He's Back to Black!!

If your remember back to our February 25th post, "Mitch Makes Good on a Promise" we had a couple videos of Mitch Robinson's, of Tacoma's Click! Cable TV Network, "purple-izing" process. He promised his employees 3 1/2 years ago that if they met a certain sales goal that he would color his hair "Click Purple". To his delight and slight dismay they did just that after which he immediately contacted Trish to get his plan into action.

Mitch came into Embellish on the 25th anxious and full of hair questions like "How long with the purple last?" and "Will I be able to go back to my normal hair color?" We assured him that we'd be able to take him back to his normal self after he made good on his bet. We also had to reassure his apprehensive and slightly frightened son that we'd make his dad "normal" again once he was ready to take that step.

When he came back to us a mere 3 weeks later, he had a few stories to tell. His son eventually adapted to his purple headed father's new look and Mitch became accustomed to repeating the employee inspiring story that made his vibrant locks make sense. He sometimes forgot why he was getting strange looks and then smiled when he realized why. He shared with us that most of his employees and coworkers didn't believe he would do it and were shocked and pleased when he did. He also gained a little "street cred" with some of the tech team who normally don't have more than 2 words to say to him, some of which shared heart felt stories of camaraderie that this simple act of solidarity reminded them of and even choked a few up.

Mitch went into this with the hopes of inspiring his employees not realizing what doors it would open up. He not only showed extreme integrity but put a smile on a few people's faces making himself more accessible to those who may not normally be inclined to be open up otherwise. I think we all learned that purple hair along with a good story has more power than we would have ever believed. Thanks, Mitch, for allowing us to be a part of this experience!!