Today we’d like to introduce you to Anndrea Argyle.
Alright, so thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?
I’ve been doing hair for well over 30 years and finished my career as a hairdresser doing image consulting. As I went through a major life change, I had to find a more secure career and found a job selling hair transplants. I enjoyed this job a lot and learned so much about hair loss. Due to circumstances in the facility I was working in, I was asked to step in and help with their hairpieces. That quickly transitioned into me being full-time in both her systems and in transplant sales. The big game changer happened when I ended up putting a toupee on a young man I had sold transplants to. The ethics of this particular sale were very difficult for me and the doctor I was working with was retiring so it seemed like an easy choice to transition cleanly into just toupees.
I learned very quickly that the industry in Utah was very undersaturated, and that competition was needed to force the industry to raise their standards. I established my company based on three key points. Those were quality, service and innovation.
It’s been incredibly fulfilling and satisfying to run a completely female owned and operated company for about 13 years now. We’ve built a thriving studio with three full-time Stylist and a full clientele.
The biggest key to my success in this industry has been continually surrounding myself with people who are better than me…..at everything. 😂 I’ve learned so much from my clients, my Stylists, and the colleagues, I’ve had the opportunity of affiliating with.
I truly have a dream career and I’m so grateful for that.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
In 2015, I started my company with only $9000 that we pulled out of my husband’s 401(k). I’ll never forget the trust he gave me in an investment.
It’s been an up-and-down road in our company, but we’ve had continual growth.
The hardest point was, hands-down, the Covid pandemic. Many of the small companies in this industry went under or sold to corporations immediately after.
I had recently brought my daughter on who had aspirations to lead social media. Covid left the Hair restoration industry with very few options and we had to branch out and start offering more stock toupee. I had worked exclusively with custom built hair systems up until this point. Stock systems were very foreign to me and due to Covid, supplies were still very limited. (Most hair systems are built in China). In addition, the quality dropped while prices literally doubled!
This was the beginning of an entirely new company (Toupees by Argyle) from which I started designing, retailing and whole selling Hair pieces.
As Emily’s social media career took off, we realized we needed to have the best of the best product. She and I designed that together and created a beautiful stock system so that we would never have to go without Hair pieces for our customers like we did during Covid.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
My company sticks hair on bald heads.
Seems pretty simple but it’s actually rather life altering.
And the clientele is…….muah!!💋
But our company’s mission goes far beyond that. We truly want to normalize toupees. Which is why we use the word toupee. We’re finding more and more people are becoming comfortable with this term the more it’s used.
We believe it’s time for men to feel free to enjoy the cosmetic community if that’s what they want to do. There’s no shame in anybody taking care of themselves and there’s no shame in spending money on yourself to feel a little more comfortable in your skin. That said…. There is also no shame in being bald. My own partner wears toupees on and off and still shaves his head from time to time. He’s simply gorgeous!
Since I retired from doing Hair, I have been writing a course that will be the most comprehensive toupee course available. It will pair with an in person course, leaving my students highly qualified to build a successful toupee business…….far beyond just learning to cut a toupee! It is in editing now and should be released within just a couple of months. I feel that this course will be my greatest achievement yet!
Do you have recommendations for books, apps, blogs, etc?
I follow many social media influencers. The hair loss industry has kinda broken out over the last 5 years and I follow all of them on some platform. I’ve also helped educate many of them!
I’ve never been one to really listen to podcasts, but I’m an avid reader. Some of my favorite books regarding my business have been The Speed of Trust, Just My Nature, The Tipping Point, The 5 Second Rule and maybe a couple of books about management. I also love studying history, particularly WWII and female leadership throughout history. Books by Michelle Obama and Melinda Gates’s have been very impactful in my life and one other I have to mention as a major impact in my life is White Rage.
Pricing:
- Everything I offer is customized. But to wear hair typically cost between $300 to $450 a month. We will often help clients find ways to make this more affordable.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://Www.argylehairsolutions.com
- Instagram: Toupees By Argyle
- Facebook: Argyle Hair solutions
- LinkedIn: Argyle Hair Solutions
- Youtube: Argyle Hair Solutions
- Yelp: Argyle Hair Solutions
- Other: TikTok is Toupee Mama
