Corey Passage, Author at Pivot Point International

In the fast-paced world of beauty education, compliance challenges are a constant concern for schools striving to meet regulatory standards. At Pivot Point International, Inc., we understand the significance of these challenges, and our Research Team partnered with Compliance ‘N Design to conduct an in-depth study aimed at assisting beauty schools in addressing their compliance needs. This groundbreaking research benchmarks the compliance practices, attitudes, and needs of both single-campus and multi-campus beauty schools, providing a valuable point of reference for educators, directors, and owners alike. By collecting anonymous survey responses from a national audience of private schools representing diverse program offerings, this study achieved a 95% confidence interval with a 10% margin of error. Join us as we explore the key findings and actionable insights to support beauty schools in navigating the complex landscape of compliance.

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Are you passionate about the art of hairdressing and eager to take your skills to the next level? If so, we have fantastic news for you! Pivot Point International, a leading name in the beauty industry, has launched an innovative educational product called “Salonability: Cut, Color, Style.” This groundbreaking program is designed to provide aspiring hairdressers and seasoned professionals with the knowledge and expertise needed to succeed in the dynamic world of hair fashion.

Salon Reality, Individuality and Authenticity

We all celebrate the beauty of individuality and want to see everyone express themselves authentically. Individual style and sense of self are constantly evolving. Our role as hair designers is to help people feel beautiful, confident and seen at each step of their journey. Salonability: Cut, Color, Style features eight models representing people you might see in your salon, and highlights ways you can enhance their hair’s texture, color and style to reflect their own uniqueness. With 8 cuts, 8 color techniques and 15 styling designs, this comprehensive program encapsulates the unique diversity of our world. We’ve included a range of models in terms of ages, face shapes, body shapes and hair types–from curly to wavy to straight hair and from long to short looks. With 2 step-by-step books, stunning layouts, fabulous packaging, a style selector with fashion images, theory and glossary pages, stylist interviews and our redesigned Pivot Point AR app, Salonability: Cut, Color, Style product is packed with rich content.

Unleash Your Creative Potential

As any hairstylist knows, creativity is the heart and soul of hairdressing. Salonability embraces this spirit and offers a comprehensive program that focuses on three essential pillars of hairdressing: cutting, coloring, and styling. The program is carefully curated to empower you with the skills required to unleash your creative potential and translate your artistic visions into stunning hair transformations.

Interactive and Engaging Learning Experience

Pivot Point International understands that education should be both enjoyable and informative. With Salonability, you’ll experience a dynamic and interactive learning journey that combines step-by-step technical workshops with video, all accessible by AR codes. This unique approach ensures that you receive a well-rounded education that goes beyond theory and enables you to apply your knowledge effectively in practical scenarios.

Industry-Experienced Educators

At the heart of the Salonability program are the industry-experienced educators who are passionate about grooming the next generation of hairdressing maestros. These instructors bring with them a wealth of experience, insider tips, and industry trends, providing you with invaluable insights that go beyond standard textbooks. Their experience and passion will empower you to build the confidence needed to excel in your craft.

Cutting-Edge Techniques

Salonability keeps you at the forefront of the hairdressing world by incorporating cutting-edge techniques into its curriculum. From classic and precision cuts to contemporary and avant-garde styles, you’ll master a diverse range of cutting techniques that cater to various hair types and customer preferences. The program also includes in-depth training in hair coloring, ensuring that you become a true master of color transformations.

Styling for All Occasions

As a hairdresser, versatility is key, and Salonability recognizes this by offering comprehensive styling training for all occasions. Whether you’re creating elegant designs, chic looks for fashion shows, or edgy styles for music videos, this program equips you with the skills to tackle any styling challenge with confidence and finesse.

Unlocking Career Opportunities

One of the most exciting aspects of Salonability is the career-focused approach it takes. Not only will you become proficient in cut, color, and style, but you’ll also receive valuable skills for building a successful career in the hairdressing industry to help you thrive as a well-rounded professional.

