As a cosmetologist, retail business owner, wholesaler, educator, researcher and writer, Mike Mahoney has witnessed many changes in the hair replacement business of which some he himself is responsible for.

As a hair replacement designer, Mike has designed hair additions for celebrities from the Supremes to Terry Bradshaw and his work has appeared in numerous publications from The Robb Report to the New Book of Popular Science Annual.

Mike was the founder and driving force behind the American Hair Loss Council from it’s inception in 1984 through 1994 when he resigned. During his tenure with the Council Mike wrote and produced over 30 different Hair Loss Journals. The journal educated consumers and warned them of unethical business practices.

Mike’s personal belief then and still to this day is, “The more the consumer knows about his or her alternatives, the better business will be for those who operate legitimate businesses.”

Mike’s research and writing on hair loss and it’s alternatives is used to this day by experts from around the world.

He has written chapters for medical textbooks to school books on hair loss and alternative treatments.

He became a “go to” authority on hair loss and treatment options for print, radio and major network media from around the world.

As an organizer and program director for The AHLC’s first Symposium held in Los Angeles in 1987, Mike’s efforts resulted in the industry’s first gathering featuring medical and non-medical partnering.

The original AHLC Symposiums were also the first events to house the major hair replacement wholesalers all under one roof.

In 1991 Mike led AHLC members through the halls of Congress lobbying for insurance coverage for those with medical hair loss due to Alopecia Areata, Cancer treatments, burns, etc. Mike represented the hair replacement field as the keynote speaker for the National Alopecia Areata Foundation’s annual conference for an unprecedented 6 times and has written articles for NAAF newsletters.

Mike is also a founding member and past board member of Transitions International in which he remains a member today. He and wife Carmen own and operate Positive Hair Systems, a hair restoration center in Tyler, Texas. They have two daughters and four grandchildren.