Saturday, July 11
All sessions are scheduled in CDT
Sponsor by Milady
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.Presented by Kim McIntosh, AACS Event Chair and Jen Collins, CEA & AMP Event Chair
Presented by Corina Santoro, Milady
Sponsored by Milady and Moderated by Corina Santoro
Presented by Lisha Barnes, Milady
Presented by Parker Dickens, Oozle Media
Presented by Nancy Rogers, Paul Gordon and Vicki Maurer, Source For Training
Presented by Edward Cramp, Duane Morris LLP
Presented by Victoria Lim
Presented by Aliesh Pierce, Ask Aliesh
Presented by Angie Perino, Andis
Presented by Christopher Sulimay, Salon 124 Group
Presented by Jesse Cormier, Associated Skin Care, Hair & Nail Professionals
Presented by Kevin Nguyen, Wahl
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
10:00 a.m. -4:30 p.m.
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Sponsor by Milady
9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Presented by Kim McIntosh, AACS Event Chair and Jen Collins, CEA & AMP Event Chair
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Each and every one of us has been challenged these past few months to teach differently, learn differently, and live differently. It hasn’t been easy and, in fact, a few moments might have been downright terrible. This is the time to pause, reflect and create an intentional roadmap for your future. How will you handle this new phase of teaching, learning and living? How will you chart your path to success in this new reality? Now, more than ever, we must embrace a growth mindset. A concept so beautiful in its simplicity — our abilities are like muscles that can change and grow. It will take patience, an open mind and trust in yourself. But with a little effort, you can get there. After all, none of us just wake up and become butterflies.
Presented by Corina Santoro, Milady
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Sponsored by Milady and Moderated by Corina Santoro
11:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
In the past 6 months, the entire education system got flipped upside down! Today, when we talk about teaching, the biggest conversation we are all having, at all levels, is the need for and delivery of hybrid learning. COVID-19 threw us all into the deep end of the pool with remote learning and we did whatever we could to make it work for our students. Now, as we head back to our schools, the idea of creating a permanent, workable blended or hybrid program is not only possible, but something that we must do! In this session, we will dive into how to design, create, and deliver a blended program that not only works for your education team but ensures your students are set up for success!
CEUs: 1.5 credits
Presented by Lisha Barnes, Milady
12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Let’s face it, 2020 has been a wild ride! The outbreak of COVID-19 has been particularly difficult for the beauty industry. With many businesses still affected by closures and the pandemic at large, we want to give beauty schools an idea of what worked and what didn’t early on in the outbreak and what we recommend doing moving forward. We’ll show you real results, ranging from schools who paused everything, to schools that went all-in on taking over their market. See how your school stacks up!
Presented by Parker Dickens, Oozle Media
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Understanding today’s student’s characteristics and their concerns…how much has changed? Get tips on establishing an understanding of effective communication across 3 generations, developing results-driven techniques for remote recruiting using the latest technology and identifying a structured ‘outline’ to increase your appointments that show.
The basics still apply but it’s a new world!
Presented by Nancy Rogers, Paul Gordon and Vicki Maurer, Source For Training
1:15 pm - 1:30 pm
1:15 pm - 1:30 pm
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Educators have more contact with students than anyone in our schools. Schools and students love them for their passion and dedication to the craft. We forget sometimes that their front and center role with students means they need to know more than just cuts, color, and techniques. Our educators are on the front line for many complicated compliance concerns such as Title IX, the ADA, and loads more. Educators do their best to deal with these complicated issues, but we need to do more to help them. AACS General Counsel Edward Cramp will bring his decades of experience to bear on this challenge in this session designed to help teach our teachers.
Presented by Edward Cramp, Duane Morris LLP
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
To build their brand, clientele and business, your students can rely on a smart social media plan to organically market themselves. Sharing your personal life can give others a sense of who you are, but it’s not necessarily professional. This workshop will help you walk your students through the process of how they want to present themselves, and share some free social media tools to make their visuals sing.
Presented by Victoria Lim
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
In this virtual workshop we take a look at unwanted pigmentation and how to address the concerns of each ethnicity. You will learn how slight differences in skin physiology influence the course of treatment, the melanogenesis process and what occurs at each stage of the pigmentation process, which ingredients interrupt the melanogenesis process and how to select the appropriate ingredients to treat each pigmentary condition.
Presented by Aliesh Pierce, Ask Aliesh
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Coaching Winners. What does this mean?
This means taking a collection of the learnings we’ve had as professionals and leaders, funneling them into lessons and sharing them with the youth of our industry. Professional Barber and Beauty Instructors give of themselves every day to ensure the minds they are shaping, will be equipped with the tools needed for a new professional’s success. Teaching someone and seeing them grow as a result is the greatest gift.
