Founder
Chris McMillan’s Rolodex is unlike any other — and so is the body of work behind it. When he created “The Rachel” with Jennifer Aniston, he proved that a haircut has the power to move culture. In the decades since, his work has stretched across magazine covers and editorials, film and television, Super Bowl commercials, global campaigns, fashion shows and red carpets, with a client list that includes Jennifer Aniston, Michelle Williams, Leslie Bibb, Miley Cyrus, Kim Kardashian, Mariska Hargitay, Jon Hamm, Brad Pitt and Austin Butler — to name a few.
But here’s the thing about Chris: through it all, he never stepped away from the chair. He has been behind the chair as a working stylist since the age of 18 — 44 years — and to this day still takes 10 to 15 clients a day at the Chris McMillan salon in Beverly Hills, which he has owned and operated for over 24 years. There is not a day that goes by that Chris does not cut hair.
Chris lives by a simple philosophy: focus on the hair, and the rest will follow. The covers and the carpets were never the goal — they came from doing the work, every day, one client and one head of hair at a time.
That same point of view is behind his haircare line, Chris McMillan. Forty-four years behind the chair teaches you what matters — which products earn their place, and which ones don’t. The line is Chris’s edit: the styling essentials he reaches for every day, distilled into a tightly curated collection built to perform behind the chair and beyond it. And he couldn’t be more excited to finally share it with the pro community.
Because Chris believes hairdressing was never meant to be a paycheck-to-paycheck job. Done with love, it’s a craft, a business and a life.
Tuesday
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
What does it take to build a name that remains relevant—not for a moment, but for decades? Kevin Murphy transformed his work as one of fashion’s most respected session stylists into a globally recognized product brand. Chris McMillan created some of the most influential haircuts in pop culture—including “The Rachel”—and has been on top for more than 30 years in the most competitive market in the world, Los Angeles!
Three iconic careers. More than four decades of lessons! What we’ll cover:
Becoming known for something unmistakably yours
Building a reputation that outlasts trends
Turning your talent and point of view into a brand
Staying relevant without losing what made you different
Knowing when to evolve—and what should never change
Creating longevity instead of chasing virality
This is one conversation you won’t hear anywhere else!
Included with every ticket except Base — open seating, doesn’t use a class spot
Chris McMillan has spent 44 years behind the chair. He’s spending 90 minutes of it with you.
Join Chris live in the classroom as he cuts and styles two signature looks from start to finish:
The Rachel — the cut that changed everything, reimagined for today’s client — and The C*nty Little Bob, a timeless, architectural shape with modern attitude. Watch how he sections, where he softens and why he makes every choice, from the consultation all the way through the finish, styled with his Chris McMillan haircare line.
But this class is about more than two haircuts. Between passes of the shears, Chris gets honest about the craft and the business — how falling in love with the art of hair built his name, his salon and now his brand, and how the same passion can build a career you love. This is a return to what hairdressing has always been about: the hair, the client in your chair, and the life you can build one appointment at a time.
You will learn:
• The sectioning, layering and face-framing decisions behind The Rachel — and how to translate it for the modern client
• How to cut and style a precise, architectural bob that’s both timeless and wearable
• Chris’s consultation and finishing philosophy, including styling techniques with the Chris McMillan line
• How building your craft builds your career — your personal brand, your books and your salon business, one client at a time
Hairdressing used to be about the hair. Chris never stopped believing it still is. Come spend 90 minutes with an icon who never left the chair.
