Aveda’s Best New Artists
At the Dare to Dream event for stylists and salon owners, held June 24-25 in St. Petersburg, Florida, the very first Best New Aveda Artist Awards also took place. The awards, including a special Dreamer’s Choice award, were presented in the evening after the first day of the conference.
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Dare to Dream: The Experience of a Lifetime
The Dare to Dream Experience, now in its second year, was held June 24-25, at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg, Florida. This year, The Salon People owners Tom and Karen Petrillo asked attendees to focus on how to make their dreams a reality—using author Mel Robbins’ “5-Second Rule.” Count down from five, make a decision, and act on it.
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Road Trip Delivers the Culture They Crave
Millennials are expected to have 2x as many jobs in their lifetimes as previous generations. Owners have been sensing this shift for a while, and we have to be prepared for this rapidly changing environment. Yet many owners have a lot of fear around turnover.
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The Best Hair Cuts For Spring And Summer 2018
When the weather changes from winter to spring, you may just feel an intense craving to change up your hair look. That’s totally relatable! We’re getting excited about spring and summer 2018, so we called up Global Artistic Director for Hair Cutting Ricardo Dinis at his home in New York to chat about his favorite looks for the warmer months.
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The Power of Creative Connections
“A great creative director must have leadership skills,” Ric Bowden, co-owner (with Lawrence Bonanno) of two Avalon Salon locations in Dallas, Texas, says. “And he also has to lead the direction of training and be the culture-keeper.” In Billy Keohane, Bowden has found these qualities and more. After losing his previous creative director a few years ago, Bowden hadn’t found the right person to lead his cutting team until he met Keohane in December.
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