Tag: Kansas

How to Avoid Test Anxiety It is estimated that 1/3 of all students in post-secondary education suffer from anxiety over testing. The fear of failure, not measuring up to your standards, and the thought of being underprepared are a few examples of real-life fears many students experience in schools across the country. At Hays Academy…

5 Steps to Winter Hair Care Although you might not think it will ever get here, Winter in Kansas can be absolutely brutal. From cold temperatures and sharp winds to snow and ice, these elements do more than affect your core temperature, they affect your hair! Knowing how to combat this issue is vital to…

The Importance of a Client List Everyone from doctors to car salespersons keep a list of potential and previous clients. They keep a database of all who have sought or continue to seek their services for both record keeping and advertising their specials and happenings. In this regard, cosmetology is no different! Ensuring that you…

Breaking Stereotypes There are assumptions made about every industry that exists that are completely false. For example, all lawyers aren’t alcoholics, all mechanics aren’t dishonest, and all cosmetologists aren’t poor. These outright lies damage reputations and promote false understandings of hard working and dedicated professionals. As the student services person for Hays Academy of Hair…

 Hays Academy wins 3 Gold and 1 Silver in 3 Competitions Success isn’t something you achieve by doing what is required to get by. Success only happens when you work hard and step outside of your comfort zone. Hays Academy of Hair Design with campuses in Salina and Hays, Kansas has achieved a great deal…

Want to own a salon? Here is what you should know! Me- What would you like to do in cosmetology? Student- I want to own my own salon! Working in cosmetology education, I hear this answer a lot. In fact, I believe it is probably the goal of 75% of our students to one day…

Social media has proven itself to be a necessity for promoting stylists and salons. Not only are followers engaged by the happenings at salons, but they are able to better visualize the types of services they may be interested in pursuing. This valuable commodity is growing the industry exponentially and creating an atmosphere of inspiration…

Hays Academy of Hair Design Promotes Students One of the fun ways that Hays Academy of Hair Design interacts with it’s students and alumni includes featuring them on social media. Facebook and Instagram pages are vital means for stylists to get their name and their abilities out to potential clients. By promoting our current students,…

3 Fall Hair Color Essentials As we enter September, many will be entering salons all across the region to get their Fall look on! We love this time of year as pumpkin flavored everything enters the stores, the leaves change color, and football season takes off. We also love to see the students at Hays…

A True Service Industry! by Len Melvin Few, if any industries allow you to give back the way the beauty industry does.  By giving your time and minimal out of pocket expense, the beauty industry affords one the opportunity to give back in big ways.  Hays Academy of Hair Design, with campuses in Hays and…