Andis Education Team has gathered to collect and share the top lessons the Barber & Beauty Industry wish new professionals knew. We will break down some of the most valuable tips graduates can be armed with as they enter into their careers. Attendees can expect to leave feeling inspired and able to recall why they chose to teach. Additionally, you will learn teaching content that will be complementary to what is included in your school’s degree program.
Presented by Angie Perino, Andis
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Why is it that you can place two students with the same training, in the same salon, and one will succeed while the other will struggle? This is such a scary truth and is the very question that has frustrated teachers, students, salons and stylists forever.
In Preparing for Prosperity we’ll discuss the mindset of succeeding students as well as Key Business Drivers that every cosmetology student should learn before ever setting foot in the salon. These drivers will set them up for long term success in their careers. We’ll also discuss delivering your message for maximum learner retention using the See, Hear, Do, Review method.
Presented by Christopher Sulimay, Salon 124 Group
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
In a recent beauty school instructor/student survey, 8 out of 10 instructors felt their students were adequately equipped upon graduation to enter the workforce. However, only 4 out of 10 graduates felt they were adequately equipped to enter the workforce. Where is the disconnect? In this session, gain the resources you need to guide your students down the career path best suited for them. You’ll be able to take and play with the same career quiz you can take back to your students to determine if they are better suited to be a successful employee, or if they are ready to start their own business right after graduating. We’ll discuss resume/online portfolio options and resources, ideas to build one’s resume while in school, review important questions to ask if you are thinking of starting your own business, and set realistic expectations for students’ career goals.
Presented by Jesse Cormier, Associated Skin Care, Hair & Nail Professionals
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
The mullet is back, and it is one of the hottest trends of 2020! This class will give you the tools and the techniques to properly create an updated mullet with Wahl Professional tools. You can cut, blend, and create long, trendy haircuts with a clipper. This class will provide you with the tips, tricks, tools, and product selection necessary to create this versatile trendy cut.
If you would like to join in on this class & want to cut along with Kevin, you will need the following:
Presented by Kevin Nguyen, Wahl
4:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Sunday, July 12
All classes are scheduled in CDT
Sponsored by Milady
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.Presented by AACS
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.Presented by Lisha Barnes, Milady
Presented by Daniel Dunworth and Jason Russell, Pivot Point
Presented by Rob Thatcher, SalesComm
Presented by Shubhankit Mishra, Lead Squared, Kim McIntosh, Crave Beauty Academy, Cathy Koluch, The Studio Academy of Beauty, Stacey Peters, Crave Beauty Academy
Presented by Clem Malbreau, Farouk Systems, Inc
Presented by Jessica Gil, European Wax Center
Presented by Stephanie Carter, Beauty As A Business
Presented by Daniel Dunworth and Jason Russell, Pivot Point
Presented by Justin Hickox, Justin Hickox Studios
Presented by Curtis Cross, American Crew
9:15 am - 10:15 am
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Sponsored by Milady
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Presented by AACS
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
The annual N.F. Cimaglia Educator of the Year Award is co-sponsored by AACS and Milady. It is a prestigious award given to one educator each year who has exhibited significant contributions toward upgrading professional standards of educational excellence, particularly within the areas of student involvement during the immediate past year
Presented by Lisha Barnes, Milady
11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
The #newnormal has everyone rethinking what classroom really indicates—it’s not just a brick and mortar environment anymore but has become a place without borders and full of screens. Educators need to create a positive culture and an engaging community, no matter where, or what the learning environment may look like. Maintaining and supporting a positive culture with learners and providing a space in which they thrive—within a traditional classroom, or from a distance, is a must. Now, more than ever, we need to shift the way we navigate these environments and support learners to become active participants along their journey.
Presented by Daniel Dunworth and Jason Russell, Pivot Point
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
In this session we attempt to answer the question Michael Scott asks Toby in the hit TV series THE OFFICE:
Michael: Why are you the way that you are? Honestly every time I tried to do something fun or exciting… you make it NOT that way. I hate so much about the things you choose to be.
If you aren’t familiar with the show, don’t worry, we’ll play that clip first thing.
So how do you handle people like that?
Look, sometimes it is that other person. They are brash and annoying and clearly they were raised in a barn. Then again, sometimes it’s you. Sometimes we have had a bad day and we take it out on the nearest, weakest target. It isn’t the way it should be, but when we are honest with ourselves we admit that we aren’t always the angel our mothers think we are.
In this session, I’d like you to consider a third option: Sometimes it isn’t you and it isn’t them. It is the combination of you AND them.
