Find the Right Hair Festival 2025 Education Session For You

Hair Festival 2025, taking place at The ICC, Sydney, on June 29 and 30, offers you a full smorgasbord of education, and we’re here to detail the options so you find the right Education Session or Sessions for you!

40 hours of education thanks to 60 global and national educators will inspire you across the two days, from various creative pursuits to business acumen. You can save up to $20 now per session with Early Bird prices or buy it all – not to mention the Wonderland party and REALtalk Business Forum – with an All Access Pass, which offers $1460 of value. You can buy also purchase five Education Sessions and get one free!

Read on to find the perfect Education Sessions for you – and see the full agenda here.

If You Want Business

A range of business experts are taking to Hair Festival. Sonia Tomas, AKA the Salon Dr, will teach you how to take control of your profits, discover where you’re leaving money on the table and maximise your retail, services and team performance. This one-hour workshop will deliver relevant methods to offer salons “more profit, more freedom, and less overwhelm”.

Then, Caitlyn Muir of Iconic Coaching will return to Hair Festival to educate salon owners, employees and independent hairdressers to overcome pricing guilt, assess hustle culture and “flip the script” on their entire careers, with actionable strategies to really change your business.

Angela Rose of Indie Hair Academy will share insights with independent hairdressers who want to scale their business, as well as welcoming any prospective Indies to the movement. In this “hour of power”, you can learn how to increase both your value and prices, how to fortify your business with multiple streams of income and how to embrace an entrepreneurial mindset.

If You Want Creativity

Welcome ‘Bigger, Bolder, and Brighter’ from Danger Jones, which follows from 2024’s mammoth session from this global brand. Danger Jones has rapidly expanded into 40 countries in just its first two years with extensive social media engagement, and that energy will take to Hair Festival as educators from Australia, the UK and the US inspire on stage. The brand’s co-founder, Alexis Thurston, alongside Global Ambassadors Chrissy Danielle and Tia Lambourn, as well as local Australian talents, will present inspiring hues.

De Lorenzo presents ‘Assorted Creams’, a hair event celebrating luxury hues such as Golden Butter Blondes, Sunkissed highlights, Apricot coppers, and Maple Cream tones. Join De Lorenzo Brand Ambassadors Holly Breen, Ellie Bolton, Jules Gauci and the Education Team, who will educate on creatively using Nova360 colours, as well as creating texture and movement.

Join two pairs of Joico powerhouses, Katy Reeve and Carolyn Gahan, and Andrew Cobeldick and Mikelah-Jayde Riley, as they present ‘ILLUME’, celebrating 50 years of Joico with a high-impact showcase of creativity, technique, and innovation, compered by Kerrie Di Mattia and Duncan Richards. The artistic showcase will highlight crafted cuts, radiant colour and polished styling work that all connect structure, tone, shape, colour and texture. The teams will demonstrate the iconic techniques that have defined five decades of the brand.

An award-winning, all-star line-up of talents take to the stage to present Moroccanoil’s live editorial shoot for Creative Team of the Year, with hair icons 2024 Australian Hairdresser of the Year Richi Grisillo, 2024 New Zealand Hairdresser of the Year Chinney Yeap, 2024 Editorial Hairdresser of the Year Michael Beel and 2021 NSW/ACT Hairdresser of the Year Jordan Hone. These celebrity hairdressers will bring their editorial vision to life on stage, while talking through behind-the-scenes secrets of their prolific careers.

Alisher Karabaev will introduce you to AIRTOUCH, a new global bonding trend that’s taking over social media for seamless blondes. AIRTOUCH uses a patented hair drying technique that blows out baby hair leaving only the longest and strongest strands for lightening, so you can create an ultra-soft blend from roots to ends, with no harsh lines or streaks, with total colour control and the improvement of hair health. Alisher will use his vast experience to demonstrate this unique skill.

Join Australian hair brand CPR and their special guest presenters, Tabatha Coffey, Kaine Vakai and Nicole Lamers, in a bold workshop. Nicole, the brand’s National Colour Ambassador, will showcase the new Gloss Color range, while Kaine shares expert social media content tips and Tabatha will give the benefit of her world-famous experience. The top three ROAR entrants will showcase their looks live, and a winner will be announced!

The personalities at Excellent Edges will introduce you to the NAFTA Team – that’s Gina Yates, Pete Koziell, Matt Tronson, Steph Meyer, Ben Kane, Tom White and Pete Walstab, who promise a healthy dose of insights and entertainment.

If You Want Hair Extensions

Hair Candy Australia are presenting ‘Million Dollar Hair Extension Methods’, a one-hour session led by the owner and founder of the brand, Shakira Jade, who will teach signature Hair Candy extensions methods, actionable business strategies to maximise salon profit and how to the client experience. Shakira will share insights on how to scale your salon business, streamline operations, and make more profit while maintaining exceptional service quality, alongside a Q&A and education from fellow Hair Candy Educators, Lori-Anne Hall and Jazzy. Learn techniques such as Flat Track Weft Extensions, Air Weft Extensions and Keratin Bond Extensions mastered through the brand’s 18 years of experience and innovation.

Seamless1 presents ‘Inch by Inch’, where social media powerhouse, former AHFA Transformation Stylist of the Year and current Digital Influencer of the Year, Sarah Emilia, will teach expert hair extensions and social media mastery. Sarah is the co-owner and face of Sarah Jade Hair, alongside her role as an educator, extensions leader and influencer, and the session will include a meet and greet with this hairdressing superstar.

If You Want Men’s Hair

Inspire Brands and Gamma+ will headline Jordan Tabakman, Lead Educator for Gamma + and owner of The Barber Club Salons Across Australia, Bali & India, with Teegan Dyson, Gamma+ Ambassador and Educator, also educating on stage. The session will showcase a barbering look and learn, as well as teaching personal branding, business development, team building and salon tips and tricks.

Reuzel co-founders Leen and Bertus, are visiting from Rotterdam in the Netherlands to showcase their styling chops, in an unmissable international show, thanks to Hairco.

Then, a presentation from barbering legends Wahl will finish the final day with aplomb. The Wahl team will announce their international, US-based headliner soon – so stay tuned!

If You Want Texture or Straightening

Organic SUKU representative Chrissy Zemura, Creative Director for Australia and New Zealand, will usher in the brand’s stage debut. Chrissy will demonstrate how to create beautiful silhouettes and shapes for curly and coily hair. The session will celebrate the artistry of textured hair, with techniques and styles such as asymmetric afro styles to creative colour and structured ponytails. Expand your clientele and cater to a more diverse market with these essential learnings.

On the opposite side of salon services, an engaging and interactive education session from BKT Mastery will show off a live demonstration of her Nanoplasty service, with the final look presented live on stage, thanks to BKT-founder, Leticia Prado. Nanoplasty is a nourishing and straightening hair treatment that contains silk proteins, oils, amino acids, vitamins and minerals, prioritising both hair health and quality.

Monday morning will also start with a free hour of meditation, adding essential wellness into educative mix, with even more sessions still to be announced across the full event.

Book your tickets in now and don’t miss a moment of education at Hair Festival 2025.

For more information visit www.hairfestival.com.au

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