A £1,000 gift resulted in multiple venues, national awards and 50 years of success
Voodou on Bold Street dominates the street with its striking punk aesthetic and towering fascia. The majority of us will have grown up with the hair salon in the city centre but its origins can be traced to a tiny unit in Walton Breck Road.
"I was never diagnosed with dyslexia but I never got on with school. I struggled quite a bit. So to go straight from school to starting a business was a foolish idea. It was the naivety of a young person to go and do what I did. I wouldn't recommend it but it worked out. Success would snowball and see Rob open a whopping six salons in eight years in surrounding areas. The team grew to include skilled stylists and technicians in their sister sites, a far cry from the first store Rob ran with the help of his 16-year-old niece.
Rob said: "The name change was down to fashion. Robert Michael was dated and I felt it wasn't about just me anymore - it was about the team. I needed the name to reflect that so along came Exit which soon enough changed again to Voodou." It's been 26 years since Rob last stepped on the shop floor though he admits he dreams about cutting, styling and colouring on a regular basis. He said: "I stopped when I was 40 to concentrate on the management. The team were fantastic and could do everything so it was my turn to really focus behind the scenes.
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