PRESENTED BY
BEAUTY ALASKA
A Pro Beauty Gathering
November 8th, 2021
The Lakefront Hotel
4800 Spenard Rd,
Anchorage, AK 99517
10AM – 4:30PM
Join us as industry leading brands showcase the latest in:
Professional education
Marketing tips
business building
Beauty trends
Professional education
Marketing tips
business building
Beauty trends
and much more!
per attendee
$20 back in product purchased
day of event*
Set up your Salon Services account HERE (no credit card required) and a representative will be in contact shortly to register you for the event:
*$20 back in product purchase applies to one show deal, day of show. Other restrictions & conditions may apply
Discounted Hotel rate
Need somewhere to stay? Attendees can choose to book a room at the event hotel for a discounted rate.
With Mainstage Appearances By:
...and participation from:
Featuring Some of Today's
Top talent on the main stage:
KAZ AMOR
VOCE FOUNDER
special guest appearance by Kaz Amor
Kaz Amor started his career in hair and fashion working with the most prestigious companies like Vidal Sassoon and carried leadership roles in brands such as Sebastian International, Redken and L’Oréal Professional. Noticing the opportunity in the industry for products that housed safer and better ingredients in hair care products, Kaz decided to start his own line of shampoos and conditioners that were made to treat the hair with safe, high quality ingredients. Today, VoCê Haircare is known to be a clean, conscious and vegan brand that is good for you and good for your hair.
LELAND OLSON
STYLE & COLOR.MASTER
KEVIN.MURPHY
With over 15 years experience in the beauty industry, North American COLOR.MASTER Leland has worked alongside some of Canada’s and US leading stylists and colourists. As a passionate colourist and educator, he joined the KEVIN.MURPHY team in 2014 where he’s had the opportunity to educate and work with some amazing salons and stylists throughout the country. From neo pops to pastels, bright blondes to luxe brunettes, Leland loves creating endless possibilities with COLOR.ME.
Leland has worked on-set and backstage on numerous photoshoots, FASHION.WEEKS including New York, LA, Toronto, Moscow, Prague and Estonia, as well as having worked on celebrity clients such as Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Nina Dobrev, Kate Hudson, Goldie Hawn, Petra Nemcova, Coco Rocha (to name a few) at the Toronto International Film Festival over the years.
Leland is committed to elevating the industry standard for education and firmly believes that learning never ends. His inspiration is fashion focused and performance driven, being able to translate current trends into wearable art that clients can feel was personalized and customized for their unique personal style. Create, inspire and be inspired is his life motto!
BRANDI HOLDAWAY
DIAMOND.KEY
KEVIN.MURPHY
With over 17 years of experience Brandi is a perfectionist in the art of hairdressing. Her expansive and continual training with color and cutting techniques allow her to create the total look. She is Vidal Sassoon trained and has also trained in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Seattle.
Some of her work includes New York Fashion Week, Sundance Film Festival, SLC Fashion Remix, and participating in Melbourne Spring Fashion Week. Her work has also been featured in Behind the Chair, Utah Bride and Groom, and Bangstyle.
As a KEVIN.MURPHY DIAMOND.KEY she believes in the importance of education. Brandi is committed to empowering stylists and clients to explore the potential of what expanded knowledge and education can provide to them behind the chair and at home. Nothing is more rewarding than making people feel better about themselves and being able to create something that is uniquely theirs.
JAMES HELTON
Creative Design Ambassador
Keune
Coaching clients and fellow stylists to go beyond their perceived potential by reaching farther than convention, James makes the unimaginable a reality. Experiences in art, design, and business, together with more than 30 years in the beauty industry has served him well as both an accomplished salon owner and stylist exhibiting repeated substantial growth within his own salon, in addition to an impeccable reputation within the education community. As a former Chamber of Commerce Chairman, James acquired the basis for his abilities as an accomplished facilitator both inside the salon and out. Since joining Keune in the spring of 2007 James has taken an avenue of coaching stylists, through a practical approach to the creative process by helping those around him focus on “the process” of creativity. Melding an avant garde mentality with a high energy persona, and a firm foundation in both the fundamentals of hair as well as business, James’ practical approach to the creative process has proven to be more than beneficial to himself as well as with all he has contact. Whether sitting in his chair as a client, standing beside him as a stylist inside the salon or an educational forum, James has the ability to show what has been shown and reveal what has not been seen, by sharing the “reality” you had not imagined.
