Industry Archives

March 12th, 2026

Why Beauty Education Matters: My Journey to Cosmetology School

Speak Up for Beauty Education Now by Pivot Point Senior Manager, Business Development, Taylor Neff Key takeaway: Beauty education provides creative careers, financial opportunities, and […]

February 17th, 2026

Real-Time Beauty Industry Insights from Pivot Point and PBA

Pro Beauty Pulse: Monthly Data Revealing What’s Really Happening in the Beauty Industry Understanding what’s really happening across the professional beauty industry requires more than […]

Industry Leader Roundtable PBA Executive Summit

February 2nd, 2026

Professional Beauty Leaders Unite to Build a Shared Data Foundation

2025 Beauty Industry Data Roundtable: Key Findings & Next Steps from the PBA Executive Summit PBA Executive Summit Hosts First Cross-Functional Data Roundtable The Beauty […]

Technology and Transformation AACS Presentation

January 19th, 2026

How Technology Is Reshaping Beauty Education

Kay Takeaways from the 2025 AACS Technology & Beauty Education Presentation Report How beauty schools are using tech to strengthen connection, streamline operations, and lead […]

October 9th, 2025

2025 Student Contest: Special Occasion Hair Winner

Highlighting the Beauty of Special Occasion Hair: Intercoiffure, Beyond the Ponytail, and Pivot Point Support Student Passion, Talent and Creativity New York – September 28, […]

September 29th, 2025

OMC Hairworld 2025

The Magic of Paris from a Hair Stylist’s POV – OMC Hairworld by Pivot Point Product Experience Senior Manager, Jason Russell Paris, the City of […]

Hårologi and Pivot Point Celebrating 50 Year Anniversary

September 12th, 2025

Celebrating 50 Years of Partnership with Hårologi

A Legacy of Friendship, Knowledge and Innovation In the late 1960s, Pivot Point’s founder Leo Passage and his close friend Dietmar Plainer traveled together through […]

2025 Leo Passage Scholarship Spring Season Winners

September 8th, 2025

Spring 2025 Leo Passage Scholarship Winners

Honoring the Past and Celebrating the Future: Leo Passage Scholarship Winners (Spring 2025) At Pivot Point, we believe education transforms lives. That belief was at […]

August 27th, 2025

Beauty As A Career in 2025

Insights From Career Counselors Questions about student debt, the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on traditional white-collar jobs, the return on investment for a college […]

2025 Beauty Changes Lives Industry Leader Roundtable

July 10th, 2025

2025 Industry Leader Roundtable Research

In May 2025, 85 top executives across the beauty, barbering, nails, and wellness sectors gathered for the third annual Beauty Changes Lives Industry Leader Roundtable, […]