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Skills
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Certification
Gym , travel, food, reading, social.
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Natalie Neville

Victoria,VIC

Summary

Driven Small Business Owner with excellent business acumen, creativity and leadership skills. Offers advanced experience in developing marketing strategies, identifying business opportunities and generating sales in business.

Highly motivated and experienced hairdresser and business operator passionate about entrepreneurship and building successful, sustainable businesses. Demonstrated experience leading teams, launching new products and achieving growth objectives. Adept at identifying and capitalizing on opportunities, creating strategic partnerships and driving sustainable growth.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Small Business Owner

Femme Hair Extensions
03.2023 - Current
  • Weekly running of business from clients to financials and marketing.
  • Promoted business via social media to generate leads and maximize brand identity.
  • Advertised products and services online, social media and through traditional campaigns to target ideal consumers.
  • Designed business plan to define concept, short-term and long-term goals and strategies.
  • Fulfilled customer shipping needs by completing all purchase orders and customer invoices.
  • Researched trends and current innovations to determine competition and develop competitive pricing points.
  • Provided elite customer service by resolving escalated problems and calmly responding to shifting priorities.
  • Evaluated sales reports and financial statements to manage cash flow and develop techniques to improve business.
  • Participated in business events, conferences and trade shows to promote products and network with business owners and prospective clients.
  • Demonstrated product presentations to prospective customers to showcase features, benefits and value.
  • Introduced new methods, practices, and systems to reduce turnaround time.

Head Colourist, Manager, Hair Extensions

Jaimi And Co
01.2021 - 01.2023
  • Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
  • Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
  • Maintained professional, organized, and safe environment for employees and patrons.
  • Resolved staff member conflicts, actively listening to concerns and finding appropriate middle ground.
  • Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
  • Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
  • Monitored and analyzed business performance to identify areas of improvement and make necessary adjustments.
  • client hair and services

Head Colourist / Hair Extensions

Kiki Hair
01.2017 - 01.2021
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
  • Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
  • Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.

Head Colourist

Sheek Hair
01.2016 - 01.2017

Head colourist

Head Colourist Senior

Heading Out Hair & Beauty
01.2013 - 01.2016
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
  • Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
  • Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
  • maintained clients hair and needs whilst working towards targets

Haircare Australia
01.2011 - 01.2012
  • Victorian educator for four major product lines nationally.- Brazilian blowout, Cloudnine, Alterna haircare, Babe hair extensions.
  • Looked after technical and training side for all brands and assisted sales alongside reps to boost sales and grow/gain new accounts.
  • Worked within a team
  • boosted sales and account growth
  • Client complaint management and problem solving
  • Worked towards sales targets
  • Effective client communication

Educator

Joico/ Fudge, South Australian
01.2009 - 01.2011
  • Brand manager and educator
  • Colour educator role teaching all facets and looking after accounts alongside full time reps.
  • Growing business and clients, sales for company.
  • Maintaining a strong client base
  • Sales monitoring
  • client relationship building and maintenance
  • Support and client education
  • Effective communication and problem resolution with clients
  • managing conflict resolution between company and client.
  • New product demonstrations

Lecturer

TAFE SA
01.2008 - 01.2009
  • Adelaide Currie street campus
  • In certificate III Hairdressing - Teaching certificate 11 and 111 hairdressing to apprentices in all facets of hair .
  • Educated underprivileged students to help grow careers and potential future employment opportunities
  • helped assist students with learning difficulties
  • maintained student intake and retention to meet government funding requirements for school
  • effective communication ,support, help, confidence building for students
  • day to day reporting of teachings and module completion for students
  • effective management of time and task completion for students
  • general student support and help personally and within classroom

Senior Hair Dresser

Bling
01.2003 - 01.2008
  • Provision of cutting, styling, colouring, and treating hair to clients requirements
  • Allied reception and sales tasks
  • Maintaining clients records
  • Keeping salon work areas clean and equipment clean
  • Management of salon and staff

