Our Top 10 Reasons you should enroll at Xcell Academy a Paul Mitchell School!
Why should you enroll at Xcell Academy?
by Xcell Academy a Paul Mitchell School on 8/17/2012Why should you attend Xcell Academy a Paul Mitchell Partner School? Here are our Top 10 reasons you should enroll!
Xcell Academy a Paul Mitchell Partner School
(205) 824-4442
http://xcell.paulmitchell.edu/hoover-al/
1694 Montgomery Highway
Suite 124
Hoover, AL 35216
Future Professionals Receive Scholarships for Giving Back
Nine new Future Professionals at Xcell Academy a Paul Mitchell Partner School in Birmingham, AL received scholarships worth $2,000.00 when they joined the Paul Mitchell family.
After submitting the required documents and application requirements, the scholarship committee of Xcell Academy deemed these nine students worthy of receiving the “Get Back to Give Back” scholarship. 2012 has been the first year that Paul Mitchell Schools have disbursed scholarships, and countless have been given out nationwide.
Congratulations to these new, visionary Future Professionals!
*Xcell Academy offers financial aid to those who qualify. To learn more, visit http://paulmitchell.edu/ge
July/August Highlights and Happenings
HIGHLIGHTS:
Save BIG: Save big with MITCH turbo-charged styling power and your favorite Paul Mitchell and Tea Tree liter duos.
*Available while supplies last.
It’s Cool to Be a Hairdresser: Discover what a career in the beauty industry has to offer. Take a tour; meet our team and Future Professionals and receive the Wash House and Style experience. Contact our admissions team for more information!
HAPPENINGS:
July/August Promotions
Cool Off: Get a cool new look this summer and receive a Wash House treatment with your haircut or color service for just $5 in Phase One and $10 in Phase Two!
Blonde and Beyond!: Ask about the latest in Paul Mitchell Color Bar services; Syncro Lift! Receive 20% off all Color Bar Services!
July Promotions
Players Wanted!: Men receive $5 off their haircut and style with the purchase of any Mitch product (travel sizes not included).
Color Me Beautiful: With every color service, you receive a haircut and blow-dry at half-price!
August Promotions:
Summer Hair Revival: Enjoy a KeraTriplex Treatment with one of our fabulous Future Professionals and receive 20% off Awapuhi Wild Ginger Products (travel sizes not included).
Back to School: Receive an Awapuhi KeraTriplex Treatment service to revive and repair damaged hair for the special price of $10 with any haircut and color service in Phase One and $15 in Phase Two!
Why Hairdressers Are Secure: Their Jobs Can’t Be Exported
Why Hairdressers Are Secure: Their Jobs Can’t Be Exported
by Neil Shah and David Wessel, Wall Street Journal on 7/5/2012
Before, during and after the recession, demand for one sort of worker has been persistently stronger: jobs that involve assisting or caring for other people – from fast-food workers to home-health aides to nail polishers.
These occupations have one thing in common: They aren’t easily automated or outsourced abroad. “You can’t send people to China or India for a haircut,” says Israel Kakuriev, 37 years old, who has been cutting hair in midtown Manhattan for the past 20 years. Nor is there, yet, a robot that can cut hair or hold the hand of an elderly woman with Alzheimer’s or do all the chores that flight attendants do.
The U.S. Government releases its latest snapshot of the job market Friday morning amid worrisome signs that economic growth is slowing well short of full employment.
But economists see a couple of longer-term trends. Dividing the workforce into high, medium and lower-skill workers, they note that around the world, demand for the most skilled and educated – from engineers to specialized factory workers – has been relatively strong. But globalization and technology have eroded demand for routine middle-skill, middle-wage jobs: in factories, assembly jobs have been eliminated by automation or moved overseas; in offices, tasks once done by humans are done by computers and voice-response software.
At the same time, Massachusetts Institute of Technology economist David Autor notes an increase in personal-service jobs – the ones that can’t be done remotely from overseas and can’t easily be done by machines. To measure this, Mr. Autor and MIT’s Daron Acemoglu sliced the U.S. workforce into 318 occupations, ranked by skill and education. Between 1989 and 2007 – just before the recession – they found a 5% increase in routinized production, machine-operator and clerical jobs – but a 36% increase in personal-service jobs and a 40% increase in top-of-the-pyramid jobs, such as managers, professionals and finance wizards.
Bryan Thomas for The Wall Street Journal
Israel Kakuriev has been cutting hair for 20 years in midtown Manhattan. While companies have
squeezed jobs in the past five years, service jobs like haircutters have fared far better.
