WEST LOGAN â A licensed cosmetology school based in Huntington will begin offering instruction in the Logan area later this year.
The Smith Academy of Salon Professionals, a licensed beauty school that opened in Huntington in March 2020, is tentatively set to open a branch of their school at the Country Roads Development, LLC, building at West Logan on Sept. 1. Country Roads is the old Mathis Motel/Mountain Trail Inn at West Logan that is being remodeled by its owner, David Gore.
Logan native Chelcee Pennington is the virtual instructor for Smith Academy. The Academyâs owner, Megan Smith, credits Pennington as one reason the school has decided to expand into the Logan area.
Hair Cuttery Family of Brands Celebrates International Women s Day and Officially Announces Lilly Liu Minkove as Chief Marketing Officer
Minkove joins the team with a substantial background in branding, marketing, and customer experience, as the company s newest female executive
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Lilly Liu Minkove has been appointed the company s Chief Marketing Officer. As a woman of color, Minkove is the third female executive to join Hair Cuttery Family of Brands leadership team, making the company s executive team 40-percent female. The salon company s over 5,000 strong stylist workforce is 93-percent female, and over 25-percent are persons of color. This appointment underscores the company s continued commitment to female leadership, diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
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/PRNewswire/ Close to a year ago, Hair Cuttery s former owners filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after having to close all of the company s salon.
Salon Owners See Challenges, Confusion as California Lifts Stay-at-Home Order
Salonists and hairstylists across Southern California expressed some relief after Gov. Gavin Newsom lifted the region’s mandatory stay-at-home orders on Jan. 25, although they are confused by the timing of the announcement.
They also continue to feel uncertain because of so many changes in restrictions over the past several months; the changes, which have come quickly, make planning difficult.
“Our clients are confused, we are confused. … I think we should have been notified long before the public with a justifiable reason as to why we are safe now and we weren’t two days ago,” Jackie Little, a stylist and salon owner in El Cajon, told The Epoch Times.