SALON LIFE: STYLIST SPOTLIGHT
Attributes You need to be a Successful Hairdresser
by Sarra Pond
Sarra Pond, Cobella Co-Founder, Hairdresser - Salon Manager - Licensed Psychotherapist
When I started hairdressing, I had a very definite vision of what I wanted from this exciting industry but I didn't have a definite plan of how to go about materializing my vision. I was a visionary, I could be a leader but I had to learn gradually how to manage my plan. I had to throw myself in the deep end of managing people at the naïve and tender age of 18. I had aspirations and ambitions but my enthusiasm was clouded by my naivet© .
Vidal Sassoon (Interview)
by Hair's How Magazine
Tony Rizzo, Alternative Hair Founder and Anthony Mascolo, President of the Charity, filmed an exclusive interview with the charismatic legend of the hairdressing world. Now you can read and enjoy this interview on the pages of our magazine!
The Story Of Hairdressing King
by Luis Llongueras
In his kingdom, the sun never sets…» No, in enthusiastic journalistic stories, it is not at all about any crowned person. Though... Who else can carry out the most extravagant reforms, knowing, that all of them will be accepted? Only the King — one of the three «rulers» of hairdressing art, whose name is mentioned along with Trevor Sorbie and Vidal Sassoon.
Working Smarter Not Harder
by Jamie Carroll
Jamie Carroll & the Jamie Carroll Hair & Beauty Team, successful both locally and internationally in many areas, is widely known for it's cross-pollination of hair beauty & fashion. Jamie Carroll, the founder of Envision Academy, is highly regarded in the industry for his successful business techniques, strong ”continuous education” programs, and innovative collections. The philosophy of ”working smarter not harder” allowed the Australian hairstylist to reach the top of both the Australian and international hairdressing industry.
Hair Cosmetics Expert
by Jami Symons
As AG Hair Cosmetics' artistic director, Jami is the creative leader of AG's artistic team. He is the driving force behind the styles of AG's annual signature collections, creating the looks and techniques that are then shared with stylists in training seminars all over the world.
Jami has been in the industry for 18 years and has been the owner of the Jami Symons Salon in Calgary, Alberta for the last 12. He has traveled the world perfecting his craft and trained in Barcelona, London, New York, Los Angeles and Toronto, just to name a few. In 1994, when AG was first introduced to Alberta, Jami joined and has since seen the company grow rapidly, especially in the US where his skills are constantly requested at various high profile shows.
In his interview, Jami talks about how he got started, ranks his teaching methods and discloses what he expects for the future.
A Visionary World-renowned Stylist
by Richard Thompson
Richard Thompson, the founder of the Mahogany Group, started his career as a Saturday boy in the James & Peter salon in Manchester. He was about 13 then. He was drawn into profession soon and started to train as a hairdresser. His talent of a born artist led him to his present fame of a world-renowned stylist.
Now Richard is a regular participant on all of the world's hairdressing competition stages and has a strong reputation of an international hairdressing star. He owns several salons in Oxford and London, and his Mahogany Group has turned into one of the most respectable brands.
Stories of a Hair Artist: Creative Eccentricity
by Kristan Frei
Kristan's artistic background provides a strong foundation for her work in this industry.
It is her unique ability to fuse science and art that makes her one of the most sought after educators and colorists in the world today.
Kristan has used her ten very successful years as a lab for her career in education.
Her strong belief that change in the industry starts with education is what fuels the fire behind her progressive approach to teaching color. Her career has been a combinationof educating for companies such as a Schwarzkopf as well as creating a curriculum for Dikson USA. She is also able to exercise her passion for art in many hair and fashion shows as well as being a part of a new art form that combines living models representing art on a canvas.
