Interested in being a Board of Director?

Nominations for the AACS Board of Directors is now open. There will be four school member seats and one partner member seat open. Nominations will be accepted through June 14th.

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Stay current with all things branding 

What good is a brand if nobody sees it?

Speakers: Victoria Lim, Content, Communications and Public Relations Consultant and Carla Morano of Fine and Dandy Co.

Date and Time
Monday, June 24, 2019
11:10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Description:
It won’t matter how creative your branding is if it doesn’t achieve your goals. From concept to tracking we’ll provide a roadmap on how to develop the assets and content that tell your story, identify target audience, and how to determine if it’s working.

Admissions and Salon Outreach

Speaker: Joe Piraino of Pivot Point   

Date and Time
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

Description:
Make admissions outreach fun again. In this session we will explore fun and exciting ways to engage high school counselors, prospective students, parents, and salons in your community. We will go beyond simply setting up tables in a high school lunch room and handing our giveaways to prospective students. This exciting session will involve captivating ideas that engage your entire staff with community and admissions outreach.

Keynote Speaker Charles Marcus

Date and Time
Sunday, June 23, 2019
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Description:
Charles Marcus is an international motivational speaker and former Vidal Sassoon-trained hair stylist and owner of several successful hair salons. Today, Charles travels globally speaking to organizations within and outside of the hair industry. His passion and heart remains in this incredible industry. His powerful story of overcoming adversity, and his resiliency, expertise and knowledge in the salon and cosmetology world make him a favorite with audiences as he relates to them in a very special way.

500 Lives Changed . . . and Counting

Beauty Changes Lives has reached the 500-scholarship milestone. From cosmetology to nails, esthetics to barbering, Beauty Changes Lives scholarships are equipping and empowering the next generation of beauty professionals. Not only do scholarship recipients enter the industry; they stay in the industry. Beauty Changes Lives data shows 95% of scholarship recipients graduate and 30% own their own business! Visit www.beautychangeslives.org to check out the basic and advanced scholarships accepting applications through July 31.

State Updates                                    

Connecticut Becomes the 50th State to License Estheticians and Nail Technicians  

The first week of June finds 19 state legislatures actively meeting, including the legislatures in three states – Connecticut, Louisiana and Nevada – that will adjourn for the year by Friday.   As always, AACS will keep you apprised of the latest state legislative developments of interest to member schools.

Connecticut’s legislature is poised to pass a biennial budget before adjourning Wednesday that includes language establishing licensure for estheticians, and nail and eyelash technicians.  HB 7424 will require licensure applicants to complete at least 600 hours of study for esthetics; 50 hours of study for eyelash technicians, and 100 hours of study for nail technicians.  The bill would allow individuals who have continuously practiced esthetics, or nail and eyelash technology in Connecticut for two-years…Click here to read the full update

Federal Updates

The Duane Morris Team will be attending a dinner on June 11th with Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA).

There’s still room! Don’t miss out on these hands-on workshops.

Dermalogica - Discover why Dermalogica is the number one choice for professional skin therapists worldwide Click here to register.

CND- Discover what's hot in nail artistry by getting art-rageous with CND’s color brands. Click here to register

Apply to be a speaker at the 2019 AACS Annual Convention & Expo, click here for more information