Editors Letter

What a huge couple of months we have had since my last editors letter! My head is still spinning with all that we’ve had on, and there is still so much yet to come!

It was disappointing when we all heard that Hair Festival had to be postponed, but totally understandable with so many exhibitors, competition entrants and visitors coming from Victoria, which had been placed into lockdown once again. While the iconic Queens Birthday weekend may not have had a trade show and education offerings in June, as planned, Hair Festival has announced its new dates as September and mocha were still able to forge ahead with the inaugural AHIA Creatives Gala Night! The momentum of excitement celebrating the industry’s creatives, was an opportunity for the hairdressing community to come together after a long hiatus and welcome guests from all over Australia. The timing could not have been better with some guests managing to make it from Victoria and with the biggest show Mocha have ever had the pleasure of hosting, we got in just before the rest of the country succumbed to Covid lockdowns!

It was a phenomenal night, not to mention quite emotional and so very special for all finalists, winners, sponsors, media and guests.

Thank you again to our sponsors Revlon Professional, ghd Professional, Excellent Edges and Amazing Hair Australia; The Finalists and Winners, Adam Williams for being the most outstanding MC on the night and Kellie and Linda Woodhead... what can I say? You both totally rock… and certainly know how to host an event!

This month’s Hair Biz is packed with lots of interesting reads.

First up we spend 20 Minutes With… the always entertaining, Tom White. He takes us through his life journey and talks about his new love, his salon, Same Same But Different. We have a beautiful soul, Kylie Dwyer, who talks about work/life balance in our Healthy Habits feature and we get an insight into Edwards + Co, their Emerging Academy and their internal Apprentice of the Year Program.

We take a look at Unity Hair Education and feature some amazing local salons and their owners.

Crossing the globe for our International Feature on Guy Kremer, Talent Spotting with Pauline McCabe who features the lovely Karoliina Saunders, our new Open Eye with Robert Muscaive.

Following up on all that amazingness, is our business writers and bloggers, social media, branding and mindset experts, as well as the newly announced Hot Shots Winners for 21/22 and all the Winners of The AHIA Creatives.

I hope you thoroughly enjoy this Edition and before I sign off, I would love to say how proud and blessed I feel to be a part of such an awesome industry. Each and every one of you, are amazing.

Much love,

Louise xox