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Cutting Your Way to the Top with John Atchison

Released Thursday, 16th September 2021
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Cutting Your Way to the Top with John Atchison

Cutting Your Way to the Top with John Atchison

Cutting Your Way to the Top with John Atchison

Cutting Your Way to the Top with John Atchison

Thursday, 16th September 2021
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John Atchison is a true Legend in the Beauty Industry and one of the Top Precision Haircutters in the world.  As a protege of Vidal Sassoon, he translated and adapted some of the cutting techniques he learned to work on highly textured hair, then spent much of his career training others.  Known worldwide as a top Hair Educator and Celebrity Hair Stylist, he is fueled by his faith and his family.  John is a long time mentor to Miki Wright and many others.  On this fun and in depth look at his career, John shares:

 

  • How he bombed his first time teaching, and what he learned.
  • What it was like to be one of the first African American to open a swank Manhattan salon. 
  • The perils of managing a first class salon, first for Vidal Sassoon, then running salons in NY & LA at the same time
  • How he created his signature look and an in demand brand, for salon appointments, Editorial work and television. 
  • Is working with celebrities all it's cracked up to be?

 

John Atchison Salon is located at 114 E. 57th Street, New York, NY.  Contact him via his website http://johnatchison.com 

 

Ready to raise your Salon prices and be a leader in your market?  Be sure to join the next FREE Webinar, Level Up! and Charge What You're Worth at https://beautysuperstars.com/levelup

 

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Success leaves clues and success in the Beauty Industry is no different. But, just who can turn to and learn from? Every week, your host, Beauty Industry Expert and Salon Business Coach, Miki Wright, brings you some of the best and brightest Black Artists and Entrepreneurs in the Beauty Industry to offer a ‘masterclass’ and take you backstage into their world. This show is committed to giving voice to inspiring, yet often unacknowledged, stories that will show you how to build the career of your dreams - whether that’s behind the chair with a thriving clientele, backstage at Fashion Week, working as a Freelancer on editorial shoots, or on a film or television set. Literally, the sky is the limit. The Beauty Industry is one of the most exciting, lucrative and most recession proof in the world. So, if you’re wondering; What do I need to do to build my clientele and make more money - especially during this pandemic? Is it too late for me to reach for my dream career as a Hair Stylist? How do I balance a successful and demanding career behind the chair with a great family life? How can I become a Platform Artist or Educator? What is it really like to work Fashion Week? That's just a taste of what our experts share, each and every week, to help you excel in your own career! Host, Miki Wright, warns, "Prepare to be inspired, educated and entertained." Grab a friend and listen in for a weekly dose of gems that will boost your confidence and help you take your hair, skin, nail or make-up career to the next level.Miki Wright went from struggling Stylist to booked solid in months, not years.  She then went on to own a salon where she trained her Stylists how to duplicate her success.  Fabulous Finishes, her former Salon and Spa, was named one of the “200 Fastest Growing Salons in the Country” by Salon Today Magazine – for three consecutive years!!! Why not learn what it really takes to grow your Salon business from someone who’s been in your shoes?  Miki loves helping Hairstylists increase their income and boost their salon profits.  She is a Salon Business Coach and founder of www.BeautySuperStars.com and continues to share her knowledge to help Beauty Pros create the clientele, income and lifestyle they desire with the Beauty SuperStars Online Academy.

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