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| Stephane & Mari with John Paul Mitchell Global Artistic Director and industry legend, Robert Cromeans |
Continued education is so important in any industry. One has to keep up with changing times and technology or you will fall behind. The beauty industry is no different.
Years ago, salon coordinators made appointments on paper calendars and had to keep a paper trail for every bit of information on each salon guest. Imagine those file cabinets! When salon software was introduced to the industry, it made it easier on everyone. Millennium is a premium salon software company, being used by thousands of businesses in 36 countries. We at Mari the Studio use Millennium, which allows us to keep updated information on our guests and to analyze information to better serve them. To keep their clients updated and informed, Millennium holds an annual conference called the Millennium Experience, and this year, we decided to go.
When you hear the word “conference” you may cringe a little. I know I imagine a stuffy, window-less room, filled with people furiously taking notes while watching boring PowerPoint presentations and drinking endless cups of stale coffee lightened with powder “cream”. Not my idea of a good time. I want you to now take that image and chuck it out the window! Start with the fabulous city of Miami, add celebrations, contests, hundreds of creative minds from stylists and salon owners alike and include industry leaders like celebrity stylist Ted Gibson, Robert Cromeans, and the infamous Tabatha Coffey. What do you get? A whole different meaning of the word.
The scent of positive energy coats the walls and the strong desire to learn is felt in the passing of each individual in the hallways to your next "breakout" class. In the coming days, we plan to take a deeper dive on several of the events' highlights, including what we learned to better serve you, awareness about a charity to benefit children's kidney failure, and a bit of pleasure outside of business. So dismiss your stereotype of a conference and keep your eyes peeled for photos, videos and new blogs because we can’t wait to share our Millennium Experience with you!
Cheers!
Mari the Studio
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