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Amy Hutto: Welcome to So...

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Amy Hutto: Tell Me What You Do.

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Amy Hutto: I'm Amy Huddo, a productivity coach who takes the friction out of work for independent small business owners.

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Amy Hutto: If we talked, you'd know instantly that what I love most is learning all about other people's work.

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Amy Hutto: So join me as we talk to a different small business owner, entrepreneur, nonprofit leader or creative each week, so they can tell me and you what they do.

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Amy Hutto: Because each person is so unique, please consult a healthcare professional for any medical questions.

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Amy Hutto: Hi, Noel.

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Amy Hutto: I'm good, how are you?

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Noel Swade: I'm doing good, excited to be on here.

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Amy Hutto: Would you like to introduce yourselves?

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Noel Swade: Sure.

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Noel Swade: My name is Noel Swade.

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Noel Swade: I am the owner, operator, and head pin-up at Vintage Beauty by Noel.

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Noel Swade: And it's a first of its kind, authentic mid-century 1950s style salon based here in Franklin, Tennessee.

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Amy Hutto: So, Noel, with a title like that, tell me what you do.

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Noel Swade: Okay, so it's a beauty salon.

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Noel Swade: I'll do haircuts, hair coloring, hairstyling, all the typical stuff that you would see and do at a salon.

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Noel Swade: But what's different from my salon is that I specialize in vintage hairstyling and makeup.

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Noel Swade: And so when I was 13, I just became fascinated with the hair and makeup from the era.

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Noel Swade: And so for over 10 years, I've been studying how the hairstylists and makeup artists from the 1940s and 1950s would do the pinup girls and the actresses, I studied how they did their hair and makeup and everything.

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Noel Swade: And it's just really interesting to see because it's so different from how modern day hair and makeup is done.

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Noel Swade: And so I thought to myself, okay, take this information and these long lost techniques and let's bring it back to the public.

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Noel Swade: And it really, when women come in here, you're getting the same kind of treatment, same kind of products, all of it the same way how women in the 50s would have had it done.

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Noel Swade: So like picture Marilyn Monroe or Jane Russell or, you know, Jane Mansfield or any of the gals from that time.

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Noel Swade: And you sit down in my chair, you're getting the same kind of treatment and the same kind of methods applied to you that they would have had done back in the day.

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Noel Swade: So, yeah.

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Noel Swade: So it's different from all of those salons and that you truly get the star experience.

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Amy Hutto: So there's all this research that goes into having this vintage hair salon.

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Amy Hutto: There's the actual experience your clients are getting.

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Amy Hutto: Mm-hmm.

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Amy Hutto: So what happens when you're not behind the chair?

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Noel Swade: Well, when I'm not behind the chair, I'm working behind the scenes, creating vintage style posts for Instagram and Facebook, because even though, yeah, I'll post hair and makeup things on there, I try to keep everything about vintage glamour.

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Noel Swade: So it's the hair and makeup, and that's the primary thing here at the salon.

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Noel Swade: But with vintage glamour comes a lot more than just the hair and the makeup.

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Noel Swade: It comes the fashion, overall etiquette, and your way that you are.

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Noel Swade: And it's not about changing who you are.

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Noel Swade: But vintage glamour at its root is a very feminine, very classic lifestyle.

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Noel Swade: And it doesn't mean that you're sipping tea with your pinkies up.

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Noel Swade: And of course, that's in high heels all day, but they do come a sense of elegance that you end up wanting to incorporate in everyday life where it makes everything, even like doing dishes and laundering, things like that, feel like it's classy and you feel really cool doing it.

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Noel Swade: I feel like every woman that I've encountered who has tried vintage, whether that's like the hair and the makeup or the clothes or whatever, it just all of a sudden it kind of changes their mindset and they feel good about themselves to where it's like, you know, every day, the mundane things, that's exciting.

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Noel Swade: That's special too.

