitan Police and graduating with a Law degree, Jordanna is au fait with serving the public and the interpersonal skills involved in people management. Drawing parallels with both professions, she collates all her observations, learnings and research throughout the years and shares them with her fellow peers in this book with the primary aim to empower hairdressers with a deeper understanding of the emotional intelligence behind the profession.
Her love for writing was discovered in the early years of her career after being invited to run a fortnightly column in the London Evening Standard Lifestyle entitled 'Hot Hair'.
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An insightful guide to the psychology of making people feel good.
The Mindful Hairdresser explores the emotional intelligence behind the hairdressing profession and the psychology involved in serving clients. A first of its kind. We explore what it really takes to make the clients not only look good but FEEL good.
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It is often said that hairdressers are the nation's unofficial therapists and have historically been part of ‘confessional booths’. This unwritten responsibility can sometimes leave those in the industry feeling out of depth or overwhelmed.
As creatives, we are constantly investing in various ways to improve our technical skills, but are we ignoring the part of the profession that comprises a huge part of the service?The emotional intelligence and psychology involved in the every day life of serving the public is often overlooked and taken for granted.
The national qualification for hairdressing covers technical ability, practical skills, and theory on the science of hair. None of the modules on the curriculum, however, cover the equally essential part of the profession; connecting with your client. This soft skill is what constitutes 50% of the service. A client may forget how you made them look, but they will never forget how you make them feel.
Serving the public in any capacity, especially in fashion and style, requires emotional intelligence, a good understanding of psychology, and non-verbal communication. The intimacy of changing the way someone looks, building rapport, and psychologically reading your clients is an unspoken skill we are expected to pick up along the way.
In The Mindful Hairdresser, Jordanna Cobella, a nationally know hairdresser and stylist in the UK, provides her unique touch on fine-tuning these skills to make for better customer service and becoming a much better hairdresser.
After making ongoing observational visits to businesses around the world and learning the different methods of communication; the art of consultation, Jordanna developed her own style of communication at her own high-end salon in London where she challenges her team of 30 to expand their on-the-job skills to include this emotional intelligence side of the profession rather than just focusing on the practical skills. She also educates the industry in London at-large on behalf of Wella which allows her to have exclusive industry insights into this world.
This book empowers hairdressers, stylists, and salon owners to optimize the synergy between human connection and technical ability. The examples and proven methods of communication and cues she teaches allow the day-to-day lives of a hairdresser to run more smoothly, prevent burnout and drastically improve the service for clients.
Learn these tips to become a more mindful hairdresser:
With a unique background of working in the Metropolitan Police and graduating with a Law degree, Jordanna is au fait with serving the public and the interpersonal skills involved in people management. Drawing parallels with both professions, she collates all her observations, learnings and research throughout the years and shares them with her fellow peers in this book with the primary aim to empower hairdressers with a deeper understanding of the emotional intelligence behind the profession.
INTRO
1) THE POWER OF A HAIRDRESSER
2) EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
3) NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION
4) CONNECTING WITH YOUR CLIENT
5) THE TRUST TRIANGLE
6) AVOIDING BURNOUT
7) UNOFFICIAL THERAPIST
8) MINDFUL HAIRDRESSING TECHNIQUES
9) THE FUTURE OF HAIRDRESSING
There are around 250,000 people working in the hairdressing and barbering industry in the UK aloneand 772,000 in the United States This figure is comprised of salon owners, hairdressers, beauticians, apprentices and front of house receptionists. All of which are exercising the emotional intelligence skills that are not taught as part of the curriculum and, generally speaking, not part of any training program in-house or externally.
Interestingly, hairdressers spend their first few years of their career picking up these skills from peers through observation. With no guidance from the national curriculum nor any training providers, there is a large gap in the education of psychology and the true power of the responsibility that comes with being the nations unspoken therapist. This empathetic role can develop into compassion fatigue which affects their well-being , mental health and, in turn, productivity and performance. 1 in 3 hairdressers have experienced a period of 'burn-out' that they believe is due to the energy it takes to be emotionally present for each client.
If these individuals were better equipped with coping mechanisms, mindful practices, a deeper understanding of psychology and emotional intelligence, it would not only prevent burnout, but also make for a better service for their clients and potentially a better client rapport.
I have a following of 11.3k on my IG profile, @jordannacobella, which is made up of hairdressers in the UK and US. I plan to plug my sales through a series of video teasers on my grid and use this as a platform to communicate my message to others who may share on the link and recommend it to their peers.
1) Self-Care for Hairdressers by Rebecca Beardsley. This book focuses more on the ways in which you can avoid stress on the job and how you can make more money. My book is aimed at the psychological element of hairdressing and what it really takes to connecting with people. Avoiding burnout is addressed from a place of compassion fatigue and taking on too much emotionally rather than stress management.
