Nikki PowPow

When I started doing hair in 2004, I thought success came from talent.

Now I know success comes from being coachable, staying curious, and showing up even when you don’t feel ready.

I’ve worked in corporate salons, privately owned salons, owned a salon, rented a chair, educated across the country, worked fashion shows, photoshoots, and spent more hours behind the chair than I can count.

And if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s this:

The stylists who make it aren’t always the most talented.

They’re the ones willing to keep learning.

The ones willing to hear hard feedback.

The ones willing to stay in the game long enough to grow.

Hi, I’m Nikki Pow Pow.

I’ve been a hairstylist since 2004, but the truth is, my career has been about a lot more than hair.

I started in a corporate salon where I learned structure, professionalism, and the business side of our industry. From there, I moved into a privately owned salon that opened my eyes to the artistic side of hair, education, photoshoots, fashion shows, travel, and creative freedom.

It was also where I learned one of the hardest lessons of my career.

A mentor once told me, “Nikki, you’re very talented, but your attitude sucks.”

At the time, I hated hearing it.

Today, it’s one of the most valuable pieces of feedback I’ve ever received.

Over the last 20+ years, I’ve learned that talent can open doors, but humility, coachability, and a willingness to grow are what keep them open.

Since then, I’ve worn a lot of hats stylist, salon owner, independent artist, educator, mentor, and now proud Redken Artist. I’ve worked behind the chair, backstage at fashion shows, on photoshoots, music videos, commercials, and in classrooms filled with stylists eager to learn.

Each chapter taught me something different.

Today, I’m building , traveling the country educating for , and continuing to grow into the stylist, educator, and leader I want to be.

My goal has never been perfection.

My goal is growth.

So if you’re new here, welcome. You’ll find hair, education, business lessons, a little sarcasm, plenty of plants, and the occasional reminder that some of our greatest growth comes from the feedback we least want to hear.

Thanks for following along on the journey.

Augusta Ga | Nikki Pow Pow