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Noel Swade: That's a special occasion to feel glamorous for.

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Noel Swade: Like it's not just reserved for the weekends and Saturday night and things like that.

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Noel Swade: You can feel that and experience that every day.

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Noel Swade: And so when I'm doing my behind the scenes work, it's curating work for social media to show women, okay, this is how it can look and feel glamorous every day.

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Noel Swade: You know, offering up inspiration with cool old pictures, showing them products that they can use in their day to day life and things like that.

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Noel Swade: And behind the scenes also includes, you know, stocking up on things.

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Noel Swade: The right setting lotions and hair sprays and things like that.

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Noel Swade: And further research to further refine the skills and the types of products and methods I use in there.

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Noel Swade: Because every day I'm learning something new that's really ill, just like blow my mind like, oh my gosh, they did that and I didn't even think that this was a thing to use.

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Noel Swade: And then you try it and then all of a sudden it's like just blows my mind and it automatically ups the quality and the authenticity of the service to really make it look and feel even more more like a true vintage service.

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Amy Hutto: So you have really embraced vintage and I can hear your passion for out for it.

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Amy Hutto: What made you start?

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Noel Swade: Okay, so once upon a time when I was just a wee little vintage girl or pre-vintage girl, I was trying to figure out who I was, who God made me to be and like who I was supposed to be.

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Noel Swade: And I was trying to fit in with my friends, trying to get into like the music and the things that they liked and all that.

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Noel Swade: And I just felt like such, I don't know, I just felt so fake and artificial.

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Noel Swade: I didn't feel like myself.

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Noel Swade: And so my papa, that's what I call my father, my papa, he showed me La Bamba, which is the biography about Richie Valens and his life.

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Noel Swade: And that, in my humble opinion, is the greatest movie ever and I recommend everyone see it.

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Noel Swade: But I watched it and I was just like, oh my gosh, I love this time period because it showcased everything wonderful about the 1950s, from the clothes, the cars, the music, of course, the overall style and way of things.

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Noel Swade: And of course, the thing I saw that I really loved was the hair and the makeup.

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Noel Swade: And around that time, I was, you know, I was 13, I was slowly getting into hair and makeup, getting to be a young lady and all that, getting into that.

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Noel Swade: And so I started playing around with vintage hairstyles and makeup looks, learning how to pin curl my hair, how to do like basic 50s makeup.

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Noel Swade: And just from there, it was a slow evolution to where I eventually started dressing vintage as well as like, not just like doing the hair and the makeup, but dressing vintage, incorporating more vintage into my wardrobe.

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Noel Swade: And again, slow evolution until I became like a full on vintage girl to where this was like everyday life for me.

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Noel Swade: And so when I saw La Bamba and I started incorporating these things and having a more vintage lifestyle, all of a sudden I felt like myself and I wasn't really sure of what that felt like until that day.

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Noel Swade: But it was like, no, this is who I'm meant to be.

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Noel Swade: This is where I feel at home and this is what I feel called to do.

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Noel Swade: And so combining that with my already strong love for vintage hair and makeup and things like that, not just vintage hair and makeup, but just my love for hair styling and makeup artistry.

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Noel Swade: But combining those two things together is like, okay, I'm one day going to open a salon.

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Noel Swade: I'm gonna go to beauty school, get my license and open a 1950 salon where fellow dreamers and vintage enthusiasts can come.

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Noel Swade: And we can step back in time, and we can make this our little corner, our little vintage corner of the world, where it's like in here, it's always the 1950s.

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Amy Hutto: So you found this personal passion.

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Amy Hutto: Lots of people have personal passions, but you don't just dive into business.

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Amy Hutto: How did you know it was time to do that?

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Noel Swade: Well, from the time I was young, my papa, he built guitars for the longest time.

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Noel Swade: His name was Colton Swade, and he made the most beautiful authentic vintage replicas of Telecasters and Stratocasters.