Kickstart Your Future

If you’ve ever dreamed of a career in hairdressing or desire to take your current skills to new heights, Pivot Point International’s Salonability: Cut, Color, Style program is the perfect platform to make your aspirations a reality. With an interactive and engaging learning experience led by industry-experienced educators, you’ll acquire the expertise and confidence needed to become a sought-after hairstylist in a competitive industry.

Invest in your future today and embark on an exciting journey towards hairdressing excellence with Salonability. Let your creativity soar and make your mark in the world of cut, color, and style!

Contact us for information regarding seminar opportunities in various markets.

SALONABILITY MEETS SALONREALITY

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Join the Pivot Point Learning Experience team for a series of upcoming webinars showcasing the latest eBook features.

Our new and improved eBook experience is live! Your students can view their books through a web reader and an all-new mobile app. The books available today are all part of the Pivot Point Fundamentals programs. Register below for any of the 1-hour sessions to learn more about this all-new eBook experience:

Nails Webinar Series

In addition to the new eBook webinars, we will host a two-part Fundamentals Nails information webinar. This two-part series will explore various features and benefits of our latest leading-edge curriculum designed to ensure learners enter the industry with confidence and the foundational skills needed in today’s market. Register below for this two-part webinar series:

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Our new and improved eBook experience is now live! Teachers and students will be able to view their books through a WebReader, as well as a mobile app that offers up a wide range of added functionality. The books that are available today are all part of the Fundamentals curriculum lineup (cosmetology, barbering, esthetics, and nails), with additional eBooks being added in the near future.

Single-sign-on with online learning platform (LAB)
Single access to the entire library of books
Multiple highlight color choices and highlight when zoomed in
Text-to-speech on the mobile app
Robust, interactive search results link to a page within the content
Edit, delete or print your annotations
And so much more!

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Education

All comments are due by June 20

The U.S. Department of Education has determined that Cosmetology is a “low-value program.” The proposed Gainful Employment Rule would deny students the use of financial aid to attend cosmetology school.

Whether it’s a public career college, private beauty school, apprenticeship or other educational opportunity in our industry, your help is needed to provide future professionals with the choices to further their education.

The proposed Gainful Employment Rule fails to consider the complex nature of the higher education landscape and the diverse needs of students seeking to improve their lives through education and career training. The ruling’s one-size-fits-all approach undermines the very essence of higher education as a vehicle for personal and professional growth.

These new regulations are NOT YET FINAL – so sharing your voice can affect the outcome.

If you are concerned about the impact this rule would have on the next generation of learners in our industry, please follow the steps below to ensure your voice is heard.

IT’S AS EASY AS 1, 2, 3

June__, 2023

Hon. Dr. Miguel Cardona
Secretary of Education
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue SW
Washington, D.C. 20202

Re: Comment – Business Owner
Docket ID ED-2023-OPE-0089

Dear Secretary Cardona:

Paragraph 1 (Introduction):

Introduce and provide the following information about your company:
- Name and location
- Statement about the company’s involvement in the beauty & wellness industry and relations with schools that are members of the American Association of Cosmetology Schools
Provide reasons for submitting a comment.

Paragraph 2 (Please utilize one or more comments):

Provide additional information about your company:
- Small business (if applicable), number of employees, years in business, description of services, etc.
Describe the impact that the Gainful Employment Rule will have on employees:
- Provide relevant workforce statistics
- Forecast impact on current employees
Describe the impact that the gainful employment rule will have on the beauty and wellness industry:
- Statistics on industry growth
- Provide analysis on the next steps of the industry if the schools are forced into closure

Paragraph 3: (Conclusion)

Provide a strong statement on the impact of the Gainful Employment Rule: The Gainful Employment Rule will result in the loss of Title IV eligibility, which will eventually lead to school closures which will have a devastating impact on the industry.
Thank the Department for consideration of the comment.

THANK YOU!

Pivot Point International President & CEO, Robert Passage Comment

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Your Comments Are Needed by Tuesday, June 20th

Jobs in our industry are projected to grow over twice as fast as other occupations over the next ten years, but we lost 20% of our workforce during covid. We already have a job crisis.

