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FIND YOUR EDUCATION AT HAIR FESTIVAL
Hair Festival, 2025 taking place at The ICC, Sydney, on June 29 and 30, offers you a full smorgasbord of education, and we’re here to detail the options so you find the right education session for you.
More than 40 hours of education thanks to 60 global and national educators will inspire you across the two days, from every corner of creative pursuits our industry offers to business acumen to help you survive in business today. You can still save with an All Access Pass which includes the infamous Wonderland party and REALtalk Business Forum – which collectively offer $1460 of value. You can buy also purchase five Education Sessions and get one free, where else can you be educated with leading and international names in the industry for just $89!?
Read on to find the perfect Education Sessions for you – and check out www.hairfestival.com. au for the full agenda.
If You Want Business
A range of business experts are taking to Hair Festival. Sonia Tomas, AKA the Salon Dr, will teach you how to take control of your profits, discover where you’re leaving money on the table and maximise your retail, services and team performance. This one-hour workshop will deliver relevant methods to offer salons “more profit, more freedom, and less overwhelm”.
Then, Caitlyn Muir of Iconic Coaching will return to Hair Festival to educate salon owners, employees and independent hairdressers to overcome pricing guilt, assess hustle culture and “flip the script” on their entire careers, with actionable strategies to really change your business. A new Wellness pillar that showcases experts who have integrated a wellness approach to their business to make money is a sure way to ensure, the industry you love you will enjoy for years to come.
Angela Rose of Indie Hair Academy will share insights with independent hairdressers who want to scale their business, as well as welcoming any prospective Indies to the movement. In this “hour of power”, you can learn how to increase both your value and prices, how to fortify your business with multiple streams of income and how to embrace an entrepreneurial mindset.
If You Want Creativity
Welcome ‘Bigger, Bolder, and Brighter’ from Danger Jones, which follows from 2024’s mammoth session from this global brand. Danger Jones has rapidly expanded into 40 countries in just its first two years with extensive social media engagement, and that energy will take to Hair Festival as educators from Australia, the UK and the US inspire on stage. The brand’s co-founder, Alexis Thurston, alongside Global Ambassadors Chrissy Danielle and Tia Lambourn, as well as local Australian talents, will present inspiring hues.
De Lorenzo presents ‘Assorted Creams’, a hair event celebrating luxury hues such as Golden Butter Blondes, Sunkissed highlights, Apricot coppers, and Maple Cream tones. Join De Lorenzo Brand Ambassadors Holly Breen, Ellie Bolton, Jules Gauci and the Education Team, who will educate on creatively using Nova360 colours, as well as creating texture and movement.
Join two pairs of Joico powerhouses, Katy Reeve and Carolyn Gahan, and Andrew Cobeldick and MikelahJayde Riley, as they present ‘ILLUME’, celebrating 50 years of Joico with a high-impact showcase of creativity, technique, and innovation, compered by Kerrie Di Mattia and Duncan Richards. The artistic showcase will highlight crafted cuts, radiant colour and polished styling work that all connect structure, tone, shape, colour and texture. The teams will demonstrate the iconic techniques that have defined five decades of the brand.
An award-winning, all-star line-up of talents take to the stage to present Moroccanoil’s live editorial shoot for Creative Team of the Year, with hair icons 2024 Australian Hairdresser of the Year Richi Grisillo, 2024 New Zealand Hairdresser of the Year Chinney Yeap, 2024 Editorial Hairdresser of the Year Michael Beel and 2021 NSW/ACT Hairdresser of the Year Jordan Hone. These celebrity hairdressers will bring their editorial vision to life on stage, while talking through behind-the-scenes secrets of their prolific careers.
Alisher Karabaev will introduce you to AIRTOUCH, a new global bonding trend that’s taking over social media for seamless blondes. AIRTOUCH uses a patented hair drying technique that blows out baby hair leaving only the longest and strongest strands for lightening, so you can create an ultra-soft blend from roots to ends, with no harsh lines or streaks, with total colour control and the improvement of hair health. Alisher will use his vast experience to demonstrate this unique skill.
The personalities at Excellent Edges will introduce you to the NAFTA Team – that’s Gina Yates, Pete Koziell, Matt Tronson, Steph Meyer, Ben Kane,
Tom White and Pete Walstab, who promise a healthy dose of insights and entertainment.
Seamless1 presents ‘Inch by Inch’, where social media powerhouse, former AHFA Transformation Stylist of the Year and current Digital Influencer of the Year, Sarah Emilia, will teach expert hair extensions and social media mastery. Sarah is the co-owner and face of Sarah Jade Hair, alongside her role as an educator, extensions leader and influencer, and the session will include a meet and greet with this hairdressing superstar.
Milkshake Global Artists Andrew Smith and Gianluca Grechi present Urbanaglobal cutting techniques with vibrant colours and effortlessly elegant cuts, both having spent time as the Sassoon Academy before moving onto awardwinning ambassador roles.
CPR Hair have your ‘Glow up’ sorted with the iconic Tabatha Coffey hosting Nicole Lamers, CPR Hair’s National Colour Ambassador, unveil our stunning new Gloss Colour range, while Kaine Vakai shares expert tips on Content that Converts.
If You Want Men’s Hair
Inspire Brands and Gamma+ will headline Jordan Tabakman, Lead Educator for Gamma + and owner of The Barber Club Salons Across Australia, Bali & India, with Teegan Dyson, Gamma+ Ambassador and Educator, also educating on stage. The session will showcase a barbering look and learn, as well as teaching personal branding, business development, team building and salon tips and tricks. Reuzel co-founders Leen and Bertus, are visiting from Rotterdam in the Netherlands to showcase their styling chops, in an unmissable international show, thanks to Hairco.
Then, a presentation from international US headliner and barbering legend Kevin Nguyen from Wahl will finish the final day with definitive direction.
This is just the beginning of a global industry worth of inspiration in one place, so to make sure you can see all of this and more, get your All Access Pass now!
