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Matt owns and operates Pope's Hair and
Tanning with his wife. The shop offers a full range of haircare
services for both men and women, and, as the name suggests, tanning beds are
available. Five hairstylists, including Matt, work in the shop
six days a week, with accommodations for six hairstylists.
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What made you decide on a career in
hairstyling/barbering? |
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| I grew up in a small farming town and decided that
farming was not what I wanted to do. I had two sisters enrolled
in hairstyling school and a buddy of mine was enrolling in the
American College of Hairstyling. It seemed like a great
opportunity. |
| What were you doing before you entered the American
College of Hairstyling? |
| I was farming in Lucas County, Iowa!
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| Where did you work after graduation? |
| I worked for a men's hairstyling salon on the ninth
floor of the Des Moines Building. It was strictly male
executives needing their hair cut; not much variety.
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| How many hours a week do you work? |
| Just cutting hair, I'm working about
fifty-five to sixty hours a week. When you include doing the
books and record keeping, it's more like seventy-five hours a week.
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| What kind of car do you drive? |
| Well, we have three cars,
but we only drive two. I drive the Mazda
pickup and my wife drives the 2000 Chevy Blazer.
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| What advice would you give new students to the
American College of Hairstyling? |
| If you're really looking to become a hairstylist,
decide if you'll work for yourself or someone else, early on.
This is a career for people that like people. You get to be your
own boss and no one can tell you what to do. Given time, and a
frugal attitude, you'll do all right. |
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