Mr. Glynn Jackson Himself!

An old friend once told me “better late than never.” I promised you all a great interview, and that’s what I’ve delivered. It is a little late, but it’s great!

With so much accomplished, you might ask yourself, “Is he Superman?” Well, my answer is yes! Superman of the hair show. Let me introduce you to Mr. Glynn Jackson. Itsrighthair.com had the opportunity to interview Mr. Jackson. We had great questions, but he had even better answers. I would also like to thank Mr. Jackson and LaLa for taking time out of their hectic schedules to do the interview. And don’t let me start talking about the show I went to in Jacksonville last month. It was sensationally “unbeweavable”. We had a great time and were thoroughly entertained. It was not only a great show, but a very good community event.

So sit back, relax, and get to know Mr. Glynn Jackson.

Tell us about Glynn Jackson in five words or less?

Amazing, creative, hardworking, hilarious, and caring

Can you tell us more about “The Agency?”

Glynn Jackson the Agency is a marketing and production company that has been in business for over 25 years.  I created “The Agency” to address the production and marketing needs of Fortune 500 companies who wanted to reach the urban market.  I have had the pleasure of working with numerous companies over the years including Proctor and Gamble, Soft Sheen and Carson, Clairol, and Paul Mitchell Systems.

How long have you been producing, organizing and hosting hair events?

For a total of 25 years.

Is this what you always wanted to do? Was there a plan “B”?

I feel this is something that I was destine to do this because I have been producing hair shows and events since I was in the 9th grade. I always knew that I had the ability to bring people together. But I never imagined being at this point in my life where the work I do reaches and touches the lives of so many people.

Mr. Jackson you have left a mark on every major awards show, radio shows and  produced for television shows. Anything you haven’t done that you would like to do?

I think our next venture will definitely be television. Television is a very powerful medium of communication. I would love share stories of unsung heroes throughout the country with whose stories of hope and encouragement would otherwise go untold.

We set goals every day – short term and long term. Can you tell us some of your goals you have not reached yet?

I have not written a book which I feel is forthcoming. I am also very interested in producing a variety of television shows with quality content that celebrates the African-American experience.

From Hair Idol to Hair Icon, every show is creative, where does your creativity come from?

I think you have to be a little crazy to come up with some of the stuff I come up with. You have to have some sense of madness in your life. I try to come up with themes for my shows and project that are catchy so people will remember them. People often ask me “How did you come up with that?” Most times, things just come to me like an “epiphany!” Love ya Chrisette Michele!

We are all looking forward to a great show; tell us more about Hair Icon 2010 in Jacksonville, FL.

Hair Icon 2010 is one of the largest consumer/stylist/community initiatives in the beauty industry.  It has put 1.5 million dollars back into the African-American community. It was created in part to hold these companies accountability and responsible to the African-American community who is a large part of their consumer base. This will only be the start of something big and amazing and hopefully this program format will travel throughout the United States celebrating some of those African-American success stories of greatness as it relates to the hair industry.

Are there any big dates we should be marking on our calendars?

Oh wow…we always have something going on so you should mark the whole year off.  We just came back from the Dominican Republic where we produced the Latin addition of our signature show, the Golden Scissors Awards. It was called HairTropica- Where an Obsession on July is and it was a huge success.
Then we have Sensationnel HairIcon 2010, as you know, on August 1st in Jacksonville, Florida. After that, we will be gearing up for another Latin show in Miami in November.  Then it’s off to Washington, DC for our annual signature show, the Golden Scissors Awards in December and if everything goes according to plan, we will be producing a show in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil at the end of the year!

And last but not least the I.R.H question. What is your favorite hair product or tool and why?

There are a variety of hair products that I am absolutely in love with.  I really like products that make styling easy and seamless.