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America’s most outstanding students were celebrated at the Nuts and Bolts International Business Student of the Year (IBSY) Awards and the Sassoon Academy School Connection Awards, held this January in a joint ceremony at ISSE Long Beach. Every year thousands of students compete in the IBSY and Cut|Color Awards, now in their 7th year, with […]

Nuts and Bolts Training Program announced the winners of its sixth annual International Business Student of the Year (IBSY) Awards on January 26, 2014 at the International Salon & Spa Expo, held at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, CA. For the first time ever, Kelly Mallery from Career Academy of Beauty in […]

In conjunction with the IBSY Competition at the International Salon and Spa Expo, The awards for the top 3 winners in the 6th Annual Sassoon Academy | School Connection (SASC) Cut | Color Contest were awarded. Paula Sargent from Hays Academy in Kansas took home first place, along with over $4,000 in prizes. Finalists of […]

At the fabulous Sassoon Academy in Santa Monica, California, Nuts and Bolts Team Leaders recently met for 2 three day boot camps to learn about the Cornerstone Learning Method and the brand new Cornerstone Series. Team Leaders learned all about how the Cornerstone Learning Method makes teaching business skills more effective, engaging and responsive to […]

Congratulations are in order for all of those students who entered the 5th Annual Sassoon Academy | School Connection Cut | Color Contest. The photos these students submitted were remarkable and proved very difficult for the judges to narrow the entrants down to just the top 10. Below, view the photos from those students nominated […]

Nuts and Bolts Training Program announced the winners of its 5th Annual International Business Student of the Year (IBSY) Awards on January 27, 2013 at the International Salon & Spa Expo, held at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, CA. Pictured: Erica Menendez, 1st place Esthetics with Jim Yates, Kelly Mallery (center) between [...]

Don’t miss this year’s Recognition Ceremony, recognizing the top 10 finalists in the 5th annual Sassoon Academy School Connection Cut | Color Competitions, and the nominees for the 5th Annual Nuts and Bolts International Business Student of the Year Awards: Saturday night, 7:30 PM, Hyatt Regency Ballroom, Level 4, Long Beach

What a weekend! The 2012 AACS conference was a busy event for the Nuts and Bolts Team. Jim Yates taught a class along with some extra special guests, we presented an overview of the last 10 years of Nuts and Bolts at the President’s Breakfast on Monday morning, and Jim also presented a 3 hour […]

After a full-day of inspiration, sharing information, recognizing outstanding coaches, and Lean on Me from Melissa Nab on Vimeo.

This year, the field of Team Leader of the Year Nominees was painstakingly narrowed to 5 finalists who were all recognized during the NaB Cocktail and Welcome reception on Thursday night, July 26. The Top 5 Finalists were: – Kaytee Graudons, Altoona Beauty School – Melissa Meyer, Eric Fisher Academy – Molly Sterk, Stewart School […]

The following was sent into the NaB Team by one of our fantastic Team Leaders from Capri Cosmetology Learning Center. Scroll down to read all about it! ________________________________________________________ One of our Esthetics students just graduated and gave me a poem. She loved Nuts and Bolts and was a very bubbly, personable, kind of person. Her […]

Presented by: Jim Yates and the Nuts and Bolts Team Monday July 30th, 8:00 AM Americas Seminar, CEA Convention Be sure to attend this idea-packed class taught by President and CEO of Nuts and Bolts Jim Yates along with members of the Nuts and Bolts National Coaching Team. You’ll learn how to understand and engage […]

Kelsey Harnisch: Stewart School Featured Student from Melissa Nab on Vimeo. Meet our latest Featured Student: Kelsey Harnisch from Stewart School in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Watch this remarkable young woman’s video testimonial above and view the gallery of photos she took in the Stewart School Student Salon!

AlAll you existing and aspiring hairdressers out there – smart move. And who said beauty and brains don’t mix? According to U.S. News & World Report, being a hairdresser is one of the top professions you can choose for 2012, and ranks #12 on the list of Best Jobs: Social Services. Get the full scoop […]

[one-third] [/one-third] Veronica Rocha is pretty fearless. Not everyone would leave the security of an almost decade-long career in banking to enroll themselves in cosmetology school – not in today’s precarious job market, & especially not at the age of 32. Rocha’s intrepidness is undoubtedly what helped her edge out 80 classmates to win a […]

On Sunday January 29th at the International Salon and Spa Expo in Long Beach, after much anticipation, the Top 3 winners of the Sassoon Academy | School Connection Cut | Color Competition were announced. Suzanne Kroon of Cameo College in Salt Lake City, UT, was crowned the winner of the 4th annual Sassoon Academy School […]

Nuts and Bolts Training Company unveiled the winners of its fourth annual International Business Student of the Year (IBSY) Awards on January 29, 2012 at the International Salon & Spa Expo, held at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, CA. Student Heather Dalke of the Eric Fisher Academy in Wichita KS claimed first […]

