Do you know your stylist: Rick

So, I know you've been waiting to get to know our next stylist.  Sorry we missed a week, but this is week is all about Rick, aka Mr Effervescent with a splash of Glitter.  Believe or not Hair found Rick before Rick found hair.   At the age of 7 Ricks Mother's friend was a hairstylist in the small (little) country town in Athens, Ohio.  Rick would go with his Mother while she was getting Beautified with the latest 80's Hair Do and that is where he found his passion. Rick has done many things in the industry to include, Nationwide education for Wella Corp, he has traveled around the nation to mentor and teach other hair stylist to become good hair stylist.  He also briefly owned a salon in Largo, FL, but finds he is best when he is behind the chair one on one with his Client.  For Rick, it is all about HUMAN connection and and making someone feel and look amazing  After 24 years of slaying weave he found UBU Color Salon, his Tribe.

After moving back to Florida after years back in Ohio, he searched high and low for his Salon fit in Tampa.  UBU was looking for a new stylist at that time and placed and Ad and  guess who walked through the door, Rick!!  After his initial interview Penny invited Rick to go on a Photo Shoot with the Salon the following week, it was instant LOVE.  Rick and the team immediately clicked it was plain to see this is was where he belonged.  The day of the Photo Shoot; Rick, Penny, Carlos and Charles loaded up and Penny's Truck and off they went cackling down the road like they had known each other their entire lives.  Rick went home  and proclaimed, "I have found my Tribe". So now that we have the how did Rick find the salon, let's get into the juicy, fun facts about Rick. 

Rick has many hidden talents from Cooking, Singing and Spiritual Practice such as Yoga, Rick has decided it was time to continue his education.  Rick is currently in school to get his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.  If you think about he has always done it.  Anyone who stands behind chair is basically a therapist but this way he can go beyond the chair and he can help people with addiction and severe mental health deficiency's.  Rick has decided that the later part of his life is going to be about helping people.  

Rick is a Dog Daddy of a spoiled rotten Schit-Zhu name Whitley.  She is the center of his universe and  the QUEEN of everything.  Rick has a hilarious sense of Humor and lights up the salon with his witty banter.  You literally never know what is going to come out of his mouth.

Now that you know a little about Rick, do your personalities match, Fun loving, People Caring, Looking to Improve your live through Education and Yoga or even ready to open up like your sitting on the Front Porch sipping sweet tea, then you need to come visit Rick.  Not only will you feel like your sitting with someone you've know for years you will walk out Floating on hair after he is done slaying your Color/Cut. So come see Rick you won't be disappointed.