Brad Gesimondo (born October 28, 1994), commonly known as Brad Mondo, is an American

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, entrepreneur and

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Early life

Mondo was born in Franklin, Massachusetts in 1994. He has two brothers, Eric and John. In his childhood, he followed in his father's footsteps as a hairstylist. He started his YouTube career at the age of 12, and was a sales associate with

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at 16.

Career

Mondo became popular through his "Hairdresser Reacts" videos on social media and educational videos on hair styling. He has also styled celebrities such as

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, and

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. Mondo founded the hair care products brand XMondo Hair in 2019 and launched XMondo Color in November 2020. He won the Hair Influencer of the Year award at the 2020 American Influencer Awards.

References

1994 births Living people People from Franklin, Massachusetts LGBTQ YouTubers American YouTube vloggers American TikTokers American hairdressers 21st-century American LGBTQ people YouTube channels launched in 2015 LGBTQ TikTokers LGBTQ people from Massachusetts YouTubers from Massachusetts {{YouTubers-bio-stub