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December 2014

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36 nshoremag.com December 2014 salon Family Style The Ciampa clan provides razor-sharp expertise to North Shore clients. By Charlotte Roth from humble beginnings, Philip Ciampa credits hard work and educa- tion for his wild success as the founder of award-winning Philip Ciampa Salons. Ciampa left his native Italy at 14 to fin work in Switzerland, but his strong con- nection to extended family allowed him to move to the United States in 1968. Ciampa explains, "I was scared to move to another country, but the moment I set my feet down I loved it. I found so many opportunities here that I didn't have in Italy." Living with a close uncle and cous- in, Ciampa worked in a factory for several years. Then his cousin convinced him to try hairdressing; "I was really skeptical," Ciampa says. "I thought, 'Hairdressing? Me?' But I tried it and loved it from the start." After working several years at a Business ne Father Figure Philip Ciampa in the Andover location photographs by michael basu

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