WELLA RED BUSINESS NETWORK LIVE

Salon leaders panel

Christian Howes

Jono Lancaster

In a two-day celebration of inspiration and motivation, Wella RED Business Network Live welcomed guests to the Rum Warehouse of the Liverpool Titanic Hotel. Here, more than 250 salon owners, managers, and their teams gathered to hear from a carefully selected agenda of speakers. The power of your mind played a key role, thanks to authors Alison Edgar MBE and Richard Shotton; psychiatrist and neuroscience specialist, Professor Steve Peters (“The ability to manage yourself is one of the most important success factors. Ask yourself: are you managing your mind optimally?); and business leader Ellis Watson (“I wasn’t pressing the ‘sod it’ button for myself ”).

The potential impact that we have on other people was also highlighted by Jono Lancaster, born with the rare Treacher Collins syndrome, which causes facial differences. “We all have differences, unique differences that need to be celebrated and encouraged,” said Jono. The importance of technology was stressed by Daniel Ashville, founder of Ashville Aggregates, and digital marketer and data expert Christian Howes, who argued that people still play their part: “You need the human intelligence layer in order to interpret the data and utilise it affectively.”

Sarah Yorke, founder of The Stylebook family, discussed her journey when she faced the challenge of finding new clientele when she relocated. There was also a panel of salon leaders – including HOB Salons’ Natasha Grossman, Medusa’s Colin McAndrew; KH Hair’s Darren Messias and Sarah Mason from Sarah Mason Professional. Our key takeaway came from Westrow’s Steve Rowbottom on recruiting young talent. “We get the kids to attract the kids. We create a safe place to come – that they want to come to – they have to be happy.”

Alison Edgar MBE

Ellis Watson

Richard Shotton

Sarah Yorke

Wella’s Max Amen

Daniel Ashville

Steve Peters