Robert Kirby, Owner of Robert Kirby London Salons, has created a benchmark in the hairdressing industry with his innovative and creative approach. Also the UK Colour Ambassador for IdHair, Kirby prioritises education and juggles shoots, seminars, fashion weeks, and more
What inspired you to be a part of the hair dressing industry?
As a 14 year old, visiting a salon with my mother, I loved everything about the environment, the buzz, people leaving happy, it just really made an impression on me. Just looking at people creating the hair at that time really interested me, I was amazed by it.
What was the education you decided to go for?
In Dublin, I did a four-year apprenticeship and trained in salon and learned every aspect of hairdressing including, how to deliver great customer service, an important aspect in today’s hairdressing industry. I started my apprenticeship with Peter Mark in Dublin, who owns a respectable Irish hairdressing chain that has always kept quality at the forefront of its offer.
Please share with us some of the challenges you met with?
Learning to walk before I run. I just wanted to know everything and to listen to the more experienced stylists, they have so much to teach us – I wanted to know it all.
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