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Noel Swade: But when he ran his business, he ran it from home, and it was just him.

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Noel Swade: He worked for himself.

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Noel Swade: And so I got to really see the benefits of having your own business and being an entrepreneur.

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Noel Swade: I got to see that from a young age.

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Noel Swade: And so even when I got into high school and I was thinking about my future and what it was that I wanted to do and what I needed to do, I was thinking to myself, at all costs, I have to be an entrepreneur because not only will it give me the freedom to pursue my passions, but I thought about long-term.

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Noel Swade: When eventually I get married and have kids, it would allow me the freedom and the flexibility to be there for them the same way that my dad was able to be there for me.

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Noel Swade: And so I just knew that it wasn't an option.

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Noel Swade: This was the only way for me.

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Amy Hutto: So now you do have the salon.

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Amy Hutto: What is it you love about it?

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Noel Swade: I think the thing I love so much about it, and I don't know, this might sound kind of silly, but I think the thing I love so much about it is that I dreamed about it for so long and I'm finally here.

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Noel Swade: And when I wake up every day and I come in here, it's like, it feels like walking into a dream.

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Noel Swade: Like for so long, I've wanted this.

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Noel Swade: And I opened up the salon straight out of beauty school, which is crazy.

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Noel Swade: And most people will tell you, do not do that.

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Noel Swade: But I've always been a rebel.

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Noel Swade: I've always been somebody who did things in an unorthodox way.

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Noel Swade: But I prayed about it for a long time.

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Noel Swade: I was like, Jesus, please, that this is good.

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Noel Swade: Just open the doors and show me what to do.

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Noel Swade: And it's like everything lined up and opened up.

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Noel Swade: And even to the point where it was like, I came here to tour the suite.

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Noel Swade: My leasing agent, she shows me the bathroom because it's right across from my suite.

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Noel Swade: And inside of there, there was this really cool picture.

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Noel Swade: And this is an iconic photo from the 1950s of these really beautiful vintage hairstyles.

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Noel Swade: And I was like, oh my gosh, I love that picture.

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Noel Swade: And she's like, oh, you love, you like that a lot?

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Noel Swade: I was like, oh yeah, that's one of the most famous photos that women who love vintage hairstyles will reference to.

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Noel Swade: And she goes, you know what?

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Noel Swade: You can have it because they're getting ready to redo the bathroom.

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Noel Swade: And so she's like, you can take that and you can say that's your first piece for your salon.

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Noel Swade: And it's in my salon is in sweet 19, like 1950s.

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Noel Swade: So it was just like these little links and things like that.

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Noel Swade: And just, it was so easy.

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Noel Swade: It was hard work, but it was relatively smooth.

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Noel Swade: The process of getting things ready to open it.

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Noel Swade: I thought, well, if it's gonna be like super, like just like a whole bunch of bumps in the road and a bunch of different things, and maybe it means it's not nighttime to open it yet, but everything fell into place very easily and very quickly.

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Noel Swade: And so I was like, okay, I know it's not the traditional way to go about starting your career straight out of view school, but I'm gonna do it.

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Noel Swade: And I have had no regrets with it.

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Noel Swade: I've loved it every single minute.

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Noel Swade: It just, it's so much fun.

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Noel Swade: I guess just coming in here knowing that this is my place.

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Noel Swade: And finally, after fighting and waiting and all the hard work, I get to come in here and I say, this is mine.

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Noel Swade: And no one took that dream away from me.

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Noel Swade: And after everything that happened in life, it's like, okay, I finally made it.

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Noel Swade: And just, it's like this place, it's my little, it's mine, but it's also my, it's my victory.

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Amy Hutto: Noel, what is it that you wish you could get your clients to understand?

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Noel Swade: Let me think, that's a loaded question.

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Noel Swade: I guess maybe to understand your stylist, to understand that it's like, yeah, she's here to give you beautiful hair and she's always doing her best to work on that and better provide that service for you.

