NHBF Presents Sofa Talk

Our guest today is a superstar barber that has left a giant footprint in the barbering industry. Tom Chapman’s written books, appeared on the cover of Hairdressers Journal, and his Lions Barber Collective is slowly changing the conversation around men's mental health.

Show Notes

Our guest today is a superstar barber that has left a giant footprint in the barbering industry. Tom Chapman’s written books, appeared on the cover of Hairdressers Journal, and his Lions Barber Collective is slowly changing the conversation around men's mental health. He tells us about how he got his start in barbering, how he manages to look after his own mental health and about the one event that changed his life forever. 

Just a warning,  today's podcast does deal with issues of suicide and depression.  If those are issues that affect you, go to: https://www.samaritans.org/

To read more about what the NHBF and what it could do for your business, go to https://www.nhbf.co.uk/membership/member-benefits/ 

Head to https://www.thelionsbarbercollective.com/founder/ to learn more about Tom’s work. 

Find our host  Brooke Evans on instagram @br00ke.evans.

What is NHBF Presents Sofa Talk?

Honest conversations with the people shaping our sector.

Welcome to Sofa Talk, a monthly podcast from the National Hair & Beauty Federation (NHBF), diving behind the scenes of the hair, beauty, barbering and aesthetics industries. Each episode brings you candid conversations with entrepreneurs, working professionals, creators, innovators, and leaders. Voices working across these four field, sharing their real-world experiences, lessons learned, and insights into growing a business or career in our sector. Expect practical takeaways, fresh perspectives, and relatable stories that reflect the ups and downs, opportunities and challenges of running or working in a salon, spa, barbershop, or aesthetic clinic.

Whether you’re a salon owner, a stylist, a barber, an aesthetic practitioner, or simply interested in the broader hair and beauty world - Sofa Talk will offer you honest, useful, and inspiring ideas to take away. Subscribe on your preferred podcast platform and join us each month for a new conversation.