Festival Education Sessions

10:45AM – Track 8
Experience Dyson with Damian Rinaldo
Dyson solves real-world hair care problems like protecting natural shine and smoothness while preventing extreme heat damage, created state-of-the-art laboratories, and their professional hair dryers and straighteners help salon owners and stylists wherever their work takes them.

Influencer, director, and speaker Damien Rinaldo loves sharing his passion for hairdressing. He has won more than 60 IHS competitions and is a five-time Hair Expo Australian Hairdresser of the Year finalist. His award-winning salon, Boris the Cuttery, opened in 2012 and is armed with the unique ‘cool-ness’ of a fictional and uber-creative character called Boris. Damien’s…. Read more

9:15AM – Bay 17
ghd & Rumbie Education Collaboration
Join Rumbie and her team as they come together to celebrate the art of textured hair! Our brand new ghd Creative Artist & Texture Specialist will take you on an intellectual journey of all thing’s curls, waves and texture with live model demonstrations featuring multiple hair textures and ethnicities. Rumbie’s driving passion and purpose is to create a community that not only understands but truly celebrates curls.

Not to be missed, tickets will sell out fast!

Born and raised in Zimbabwe, Rumbie… Read more

4:45PM – Track 8
Zero Visibility & Lights.Camera.Action!
In this session each of these two amazing Seamless1 artists will be doing a 30 minute session for you.

Sarah will educate on her technique for applying tape extensions seamlessly to the front areas of the head to ensure zero visibility when wearing out or tying up, using her favourite Seamless1 curling wand.

Matthew will take you through his famous “SHORT to LONG TRANSFORMATION”. Get up-close and personal with this national educator and ambassador, and experience a transformation like no other! 

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9:15AM – Track 8
Why an inclusive salon is good for the world, and good for your business 
Diverse, inclusive salons win more customers, retain them at higher rates, and make more money.

Bold claims, but Timely’s Chief People & Inclusion Officer, Mary Haddock-Staniland, is here to tell us why they’re all true. Join Mary and industry panelists, Garreth Lenagh and Kristina Russell, in a discussion that will help the hair and beauty industry become more accessible, more inclusive, and – ultimately – more successful.

3:15PM – Track 12
Styling secrets unplugged
Learn the secrets to consistently creating award winning imagery; Understand what your clients see in an image, and how to interpret that; Translate your vision on camera effectively every time.

In this intimate 60 minute session, 5 x Australian Session Stylist of the Year, Richard Kavanagh will share salon friendly tips and tricks that you can use immediately to satisfy the fussiest of clients, as well as giving you insights into how to translate your creative vision, relay your message to a team, build a team, cut, colour and style hair for editorial, creating a collection and more…

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9:15AM – Elston Room
Developing a highly effective Digital Strategy
Join SMK as it provides the blueprint for driving measurable results by harmonising and integrating organic earned, owned and paid media channels. Examining everything from paid and organic Social and Search, to Google My Business, Google Maps, Email and more.

James is Executive Director of Programming at SMK, a specialist learning and development organisation which exists to help businesses use social media, mobile and digital channels more effectively. SMK trains and educates more professionals on the subjects of social media, content marketing, online video and digital than any other organisation in the region.

10:45AM – Track 12
Unlock your Potential
At Pivot Point, we believe every hairdresser and barber has the potential to be fabulous.

Immerse yourself in the Pivot Point method and see how a systems approach can transform your work, increase your confidence and build your clientele.

In this Look & Learn seminar you will get up close and personal with our National Education Team, led by international educator Vic Piccolotto, as they step you though a series of creative looks and show you how to implement a systems approach that will allow you to grow as a creative artist.

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And if you play your cards right, you may be able to take one home in a very casual, non-committal way. We are talking about scissors, not the boys sorry, but maybe you could just take Sam.

3:15PM – Track 12
The Wonder Of Why
At AREA Academy our mission is to challenge the conventional ways in which stylists think about & approach men’s haircutting. We want to help people in discovering an alternative belief system & perspective that will ultimately help them in realising their potential.

With this session we want to help attendees understand not only the “why” behind our thought process & cutting techniques, but also the “how” – in terms of staying both efficient & effective when working on the shop floor. This will be achieved through visual demonstration & in-depth explanation showcasing an array of the most modern men’s styles from each of our diverse team members.

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12:15PM – Elston Room
The Purpose-Driven Profit
From the rise of the eco-conscious consumer to the way we exchange money, the profit model has evolved leaving many of us in the dark about how to improve a stubborn bottom line. The Purpose-Driven Profit, hosted by Sustainable Salons Co-founder Paul Frasca, presents a line-up of leading commentators that will uncover why and how adopting ethical and circular economy practices, new transactional technology and community-mindedness can rocket your business to new heights.

Ignite your curiosity and leave with a generous helping of practical ideas on how you can get started down the path to feel-good profit.

1:45PM – Track 12
TONI&GUY present their 2021 global campaign ‘Connected’, which is a celebration of hair and creative techniques which are suited to the individuality and diversity of the Australian client.
TONI&GUY Australia invite you to join them as they present their 2021 global campaign ‘Connected’, which embodies three guiding principles delivered by TONI&GUY hairdressers to their client:

Health: how we look after our clients hair, leaving them feeling and looking good from the inside out.
Beauty: how we make our client feel good, from the right choices we make to personalise each… Read more

1:45PM – Track 8
Master Cutting
Master cutting with award winning cutting specialists Ryan King and Laura Spinney on stage together with Australia’s only Pixel colour Educator, Angela Soong.

Join us to experience edgy and exciting haircuts flavoured with Pixel colouring. The work you will see can be used for your own creative work or taken straight back to the salon for expanding your clients experience keeping them stimulated and excited about hair!

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