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Noel Swade: But it's, it's an interesting place to be in because it's not, you're not just a creative, you are trying to run a business.

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Noel Swade: And even if you go and you work for someone else, you still are responsible for finding your own clients and things like that.

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Noel Swade: It's a very rewarding job, but it's not by any means an easy job.

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Noel Swade: It's really sweet because you get to be here for a lot of exciting things.

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Noel Swade: Like you get to be there for weddings, getting women ready for to walk down the aisle.

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Noel Swade: And then you get to be there for proms and a lot of really neat life events.

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Noel Swade: So you get to be there for the exciting, fun things.

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Noel Swade: But you also do inevitably end up being, or getting to be there, a part of the hard things.

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Noel Swade: So like helping people when they've lost a loved one, and you might sometimes get called in to do makeup for a funeral, which I've done before.

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Noel Swade: And even like be there for women who are escaping abusive situations.

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Noel Swade: So there's a lot that hairstyles will carry and a lot on their plates on like a day to day basis that people maybe don't necessarily think on that.

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Noel Swade: So not everyone is always a hugger, but if you hug your hairstylist, she'll usually appreciate that.

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Noel Swade: And to also ask her and check on her, make sure she's okay.

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Noel Swade: Cause it's kind of like, and obviously it's not the same thing, but I think about like kind of like our parents, you know, they always want to make sure that we're okay.

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Noel Swade: And we kind of look at our clients, almost like our children.

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Noel Swade: We want to make sure that they are protected and they're okay.

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Noel Swade: And that they have everything they need as best as we can get them in the salon.

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Noel Swade: And usually we're fine and we're doing okay, but we so do appreciate it when you check in and you ask, hey, how are you doing?

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Noel Swade: And so, yeah, I guess that's one thing.

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Noel Swade: And as far as the people who come in as something for them to understand, I want you to understand that it is possible to feel beautiful and feel wonderful every day.

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Noel Swade: Like you don't have to have your hair and makeup all done up.

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Noel Swade: You don't have to look like you're going on the red carpet every day.

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Noel Swade: But glamour is a way of life.

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Noel Swade: And if it makes you feel special, if it puts magic into every day, even in the simple things, that is living glamourously.

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Noel Swade: That's living wonderfully.

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Noel Swade: Life doesn't have to be extravagant for it to be wonderful.

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Noel Swade: And I think we should all strive for a wonderful life more than an extravagant life.

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Noel Swade: And I think that coming to the salon and doing things like pin curls, yeah, that just enhances it.

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Noel Swade: But you can feel wonderful about life every day and it feels glamorous without having to be a movie star.

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Amy Hutto: So running your own salon, what is your biggest challenge?

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Noel Swade: My biggest challenge?

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Noel Swade: When you're first getting off the ground, it's people finding out about you because you're the new kid on the block, especially when there are so many established salons and businesses around you.

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Noel Swade: It's trying to figure out, okay, how do I get people to see me and know that I'm there?

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Noel Swade: Because most of the time, the issue is not with your setup, it's not with your services or anything like that.

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Noel Swade: Most of the time, it's just that not enough people know that you exist.

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Noel Swade: So I think the biggest thing is about figuring out how to put yourself out there.

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Noel Swade: And once you're out there, how do you really convey to people, hey, I've got something unique to offer you that you can't get anywhere else?

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Noel Swade: And it's especially hard in my case, because vintage, it's not considered the mainstream thing.

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Noel Swade: It's becoming more mainstream.

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Noel Swade: And even like Vogue is talking about how, like in the next few years, this is likely going to be like the main style you'll see a lot of people wear.

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Noel Swade: And there are a lot of girls in the vintage community.

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Noel Swade: So there are women who already love this kind of style.

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Noel Swade: So it's easy to get them in there.

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Noel Swade: But it's such a neat style.

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Noel Swade: I want other people to try it and experience it, because it really is unlike any other type of beauty look.

