{"podcast":{"title":"Well Said","slug":"well-said-7809213","podcast_index_feed_id":7809213,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1110056d8/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/well-said-podcast4","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/45702022/45702022-1775495255469-32ecbc07d1a3a.jpg","author":"Cuore Collective","episode_count":9,"summary":"We're Pia and Kelly, co-founders of Cuore. We met at Amazon new-hire orientation 13 years ago, sitting at different tables, and ended up desk neighbors on the communications team. We've spent our careers obsessed with how words change what happens next, in boardrooms, in hallways, in the text you reread three times before sending. Well Said is our podcast about connection as a human skill. We talk to coaches, chefs, journalists, and founders about what actually helps people reach each other when it matters. If you care about trust, communication, and saying things that land, this is for you.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/well-said-7809213"},"episode":{"title":"How a Celebrity Hair Stylist Communicates Under Pressure | Alex Pardoe","slug":"how-a-celebrity-hair-stylist-communicates-under-pressure-alex-pardoe","published_at":"2026-05-20T17:50:31+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/well-said-7809213/how-a-celebrity-hair-stylist-communicates-under-pressure-alex-pardoe","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/well-said-7809213","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/well-said-podcast4/episodes/How-a-Celebrity-Hair-Stylist-Communicates-Under-Pressure--Alex-Pardoe-e3jjvjm","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1110056d8/podcast/play/120241206/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-19%2F424488916-44100-2-c07f07c6d3c7.mp3","summary":"What does a celebrity hairstylist know about communication that most executives don't? More than you'd think. Alex Pardoe has done hair for Paris Hilton at 3am, worked red carpets and film sets with some of the most recognizable names in Hollywood, and built his LA career from scratch after leaving a successful salon in Michigan with no clients and a three-month trial period. He's worked with Lindsay Lohan, Camila Cabello, and a roster of A-listers he mostly can't talk about. Five years into his LA chapter, he's one of the most sought-after hairstylists in the industry and the founder of hair extension brand The Anti Co. But the reason we brought Alex on Well Said is because he thrives in high-stakes and fast moving communication environments. He just happens to work with hair. In this conversation, Alex breaks down the philosophy that's driven his entire career: that he's not in the hair business, he's in the relationship business. Everything flows from that. How he asks questions before he ever picks up the scissors. How he reads a room under pressure. How he shows up in one of the most intimate settings imaginable, someone's home, their most vulnerable state, and makes every single person feel like the only person in the room. There's more practical communication wisdom in this episode than in most leadership books we've read. In this episode: - Why the hair industry is really the relationship business, and what that means for anyone whose job involves people - The 50-question consultation method, and why Alex would rather spend 20 minutes asking than five minutes assuming - How to stay grounded and calm when everything around you is chaotic - What it means to walk into a room blind and still show up prepared - How Alex thinks about fame, access, and keeping perspec…","meta_description":"What does a celebrity hairstylist know about communication that most executives don't? More than you'd think. Alex Pardoe has done hair for Paris Hilton a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2788,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/well-said-7809213/episodes/how-a-celebrity-hair-stylist-communicates-under-pressure-alex-pardoe/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/well-said-7809213/how-a-celebrity-hair-stylist-communicates-under-pressure-alex-pardoe.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}