WAHL BARBER ACADEMY TO OPEN TO TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF BARBER PROFESSIONALS

State-of-the-art school to be located in Chicago, IL.

Wahl Barber Academy to Open to train the next generation of barber professionals State-of-the-art school to be located in Chicago, IL.

Wahl Clipper Corporation is pleased to announce plans are underway to open the Wahl Barber Academy. This first-of-its-kind barber school is scheduled to open in the Spring in Chicago, IL.

The Academy is in partnership with Pivot Point Academy which will operate the school and oversee curriculum. The Wahl Barber Academy will continue a legacy of industry firsts by being an elite barbering institution designed to train the next generation of barber professionals.

“Education has always been a cornerstone of Wahl’s philosophy. The opening of the Wahl Barber Academy furthers our commitment to providing the educational excellence needed to succeed in the barbering industry,” said Lance Wahl, senior vice president of professional sales & marketing at Wahl Clipper Corporation.

The Wahl Barber Academy will equip future barbers with the skills needed to perform at the industry’s highest levels. With its reputation for developing exceptional new hair and beauty professionals, Wahl found in Pivot Point Academy a partner that matches its commitment to excellence and a shared drive to improve the beauty and barber industry.

“The Wahl Barber Academy was designed to create well-rounded, exceptional barbers. The students will learn hair cutting, shaving, grooming and basic skin care, along with the business skills necessary to prepare them to succeed in the men’s grooming industry,” said Denise Provenzano, managing partner and coowner of Pivot Point Academy.

Wahl and Pivot Point Academy have assembled a team of leading licensed instructors who demonstrate technical skill and the ability to inspire and motivate students. Provenzano oversees faculty recruitment with Pivot Point Academy’s Master Barber & Lead Educator Ken Washburn and School Director Michelle Lamantia.

The award-winning team at Interworks Architecture is designing the modern-industrial 6,183-square-foot educational space located at 8501 W. Higgins in Chicago near O’Hare Airport, and easily accessed from the CTA blue line.

In addition to offering world-class education for future barbers, the academy will serve as an advanced training center, hosting educational opportunities for industry professionals and Wahl’s global team of educators. Classes will begin in Spring 2023 and guests will be able to schedule hair and grooming appointments with the next generation of leading barber students starting shortly thereafter.

A private grand opening celebration is slated for Friday, April 14, in advance of America’s Beauty Show.

About Wahl Clipper Corporation:

Since 1919, with the invention of the first practical electric hair clipper, Wahl Clipper Corporation has been the leader in the professional and home grooming category. Today, with over 3,500 employees worldwide, Wahl is proud to carry forward the tradition of innovation and superior customer service created by Leo J. Wahl. Headquartered in Sterling, Illinois, Wahl distributes to 176 countries and has eight global manufacturing facilities and 28 sales offices. At Wahl, we are proud of our heritage of excellence and our impressive list of groundbreaking innovations for the present and future of the global market. Visit http://www.wahlpro.com/ for more details.

About Pivot Point Academy:

Pivot Point Academy strives to provide opportunities for employment and advancement in the beauty and barber industry. We offer collaborative and innovative barber, cosmetology, esthetics, makeup, and teacher training courses to help you elevate your skills. Our instructors believe in people and their potential to take a passion for the craft and elevate them to art. We are committed to our mission. We empower the next generation of beauty professionals with the education that allows you to design the career you want. Our Main Campus is located in Bloomingdale, IL and our Wahl Barber Academy Campus in Chicago is coming soon. Visit http://www. pivotpoint.edu/ for more details.

Lance Wahl is the Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Wahl

Professional Global, overseeing global product management, brand, digital marketing and education report up through him.

Lance returned to the family business in 2003 after working as a financial analyst for 7 years. He learned the beauty and barber trade coming up through working in North America sales and marketing. His great-grandfather, Leo J. Wahl, invented the electric hand-held hair clipper back in 1919.

Denise is a licensed hairdresser who founded Zano Salons in 1985, a family business, who today has four salon and spa locations in the suburbs of Chicago. Believing that education fuels success, in 2015 partnered in Pivot Point Academy, to be able to direct the education path of undergraduate students in Cosmetology, Esthetics and Barbering. With over 125 students per year who go on to become successful licensed beauty professionals, this has been one of her greatest accomplishments.

Denise also finds time to give back to the industry she loves, is past president of Cosmetologist Chicago, an association that owns America’s Beauty Show, one of the top trade shows in the beauty industry. She is an active member in Intercoiffure, an networking organization of top hairdressers globally.

Partnering in the newest venture, Wahl Barber Academy, she is very excited