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Check out the artists and brands that will be featured at SalonCentric's first Pro Beauty Experience in Nashville this March.


Tickets are now available for SalonCentric’s first-ever Pro Beauty Experience in Nashville on Monday, March 11, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Renaissance Nashville. Ticket price is $199 and includes a full day’s worth of educational opportunities, as well as a reception at the end of the day.
SalonCentric has led the way in the modernization of the professional beauty industry by incorporating customer-focused technologies, business services, innovative educational experiences, and an inclusive environment that supports all stylists in their work with all hair textures.
The Pro Beauty Experience in Nashville will bring all of this – plus a unique learning environment – to beauty professionals wanting to explore and learn the latest trends and products. With eight hours of top-tier look-and-learn presentations, as well as direct interactions with industry-favorite brands, guests and artists, beauty professionals will have the chance to engage and grow. Created to build community connections with like-minded beauty professionals, the Pro Beauty Experience will also include in-depth experiences on business support services, managing social media content, developing your personal brand, and even tips for ensuring mental wellness through stressful times. The action-packed day includes access to the SalonCentric café, a complimentary power lunch, a post-event sip-and-soiree, and a curated swag bag worth $200. Additionally, SalonCentric will offer guests the opportunity to explore the SalonCentric App as part of a playful gamification experience, with the winner receiving tickets to the first-ever SalonCentric Retreat in Fall 2024.
“The Nashville Pro Beauty Experience is a milestone event for SalonCentric, our industry and the Nashville Beauty Community,” said LeAnn Bobitt, SVP of Brand Strategy & Development for SalonCentric. “We are committed to an inclusive and innovative experience that showcases all the ways we put our stylists and salons at the heart of all we do. We believe we are the best business partner for beauty professionals, and this event will showcase all the tools, brands, education, and business support we provide to help them grow their salon and suite businesses.”
Artists and brands featured at the Pro Beauty Experience include:
Joico – Larisa Love @larisadoll
K18 – Linson Jamison @geoffreyhairr
Amika – Eric Vaughn @realericvaughn
Redken – Philip Foresto @philipforesto
L’ANZA – Leah Freeman @leahfreeman1
Ashtae – Ethan Walker @hairbyethan97
L’Oréal Professionnel – Geoffrey Britt @geoffreyhairr
Surface – Dawn McKee & Tiffani Woodlief @dawnsurfacehair & @tiffani_surfacehair
Adina Pignatare – @adina_pignatare
#ITAP-John Mosley – @popularnobody
#ITAP Daniel Mason-Jones – @danielmasonjones
Ben Mollin – @thebenmollinproject
Glammatic
SalonInteractive
Vish
Brand partners include L’ANZA, Amika, K18, Redken, Surface, Joico, Ashtae, L’Oréal Professionnel, Glammatic, SalonInteractive and Vish.
Purchase your tickets today at SalonCentric.com, your local SalonCentric store, or from your SalonCentric Business Partner. StateǀRDA clients can purchase tickets here.
About Salon Centric: Headquartered in St. Petersburg, FL, SalonCentric is a premier national distributor of salon professional products in the U.S. Created by L'Oreal USA in 2008, SalonCentric has 400 sales consultants, more than 650 SalonCentric and SalonCentric Franchise stores and more thatn 180 260 State|RDA stores. SalonCentric's vision is to inspire the beauty community to make the world more colorful. Brands distributed by Salon Centric include: AIIR, Alterna, Amika, Artistic, Ashtae, Authentic Beauty Colortrak, Concept, BaByliss, Bioelements, Bio Ionic, Biolage, BosleyMD, Briogeo, Design Essentials, Design ME, Dermalogica, Framar, Grande, Hempz, IGK, Joico, K18, Kenra Professional, Keratin Complex, L'ANZA, L'Oreal Professionnel, Marcella Ellis, Maria Nila, Matrix, Mizani, Moroccanoil, Olaplex, Pravana, Product Club, Prolific, Pulp Riot, Pureology, Redken 5th Avenue NYC, Sam Villa, Sexy Hair, Surface, Verb and many other fine brands. For more information, visit saloncentric.com
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