IN SHORT

An Australian farm-boy who built a hairstyling empire, lost it all and rebuilt it once again, Kim Robinson has been entangled in a love affair with Asian beauty for four decades. Having worked with some of the 20^th century’s most renowned hairstylists and having learned the hard way that “knowledge, not money, is power,” Kim is committed to mentoring and fostering communication with the younger generation and believes that success and happiness in life are what each of us make of them. “You have to make it happen. You have to choose what you want,” he says. “Be honest with yourself. You can fool the world, but you can’t fool yourself.”