Advice From a Beauty School Instructor: “Love What You Do!”

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Advice From a Beauty School Instructor: “Love What You Do!”

Published: May 10, 2008
by Rosanne Ullman

Speaking of Empire Education Group from my last post, completely coincidentally I happened to be passing by an Empire school in Arlington Heights, Illinois. I always enjoy visiting beauty schools, so I decided to stop in and take a few photos to

post here on the blog. I want to give a shout-out to school staffers Jamie Herhold, who helps students plan out their cosmetology career, and Jessica Joyce. They were both very nice and made me feel welcome.

In addition to the classroom activity, which I’ll write about next time, the “clinical” section of the salon was really interesting. It’s a full salon, with equipment and clients and hairdressers just as you’d find in any salon. There’s even a reception area, where I chatted with a mom waiting while her teenaged son got his hair cut. Although the prices are low, clients do pay for the

services; they’re not just hair models. The only real difference you might notice is the supervisor, Linda Balkcom, walking around to check on what every student hairdresser is doing. No scissor, color formula or perm solution hits a head without Linda signing off on it.

I asked Linda what advice she gives students. She replied, “The most important thing is to ‘find yourself.’ Learn everything about hairdressing, but choose one thing and focus on it. That’s where you’ll make money, and it’s also what will keep you in the profession. Love what you do!” I’d say that’s great advice for students of all beauty schools. Thanks, Linda!

Top photo: Jessica Joyce (left) and Jamie Herhold. Bottom photo: Linda Balkcom (left) supervises a student hair stylist giving a client a perm.