Karen Hill Scott

The Power for Changing “You” Changes Others Too.

As business owners, we must develop the capacity to analyze how much we can do and how much those who work in our businesses can also contribute.  Once we activate this very basic knowledge we can put it into practice---the trick is knowing when to take that step and sometimes, when to cut your loss.  Dr. Hill-Scott will provide a 5 point plan for change that “sticks” and offers some intuitive, very easy rules to remember for separating out true potential from false hope. 

Hill-Scott is known throughout the United States for her knowledge and work in child development, particularly children’s media content.  But it’s how the work has been done; almost always from a framework of creating change, that has been the foundation of her success. 

Professor Eric Sussman

Eric is a lecturer in accounting and real estate at UCLA’s Anderson Graduate School of Management, where he has been voted Teacher of the Year six times by Anderson students and was awarded the Citibank Teaching Award, voted upon by a committee of faculty members, in 1998. 

He teaches in the areas of cost/managerial accounting, financial accounting (beginning through advanced), financial statement analysis, corporate financial reporting, and real estate investment and finance to undergraduate, graduate, and Executive Education students. 

Outside of campus, Mr. Sussman is president of Amber Capital, Inc., a real estate investment company, which has acquired, rehabilitated, developed, and managed over 1,200,000 square feet of commercial real estate since its founding in 1993.  The firm’s portfolio consists of industrial, multi-family residential, and retail properties.  He is also on the Board of Directors and Audit Committee Chair of Causeway Capital’s International Value Fund (>$4 billion in assets), is Chairman of the Board of the Presidio Fund, a domestic value fund, and an advisor to the Taurus Pacific Opportunity Fund, a hedge fund.  He received his MBA from Stanford, with honors, in 1993, after graduating Summa cum Laude from UCLA in 1987.  He is a licensed CPA in the State of California.

Andrew Ainslie

Running a great salon means having a great image. But which image?

Different customers want excellence in different flavours from their salon - from the busy executive who wants a speedy, professional cut to the bride who wants champagne, and all of the frills. Given all these different needs, how do you project the right image? What IS the right image? Professor Andrew Ainslie will outline how to approach this thorny problem. 

Professor Andrew Ainslie’s major research interests are in economic and statistical models of consumer behavior and in direct marketing. He has previously taught at Cornell University, consulted for direct mail and non-profit companies, and before getting his Ph.D was a senior marketing manager for a midsize software company.  

Mark Thompson
Keynote Speaker

Success Built to Last—Creating a Life That Matters

How can you ignite the loyalty of your customers and achieve success that matters? Join Mark Thompson as he travels the world for his public broadcasting series to see what the world’s most famous and successful people have in common—and distills it into a set of simple practices you can use to transform your salon, your career, and your life.

Success Built to Last, a follow-up to Built to Last, which sold millions of copies—is forged from hundreds of in-depth video interviews with entertainers, producers, entrepreneurs, billionaires, and leaders of nations—from Quincy Jones and Sally Field to The Dalai Lama, Maya Angelou, Oprah and Virgin’s Richard Branson. Based at Stanford,  Thompson has started dozens of ventures, served on the boards of global companies and was listed by Forbes as one of America’s best investors with the ‘Midas’ touch.

Alfred E. Osborne, Jr.

Professor Alfred E. Osborne, Jr. is the senior associate dean and an associate professor of Global Business Economics and Management at UCLA Anderson School of Management. He is also the founder and faculty director of the school’s Harold Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. Professor Osborne’s research interests include venture capital, the market performance of small IPOs, the role of the board of directors in private and public corporations, and the management of not-for-profit organizations. He is a director of Nordstrom, Inc., Equity Marketing, Inc., and K2, Inc.; and Kaiser Aluminum.

Larry King

Hollywood Celebrity Salon Owner Panel, Moderated by CNN’s Larry King…Featuring famous salon owners: José Eber, Ginger Boyle, Giuseppe Franco, and… (2 more to be inserted)

Panel members will respond to questions facilitated by the world’s most famous journalist!  Audience members will get a glimpse into the glamorous world of Hollywood’s most successful salons.  Meet these celebrity personalities up close, while also having the opportunity to learn how they built a successful salon business. 

Amanda George, Neil George Salon

Amanda George And Neil Weisberg both originated in London. Amanda trained and worked at Daniel Galvin, Neil was doing various magazine shoots and when they both moved to the US in the early nineties neither had met. In 2001 Amanda, after a six year stint at Prive’ on Melrose place, where she worked once a month at their NYC salon at the Soho Grand Hotel, and Neil formerly of Art Luna, both joined Chris Mcmillan salon.
A mutual respect for each others work and British humour prompted them to start their own business and in April 2005 “Neil George” salon was born.

