Celebrity hairstylist turned entrepreneur Florian Hurel shared the hardest mental shift he adopted was learning to step back, delegate and build people who could carry the work forward without him.He said, “The hardest adjustment is accepting that being the best person at something does not mean you should be the one doing it. If I saw something that needed correcting, I could simply pick up my tools and fix it.”Entrepreneurship demands a different approach. He said, “As an entrepreneur, I have to think about why it happened in the first place. Who needs to be trained? Is the process right? And how do we prevent it from happening again? You have to move from being the person who solves the problem to being the person who builds people capable of solving problems.”

He’s quick to add a that it requires patience. He said, “And patience is not always a hairstylist’s strongest accessory!”  Asked what he used to believe about success as a celebrity hairstylist that he no longer believes today, Florian says his definition has shifted considerably. “I used to think success was largely about how good you were at your craft and how visible you were. Today, I believe success is much more about consistency, people and longevity,” he said.

Talent alone, he’s realised, only gets you so far. “Being talented can open the door. But it doesn’t necessarily keep the door open. Your reputation is built over years. And so is your business,” he said.

He’s also become far more selective about which opportunities are actually worth pursuing. “I understand now that not every opportunity needs to be accepted. Visibility felt like success. Today, I ask myself whether an opportunity actually contributes to the larger vision. Sometimes the smartest decision is to say no to something that looks very impressive on paper,” Florian ended.