As the world sat in awe of the Queen’s Coachella performance which paid full-on homage to the HBCU Homecoming experience, I was flooded with all the feels and memories of what homecoming means to me. Fast-forward ten months later and Homecoming season has finally arrived. Ashley and I are both heading to the top HBCU Homecoming weekends!

In general I’m pretty healthy, I rarely get sick, have never broken a bone or had a surgery, no chronic illnesses or allergies and in general, my doctors give me a clean bill of health at my regular checkups. But it’s not because I’m doing anything to help. My diet is all over the place, I eat out too much, have a serious carb love affair, and my (occasionally) libations are more than just an occasion.

The opportunity to “chop it up” with peers from all over the country about podcasting equipment, social media strategy, and episode layout, was golden and we soaked it all in. Networking, however, can be intimidating, and without the right approach, it can come off as disingenuous, flat, and well...boring.

To help me consider hair and its related life lessons, I recently chopped it up with Nikki Binion, licensed cosmetologist and owner of B. Lauren Beauty in Dallas, TX, and one of my favorite Insta hair mavens. I’m sharing what I learned with you here.