Thin Line between Business and Art
by Akin Konizi
The “British Hairdresser of the Year 2005” title holder and a nominee for the “British Hairdresser of the Year 2006” title — Akin Konizi — is the International Art.Director of the HOB group of salons, consisting of 11 successful salons throughout Great Britain. Whether it is a change of image, shooting, trend forecasts or consultations — the media willingly calls him an expert in all these areas.
But Akin can call himself an expert in a very different field, as well — along with his partners — Clive Collins and Paul Simbler — they share the title “British Business Directors of the Year 2006”. They attained international recognition of the HOB salons network, and founded the HOB academy in 1998.
Scruples Artistic Director Trent Day About giving, listening, leading and… loving
by Trent Day
Trent Day has been a hairdresser for 14 years, 9 of which has been with Scruples.
He leads a team of 160 educators throughout the US and Canada, 5 design team members and 20 artists. As the Artistic Director for Scruples his responsibility is to carry out and set stan.
dards for the company — defining them through the visual presentations of the shows, publications and education sessions performed in salons throughout the country.
In the end, we are always looking to reach the highest standards
by Linda Yodice and Scott Cole
Artistic Directors for Paul Mitchell the color Linda Yodice and Scott Cole were called “Haircolorists of the Year” for two years in a row. Having worked together over 15 years they surely know what it means to be a team and work together. Here are the secrets of successful - and awarded - collaboration.
I look for inspiration in my walk in life
by Fernando Salas
Fernando Salas is a legendary hairstylist who has been in the industry for 35 years, an inspired master and developer of new beauty products and cutting tools, as well as the author of the Picasso Code - his own no guess system of hair cutting. At the height of his experience, Mr. Salas has agreed to share his views with us on the hairdressing industry.
I grow as people grow
by Wayne Grund
The best advice that Wayne Grund could give an individual starting out in the beauty industry is "Education!" "When you are green you grow; when you are ripe you rot. Stay green forever. Balance your education between mastering your technical skills and business skills." Today Wayne continues building the Grund Education Team and takes existing educators to higher levels — and he calls it "one of the most rewarding things".
Alterna´s Global Creative Director
by Michael Shaun Corby
Michael Shaun Corby has been an innovator within the professional hair care industry for the past eighteen years. His professional experience within the entertainment industry along with his extensive training at such renowned salons as Jose Eber and Umberto´s, both of Beverly Hills, make him an invaluable asset to the Alterna Educational Program.
Artistic Director of Farouk Int.
by Woody Michleb
As Artistic Director of Farouk Int., Wadih (Woody) Michleb is responsible for introducing new collections, techniques and photo shoots to the company, on the artistic side, and training all the educators on the artistic team to go teach in the field, as well as being a platform artist also.
The power of creativity
by Terry Calvert
Extravagant and daring, art director of the Clipso Salons turns every routine into an artful creation. He combines ruling his successful net of salons with photoshoots, design of salon interiors and endless shows... We've asked him to share the secret of this energy and endless creativity...
Maestro CAMERON
by Patrick Cameron.
He is recognized as a master, an expert and an ideological inspirer of the complicated hairstyles made of long hair all over the world. He is a regular participant of most prestigious world forums of hairdressing art - from The World Hairdressing Congress and World Championship to The Alternative Hair Show.
Hair Style Speaks... Listen Up Before You Cut
by Naomi Mannino
The way your client wears her hair speaks volumes about her inner personality and how she wants the world to see her. Listen carefully!
Nelson CHAN
by George J. Miller
Nelson's Salon is tucked away in an exclusive section of Beverly Hills, California. His clientele list includes: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Heather Graham and Alicia Silverstone among others. Nelson works with a public relations agency to help him develop his career agenda in many aspects. One of those ways is to introduce him to high profile and celebrity clients. I was very interested to learn how that works because most of the stylists I know don't realize that we all need help to expose our talents to the people who appreciate them the most.
Sean YOELL ...a winner in more ways than one!
by Naomi Mannino
...a winner in more ways than one!
