I love what I do... I get to make the world a more beautiful place...one person at a time. I have so much fun “playing” with hair color at the salon! I am a family oriented person with lots of life experiences that makes me a “relatable’ person to everyone. I LOVE education!! I believe in constantly updating my techniques and skills with frequent classes and seminars. I am always seeking out the newest tools, products and trends to share with my salon guests.
I have enjoyed a long, fun-filled career in the beauty industry. (37+ years) I am in the twilight of my career, and I am no longer accepting new clients. My business roles are evolving , and my focus at this time is managing our two Pewaukee salon leasing facilities. I’ve often joked around with people...that I am just an “average hairdresser”, but I’m really good at “people building”. I love helping new professionals launch their businesses. I get tremendous satisfaction in watching their excitement build with their new found self-employment . Providing an opportunity for these courageous professionals to grow their businesses under our roof, is one of my greatest accomplishments.
Educational experience
- 37+ years of experience as a hair stylist through out Waukesha/Pewaukee salons
- 6+ years training apprentices at local salons
- Graduate of Erik of Norway Beauty School 1987
- Three time attendee of the Redken Exchange NYC
Specializing in dimensional and corrective color
- Seven time attendee of the Redken Symposium
Las Vegas, NV
- Menswork Academy~ American Crew Boulder, CO
- Aveda Institute Minneapolis, MN
- Graduate of the “Master Specialist” program For REDKEN - Illinois
- Formal design and up-do specialty hair styling training with:
- Martin Parsons Hands-On Workshop, OakBrook, IL
- Redken Exchange, NYC
- 5+ years experience as a Regional Performing Artist for REDKEN:
- Working behind the scenes of Regional and International Hair Shows:
Premier Encounter-Lake Geneva, WI
Expressions-Oakbrook, IL
Redken International Symposium-Las Vegas, NV
2. Teaching classes in local salons
Hair Color Theory
Corrective Color
Foil Placement
Dimensional Color
Formal designs
Product Knowledge
Trend Release Demos
3. Regional Trainings with REDKEN:
Nashville, TN
New Orleans, LA
Madison, WI
Minneapolis, MN
- Motivational and Business Leadership Seminar Milwaukee, WI June 2007
- Certified Hair Extensionist with Babe, Great Lengths, Aqua and City Locks.
- Attended Scruples International Symposium Cancun, Mexico January 2016
- Attended Professional RDA Beauty Show in Dublin, Ireland Sept 2017
- Training with the "Education Vacation" Costa Rica 2023
- Flipped Your Wig-Hairstylist training aboard the "Symphony of the Seas" 2018
- 4+ years employed as Educational Director for Reliable Salon Resource Group
- Founder of Wild Ambition Travel- Beauty Industry Travel with Education 2019
1.Teaching staff
2.Teaching classes for Distributor customers
3. Working behind the scenes of Regional Hair Shows
4. Teaching color conversion and Product Knowledge classes to salons
throughout the Midwest
- Self Employed for 20 years and Owner of
Salon Brillare` since November 2004
- My specialties: Corrective Color, Dimensional Hair
- Color, and Formal Designs