Alined Podcast

After moving back to Chicago a few years ago, Alex Brown opened up "Space by Alex Brown" - a freelance studio designed to house some of Chicago's top artists in the Beauty Industry. Kaitlin Armon sits down with Alex to talk about her incredible journey and the lessons learned along the way. Alex shares with Kaitlin how she went from a girl growing up in a small Minnesota town knowing instinctively that she was meant to be in the beauty industry to taking a giant leap of faith and starting her “big city girl life” in Chicago.  She goes on to share the details of her incredible journey from studying hair in Chicago to assisting Jen Atkin in LA as they worked on countless celebrities taking her all across the globe then back to Chicago to strike out on her own.  Together they talk about what success means to them, how to discover what it is you truly want, and why they both do what they do.  “Helping others is my calling in life. I love that feeling, which is probably why I'm a hairstylist. ‘Cause I love making people feel great and helping other people in any way.” Alex goes on to tell Kaitlin all about her events called “Cocktails and collaboration” and how she's working on building a strong collaborative beauty community here in Chicago.  Join us on this episode of the Alined podcast as Kaitlin and Alex talk about business, hair, life, and everything in between.

Becca Kutinsky of Salon 1800 in Lincoln Park, Chicago, IL sits down with Kaitlin Armon to discuss the truth behind her career and business as a stylist: "Really, it's like such a hard job. You're physically doing stuff, moving, you're on your feet all day, you're talking, you're comforting people. You're there for them and support in good and bad times. And it can be physically and mentally draining and it's a lot. And I think we should have more respect because what we do is so much."