Education Sessions


Booked to Banked: The 40K Salon Revenue Extension for Salon Owners

Two industry leaders. One hour. Up to $40K in untapped revenue waiting for you. Join Shortcuts and ShowPony to learn what salon owners can implement to earn an extra $40K next year in your business.

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The Extension Experience

During this session, Sarah Emilia will showcase three of her signature extension transformations using Seamless1 tape extensions, breaking down exactly what it takes to achieve each look from placement and blending to colour harmony, finishing techniques, and the small details that create big impact.

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Transformative Colour: Shape, Dimension

Join Grace Kelly and Tommy Beale-Burchall for live colour demonstration featuring 4 models each, covering the full spectrum — from rich coppers and sparkly brunettes to intentional, dimensional blondes.

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BKT Mastery

Join us for an engaging and interactive education session at the Hair Festival in Sydney, where we’ll showcase the transformative power of our products and techniques.

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THE NEW LUXURY OF HAIR EXTENSIONS – 2026 EDITION

Four of Australia's most in-demand extension artists. Three live transformations. One seminar that will change the way you think about your entire service menu.

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The Control Shift: From Busy to Profitable

This session is for salon owners, renters, senior stylists, and anyone serious about building a more profitable business. Come ready to engage, leave with something you can implement from Monday morning.

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Building an Extension Empire: Master the Technique. Multiply your income.

For the first time ever, Hair Candy Australia presents a groundbreaking education experience that merges business strategy with extension artistry — a luxury learning event designed for stylists and salon owners ready to elevate every dimension of their craft and brand.

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The Art of Placement

Join Louise Graham and Jordan Doroschuk for a live colour demonstration featuring four models each, progressing from soft commercial creative work through to bold editorial placement and tonal concepts.

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The Power of Showing Up Presenter Denis McFadden

Denis McFadden founder of justcuts is launching his book The Power of Showing UP. An honest, funny and surprisingly emotional look at the people, pivots and persistence behind one of the industry’s most recognisable brands.

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Session presented by Lauren McCowan & Jules Tognini

Building Clean Mid Fades with Intention

This session breaks down the mid fade in a way that is simple, intentional, and easy to apply behind the chair. Attendees will learn how to approach fading with structure and confidence by understanding how transitions work, how to properly use their tools, and how to control weight throughout the haircut.

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From Roots to Revolution

From Roots to Revolution is an immersive education experience exploring the intersection of textured hair, culture, identity, and care. Grounded in trauma-informed practice and cultural awareness, this session invites hair professionals, educators, and creatives to rethink the way we approach curly, coily, and Afro-textured hair in salons, classrooms, and community spaces.

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The Art of the Cut — Look & Learn with Philip Wolff x Matsui

Join global icon Philip Wolff for an exclusive 1-hour look-and-learn session, designed to elevate your cutting precision and creative confidence behind the chair.

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Method + Mindset

You know that moment. That split second before they speak. When the blonde catches the light just right and the shape frames their face, and they reach up and touch it and smile. That's the moment. YOUR moment. Want to feel it again and again and understand why?

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Hypnosis Experience

Start Monday differently. Before The Mind Behind the Chair education session, Glenn Conley invites you into the Mindshiftr Wellness Lounge for a 15-minute guided hypnosis experience — designed to settle your nervous system, clear the mental noise, and bring you back to yourself before the day begins. No experience necessary. Just show up.

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The mind behind the chair – Glenn Conley, Mindshiftr

You spend your days making others feel like the best version of themselves – this session is about you for you. Glenn Conley, founder of Mindshiftr, shares the story behind his work and takes the room through a live group mind shift experience that demonstrates exactly what becomes possible when you shift the thinking that's quietly running the show.

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The Power of Showing Up Presenter Denis McFadden

Denis McFadden founder of justcuts is launching his book The Power of Showing UP. An honest, funny and surprisingly emotional look at the people, pivots and persistence behind one of the industry’s most recognisable brands.

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The Empowered Indie

This is for the solo hairdresser. The ones building something of their own, backing themselves, and stepping into a new way of working. The industry is now dominated by independent operators but success as a solo requires more than just technical skill. It requires business knowledge, the right systems, and the support to grow sustainably.

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Prestige Colour Transformation – The Colourkick way

This year's Hair Festival will see the most powerful ways our industry can grow, innovate, and inspire the next generation of hair professionals. Virtue has partnered with Stefan Hair and are proud to come together to deliver an education session that celebrates the value of partnership and shared expertise.

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Cutting Through The Noise

Modern men’s haircutting continues to evolve, with new trends, techniques and approaches constantly shaping the industry. Cutting Through The Noise is about taking all of that information and turning it into practical, real-world education that translates directly behind the chair.

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