It's not easy to catch up with a guy who owns his own salon, has a wife and three kids, jet.sets to photo shoots in Puerto Rico and Italy, travels to Florida to work with stylist icon Jesse Briggs, and is currently granting interviews with all the top hair magazines. But then I also had to wait to interview him until after his most important day of the year: 'Customer Appreciation Day' at Accents Hair Studio, the salon he owns an operates with his wife in Ontario Canada. Now that's a winner!
Jeff WACKER
by George J. Miller
Yes that's HIS REAL NAME!
I met Jeff about 3 years ago at a distributors Power Breakfast. There were about 20 people in attendance but Jeff stood out, first he's tall, then he has a long beard, then he has a long pony tail, then he has a long history in the Beauty Profession as a "nice guy", I vote for the nice guy tag too. Jeff is currently an Educator for ALTERNA and he owns and operates a 25+ station Award winning Salon in Aliso Viejo CA. Jeff helped me give a class at COBA a Beauty College in Orange CA and I had a chance to find out a lot more about this talented and artistic business like person. We sat down in his Salon and started to talk.
Anthony Mascolo The Ultimate Family Man
by Hair's How
How does so much success NOT go to your head? Well, for Anthony Mascolo, creative head of TIGI, it's all in the family! He met up with our Russian Editor, Maria Strekalova, to tell us how he does it.
Toni & Sacha MASCOLO
by Hair's How
Join the Editor of HAIR'S HOW as she chats with a legendary father and daughter, two of the most influential personalities in hairstyling, for a glimpse at how it all happened…and keeps going strong!
Mister MAHOGANY
by Hair's How
When you start with nothing — not even a love for hairdressing — how do you rise to the top of the hairdressing world with salons, academies and a worldwide following? The editor of HAIR'S HOW gets to the bottom of how Richard Thompson got to the top!
Jerry DeCicco: "I do !"
by Hair's How
Educator for Schwarzkopf Professional and owner of Jerry´s Casabella hair salon and bridal boutique in Ontario, Canada, Jerry DeCicco says 'I do´ to weddings, women and the world of bridal hair styling.
Michael Haase: No Reservations!
by Hair's How
Artistic Director for Unite Eurotherapy at the renowned Cristophe Salon in Beverly Hills, C.A., Michael Haase tells it like it is…and swears he is NOT a celebrity stylist.
A Teacher Of Change
by George J. Miller
Martin Parsons has just joined the ranks of hairstyling icons like Vidal Sassoon, Irvine Rusk and Paul Mitchell to receive the NAHA Lifetime Achievement Award in Las Vegas on July 13th, 2008.
Find out why this “Teacher of Change” has become the focus of all this attention!
Nick Arrojo: Enjoy the Ride!
by George J. Miller
Nick Arrojo has developed a way of understanding our industry, what it takes to be a success, and still remains humble because he loves what he does every day...
The Consummate Collector
by Michael Warner
Michael WARNER displays his passion for hair gone retro on his Website, hairarchives.com, all over his vintage salon, and in his entire attitude of respect for the history of hairstyling!
PAUL GEHRING HAUTE COIFFEUR
by Olga Doroshina & Yulia Shumkova
Paul Gehring was born on April 14, 1962 in Overdinkel, a small Dutch town bordered by Germany. His first job in the field was at a salon in Enschede, where his outstanding skills, both as a stylist and as a businessman, quickly became apparent. Gehring next became manager of a prestigious salon in Dusseldorf, and also taught at Junge und Michaelis. After moving to Barcelona, he worked with the well-regarded Luis Llongueras as a teacher at the Llongueras International Center, as well as opening his own salon. Gehring invented a unique cutting technique that allowed him to create a haircut in a mere 10 minutes, as well as innovative coloring and styling techniques.
PERFECT STYLIST & GREAT COOK
by Judy Johnston-Scroggs
NEVER STOP LEARNING AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN YOUR PROFESSIONAL INTEGRITY