We will learn first which personality type we are. Once we have that foundation, we will discuss each of the personality types and why they do the things they do. Based on the idea that knowledge is power, this class will empower you to be able to handle each and every person that you might come across in a given day.
We’ll laugh. We’ll cry. We’ll become more self-aware. Or is that the red me speaking?
Presented by Rob Thatcher, SalesComm
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Admissions has never been a simple process. It continues to evolve through the pandemic, and now more than ever, you have to be ready. Join this discussion with a talented group of panelists as they share strategies and helpful hints to navigate these new changes.
Presented by Shubhankit Mishra, Lead Squared, Kim McIntosh, Crave Beauty Academy, Cathy Koluch, The Studio Academy of Beauty, Stacey Peters, Crave Beauty Academy
1:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
1:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Build a strong team and unite your school staff, and students. In this class you will receive the tools to get geared up and walk with confidence and integrity to build an amazing learning environment utilizing your staff and students.
Presented by Clem Malbreau, Farouk Systems, Inc
1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
This course provides information and techniques educators can share with students when working with hard wax. We will go over best practices on working with hard wax, review skills and techniques, and discuss speed waxing
Presented by Jessica Gil, European Wax Center
1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Instagram is a key platform stylists are using to build their book of business. If your students are not utilizing Instagram well, they could be losing hundreds of dollars from potential clients they’re missing.
In this session you’ll learn how Instagram can function like a website: how to get found, how to create the right content and how to sell! You can take this information back to your students to help them hit the ground running. For anyone working behind the chair, this is an opportunity to boost your own social game!
We’ll go over how to correctly use the Pinned Highlights section of an Instagram account, what a feed should look like and ideas for Stories on Instagram.
This is a hands-on, interactive session.
Attendees should come prepared with logins to their Instagram account, a fully charged phone, a few high-quality photos and a desire to learn social media marketing.
Presented by Stephanie Carter, Beauty As A Business
2:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
2:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Teaching in today’s learning environment requires a certain level of connectivity, and with that challenges and struggles can arise. Join Pivot Point International’s panel for an open conversation on the many resources available to support you in becoming more connected. Be sure to bring your questions, comments, challenges and struggles to discuss how you can improve how you teach with technology.
Presented by Daniel Dunworth and Jason Russell, Pivot Point
2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Ever wonder how to get your video content to work for you? Join YouTuber Justin Hickox and learn how to use video on social media to attract new clients who trust you before even meeting them. This session will go into detail on how to create content that people want, how to script your videos and best practices and how to start building a YouTube channel. Using YouTube to build your brand can also lead to extra forms of revenue.
Presented by Justin Hickox, Justin Hickox Studios
2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
When building shape it is important to first visualize the final primary shape desired by identifying scalp exposure, change in angles, length and weight. Expand your knowledge of the American Crew through working with High Texture hair and seeing shape come to life.
Items needed to participate
Presented by Curtis Cross, American Crew
3:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Monday, July 13
All classes are scheduled in CDT
Sponsored by Milady
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.Presented by Jennifer Collins, Moored Beauty Schools, Melanie McCoy, Blades Schools of Hair Design, Tara Conway, Alabama School of Nail Technology & Cosmetology
Presented by Bianca Edwards, Beauty EQ by Global Beauty Logistics
Presented by Lici LadyBarber and Angie Perino, Andis
Presented by Ria Anastasia Nieboer, LMSW, CAADC, E-RYT 200
Presented by Sam Villa, Sam Villa Education, Kim McIntosh, AACS Event Chair, Jen Collins, CEA & AMP Event Chair
12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.9:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Sponsored by Milady
10:45 am - 11:14 am CT
All forms of communication is key in our industry. We use our words, facial expressions and body movements. Then bam! You’re out of your classroom and now everything is virtual. Join this interactive brainstorming panel discussing the challenges, the wins, and what we learned from our shove into teaching hands on learners from a distance. Listen, take notes and take part in the discussion.
Join this fun, truthful and no holds barred forum where educators can share their experiences and learn from each other!
Presented by Jennifer Collins, Moored Beauty Schools, Melanie McCoy, Blades Schools of Hair Design, Tara Conway, Alabama School of Nail Technology & Cosmetology
10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
This session is aimed to empower those in the world of Esthetics, or entering Esthetics with information on ways to safely introduce skin imperfections and irregularity treatments to their clients. Broadening this understanding is crucial in Esthetics, as many may not have had real life experience or thorough education with treating Fitzpatrick 4-6. The landscape in Esthetics has evolved greatly throughout the years, and treatments that were once not advised, or not designed for darker skin types are now part of the norm. Understanding that these modalities are available to the Esthetician, how they work, how to safely use them to provide outstanding results, and knowing when to connect clients to a Dermatologist make this a valuable presentation for any skin care professional. Even for the Esthetician whose focus is solely makeup, brows, lashes, or waxing – or Cosmos, Nail Techs & Massage Therapists, this presentation is a valuable asset that will aid in strengthening knowledge, confidence, and success in the Beauty Industry.