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Noel Swade: It's so different.

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Noel Swade: And it really makes you feel a special kind of way about yourself, unlike anything else.

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Noel Swade: Like you could go get like highlights and they'll blow out or something like that.

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Noel Swade: And you're going to feel great.

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Noel Swade: But when you have the pin curls and you turn around, you've got these voluminous sculpted waves and soft curls.

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Noel Swade: And you've got the bright red lip and the winged eyeliner and your fluttery lashes.

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Noel Swade: And you just turn around and it's like the transformation and the joy that it brings.

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Noel Swade: It's so, it's completely unmatched.

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Noel Swade: It's unlike anything else I've ever seen.

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Noel Swade: And I've watched where it's like, even though it's like it's hair and makeup, you would think it's like, it's in the grand scheme of things.

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Noel Swade: It's not some huge thing.

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Noel Swade: I tell you, in my year and a half since opening, I've watched where it's transformed lives and it's really given like maybe like a really special important confidence boost.

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Noel Swade: It brought comfort.

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Noel Swade: It helped enhance a special memory someone was getting ready to make.

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Noel Swade: And so I think being able to capture the magic of that kind of like what I call startlet sessions, capture the magic of startlet sessions and be able to really explain to people, hey, this isn't just about like, hey, come support my business.

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Noel Swade: But it's like, no, I truly, I want you to feel what this is like because you're not gonna find it anywhere else.

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Noel Swade: It is a whole experience.

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Noel Swade: And so just really being able to explain that to people can be, it can be a little bit hard because it's one of those things like you try it and then you know.

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Noel Swade: And so, but it's like a hundred percent anytime anyone comes in, it's like fall in love instantly.

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Noel Swade: And most of the time I find out, like a few weeks later, hey, I just started getting vintage dresses and things like that.

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Noel Swade: And so they start dressing like it and it's not like, oh my gosh, it almost starts like a little movement.

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Noel Swade: And so that's probably like some of the harder aspects of it.

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Amy Hutto: So if you have one of those hard days, you've got a lot of behind the scenes work, you all have them in business.

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Amy Hutto: What are the bits that let you fall back in love with this business all over again?

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Noel Swade: I think once I'm finished with someone's hair, if it's just been like, you know, like you said, if it's just been a long hard day, when I see the looks on all the women's faces, when they finish the women, when they turn around and they see their hair, they see their makeup and they might start crying or they're just smiling and they're just like bouncing up and down in their chair and they're giggling and squealing.

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Noel Swade: And it's just like, it's like, you know what?

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Noel Swade: That's why, because it makes women so happy and it brings them such a pure joy.

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Noel Swade: I would never trade this for anything else in the world.

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Noel Swade: It brings them a lot of joy.

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Noel Swade: And it's just wonderful to see that, especially if someone comes in, and they maybe had a hard day themselves.

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Noel Swade: And so, I don't know, one of the best things I've found, and I've learned this over like experiencing grief and healing from grief, that one of the best ways to heal or to cope with having a hard, bad day is to serve someone else.

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Noel Swade: So when you are serving someone and you can see that they're happy and you left them better than when you found them, I think that puts things back into perspective that it's like, yeah, I joined this and I started doing this because of the art.

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Noel Swade: And it's not always gonna feel fun at times because it's still, you know, a business and business is hard.

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Noel Swade: But when it helps to brighten someone's day, helps to make someone's day better, I think that really helps you get back into that proper perspective.

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Noel Swade: It's like, it's not just about me, it's about other girls who are trying to help them.

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Noel Swade: If this is the only nice thing they have from their week or from their day or whatever, I want this to be enough like joy fuel to get them through.

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Noel Swade: So just remember that it's not just about me, it's about everyone else is coming to sit in my chair and it's like, how can I make you feel better?

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Noel Swade: How can I serve you and help you to do better?

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Amy Hutto: So who is it that you wish you could reach?

