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F R I E N D S
PEERS
&
a s s o c i a t e s
" No man would want to go through life without friends,
. . . even if he had all other worldly goods. . . "
A R I S T O T L E
Dwight Miller
Salon Santa Fe,
Santa Fe, New Mexico.
The man, the legend.
Dwight is the 2014 NAHA
Lifetime Achievement
Award winner, and is
unquestionably, in so many
ways, one of THEE most
influential people in the
beauty industry in the past
40 years......period.
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Phil Clark
Alter Ego North America,
Europe, and UK.
As the driving force behind
the company, Alter Ego has
become not only one of the
hottest brands on the market,
but one of the most technolog-
ically advanced with an expansive
product line as well as a full line
of color that brings out the
creative artist in all stylists.
Dario Chicco
VOI Salon
Sydney, Austrailia
Dario's prowess as an
all natural, dry haircutter
is second to none and he
is an international brand
ambassador, educator,
and spokesperson for
Mizutani Shears.
Joe Santy
Technical Director
Olaplex Worldwide
As a 40 year veteran of the
industry, Joe Santy is without
question one of the best
known technical and product
experts in the industry.
Joe is also the author of
several books on perming,
technical services, and is
a regular presence at every
national trade show.
Anthony DeVito
President and Founder
The Professional Stylist Forum,
Boston, Mass.
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Devoted to continuing
education and the sharing
of knowledge in our
industry. Anthony is one of
the best known purveyors
of advanced education in
the entire Boston area.
Janey Tongue
National Educator for
Aqua Extensions,
editorial stylist,
nationally published in
numerous trade magazines...
​
Truly "Ms. Extension"...
one of the best in the business.
Ian Gavet
FOBI Salon
San Francisco
A former Vidal Sassoon
alumnus, Ian maintains a
very hectic schedule teaching
both cut and color to thousands
of stylists across the entire
U.S. at major trade shows with
the Ian Gavet Academy On Tour.
Brent Hardgrave
Jameson Shaw Salon
Atlanta, Georgia
Nationally known platform
artist, extension specialist,
and founder of Brent Brush Inc.
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Brent is also a co team mate of
mine for WWBE / Boston
L.A, based photogrpaher and
videographer Rober Marcos
is one of the most sought
after talents in the industry
and has done both photo work,
videogrpahy, and web presence
for the likes of Mike Kark,
Michael O'Rourke and many
others. His credits also include
tons of work for commercial
beauty / makeup
companies.
Albie Mulcahy is a former
protoge' of the late Jon
Sahag, and not only one of the
busiest educators in our
industry, but also one of the
foremost artists to teach
fashion dry cutting / shaping.
Albie is currently the National
Director Of Education for
Alter Ego Italy in the U.S.
Albie is also the owner of the
VLVT Salon and Academy in
St. Petersburg, Florida.
Myron Daniels
One of my co-team members
on the national show team for
WWBE Boston, Myron is one of
the top editorial stylists in the
business who's credits include
Real Housewives Of Orange
County, as well as regular
appearances as a platform
artist at every major U.S. trade
show.
Boston based stylist and educator
Eric Howard is the co founder of
World Wide Beauty Exchange, a
powerful on line distribution
platform and has been a national
educator for Matrix and Aquage.
Currently the owner of Planet
Color in Andover, Mass he main-
tains a busy schedule as the
newest member of the Alter Ego
Italy USA Education Team.
L.A. based stylist
Patricia Lynn Laas is the total
package...entrepreneur, salon
owner, educator, and blogger.
As the U.S. distributor for
K-Fusion Smoothing Treatment
she maintains a hectic schedule
both in her salon and on the
road educating. She is also a
color expert who's work has
been featured in national
publications as well as across
social media.
Truly one of the legends of our
industry, John Santilli is the former Education Director for the original Sassoon Academy out of London in the 1960's / 70's. Now based out of Rome John travels extensively as
master haircutting educator,
and was the first noteworthy hairstylist to take advanced
haircutting and use it as a basis
for hairdressing in Sweden, Denmark, and Norway.
Kim Weaver Moore is the
founder of the patented
hair cutting method "Head
Shape Matters" and is one
of the hottest educators in
the business, maintaining
a hectic travel schedule
across the U.S. teaching her
unique approach to hair cutting based on head shape. She has
been published nationally and
both her website and YouTube
videos have thousands of
devoted followers.
L.A. based Mitzi Spallas is one of
the busiest editorial stylists on
the West Coast and has a
celebrity clientele that even "A"
list stylists would envy including
her 15 year tenure as the touring
hair stylist for rocker Billy Idol.
When she is not traveling the
world with Mr.I she is usually
juggling both a hectic salon and
photo editorial schedule for
major fashion magazines.
Fritz Bookman
Probably my most valued
friendship of the past
40 years...friend, advisor,
teacher, and the man
who truly started me on
my path as an educator.
Fritz is the former VP of
Education for YFM Salons,
a division of the Regis Corp...
As owner/director of Ohio
based salon, Attitudes, leads
a creatively dynamic team of
Sahag trained stylists.
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Long time industry veteran
Michael Miller has spent the
past 40 plus years as standout
educator, distributor, and
consultant. He has had
affiliations with some of the
top names in the industry and
has appeared on stage in the U.S.,Europe, and Asia....
Currently,as the force behind Michael Miller Freelance Education, he continues to be
ever present in bringing
education to thousands of
stylists across the country.
Steven Michael.
Based out of Boston,
Steven Michael is a
virtual one man
powerhouse of color
education. With roots
going back to men's
styling, Steven none the
less crosses all barriers
and lends advanced
technique to the most
avante garde styles for
both men and women.
Based out of New Canaan, Ct.
Ray Fung is the Education
Director and Dean Of Educa-
tion for the International Hair
Design Institue as well as a
national artist for Washou Shears, Japan.....
A guru of the latest dry cutting
techniques, he is a regular on
the trade show circuit and is
known as the "king" of
advanced hair cutting diagrams,
with books, manuals, and DVD's
that have been top sellers
nationally.
William "Bill" Bento, is known
to many as The Hair Visionary
and is based out of Newport,
Rhode Island.
A pure devotee of the Sahag
dry cut method, Bill brings a
level of creativity and excit-
ment to his clientele, as well
countless stylists who have
studied under him.
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