Jo Thomas Wilson was born in Birmingham, Alabama, until moving to Atlanta as a 12-year-old. Jo called Atlanta home through high school and into their twenties, when they decided to go to cosmetology school after years of cutting hair for friends.  Jo moved to Athens in 2020, and worked briefly in a salon downtown before…

Amelia Herb, though Georgia born, moved across the Midwest and Southern U.S. throughout her childhood. She attended cosmetology school during her high school stint in Indiana. Graduating both from Carroll High School and beauty college, she went straight into the hair industry. Amelia, a single mom, was let go from her job during the COVID-19…