Joico Co-sponsors Christmas Fundraiser
Joico got into the holiday spirit as a co-sponsor of the 11th Annual Cracked Christmas—Not So Silent Night Fundraiser in Los Angeles. The event, which featured a live auction and a performance by the cast of the Tony Award-winning musical Spring Awakening, raised $57,000 for The Trevor Project, a nonprofit organization that operates the only nationwide, around-the-clock crisis and suicide prevention help line for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth. Celebrity attendees like Sigourney Weaver, Anne Hathaway, Sarah Chalke and Wanda Sykes left with a gift bag that included Joico Moisture Recovery Shampoo and Conditioner. —L.M.
 A performance of Spring Awakening |
CND Hosts Business-Building Summit
CND held its landmark four-day strategic business-building summit in Newport Beach, CA, in July, attended by 135 CND representatives from 25 countries and CND's corporate staff. The summit set out to advance the state of the industry by improving technical excellence, elevating professional business-building skills of nail professionals and creating global consistency. CND unveiled a revamped education curriculum, new communication tools including a trilingual DVD series and a personal-wellness program.
 CND representatives and staff |
"For CND, advancement is built on three pillars: innovation, commitment and passion," said co-founder Jan Arnold, who led the summit. "At this event, participants traveled a journey with us to advance all three." —J.H.
Rolfsalon Hosts Green Appreciation Party
Rolfsalon hosted a Luxury Guest Appreciation party featuring PureOlogy products for more than 100 clients and guests in October in Wilmette, IL. Rolfsalon's party not only demonstrated client appreciation through raffles, party favors and discounts, but also educated guests on how they can act a little "greener" by choosing eco-friendly brands like PureOlogy. Guests were then treated to a hair show where stylists used PureOlogy products and Redken's new Spotlight Collection on eight models to demonstrate the products' versatility. —J.H.
 The Rolfsalon team at the party |
New Faces, New Bases
Colomer USA recently promoted Barry Holmes to vice president of the Colomer USA salon division, Jacquie Johnson to vice president of sales for CND and Kimberley Natale to lead CND's global marketing efforts.
 Barry Holmes |
Andis Company named Gary Stanczyk as vice president of sales. In this new position, he will be responsible for sales in all of Andis' markets in the United States and Canada. Stanczyk joined the company in 1999 as vice president of retail sales.
 Jacquie Johnson |
Stila Cosmetics announced the promotion of Deanna Kangas as president and chief executive officer. Prior to her promotion, Kangas served as chief marketing officer at Stila since January 2008.
 Kimberley Natale |
Spilo Worldwide appointed Nadia Deering as director of international sales. In this new position, Deering will oversee existing international accounts and expand the company's presence into additional countries worldwide. —N.P.
 Deanna Kangas |
Redken Launches Education On Demand
Redken has just introduced Redken Education On Demand, a project that's been in the works for the past three years. The company, which has been following stylists' behavior online for some time now, recognized a need in the marketplace for something like this. "Fifty-two percent of stylists told us that they're spending more time online than they did a year ago," said Vice President, Integrated Communications, Shae Kalyani. "While they used to surf the Internet on a Sunday or Monday, they're online all the time now."
 Redken is the first professional manufacturer to venture into online education with Redken Education On Demand, available 24/7. |
Another thing Redken's research showed was that stylists would take advantage of education on a daily basis if the company offered it. Now they do.
Redken Education On Demand, which premiered February 1, will initially feature 59 videos starring top Redken artists like Kris Sorbie, Chris Baran, Giovanni Giuntoli, David Stanko, Lori Zabel, Daniel Dowd and Brent Borreson in the categories of design (18 videos featuring cutting principals to creative techniques), finishing (blow-drying, dressing hair and iron work), color, men (cut and color) and product knowledge. Business programs will be introduced in March, including three classes that were offered at Symposium in Las Vegas last month.
Stylists can rent videos for a 48-hour period and watch them as a team in the salon or at home, where they can practice the techniques on their own. "You can watch, pause the video and even have stylists do the steps before moving on," Kalyani said.
The company plans to add three new videos a month. "We should have 97 videos by the end of 2009," she said. Product knowledge videos are free, while there's a charge for others. The site will also feature videos that will not be available anywhere else.
"Now, more than ever, Redken wants to provide salons with everything they need to be as successful and profitable as possible, and education is that foundation," said Suzanne Sturm, assistant vice present of education for Redken. To check out the service, visit redkensalon.com or redkeneducationondemand.com. —L.M.
Redken is offering American Salon subscribers a 50 percent discount on rentals through August. Just enter the promotional code AMSALON.