FREE Expert Training From an Award-Winning Colour Master! | Education Memo

Throughout 2024, Pro Hair shadowed Carolyn Newman through her exclusive Be Your Best mentorship programme. As an international educator and award-winning colour expert with over 40 years in the industry, as well as the Senior Colour Director and Education Coordinator at Stil Salon in Chelsea, Carolyn strives to give back to the industry through offering up her time, free of charge, to support the future generation of hairdressers.

In Autumn last year, Carolyn conducted her final two sessions with three trainees – Fran, Nicole and Tilly – from Melanie Richard’s Hair & Beauty, an award-winning Aveda and Great Lengths salon in Peterborough.

The aim of these classes was to challenge the girls’ creative skills and teach them how to be consistent with the client experience. “We focused on how to manage client expectations and the different ways of channelling inspiration to create new colour palettes and techniques,” Carolyn explains.

“The girls each presented two non-hair images that inspired their creativity in some way”, she continues. “From these images, they then drew a colourful pattern that was to be transformed into a real-life technique. I had precut three mannequin heads creatively in preparation, allowing the girls to create their bespoke colour palette to complement each haircut.” – Melanie and Richard, Melanie Richards’s Hair & Beauty

Session 1: Confidence

This session works on building confidence on the basics of hairdressing, including everything from consultations to achieving the perfect style for every client.

Session 2: Create

This is the class to challenge your creativity. It will focus on how to introduce the optimum look to your clients through current salon trends and your own inspiration.

Session 3: Consistency

This will look at the A-Z of the client experience, teaching you how to use skills to ensure your clients return again and again.

Do you want to win FREE expert training from an award-winning colour master?

Carolyn is on the lookout for her next two salons to train as part of her mentorship programme, completely free of charge, during 2025.

What does the training include?

• Carolyn will visit your salon or home studio and work with either your apprentices, assistants or your graduate stylists.
• There must be a minimum of two and maximum of five students, each with 1-2 years’ experience running a column.
• The programme consists of three sessions (Confidence, Create and Consistence), with each session taking place 2-3 months apart.
• The education will focus on: client care, professionalism, communication skills and delivering high-quality hair through colour, cuts and styling.
• A certificate will be awarded to each participant on completion of all three sessions.

What is the cost of the programme?

The value of this mentorship is £4,500, but Carolyn is offering two salons the entire programme completely free of charge as part of this competition. (Any travel and accommodation costs will need to be covered by the salon if applicable).

Each session with Carolyn has left the girls absolutely buzzing afterwards! They have learnt so many aspects of colouring hair, as well as growing in self-confidence too. It’s amazing what a difference three days has made to their enthusiasm!

If your salon is interested in winning free expert training, enter here or via the link in our Instagram bio (@prohairmag)