Proposed “Gainful Employment” regulations will make things dramatically worse by quickly shuttering over half the beauty schools – that train the majority of new professionals – with a source estimating at least 2/3 of all beauty schools will be shuttered.

The Gainful Employment Rule will magnify our talent shortage on an unprecedented scale, preventing future beauty/wellness professionals from receiving federal student loan support to complete their education. The potential effects across our entire industry are devastating.

Our industry, already understaffed, would be unable to meet customer demand – salons and barbershops would provide fewer services, have reduced revenues, and many may close.

BE SURE YOUR VOICE IS HEARD!

But there’s hope – these new regulations are NOT YET FINAL – and sharing your voice could affect the outcome. We all must participate in the comment period (ending Tuesday, June 20^th). This is the ONLY opportunity we have to challenge this proposed ruling. The government is looking for individual comments that share your story of the impact these regulations will have on you and the industry.

Please follow the steps below to make your voice heard. Together, we can make a difference!

IT’S AS EASY AS 1, 2, 3

June__, 2023

Hon. Dr. Miguel Cardona
Secretary of Education
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue SW
Washington, D.C. 20202

Re: Comment – Business Owner
Docket ID ED-2023-OPE-0089

Dear Secretary Cardona:

Paragraph 1 (Introduction):

Introduce and provide the following information about your company:
- Name and location
- Statement about the company’s involvement in the beauty & wellness industry and relations with schools that are members of the American Association of Cosmetology Schools
Provide reasons for submitting a comment.

Paragraph 2 (Please utilize one or more comments):

Provide additional information about your company:
- Small business (if applicable), number of employees, years in business, description of services, etc.
Describe the impact that the Gainful Employment Rule will have on employees:
- Provide relevant workforce statistics
- Forecast impact on current employees
Describe the impact that the gainful employment rule will have on the beauty and wellness industry:
- Statistics on industry growth
- Provide analysis on the next steps of the industry if the schools are forced into closure

Paragraph 3: (Conclusion)

Provide a strong statement on the impact of the Gainful Employment Rule: The Gainful Employment Rule will result in the loss of Title IV eligibility, which will eventually lead to school closures which will have a devastating impact on the industry.
Thank the Department for consideration of the comment.

THANK YOU!

Pivot Point International President & CEO, Robert Passage Comment

Watch This Video From PBA

Learn More On The American Association of Cosmetology Schools Website

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Courtesy of The Tease, by Camille Nzengung on 4/20/23.

Forget everything you think you know about a career in beauty because a new campaign wants to let you in on a little secret: a career in beauty is limitless.

This inspiring and empowering message is at the heart of Know Beauty Secrets, a new initiative that seeks to bring awareness to the rewarding careers in beauty and encourage the next generation of beauty and wellness professionals to chase their dreams. Targeting Gen Z, Know Beauty Secrets will use social media to showcase the many different facets of beauty careers.

During its annual Gala on April 16th, Beauty Changes Lives officially unveiled the new initiative. Renowned celebrity hairstylist Ken Paves not only introduced the campaign video and also shared his own beauty career journey with the attendees. The 90-second clip that was showcased revealed the “secrets”, declaring a career in beauty to be a best-kept secret. It also offered a glimpse inside the careers of industry professionals, sharing their stories as well as the realities of what it means to be in beauty.

Oftentimes, beauty careers are seen as a “backup plan” or unstable. However, the reality is that the U.S. beauty industry is a $49 billion dollar business with many opportunities for career advancement and growth. Not to mention, a career in beauty is a legitimate career path that requires skill, training, expertise, and passion.

“The irony of the stigma around the beauty and wellness industry is that regardless of how you’re participating—whether having your hair styled or testing out a new nail polish—everyone is, in fact, participating,” said Beauty Changes Lives Executive Board Member, Phil Horvath, who helped organize the Unite as One coalition. “Services offered by industry professionals require a specific skill set honed by creative and passionate individuals. We aim to showcase the tremendous benefits of a career in beauty and wellness to help let Gen Z know that in beauty, they can find meaningful, flexible, stable, and profitable careers that they can be proud of.”

