
How to Build a Sustainable Beauty Career Without Burning Out
LifeSpa leader Ali Yanez explains why strong mentorship, predictable income, meaningful recognition and the right work environment help beauty professionals build careers that last.
Shaun Brezanin, Sally Rogerson, Mustafa Avci and Robert Ramos are this year's beauty leaders who will be judging the Style Awards. Learn more about them!




Shaun Brezanin

Meet the judges for this year's Bio Ionic Style Awards.
SHAUN BREZANIN is an internationally trained precision hair cutter and colorist, currently sitting as part of the Ulta Beauty Design Team. He is an industry leader and trendsetter, helping to develop and educate over 7,000 Ulta Beauty Hair Stylists worldwide. He has built his career on working with and representing some of the industry’s top brands, like Ulta Beauty, Paul Mitchell, and The Salon by InStyle. He has a true passion for styling, and an unparalleled drive to help all stylists discover their potential and to reach their career goals, making him an invaluable asset to Ulta Beauty’s stylist community and to the industry.
SALLY ROGERSON is an industry-leading educator and stylist, having spent 20 years working with Vidal Sassoon, and currently serving as Creative Director of S•R Education. After joining on with Vidal Sassoon at age 16, she worked her way through the company to become Creative Director in London, and later Senior Creative Director in Los Angeles. She is fueled by her passion to provide high-quality and accessible modern salon education, and as Creative Director of S•R Education and Joiful, works to develop personalized programs and classes for salons, stylists, and cosmetology schools, turning her passion into action.
MUSTAFA AVCI is an Instagram Styling Guru and salon owner with almost 20 years of experience in the industry. He spent the first 11 years of his career styling at a high-profile salon in Manhattan, and the past 7 with his own salon, Salon M. He has been featured in nearly every trade publication and social media platform in existence, amassing a loyal social following and nickname for his signature finger waves, “The King of Waves”. When he is not styling at Salon M, Mustafa is traveling the globe and teaching his signature styling methods to sold-out classes and showcases at International Hair Shows.
ROBERT RAMOS is an Emmy-nominated stylist to the stars, currently serving as head creative at Estilo Salon in Los Angeles. He is one of Hollywood’s go-to hair creatives, with loyal and primarily A-list clientele including Jessica Alba, Eva Mendes, Rachel McAdams, and Stevie Nicks, to name a few. He is behind many looks for movies, theatre, and television programs and has been featured in publications like Vogue, Elle, Esquire, People, and Rolling Stone. He has his own hair care line, Robert Ramos Products, Inc, which in combination with his styling career, has helped people look and feel gorgeous for over 20 years.

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