As part of Beauty Launchpad and Hairdustry's collaboration for 2025, Managing Editor Gabby Bach and Your Day Off's Corey Gray recorded live episodes of Your Day Off at Premiere Orlando. For an event this special, we were joined by hairstylist Sophia Smith (@bysophiasmith) to create dynamic, roundtable conversations that provided a variety of perspectives on the industry. During the three-day show, we chatted with some of the biggest and brightest names in beauty. Here's what you can expect from these engaging episodes.
Lex Ruggiero
Hairstylist and creator of the apparel brand hot girls hair, Lex Ruggiero (@lexruggiero) dives into how she got her start in the industry, leading her to transition to be an independent stylist, so she could grow her clientele and develop her business in a way that suits her style.
She also shares the origins of hot girls hair (@hotgirlshair), how she developed the look and feel for the brand, why she trademarked it and how she handles knockoffs when she sees them in the wild.
This is the perfect episode for the pro who has inventive ideas and is ready to chase them.
John Moroney
As Beautynova Americas Senior Vice President of Education, John Moroney has helped bring milk_shake to the U.S.
During our conversation, Moroney gives us a peek into his 40-year journey in the industry with brands like Aveda, Wella, Sebastian and Goldwell and how he got started with milk_shake. He also shares how he's seen brands shift to put hairdressers at the front and give them opportunities to showcase their creativity.
Plus, we dive into milk_shake's sensorial hair care and color products made for feel good hair, including its new gloss line, spotlighted on Beauty Launchpad's May/June cover.
If this episode leaves you wanting to get hands-on, you're in luck. milk_shake is in search of educators and even has an opportunity for you to end up in Spain for Hairtopia 2025!
Olivia Thompson
To wrap up the weekend, friend of the podcast Olivia Thompson (@omgartistry) joins us to discuss self-care and wellness for beauty pros that are always on the go and how to recover and reset from the high of travel and trade shows.
Plus, we play This or That and Would You Rather, leading us to dive into client horror stories and what hair tool or product we would be.
If your in search of a feel-good, laugh out loud episode, you've come to the right place.
The Your Day Off podcast would like to thank Premiere Show Group's Rachel Brill and Hairdustry's Visual Director Gregg Johnson (@the.tonsorial.artist) for helping to coordinate these live episodes.
