Seven years ago, Dawn Montgomery took a job at Gatsby & Miller in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, as a senior stylist. And boy, did she fast impress! Soon standing out not only for her hairdressing skills but for her business mind, too, it wasn’t long before Dawn was promoted to salon manager – a role that’s seen her […]
Dorothy Constantino is the head of partner engagement UK & Ireland at Treatwell, Europe’s biggest hair and beauty bookings website. Prior to joining the Treatwell team, she worked in tech marketing and remains a strong advocate of the importance of online marketing for the potential and opportunity it brings to the hair and beauty industry […]
Raul Spilca is a product manager at Treatwell, Europe’s biggest hair and beauty bookings website, where his technical skills are being put to use to improve the efficacy of client-facing features across the online platform. With more than seven years’ experience prior to working for online brands, which, in addition to Treatwell, include Ticket Master […]
Jordanna has hairdressing in her blood – she’s the daughter of award-winning hairdressers Anestis Cobella and Beverly C MBE! After graduating from university with a degree in law, a fascination with hair and an incredible opportunity lured Jordanna back to her roots, where she threw herself headfirst into the Cobella empire – training creatively as […]
Having launched his brand Mesart more than eight years ago, Stuart Whitelaw now owns two cutting edge salons in Glasgow. His newest venture, Mesart GWR, launched in 2020 in the heart of the city’s chic and bustling West End, and scooped the Best New Salon trophy at the 2020 Most Wanted Awards, presented by Creative HEAD […]
Renske Pesch is one of the dedicated product managers at Treatwell, Europe’s largest hair and beauty bookings website, where she has worked for more than five years. Initially part of a team tasked to perfect technical features enabling salons more efficiently to run their businesses online, Renske’s job now focuses on improving the salon booking experience […]
Globe-trotting artist Leah Hayden Cassidy is a master of men’s hair! From bespoke educational workshops in Brazil and Moscow to managing barber shops in Berlin and Dublin, Leah is also regularly booked for fashion and editorial shoots, and has collaborated on campaigns for the likes of FILA and Topman. Born in Ireland and now based […]
Former salon owner turned freelance/mobile hairdresser, Sheila Abrahams is the founder and ‘voice’ of the Freelance Hairdressers Association (FHA) – an organisation she set up having become increasingly frustrated about the negative attitude shown towards independent and self-employed hairdressers. Operational since 1993, Sheila has been working hard to set better standards and put support systems in place […]
Salon owner Ricky Walters left school at the age of 16 with few formal qualifications but a surfeit of ambition. He moved to London to better his career opportunities, and found work at a salon located within a five-star hotel. Filled with determination to achieve more, at just 21 years old, Ricky wrote a business […]
Sophie Webster is the co-founder of Simon Webster Hair, a hair salon in Brighton, which she set-up in 2012 with her husband Simon. Since its opening, Simon Webster Hair has gone onto achieve great success, gaining recognition and awards from all over, including achieving finalist status in Creative HEAD’s very own Most Wanted Awardss. Even in […]