Presented by Bianca Edwards, Beauty EQ by Global Beauty Logistics
10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
High Fashion meets Cutting Edge Techniques – Learn how to create effortless fades, crops and fierce face-framing on any gender with Andis grooming tools.
If you want to cut along with Lici and Angie, please have the following tools
Presented by Lici LadyBarber and Angie Perino, Andis
10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Living and being in the world with COVID -19 has presented challenges and unexpected opportunities for us all to “shift” inside and out as a human being regardless of which role we take in our professional life.
Being in the ever-changing world with a lot of unknown things, are you feeling a little anxious and stressed? Are you wanting to feel centered, be authentic, and think clear despite all the noises, emotions, pains, and shifts in the world? Here is a safe space for you to connect and reconnect with yourself who is being transformed day by day. This workshop is for everyone. It is trauma informed, experiential, and personal, contains guided self-reflective and embodied activities. Bring yourself just as you are, and a note pad and a pen; colorful markers and pencils are welcome!
Presented by Ria Anastasia Nieboer, LMSW, CAADC, E-RYT 200
11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Does your school have school spirit? YES YOU DO and we want to see it!
Submit a 60 second video telling us why and enter into the CEA & AMP 2020 first School Spirit Award. Your video will be posted on the event page and people will get a chance to vote on the best video. The finalists will be asked to join the CEA & AMP event live closing ceremony and the winner will be announced live during the School Spirit Award ceremony at the Virtual CEA & AMP Convention.
Your video should include:
Be sure to include your educators and administrators. Videos will be posted on the AACS event page and the members and public will have an opportunity to vote for their favorite school. You must be present at the closing ceremony to win!
Entry Guidelines:
How you will be Judged:
Deadline for submissions: Friday, June 19, 2020
How to Submit:
If we don’t know what school submitted then you will not be entered!
Presented by Sam Villa, Sam Villa Education, Kim McIntosh, AACS Event Chair, Jen Collins, CEA & AMP Event Chair
Currently, Kim and her husband Stan McIntosh own Crave Beauty Academy. She changed the name of Xenon International Academy to Crave Beauty Academy in Wichita, KS, and Ballwin (St. Louis), MO in December 2014. Kim and her husband acquired Xenon International Academy in Kansas and Missouri in 2013. Prior to the acquisition, the past eighteen years Kim has been a partner in three of the six Xenon International Academy campuses. Her educational background includes college studies in Business Administration and Marketing. Kim has been active in the Beauty Industry for twenty four years. She holds a Cosmetology, Esthetics and Instructor license in Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. She has worked behind the chair, salon owner, spa management and as a manufacturer educator teaching professionals in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Colorado. Kim opened Salon Crave in December 2014. Kim currently serves on the American Association of Cosmetology Schools (AACS) board for the last fifteen years. Kim has served in various positions on the AACS board to include; Vice-President, Secretary, Historian, co-chair of the Annual AACS Convention, chair of the CEA convention, team leader of events and supervised an education task force team. Kim also serves on the MACS -Missouri Association of Cosmetology Schools. She is also very active in the communities of the Crave locations; she serves on the board for Cricket Alley Ministries, she is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, National Association of Women’s Business Owners (NAWBO), National Association of Female Executives (NAFE) and is currently chair of the Executive Leadership Team for the American Heart Association/Go Red for Women.
Deadline: June 10, 2020
$510
(Members)
$710
(Non-members)
*Members save $25 per person when registering 3 or more attendees
Registrations are non-refundable
June 11-30, 2020
$650
(Members)
$860
(Non-members)
*Members save $25 per person when registering 3 or more attendees
Registrations are non-refundable
July 01-13, 2020
$800
(Members)
$1,010
(Non-members)
Registrations are non-refundable
$275
Good for only one day of the event. Registrations are non-refundable
The Mirage Hotel & Resort
Las Vegas, NV
Friday, July 10, 2020: $158.00/per night
Saturday, July 11, 2020: 158.00/per night
Sunday, July 12, 2020: $95.00/per night
Monday, July 13, 2020: $95.00/per night
*Room rates do not include resort fee or room taxes.
Deadline to register for the AACS group rate is: Tuesday, June 9, 2020.
If you encounter any issues registering on the portal or discrepancies regarding the AACS group rate please contact info@beautyschools.org.
Don’t fall victim to a scam. Neither the hotel nor a third-party organizer will contact you to book your hotel room.