Whilst both have been featured in beauty magazines, Allure, Harpers, Cosmopolitan and Vogue, and on shows such as Extreme makeover and Style Channel, their salon houses a whole stable of equally celebrated talent, and between them they have graced the heads of the likes of Rebecca Romijn Stamos, Kate Hudson, Ellen, Molly Simms, Renee Zellweger, Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron, Kirsty Hume, Jenny McCarthy, Debi Mazar, Heather Graham.

Ginger Boyle, Planet Salon

Ginger Boyle has built her reputation over the last 30 years as one of the most sophisticated stylists, gifted teachers and popular platform artists in the country. She is the owner and master stylist at Planet Salon, an Aveda Concept salon with over a decade of growth in Beverly Hills, California. Planet Salon has earned numerous awards including Aveda’s Lifetime Achievement Award, “Top 200 Salons” 3 years in a row and “Top 20 Salons” for the past 2 years.

Her work has been featured in international fashion publications such as Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, Glamour, Interview and Mademoiselle, as well professional trade publications, video shoots, and television programs such as NBC's The Apprentice. Some of her celebrity clientele include Virginia Madsen, Jim Carrey, Will Ferrell and Sean Hayes. In April 2006, Ginger received the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award from Aveda for her continued commitment and leadership. She will also be Hollywood’s representative for the Global Salon Business Forum and Awards taking place June 7-9, 2008.

Giuseppe Franco, Giuseppe Franco Salon
Giuseppe has been one of the most recognized and popular hairdressers in the world and has long been considered one of the top cutting-edge stylists in the beauty industry, earning him top celebrity clientele such as Brad Pitt, Sharon Stone, Drew Barrymore, Ashton Kutcher, and is the personal hair-stylist of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. He has been invited to speak as a guest lecturer at many business organizations as well as hair conventions and prominent universities and beauty schools around the country. Franco has been featured in several media outlets and television shows.

José Eber, José Eber Atelier

Guided by the same drive and vision that launched his career, legendary hair and beauty icon José Eber plans to fashion an empire of luxurious signature salons and products throughout the United States and abroad. What began in 1978 with a flagship salon in Beverly Hills, José Eber Atelier has become a nationally renowned brand delivering a trademark beauty recognized philosophy that has resulted in thousands of remarkable transformations of women and men throughout the world. Eber’s artistic team of stylists and colorists are regarded not simply for making people beautiful, but for showing them that they already are. Eber’s incredible career has been recognized by his cherished celebrity clientele, including Elizabeth Taylor, Farrah Fawcett, Jaclyn Smith, Ann Margaret, and Cher.

Kim Vo, Kim Vo Salon
Renowned master-colorist to A-list Hollywood, he is an artist with a unique and innovative vision of beauty. He began his professional training at The Spot in New York and eventually moved to Beverly Hills, joining two of the most exclusive salons on the west coast, Cristophe and Privé. There he served many prominent figures, including Hillary and Bill Clinton. In 2000, he opened B2V with a roster of celebrity clients, including Terri Hatcher, Goldie Hawn, Kate Hudson and Pamela Anderson. He pioneered many now in-vogue techniques like “American Tailoring”.

Today, Kim Vo is a celebrity himself. Through hundreds of magazine articles and TV shows such as “Extreme Makeover” on ABC, “Daily 10” and “Roots” on E! Entertainment and “Tease” on Oxygen, Kim Vo is the hair, beauty and style expert to a global audience of millions. Now, Kim Vo will bring his expertise on a more personal, hands-on level with the opening of two state-of-the-art salons at the Mirage in Las Vegas and in Beverly Hills. Dedicated to the most luxurious and individualized experience, Kim Vo and his exceptional staff will elevate the simple act of grooming to the highest form of art, beauty and personal expression.

Peter Mahoney

“It’s About Time”

Peter Mahoney Is the owner of the Salon Resource Group of Companies, President of Salon Consultants International Inc. and judge for the 2008 Global Salon Business Awards®. Accredited with the Ernst & Young “Entrepreneur of the Year" Award, Peter’s ability to inspire and evoke personal change in his audience is unparalleled as he teaches modern day philosophies of communication and leadership.  Join Peter as he outlines the “Four Secrets to Staff Retention” the “Keys to Attracting and Keeping Clients” and the “Four Principles of Salon Profitability” Discover what happens when exceptional salons decide to reach for tremendous heights!!

Alan Austin Smith

"The Fantastic Salon"

Alan Austin Smith's third book, “The Fantastic Salon”, deals with the difference between having a good salon or a fantastic one.  Alan will be talking about the importance of keeping the passion alive, having a balanced business and finally the importance of doing it right - consistently! Recognising that a lack of consistency is one of the biggest pitfalls we all face, Alan will discuss the importance of defining a clear focus for your business, and then effectively communicating that focus to your team; motivating them to operate at the highest level-consistently.

Alan Austin-Smith is the  founder and president of the Fantastic Hairdresser Company. As a  business consultant, motivator  and author he  is recognised as one of the most influential people in the salon industry.