Keune Technical Colour Advisor and Educator

Keune Haircosmetics
01.2002 - 01.2008
  • Communicating effectively with clients
  • Inspiring, motivating and directing other hairdressers to help enable them to achieve their own personal goals within the hairdressing business
  • Organising and planning structured educational events
  • Establish new clients and help increase current business in order to attract clients and to receive rewards to increase the business
  • Salon Responsibilities:
  • Maintaining monthly stock orders
  • Introducing and selling of new hair care products, etc…
  • Selling educational and technical seminars regarding hair colour and cutting styles
  • Answering telephone enquires and assisting clients with any problems they may have
  • Telephone bookings
  • Building a positive relationship with all clients
  • Conducting educational programs to suit individual salon requirements
  • Hands on work in the salon
  • Stock control (restocking shelves and ordering of stock)
  • Creating displays
  • Keeping costs down to meet the salons budget
  • Administrative Support:
  • Faxing customers orders
  • Maintaining accounts payable and ensuring that clients are on target
  • Maintaining the Technical Centre
  • Booking travel arrangements
  • Report on weekly outputs to the companies director
  • Maintaining a record on monthly phone accounts and salon expenses
  • Seminars and Education Responsibilities:
  • Training SA apprentices at TAFE SA, Adelaide Campus
  • Structured full day workshops for 30 – 40 students
  • Focusing on Colour theory and practical elements
  • Developing course content and conducting up to 30 classes per year
  • Training privately educated students at Shermans
  • Conducting full time and part time workshops for 10 – 20 students for theory and practical colour classes, using flip chart tools and Power Point presentations
  • Conducting SA Secondary School Vocational Education and Training workshop classes for 30 students (5 class per year)
  • Motivating and mentoring students
  • Inspirational Cut and Colour Techniques
  • Conducting evening workshops for 15 – 20 students for full time hairdressers to assist in their professional development
  • Act as guest artist and event coordinator, organising venues, guest artists, clients, flyer development and distribution, collecting registration fees, catering and arranging workshop sites
  • Event management
  • Assisting with the development of Education Calendar
  • Which is supplied by ‘KEUNE’ to salons nationally
  • Includes: Seminar content development and timing, Annual training by International Colour Specialist
  • Annual show conducting a presentation for 200+ clients Including: Structure content, model preparation and presentation on stage to clients
  • The show is a national display to client base and put together by the Keune team
  • Traveled to Tasmania to conduct ‘Colour and Theory’ workshops
  • Conducting additional training classes / courses (15 throughout the year) for full time hairdressers throughout a wide geographical range

Apprentice Hair Dresser

GENTILES SALON
01.1998 - 01.2002
  • Hair dresser specialising in designing and colouring

Education

Certificate IV - Hairdressing

Clip Joint Hair School
Adelaide
01.1998

Advanced Diploma - Marketing

TAFE SA

High School Diploma -

Adelaide High
Adelaide, SA
01.1997

Skills

  • Highly developed communication skills with the proven ability to liaise effectively with all levels of staff, both verbally and Writing
  • Effective conflict resolution skills
  • Excellent management skills with a high degree of professionalism to meet required deadlines
  • Client management and communication
  • Ability to work as part of a team environment with the proven ability to train and offer ongoing support to other staff members
  • Experienced time management skills of work commitments
  • Strong Sales experience
  • Ability to maintain a large client base and continue to grow and establish new accounts and business
  • High value for personal presentation and appearance
  • Fast learner
  • Self motivated
  • Workflow Schedules
  • Organizational Improvements
  • Business Growth and Retention
  • Supplier Monitoring
  • Business Leadership

Accomplishments

  • 2006 Motivation and Personal Growth Workshop ‘Sparkle’ by Julia Cross in Sydney 2006 International hair colour workshop and business development seminar
  • Where I was awarded this privilege for achieving the set target of obtaining 12 new accounts
  • International Colour Conference in Amsterdam 2006 National sales award 2007 – Area with the highest growth in sales

Certification

Competencies Completed: Analysing Consumer Business Behaviour Promoting and Implementing Team Effectiveness Develop and Maintain Business technology Report on Financial Activities Applied Marketing - Evaluate Marketing Opportunities / Establish and Adjust the Marketing Mix Intro to Marketing Profile the Market Implement and Monitor Marketing Activities. Market Research Advertising and Promotion Direct Marketing Evaluate International Marketing Opportunities Strategic Marketing Business Technology 2001 ‘KEUNE’ Photographic Course In association with Shermans Hairdressing Academy 2002 Certificate of Competency in Hairdressing Accreditation and Registration Council of South Australia 1999 Certificate of Hairdressing Clip Joint Education Academy of Hairdressing 1998 Certificate in Nail Technology Harlow Promotions Nail Technician Academy 1997 Certificate in Cosmetology TAFE SA, Adelaide Campus 2007 Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point training. Completed through private company. Secondary 1995 Completed South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) Stage II Fremont High School, SA

Gym , travel, food, reading, social.

My passions outside of work include a balance of healthy lifestyle activities, eating out and trying new restaurant's and cuisines . Travelling for pleasure. Social time with friends. I also enjoy solo time to recharge at home.

Timeline

Small Business Owner

Femme Hair Extensions
03.2023 - Current

Head Colourist, Manager, Hair Extensions

Jaimi And Co
01.2021 - 01.2023

Head Colourist / Hair Extensions

Kiki Hair
01.2017 - 01.2021

Head Colourist

Sheek Hair
01.2016 - 01.2017

Head Colourist Senior

Heading Out Hair & Beauty
01.2013 - 01.2016

Haircare Australia
01.2011 - 01.2012

Educator

Joico/ Fudge, South Australian
01.2009 - 01.2011

Lecturer

TAFE SA
01.2008 - 01.2009

Senior Hair Dresser

Bling
01.2003 - 01.2008

Keune Technical Colour Advisor and Educator

Keune Haircosmetics
01.2002 - 01.2008

Apprentice Hair Dresser

GENTILES SALON
01.1998 - 01.2002

Certificate IV - Hairdressing

Clip Joint Hair School

Advanced Diploma - Marketing

TAFE SA

High School Diploma -

Adelaide High
Natalie Neville