I met Tate at a Salon in Burbank about 3 years ago. My hair has never looked better. He takes great pride in his work. It comes through in your cut and color. I have very thick curly hair and Tate was able to "tame" it... Finally I decided to try the Keratine Complex and I love it. It would take up to 60 minute to blow-dry and flat iron my hair now its 10 minutes tops. I would highly recommend Tate to anyone.