The Know Beauty Secrets campaign was created by Unite as One, an industry coalition representing ten associations, including the American Association of Cosmetology Schools (AACS), Association of Skin Care Professionals (ASCP), Beauty Changes Lives (BCL), Cosmetologist Chicago (CC), International Nail Technicians Association (INTA), Intercoiffure America Canada (ICA), International Spa Association (ISPA), International Salon Business Network (ISBN), Professional Beauty Association (PBA), Professional Beauty Federation of California (PBFC), and Pro Nails Association (PNA). Each association identified the current job demand crisis for newly licensed pros as the biggest challenge facing the professional industry today. The Know Beauty Secrets initiative marks an impressive first collective effort from all the associations to advocate for and support the beauty profession.

As a first step, Know Beauty Secrets hopes to bring together and organize beauty companies and beauty pros in the industry to support the campaign by sharing their secrets behind their career successes. To do so, Beauty Change Lives will provide guidelines, promotional material, and social tools to make it easier for beauty pros as well as companies to support all campaign activities.

If you’re an industry professional that wants to get involved with Know Beauty Secrets, be sure to visit KnowBeautySecrets.org/pro to learn how to best support this important industry initiative. And for all future campaign updates, make sure to follow @knowbeautysecrets on Instagram.

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Pivot Point research confirmed that appropriate diversity and inclusion messaging is a top beauty school priority for administrators and educators, students and prospective students and their families.

Pivot Point has created tools that help.

Pivot Point’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEI-B) Beauty Industry Reference provides schools with industry-specific information, best practices and checklists.
Pivot Point’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEI-B) Glossary of Terms provides schools with key terms and definitions.

Both are available for viewing, sharing or printing. Download your complimentary resources today by clicking on the link below!

https://www.pivot-point.com/dei-b-intake-form/

These documents are also available in the Additional Resources catalog in LAB or your Pivot Point powered online learning site.

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A weekend of unmissable professional beauty events is on tap April 15-17 at Chicago’s Americas Beauty Show (ABS). Events this year have coalesced around never-before-seen challenges that call for an unprecedented level of industry-wide cooperation.

The roster kicks off Saturday evening, April 15, at Americas Beauty Show (ABS) with a President’s Party, followed by the ABS Global Image Awards. This year’s ABS marks the show’s 100^th anniversary, and show organizers plan to welcome thousands to a renewed education and trade fair.

Sunday afternoon, April 16, a workshop of top beauty and wellness executives will address the jobs crisis and discuss the evolving industry landscape at the invitation-only Industry Leaders Roundtable at the Loews Hotel in Rosemont. During this powerful summit, facilitated by award-winning author, change-management futurist and former beauty executive Minter Dial, workshop participants will share their visions to inspire solutions for professional beauty.

Sunday evening features the Changemakers Gala, an elegant evening benefiting Beauty Changes Lives, the industry non-profit dedicated to making the beauty profession a first-choice career. The Gala will honor the legends of beauty and bring together industry members as a beauty family. In addition, the Gala will be the official premiere of the all-industry KNOW Beauty SECRETS workforce recruitment campaign.

Monday morning, April 17, the KNOW Beauty SECRETS program will debut to exhibitors and attendees at an Americas Beauty Show Townhall. This presentation will address the scope of the jobs crisis in the professional salon industry, demonstrate why all sectors of the industry need to work together to solve the issues and explore the role each member of the industry can play in moving forward to secure the future.

To cap the weekend’s events, on Monday afternoon, the Unite As One consortium of leading industry associations responsible for the KNOW Beauty SECRETS recruitment, retention and industry advocacy campaign will hold an in-person leadership meeting to plan the campaign’s launch on social media.

For information on the weekend’s events, go to www.beautychangeslives.org. For information and tickets to the ABS, log onto www.americasbeautyshow.com.