2) The Salon Jedi - Caroline Sanderson. This book is written for salon owners struggling to find a way to step off the salon floor and put more energy into growing and building a profitable business. My book is aimed at anyone in the profession who is looking for an insightful guide to the emotional intelligence behind the service.
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Cant wait to read it!
Congratulations Jordanna I can’t wait to read your book I find this topic as fascinating as you !
This sounds amazing, cannot wait to read!!!
Wow. You kept that quiet. Cannot wait to read it gorgeous girl. So proud 👏❤
Congratulations I’m very nervous but excited about this ❤️
Go Jords! Well done you, you are smashing it! Looking forward to reading this xxxxx
Go on girl 🙌
So excited for you babe and so excited to read
All my love
Justin x
Proud of you Jordanna! Well done lovely you deserve every success x
Congratulations, looking forward to it xxx
Good luck Jordanna!
Well done you superstar! I can’t wait to read this xxx
Hi Jordanna
Good luck with your very special and unique book, so apt writing about being untrained therapist!
Look forward to reading
With best wishes
Mary Jane George
(Amy’s mum)
This is such exciting news Jordie! I cannot wait to read xxx
Can't wait to read this! 😊 xx
This looks amazing!! So original!
I love the concept behind this book. 🙌🏻
Good luck!
You’ve big things ahead of you girl.
I can’t wait to read this and follow your journey!
Lots of love, Rebecca x
So looking forward to this 😘
Good luck! x
Safe g unit
Good luck with your book launch. I cannot wait to read it. Stay safe and sassy. Lynette xx
Much Love
Stewart xxx
Can't wait! This subject has always fascinated me as a hairdresser and as you have stated, it is not covered by the curriculum which is so crazy! Thank you for writing this book 🙏
Good luck with the book Jordanna
I cannot wait to read this book , I’ve been looking for something like it for so long !! Thank you 🖤
One of my team put me onto you
Cannot wait to read your book & listen to you & your advice. Great topic, well done
Good luck with your sales. I can’t wait to read it.
Elle Martin x
I hope you reach your goal! Great achievement so far❤️
I got into emotional intelligence, mindfulness and social psychology a few years ago and since then I’ve tried to apply it everyday but expecially on the chair with my clients and with any kind or interaction.
I’m really looking forward to read this book as it’ll be the first one that I’ll from a hairdresser perspective ! XX
Love all things mindset but also at times dreading going back to work again. I've realised I need to set boundaries with my clients as they, in the past have ruled my 30yr Career. And I love my job. Good luck with this launch xx
I’m backing you all the way! From your friendly neighbours down the road . , Ant at Lockonego xx
Good luck with the campaign. I am very honoured to be part of your journey. The industry needs to shift & I see this as a great way to start.
Good luck! Hope you get it published
I am so excited to read this. We are more than just a hairdresser ❤️
hope you meet your target!
Can’t wait to read! I think it’s a fantastic and important thing to talk about 😀
Good Luck Jordanna! xx
Amazing - very inspired by this notion ❤️ Can’t wait to get a copy xxx
Exciting times, can't wait to read this, Good luck Jordanna ♡ x
Can't wait to order this for all my staff, all the best.
Hair by Ashleigh
Dublin,Ireland x
I hope this gets published, just watched you been interviewed by Andrew Dunne on the global wella page and enjoyed every minute
Thank you
Great interview with Andrew today! I wish you all the best with your book sales and look forward to learning so much more. ~ Megan Rose
Hi Jordanna
Best of luck with the book publishing I look forward to reading it once published.
Cheers Greg
Excited to gain insight on not only the technical skills, the science and especially the mindfulness as a stylist to connect with the people who sit in our chair.
Thanks Jordanna
Looking forward to it! Love your Instagram account.
Veronica Black
Red apple
Ireland
Good luck on the launch of The Mindful Hairdresser! Can’t wait to read it! X
One thing that initially made me listen when you we’re cutting a ‘Billie Illish’ cut, was that you didn’t come across as a pretentious hairdresser or a hairdresser full of their own importance. Keep hold of that ‘honest’ persona. There’s too many fake people in our profession.
For years I thought about the psychology of hairdressing. Part of my degree was in psychology, but my heart was in hairstyling 😀. I’ve often thought about running a course on the psychology of hairstyling including its marketing. You’ve pretty much sold me the manual. Fantastic!
Barry Kilroy
Mindful@bkhair.co.uk
Good luck ❤️
Best of luck Jordanna
You got this
Good luck Jordanna. Jenny (Creative HEAD) x
Good luck
on March 15, 2021, 11:49 p.m.
Very proud of you 👏❤