Top 10 Nominees 4th Annual SASC Competition 1 Suzanne Kroon – Cameo 2 Andrea Phillips – Cameo 3 Amber Evans – EFA 4 Dzvinka Kovaltchouk – ECA 5 Estrella Garcia – Cameo 6 Jenna Corbiel – ECA 7 Veronica Gabel – Hays 8 Apryl Nygaard – ECA 9 Huong Thai – ECA 10 Michael Zuniga […]

We are finalizing the press release right now but here is the list of the winners of the 4th Annual Nuts and Bolts International Business Student of the Year Competition: COSMO 1st Heather Dalke Eric Fisher Academy 2nd Meagan Shephard Evergreen Beauty College, Bellevue 3rd Sarah LaMar Evergreen Beauty College, Everett 4th Caitlyn Morris Hays […]

The weekend of January 28-29 is a very exciting time of year not only because it’s the International Salon and Spa Expo, but more importantly, we will be announcing the winners in the following competitions:

Join Nuts and Bolts on December 14th at 10 AM PST for our 1st ever FREE ONLINE WORKSHOP Subject: “How to Survive and Thrive with or without Financial Aid” You can’t afford to miss this! Click to Register

Thank you to all of the Nuts and Bolts Member Schools who attended the 5th Annual NaB Leadership Conference in San Diego Ca, August 20-23, 2011. What an incredible 4 days! Those who attended left feeling inspired, refreshed and ready to share ideas with their team. You can view all of the photos from the […]

NUTS AND BOLTS IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE The Top 5 nominees for the Nuts and Bolts TEAM LEADER OF THE YEAR AWARD CONGRATULATIONS TO…..   (in alphabetical order) Camalita Glover Evergreen Beauty College Coral Trujillo Career Academy of Beauty Dana Simoneau Hays Academy Jessica Kimball Cameo College of Essential Beauty Kim Reed Honors Beauty College […]

The Nuts and Bolts team was thrilled to participate in the 2011 CEA Annual Convention in beautiful Scottsdale Arizona. The highlight of the team’s involvement in the conference was when President and CEO of Nuts and Bolts, Jim Yates, taught a class along with attorney Ed Cramp (Duane Morris, LLP).   The team of 2 […]

The 2011 Nuts and Bolts Leadership Conference is just a few weeks away now, and that means that it’s time to start getting excited about the 2nd Annual NABBIES Awards Gala. The Nabbies What: Dinner, Awards Banquet, and dancing to celebrate our incredible member schools When: Sunday August 21, 7pm (Red Carpet Entrance) Attire: Black […]

August 20-23, 2011 in San Diego, California To help keep our member schools inspired, we hold a leadership conference every year. The purpose is to energize teachers and school owners. Participants leave the conference with a revived spirit and return to their schools prepared to motivate their students and staff. Each year the conference is […]

This story came from one of our school owners in Washington, Joe Trieu at Evergreen Beauty and Barber College. It’s a true testament to the successful Nuts and Bolts Business trained graduates they are producing. Read on to hear this endearing story about one of their students, Oscar. So, I am emailing you with proof […]

If you are attending the 2011 Annual CEA Convention, you won’t want to miss the class taught by Jim Yates, President and CEO of Nuts and Bolts Training Company. It’s entitled “Secure Your Job” and it will cover information that is vital to the success of your school with the onslaught of new legislation. CEA […]

This inspiring story was sent to us from one of our member schools, Gill-Tech, in Appleton, Wisconsin. The following was taken from their Newsletter: When Sandra Wagner accepted her new position as Gill- Tech’s Admissions Director, she already had a prior commitment: to meet her father in the Ukraine for a working vacation. She never […]

Interview with Nikki Hynek, the 1st Place International Business Student of the Year Esthetics winner Read about Nikki’s accomplishments so far and you will realize how bright this young lady’s future is. Not only has she already started her own business; she’s the winner of the 3rd Annual Nuts and Bolts International Business Student of […]

The 3rd Annual Nuts and Bolts International Business Student of the Year Awards On Sunday February 4th, Nuts and Bolts Training Company named the recipients of the 3rd Annual “International Business Student of the Year” award. Nikki Hynek of Capri College in Cedar Rapids Iowa won top honors for the Esthetics Division while Steven Thompson […]

Keeping the Culture Alive Presenting a brand new training tool: Nuts and Bolts IN MOTION. It’s a series of modular exercises designed to help students put everything they’ve learned from the Nuts and Bolts theory classes to practice. Facilitated by a Nuts and Bolts Team Leader, the exercises consist of a video and printable worksheet. […]

During the International Salon and Spa Expo on February 4, 2011, the world renowned Sassoon Academy Creative Team announced the winners of the Sassoon Academy | School Connection (SASC) Cut and Color Contest.
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On Friday, February 25, a select group of individuals had the insurmountable pleasure of meeting the man responsible for revolutionizing the hair industry, VIDAL SASSOON. The Sassoon Academy in Santa Monica, CA hosted the book signing for the new book “Vidal the Autobiography” which is available in stores as of April, 2011…
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