AMBER SKRZYPEK
Creative Technical Ambassador
Keune
In 2007 Amber Skrzypek joined Keune Haircosmetics as one of their Regional Artists. She is now the Creative Technical Ambassador for Keune North America and an International Educator. In this position she connects with her audience through her engaging personality and relatable style of facilitating, you can’t help but notice her passion for hair and education. She offers a new approach to color, and a fresh way of looking at things. “The idea is to work smarter not harder, because time is money in our industry.” Creating dimensional color with various isolated block coloring techniques is something that really drives her, also the idea of “Coloring with a Purpose”, understanding the “Why” behind your color placement.
Amber has been published in Modern Salon, American Salon, and various other magazine articles, offering color formulas and tips and tricks for stylists and consumers. In 2012 she became part of Keune’s National Color Team and started traveling the country working distributor and trade shows. Amber has also been named one of the “Top 30 Colorists Under 30” by The Colorist Magazine and is viewed as one of the “Keepers of the Trade” by Estetica USA. Continuing Education is something she believes strongly in and strives to be well versed in what’s going on in the market. Sharing her ideas and experience is something you don’t want to miss out on.
KIMBERLEY BENOIT
Art Team Specialist
ColorProof
Kimberly has been a stylist for over 20 years and has had the pleasure to work as an educator and ambassador with multiple brands throughout her career. She has been an illustrious member of the ColorProof education team for six years, where she has had the privilege of styling several celebrities while touring the Northwest. Having met and worked with numerous talented artists in the industry, she has flourished by ‘soaking up the genius’ along the way. For Kimberly, our beauty community is a wonderful place to both give and receive education, and she loves participating with fellow stylists along the way. Always genuine, welcoming, and informative, you will walk away from Kimberly’s classes feeling uplifted, well-versed, and inspired by her teachings.
RACHEL CORDOVA
Master Colorist + Regional Educator
Alfaparf
Licensed since 2005, Master Colorist Rachel Cordova is a second generation practitioner in the Cosmetology field. She has dedicated most of that time acquiring deep understanding of the science and the art of hair color while working behind the chair, developing her business and educating others. Since 2008 Rachel has been an educator for Alfaparf Milano and has dedicated herself to continually learn and grow so that she can help others learn and grow by sharing her knowledge. Her main ambition has always been to elevate the perception of the industry by commanding the respect that it deserves through knowledge. “What we do is a practice that takes years to hone. We don’t just do hair…we triage, we treat, we consult, we counsel and problem solve which requires brains. Like a doctor or lawyer we should be held with just as high regard”. Rachel is eager to give to and help her fellow stylists with kind support.
LAURA YOUNG
Color Specialist + Regional Educator
Alfaparf
Laura has been a color specialist for over twenty years. She has traveled extensively as an international hair color platform artist, worked with top color designers, and helped develop some of the most successful education formats in the business, all while maintaining an active clientele. Laura’s deep understanding of hair color leads to an informative and engaging class that any colorist can grow from. Her wide range of experience makes her the perfect educator for color theory and application and, there is always inspiration to be found in Laura’s infectious passion for creating beautiful color.
CRYSTAL ANDERSON
Extension Specialist + National Educator
Babe Hair Extensions
Crystal has been in the beauty industry since 2003. She has dedicated her career to continue to grow as a salon suite owner, and to be an inspiration to other stylists through education. As an Education Specialist for Babe Hair, she has a great passion and energy to share her skills with other stylists all around the country.
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per attendee
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