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Noel Swade: Just every woman, every woman that wants to try vintage, every woman I would encourage to try vintage because it's a life changing experience.

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Noel Swade: And if nothing else, it is that you tried something new and you went outside your comfort zone because sometimes I'll get girls coming in here and they'll want to try it, but then they're intimidated because it's like so different from what they would typically wear in their day to day life.

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Noel Swade: But I promise that anyone who is considering trying vintage that has never tried it before, I guarantee you're going to fall in love with it.

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Noel Swade: I guarantee you're going to fall in love with it.

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Noel Swade: So everyone come and try it.

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Amy Hutto: So now you mentioned having this lawn for the last year and a half and getting established right out of school.

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Amy Hutto: What's your big takeaway from having done this?

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Noel Swade: I guess it's more than anything else.

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Noel Swade: It's like, don't be afraid.

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Noel Swade: Don't be afraid if you're being called to do something, even if it sounds crazy.

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Noel Swade: Because this world, our systems are so geared towards following a certain pattern.

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Noel Swade: Like, okay, you graduate high school, you go to college for four years, you get a corporate job or do this thing and that thing, you know, but really to not be afraid to think outside of the box and run with your ideas, run with your dreams.

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Noel Swade: Papa always said ideas are king.

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Noel Swade: So if you've got an idea, if you've got something that you're passionate about, run with it.

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Noel Swade: Don't hold back on thinking, oh, maybe this won't work, maybe this is silly or stupid, uh-uh, no, you go for it.

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Noel Swade: Because you never know who all is going to benefit from it.

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Noel Swade: And you're gonna spend most every day of your life, for like decades, you're going to be working.

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Noel Swade: You should be able to work at doing something that you love, that you enjoy, that it's like when you wake up and you go in, you can feel passionate about it.

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Noel Swade: I mean, you can get tired, you can have burnout, and you can recover from that.

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Noel Swade: But if overall you can say, yeah, this feels great, that you can step back and say, you love what you do.

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Noel Swade: And you can step back and say, I'm so glad that this is the life and the career and the path that I chose.

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Noel Swade: That's so valuable, because I know so many people who they work these different jobs, and it's to get by, but this isn't what they love.

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Noel Swade: And so they're miserable.

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Noel Swade: And I'm like, why would you want to spend decades of your life in a place where you're miserable?

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Noel Swade: So find what you like to do, what you're passionate about, and figure out a way to cultivate a career around it.

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Noel Swade: That's one of the best pieces of advice that I can give to anyone.

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Noel Swade: It'll bring your life so much joy and you will be so much happier and better off for it.

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Amy Hutto: Noelle, if somebody is listening and thought, I have to try this now, how do they find you?

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Noel Swade: Well, you can find me on Instagram and Facebook.

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Noel Swade: Both of the pages are called Vintage Beauty by Noel.

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Noel Swade: And you can always send me a direct message.

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Noel Swade: My contact information is on there.

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Noel Swade: My phone number is 615-496-6578.

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Noel Swade: And you can call or text me.

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Noel Swade: You can come and see me.

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Noel Swade: Just a click away, you can find me real easily.

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Noel Swade: If you want to find me and come see me, I'd be happy to give you your dream hair.

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Amy Hutto: Noelle, thank you for being with me today and talking about your passion.

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Noel Swade: Noelle, thank you so much for having me on here.

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Noel Swade: It was wonderful to talk about this and just share about being a hairstylist.

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Noel Swade: That was wonderful.

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Noel Swade: Wonderful.

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Amy Hutto: Thanks for joining us.

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Amy Hutto: If you felt inspired by what you heard today, please subscribe and leave a review.

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Amy Hutto: And if you haven't already, I encourage you to take that first step towards what you feel called to do.

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Amy Hutto: If you need some help gaining clarity on that vision, reach out.

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Amy Hutto: The world needs more people doing the thing they love most, and that includes you.