ABOUT BEAUTY CHANGES LIVES: Beauty Changes Lives is a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering and equipping the next generation of beauty professionals by providing valuable resources, scholarships, education, and mentorship opportunities. In a time when it’s never been more important to support the industry, all proceeds raised from the Beauty Changes Lives Experience goes to changing the lives of beauty professionals. Since its founding, the organization has raised over $7.5M in scholarships, awarded over 700 scholarships, and changed over 800 lives. Beauty Changes Lives is shaping the future of the industry. To make a donation, please visit https://beautychangeslives.org/donate/

ABOUT UNITED AS ONE: United As One (UAO) is a coalition of leading beauty and wellness associations that has come together to address the job crisis in the professional beauty and wellness industries. UAO associations are the American Association of Cosmetology Schools; the Association of Skin Care Professionals; Beauty Changes Lives; Cosmetologists Chicago; Intercoiffure America Canada; International Nail Technicians Association; International Salon/Spa Business Network; International Spa Association; the Professional Beauty Association; the Professional Beauty Association of California; and the Pro Nails Association.

March 29, 2023 | Salon Today

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We’re speaking at Oozle Media’s third annual Beauty School Summit. Have you registered yet?

We’re excited to invite you to join us at the upcoming Beauty School Summit, a free online event designed to help you elevate your beauty school in 2023. As one of the presenters, we guarantee this event is packed with valuable information and insights you won’t want to miss.

This year’s summit, organized by Oozle Media, features thirteen 20-minute sessions on topics such as marketing your school, creating a curriculum your students will love, and building a strong brand identity. Whether you’re a new or seasoned beauty school owner, you’ll come away with actionable strategies that you can implement right away to improve your school’s performance.

As a company that is passionate about the beauty industry and helping beauty schools succeed, we believe that attending this event is an excellent opportunity for you to connect with like-minded individuals, learn from industry experts, and take your beauty school to the next level.

Enrollment for The Beauty School Summit is now open, and we hope you’ll secure your spot today. Don’t miss out on this chance to invest in your education and your school’s success. Sign up now and get ready to take your beauty school to new heights!

Event Details

Date: April 20, 2023

Time: 11:30 a.m. – 5:45 p.m. EDT

Location: Anywhere you have internet access!

SAVE YOUR SEAT >>

PS: While we hope to connect with you during the live event, Oozle Media will also be providing a free on-demand library of all the sessions for those who cannot attend live. So even if you can’t make it to every session, you can still access the valuable content at your convenience.

See You on April 20 (Virtually!)

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Pivot Point

Author: Corey Passage

Benchmarking Beauty School Compliance

Salonability: Cut, Color, Style Is Now Available

Webinar Series: eBook Features & Nails

Nails Webinar Series

New eBooks Now on LAB

The Next Generation Needs You: Help Keep Financial Aid Available For Beauty Schools

All comments are due by June 20

IT’S AS EASY AS 1, 2, 3

THANK YOU!

Urgent Call To Action: Gainful Employment Ruling

Your Comments Are Needed by Tuesday, June 20th

IT’S AS EASY AS 1, 2, 3

THANK YOU!

Unite As One Coalition Launches “Know Beauty Secrets” Campaign to Encourage Careers in Beauty

New DEI-B Resources Now Available

Industry Unites to Celebrate, While Planning Future

Register Now For The Beauty School Summit

Benchmarking Beauty School Compliance

Salonability: Cut, Color, Style Is Now Available

Webinar Series: eBook Features & Nails

Nails Webinar Series

New eBooks Now on LAB

The Next Generation Needs You: Help Keep Financial Aid Available For Beauty Schools

All comments are due by June 20

IT’S AS EASY AS 1, 2, 3

THANK YOU!

Urgent Call To Action: Gainful Employment Ruling

Your Comments Are Needed by Tuesday, June 20th

IT’S AS EASY AS 1, 2, 3

THANK YOU!

Unite As One Coalition Launches “Know Beauty Secrets” Campaign to Encourage Careers in Beauty

New DEI-B Resources Now Available

Industry Unites to Celebrate, While Planning Future

Register Now For The Beauty School Summit

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