# @behindthechair_com on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2024-01-22T01:59:29.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** behindthechair.com (@behindthechair_com) — https://gondola.cc/behindthechair_com

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❤️#Repost marybehindthechair 
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A few days ago, it was Vidal Sassoon’s birthday. 

It seems like a million years ago (2006) when Vidal and I met at a dinner at Redken founder, Paula Kent Meehan’s, home in Beverly Hills. During the evening, Vidal shared with me his story of being an orphan and how he was donating a few homes for Habitat for Humanity in Louisiana following Hurricane Katrina. He asked if I would travel to Louisiana to do press coverage.  After being so inspired watching families open the doors to their new homes, we decided to team up to start a charity together to help hurricane victims. We called it Hairdressers Unlocking Hope and over a period of two years, we raised over $2MM from manufacturers and independent salons. With the hands and hearts of hairdressers, we built and donated 22 homes to those in need in Slidell, Louisiana. 

Throughout that time, we traveled together to different shows and events to raise money, and I constantly witnessed his humility and his kindness. No matter how important Vidal was, he never believed he was more important than anyone else. He treated everyone he met as though they were the only person in the room. 

Vidal was a great mentor to me on so many levels. He taught me to believe the impossible was possible and to never focus on others’ limiting beliefs. 

I am especially grateful that Vidal saw something in me that I didn’t see in myself. Sometimes it takes others to see a greatness in you when you don’t have the courage or vision to see it in yourself. Vidal, thank you for your faith in me. I will never forget the promise I made to you before you passed away, and I hope I have made you proud in fulfilling it. 🙏

Picture 1- Bev Hills during day of shooting promo video
Picture 2- Vidal’s home in Beverly Hills 
Picture 3- First time I ever met Vidal (at Paula’s house)
Picture 4- Photoshoot in London for the campaign 

#vidalsassoon #humility #behindthechair #mentor #btcbelieves

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