Our Fall Career Fair attracted over 25 Salons and Spas in attendance as Future Professionals provided a dazzling hair show and spa rotation. The theme this year was “Head Strong” .Future professional conceived looks showed skill and finesse in technically skilled cuts, colors and make-up. Each team was responsible for providing a model outside the institute and capturing the theme’s essence. Take a look!:

Hello All –

First, I’d like to take this opportunity to officially introduce you to our online newsletter, a work in progress. In case you have not seen this page before; this is a section of our website designed to post updates about the wonderful things going on at GMAI, not to mention highlight extraordinary people, announce our top retail sales future professionals, keep you aware of upcoming events such as graduations and career fairs and involve you in our community fundraising efforts. Furthermore, it is a spot to address important questions and cover issues about what we are really here to do…help build great careers in beauty and wellness. That said, I’d like to invite you to join in the endeavor. Put simply, what I mean is contribute to the cause and share your wisdom. In the next few paragraphs I explain my own bits of wisdom to launch the way. After all, we all have something to give. So, if ever you feel you have something, anything that a prospective future professional, team member, network organization, high school counselor, teacher, mom, dad, brother or sister might gain insight from please email your thoughts to [email protected] and I will add them here. Ask yourself this; “what would I have liked to know when I was passionately starting a new thing, struggling through a rigorous situation, asked to advise a young person struggling with doubt and worry?

Allow me to begin by sharing something I have learned from years of working in and around salons with regard to a common question I am often asked in admissions; WHAT COULD A PERSON DO NOW TO PREPARE FOR BEAUTY SCHOOL? I get this from high school students and countless others who have a span of time between the present and the start date. It is a good question because people often worry that they don’t have any talent or skill so they inquire what classes should they take in high school or what should they read, learn or do to get a head start.

ANSWER: Get involved in whatever cause that is goal oriented and largely participatory activity that connects you to other people; fundraisers, walkathons, club events, or any charity. Get out there and meet people and find out who and how many people you can attract to you and your cause. Why not start building a clientele now and practice your skills of connecting early? You WILL need it. Salon owners tell me that they can hire great hair designers and estheticians, but if they cannot connect and build business, it can be a huge struggle getting anywhere at all. They need good connectors. Whereas school will focus on technical skills and prepare you for your craft, you will still need to bring clients to you as models in the very beginning to perform the work and eventually to provide professional services for paying clients. So get started with anything that allows you to exercise that skill. A good tip is to try as many ways of doing it as possible and finding out which way suits you best. Do you find people best through referrals or directly? Do you send cards to everyone you know? Record your efforts and success rates now and you will surely have a head start to a great career.