Pivot Point International has designed beauty education, tools and premium mannequins for more than 50 years. Each product carried is also thoroughly tested by real students and salon professionals. Pivot Point proactively requested SA8000® certification from their contracted hair-manufacturing factory to ensure the quality of goods match the well-being of the artisans who create them. SA8000 certification solidifies a commitment to human rights by guarding against the use of child and forced labor, discrimination and unfair disciplinary practices, working hours and compensation.
Green Circle Salons is the world's first sustainable salon solution dedicated to recycling, recovering and repurposing beauty waste from salons and spas. That includes previously unrecoverable materials and hard-to-recycle items like hair clippings, foils, excess hair color, aerosol cans, and color tubes. Green Circle’s goal is to help salons and spas go green, gain clients, save money and build revenue in a way that’s ethical and simple. They’ve been certified by B Corp and the Carbon Trust to acknowledge that Green Circle meets the highest standards of environmental and social responsibility, and meets requirements for Zero Waste to Landfill.
Hairbrained exists as a community for artists, craftspeople and educators to come together to create, inspire and share. Founded in 2009, Hairbrained.me began as an online home for truly passionate professionals. Their social/mobile following has now grown to over 1,000,000 #crafthairdressers and is expanding every day. Sebastian has partnered with Hairbrained to launch the Sebastian Creative Immersions program, with the objective of Elevating Technical Mastery of Cut & Styling of creative and advanced stylists. Taught as a 2-part series, this ultimate education experience with our International Artists is designed to go beyond classic methodologies, pushing the boundaries of your technical skills. You will learn how to master Sebastian’s unique and iconic blading techniques along with our principles of hair design.
At Mark Ryan Education we have created an open and engaging learning environment where anyone with a passion for hair artistry can develop the skills needed to become the most successful versions of themselves behind the chair and outside the salon.
We invite you to come alongside our team as we all make the investments in ourselves to grow.
Experience education with world renown hair educator Sally Rogerson and master stylist Shannon Rha. SR Society takes a simple approach to beauty where our only measure of success is that you look and feel your best when you walk out our door.
Born and raised in South Africa, Wella Professionals Global Top Artist and GHD North America Top Artist, Aubrey Loots has been calling Los Angeles his home for the past 29 years.
Aubrey Loves the world of Fashion. Whether it is a Photo shoot, Runway show, Makeover show, or a Red Carpet Celebrity event, nothing beats the adrenalin rush he gets from working in this capacity. He has also been the Key Stylist at Fashion Week, leading Teams for over 200 Runway shows and Installations over the last 12 years and says that as challenging as it can be, it’s the place where he learns and teaches the most.
Aubrey is very passionate about Educating and Inspiring Hairstylists around the world. In his latest Venture, Aubrey has created a unique opportunity for hairstylists from around the world to join him on a 7 – 10 day all-inclusive creative and cultural retreat to some of his favorite and most Inspiring cities around the world called, “Aubrey’s Hair Adventures”.
With thirty-plus years as a hairdresser, Nick has become a modern icon of the industry. His signature razor-cutting technique is recognized and practiced worldwide. It is part of a modern and creative, precision-based hairdressing method pioneered by Nick, and designed to create fashion-forward, beautiful, wearable hair for clients, while offering creative freedom and versatility to stylists. A revered hairdresser, educator, and leading light in the business Nick can boast exposure in the world’s best magazines, work with the world’s top fashion designers, and seven years as hairdressing host for TLC’s ‘What Not to Wear. He is an author and mentor and, through ARROJO education, he shares his insights and inspirations with tens of thousands of fellow professionals each year.
Sunlights' Owner, Founder, and C.E.O. Candy Shaw is widely regarded as the world's foremost educator in French Cutting and Balayage.
Nicknamed ‘The Balay Lama®’, Candy literally grew up in the beauty business as the daughter of Jamison Shaw, a former world-champion competition hairdresser, and Sara Shaw, a professional make-up artist. Candy’s been a hairdresser and educator all her adult life with over 35 years’ experience. Candy owns Jamison Shaw Hairdressers®, a third-generation, fifty-year-young, 5,000 square-foot, 50-chair salon in Atlanta, Georgia. Candy still works ‘at the chair’ and with the aid of her team of protégés, sees up to 25 guests each day.
Remaining at the chair throughout her illustrious career as an educator has allowed Candy Shaw to keep a pulse on the needs of her students and the needs of their guests.