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43 - Curls, Culture & Confidence: How The Curly Scott Is Redefining Hair

Breaking the Hair Mold

Joanne sits down with Scott Cooper—known as The Curly Scott—for a bold and soulful conversation that unpacks hair, identity, and healing. Scott shares how his own journey as a biracial man in the beauty industry pushed him to reimagine what inclusion really looks like—on the salon floor and within himself. With deep reverence for culture and community, he offers a refreshing vision of what it means to truly belong.

More Than Hair

Scott opens up about the pain and power of being seen—how curls carry legacy, and how systems of beauty often fail to hold space for that…

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