Bensons of Curtin Shop 9 Curtin Place Phone: 6281 4286 Email: ih.jones10@bigpond.com.au
Bentleys of Canberra Jamison Plaza, Macquarie 2614 Phone: 6251 2681 Email: Trudy@hitparade.com.au
Helen Jones
Sarah Booth
OWNER/MANAGER
OWNER
HELEN Jones brings a wealth of experience and a love of working with people to her role as owner/manager of wellestablished hair salon, Bensons of Curtin. With more than 30 years in the industry, Helen entered the profession to acquire a trade that could be utilised anywhere in the world which involved dealing with people. “Back in those days, you were encouraged to do an apprenticeship, and hairdressing seemed the better choice that suited my attributes,” she says. Helen counts among her greatest achievements her ability to build and enhance rapport and loyalty with clients, while maintaining a harmonious home life. The best attributes she contributes to her business are her personality, skills, good work ethic and a treasured ability to remember clients’ names, which adds a personal touch. “The challenge of my role is to provide each client with an experience that they are enthused about,” she says. “For the future, I look forward to maintaining and growing my client base.”
WITH more than 16 years hairdressing experience to her name, Sarah continues to grow her salon and her staff to be the best-educated and well-informed stylists they can be. Her focus is on excellent training in hands-on skills and technical knowledge in the entire industry that hairdressing encapsulates. She is also very busy with the bridal studio, which creates beautiful and unique hair and make-up for brides, their bridal parties and all formal and special occasions. Always supported by her very special family, Sarah is hoping to build an empire for her two sons to continue her dreams, and hopefully theirs, into the future. Apart from her family, her greatest achievement was becoming a nalist in the 2008 Telstra Young Business Woman of the Year Award.
Bentleys of Canberra, Garran and Bentleys Bridal Studio Shop 7, Garran Shopping Centre, Gilmore Crescent, Garran 2605 Phone: 6281 4339 Email: bentleysbridal@grapevine.com.au
Trudy Meehan
Kylie Sibraa
SALON CO-ORDINATOR
SENIOR PROPERTY MANAGER
TRUDY began hairdressing in 1993 in Kingaroy, Queensland, and went on to become a manager in one of Toowoomba’s top salons. She moved to Canberra seven years ago to take up her position as salon co-ordinator for Bentleys. “Being a very creative person with a love of fashion, hairdressing was the obvious choice for me. I love making people feel good about themselves and my work allows me to meet so many interesting people.” She’s not just one of Bentleys senior stylists, but manages the day-to-day running of the salon liaising with other owners and managers within the Bentleys group. One day, Trudy hopes to develop her skills to the point where she can join the Bentleys group with her own salon. “Until then, I want to help other team members to reach their personal and professional goals as much as I can so that everyone is able to be the best they can be.”
“MY role, as the senior property manager with Blue Property Marketing is to work closely with property owners to preserve and increase the value of their real estate investments” says Kylie. “My background has always been in the real estate industry. I started with a real estate reception job straight out of school, but discovered that I really loved the industry, especially the property management side, and have been in the industry for 13 years. “I offer all the qualities that Blue considers to be important to be part of their property management team – integrity, professionalism, honesty and, most importantly, an understanding of landlords’ requirements from their property manager. Kylie says she would like to see property management become a diploma course, as “a property manager’s work really hard and it should be recognised for its professionalism.” She is dedicated to doing the best-possible job to meet all parties’ needs and deliver friendly professional service. “Going that extra step really does make the difference!”
Blue Property Marketing 42 Mort Street Braddon, ACT Phone: 6163 8888 Email: kylie.sibraa@blueproperty.com. au
June Irving
Amanda Mutton
SALON OWNER
DIRECTOR
ONE of Canberra’s most successful salon owners, June Irving says her greatest pleasure is seeing her junior hairdressers blossom into condent, young professionals. June is one of the stalwarts in the hair and beauty industry, having 36 years’ experience of growing the Bentleys of Canberra group, all Schwarzkopf Professional salons. Over the decades, she has nurtured scores of young apprentices, many of whom have advanced within her group or have branched out on their own. “I am committed to making sure the young ones coming through the industry are well mannered, well presented and condent in what they’re doing,” she says. To keep abreast of developments in the industry, June regularly attends seminars and workshops interstate and Bentleys of Canberra travels overseas every year. Jamison Plaza: 6251 2681 June, who grew up in Cooma, began hairdressing as a Garran Shops: 6281 4339 young mum in Canberra. Beauty Bar, Jamison Plaza: 6253 4488 While her rst love is hair, she has “slipped across into the Bentleys Bridal Studio, Jamison Plaza: beauty industry” in recent years, opening The Beauty Bar and 6251 2681 Bentleys Bridal Studio in Jamison. Griffin Day Spa, Kingston: 6260 6648
Blue Property Marketing Phone: 6163 8888 Email: amanda.mutton@blueproperty. com.au
AMANDA has long experience in the real estate industry and in 2002 Amanda won the prestigious REI ACT Salesperson of the Year Award. In 2004 she reached her personal goal of opening up an agency – Blue Property Marketing Pty Ltd. Since 2004 Blue Property Marketing has gone from strength to strength and is recognised for its professionalism in property management and property sales. Amanda believes that the success of Blue has been due to having great staff that share her passion for the industry and a like-minded philosophy in customer service. Amanda says one of the keys to her personal success in real estate has been that she enjoys spending time with people; and even though it is hard work, she absolutely loves the rewards it brings her clients, both the vendors and the buyers of property. It is generally a win-win situation for both parties and that brings her a lot of joy.
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