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South Australian hairdressers, get ready for the next level of collaborative creative education! UNITY Hair Education Collab Launches in Adelaide!
A joint passion and obsession for education, In Awe Salon’s Megan Panozzo and Director of Hair Brain Education, Abi Wales, have teamed up to launch UNITY Hair Education, an imaginative and exciting series of hair education collaborations showcasing inspiring and creative content from some of the best artists in the Adelaide hairdressing scene. UNITY Hair Education is a space for free thinkers and like-minded people, a platform for local Adelaide Creative Artists and Educators to grow stronger connections within the local hair community, jamming with each other in a truly collaborative way. “There is a huge collective of amazing hairdressers in SA who provide incredible education, and we wanted to create a space for them to connect with other salons and hairdressers in a nondenominational way at an affordable price,” says Megan. “Abi & I have come together in the most dynamic way, and we can’t wait to share the infectious energy that we and so many other stylists/educators have to offer. If we can contribute to the growth of our local industry through watching and participation it can only be an amazing outcome.” An educator and session stylist, Abi has worked all over the world creating style and education for some of the world’s largest fashion 48
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Megan Panozzo & Abi Wales houses and a plethora of salons, whilst also assisting salon businesses via some of Australia’s best product companies. Abi has a company called Hairbrain, that is tailored salon education, to get juniors on the floor making money because the industry needs more seniors. Abi discovered a gap in the industry, when she had been working for a couple of local companies as a rep and educator, and saw that salons were screaming out for staff and needing to get their kids on the floor, because salon owners are so busy, that it’s hard to make time to train them. So, Abi started creating bespoke education programs to get those kids on the floor sooner, and this has now provided an opportunity to grow the industry. “We will be showcasing Juniors all the way through to Owners, Managers and Educators, With Unity Hair Education, there isn’t a cap on any level of creativity or imagination! I feel like there is nothing like this in our industry and there is a real market for sharing ideas and connecting with each other.” “I’m truly excited to bring our beautiful local community together and share knowledge with each other; after the past year, there is a real hunger for bringing everyone together and buzzing off our vibes and energy.” Says Abi. Unity Education Kicked off at the end of May at In Awe Salon, the first instalment saw Abi and Megan presenting, along with junior presenter Demi GowSmith, a 3rd year at In Awe. In the presentations Abi breaks down 2 haircuts;
