INSTYLE March-April 2019
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ROUND TABLE<br />
Three words to describe<br />
Hair Expo:<br />
“Three words to describe Hair Expo - outrageous<br />
community spirit.” Richard Kavanagh<br />
“Hair Expo in three words - community, good<br />
times, and beverages. That’s not the right word<br />
to say, but it is a good time. I think that party aspect is<br />
definitely something that hairdressers all love, letting<br />
their hair down. Pardon the pun.” Jules Tognini<br />
“Exciting, inspiring, and fun.” Mia De Vries<br />
“My three words to explain a bit about Hair<br />
Expo is it’s super energetic, it’s absolutely<br />
inspirational, and it’s very, very much about<br />
collaboration.” Katy Reeve<br />
“Hair Expo in three words. I’m gonna<br />
say, enlightening, fun, and hungover.”<br />
Kristian Tognini<br />
“Hair Expo in three words. Friendship, fun, and<br />
great education.” Sharon Blain<br />
Why education is key:<br />
“What I’m looking forward to the most about expo this year is the<br />
collaboration. What I love is actually meeting all the other artists, getting<br />
to chat everything education, and just getting to have a little bit of fun with a<br />
few wines in our hands, the best thing that hairdressers do.” Katy Reeve<br />
“I’m really looking forward to seeing Jen Atkin at Hair Expo. I can’t wait<br />
to see her at Hair Expo.” Mia De Vries<br />
“Education is very dear to my heart, and I think education is at the<br />
forefront of everything we do. You stop learning and you’re dead. As a<br />
ripe old man told me once, ‘I believe that keeping on pushing the education,<br />
and keeping on always learning is unbelievable.’ I have very many fond<br />
memories of Hair Expo. Most of them with my father from a young age. Hair<br />
Expo has been dead set amazing for me, and I still put it at the forefront as one<br />
of the best things of the year. <strong>2019</strong> is gonna be, I think, better than ever, so<br />
make sure you’re all there.” Jules Tognini<br />
The importance of awards:<br />
“Winning a Hair Expo award has actually<br />
had quite a remarkable impact on my career.<br />
Particularly from an education point of view, and an<br />
industry connection point of view. I mean, coming<br />
from New Zealand, and having the opportunity to win<br />
Australian Session Stylist of the Year, actually twice<br />
now, meant that I became recognised in the Australian<br />
industry as much as I was in New Zealand, and it really<br />
elevated my game for me. It was amazing actually.”<br />
Richard Kavanagh<br />
“Winning a Hair Expo award has been<br />
remarkable for me. I guess it’s given me that<br />
impetus to keep going after 54 years. I think the<br />
opportunity to be able to sort of benchmark yourself<br />
against the rest of the industry is quite remarkable,<br />
and Hair Expo offers that platform, which is absolutely<br />
amazing.” Sharon Blain<br />
“The Hair Expo awards have been good to me.<br />
I’ve got seven of them. I used to clean my<br />
father’s trophies as a young kid, when I first started<br />
my apprenticeship. And I never thought that day<br />
would come where I would ask him to clean mine. But<br />
honestly, actually it has put me on the stage to, kind of<br />
relay my message out through the hairdressing world<br />
as well. Definitely I wouldn’t say I could be where I am<br />
today without having won awards that have put my<br />
name out there. I still continue to enter. I think it’s a<br />
really good way to earn exposure to our industry but,<br />
while I don’t think I ever will, part of me tells me to<br />
stop every now and then. But it's one of those things<br />
which puts everything in perspective and gives you a<br />
reality check every year. I think as long as it means a<br />
lot to me, I will keep on entering.” Jules Tognini<br />
“I’m most excited to see this year, once again, the talks on the summit. I<br />
think, for a business owner it's fabulous to go and see. I’m really looking<br />
forward to seeing the top ones coming out to educate, not only myself, but<br />
also my staff.” Kristian Tognini<br />
“What I love about Hair Expo is the excitement and buzz of the floor<br />
- it’s the whole atmosphere over the weekend. It’s the education that<br />
you get from interacting with like-minded people. I love walking around and<br />
meeting people and talking to people.” Kobi Bokshish<br />
“There are some incredible presenters at Hair Expo. The best ones are the<br />
ones that appreciate the opportunity and are humble to the audience<br />
– you have to have a true respect for the audience to be a great presenter.”<br />
Dennis Langford.<br />
Hair Expo is returning to Sydney for <strong>2019</strong> at the International Convention<br />
Centre, Darling Harbour from the 8-10 June. Tickets are on sale now at<br />
www.hairexpoaustralia.com with Earlybird offers until <strong>April</strong> 18.<br />
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