This polarization of the job market has persisted. Between 2007 and 2010, the total number of jobs in the U.S. fell by nearly 6%, but the previous pattern held: The number of middle-skill jobs, those most susceptible to automation or offshoring, fell by 12%. The number of high-end, high-education jobs fell by 1%. But despite the recession, there was a 2% increase in personal-service jobs.
Geraldine Arguello, 45, is a nurse’s assistant at Colfax Senior Care Assisted Living in rural Ralton, N.M., where she prepares meals, assists with dressing and grooming and organizes bingo games.
“People say anybody can do this, but it takes a lot to earn trust,” she says. “You’re providing mental stability for residents that are swallowing the fact that they’re depending on others at this point to get by.” The pay isn’t great, though. She makes about $10 an hour, occasionally as much as $15 an hour when she works in an individual’s home.
More jobs are better than fewer jobs – particularly for those who would otherwise be unemployed. But Mr. Autor cautions: “These aren’t going to be high-paying jobs because the skills are quite generic. Anyone can be productive at them in the next day or two. If you had to choose which jobs you’d want to go away, you’d pick these low-wage jobs, not the middle-skill ones.”
Luis Mejia, 42, never finished high school, but once made about $80,000 a year at a construction company, operating a vehicle that loads heavy materials onto trucks. That job evaporated with the real-estate bust. “I had a lot of experience, so I thought it would be easy to find the same work, but nobody was hiring,” he said.
After substantial reluctance, Mr. Mejia and his wife, Margarita, turned to cleaning houses. “To be honest, when I started doing this, I didn’t like it. I was doing it because I had no choice,” he says.
Now their business, Margarita’s Cleaning Services, cleans 45 to 50 houses a month and has hired its first employee. Rising around 6 a.m. and taking their 16-year-old to school before work, the couple cleans three or four houses a day, six days a week. They charge $80 for a two-bedroom house and $250 for bigger ones. The couple earns about $50,000 a year now, around 60% of Mr. Mejia’s previous salary.
The payrolls of brand-name U.S. corporations trace the same pattern: growing workforces in companies that specialize in personal services of all sorts and a decrease in those that have more routine occupations.
Since 2007, Panera Bread Co., a cafe chain, has increased its U.S. workforce by 22,000 jobs, a 50% increase. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., a fast-food outfit, has added 12,000, a 63% increase. The four largest publicly traded home-health agencies have added 22,000 workers, up 85%.
In contrast, auto maker Ford Motor Co.’s North American payrolls declined by 19,000, or 20%; manufacturer General
Electric Co.’s U.S. workforce declined by 24,000, or 15%, and health insurer Aetna Inc.’s by 2,200, or 6%.
Before the recession, when unemployment was low and workers relatively scarce, wages for personal-service workers rose while wages for middle-skill jobs sagged. Mr. Autor and colleague David Dorn found a 16% increase in inflation-adjusted average hourly wages between 1980 and 2005 for these service workers and a 30% increase for the professionals, managers and upper-end finance workers. That contrasts with a 6% increase for machine operators and assemblers and a 4% decline for production and craft workers.
But the subsequent recession and sluggish recovery produced a glut of workers for these relatively low-skill, personal-service jobs; wages have been depressed as a consequence, Mr. Autor says. And incomes of barbers and some other personal-care workers were squeezed during the recession and immediately after the recession when many consumers cut back spending on easy-to-skip services such as dining out or delayed getting their hair cut.
Regina Gilbert, 46, a mother of two, once made $48,000 doing clerical work in New York City’s Administration for Children’s Services, but that job disappeared after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks when the city turned to outside contractors to save money. She relied on unemployment benefits as long as she could and then performed odd jobs for years.
Now she’s working again – checking boarding passes at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and making $7.25 an hour without health benefits. Commuting from Brooklyn takes her two hours a day, and the transportation costs take a significant slice out of her take-home pay.
“It is fulfilling,” she says, “but every day I look at the money I make and the agony that I’m going through. I’m standing on my feet all day.”
What will you learn at a Paul Mitchell School?
A Global Skill
As professionals educated in the art and science of beauty, your skills and knowledge are always in demand. Choices are plentiful and growth potential is nearly limitless with cosmetology careers. Men and women have equal opportunities, equal ability to earn an income, and the flexibility to live and work wherever their heart desires.
Cosmetology Careers: Opportunities for Growth
Design high-fashion hair for the runway. Become a celebrity stylist. Work in print photography, television, opera, theater, ballet, or film. As your career progresses, you can become a platform artist, salon or spa manager or owner, educator, manufacturing consultant, artistic director, or retail specialist.
In addition to hair design, cosmetology careers, as well as beauty industry careers, also offer opportunities in:
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Skin care
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Makeup
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Barbering
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Aromatherapy
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Nail artistry
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Sales
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Marketing
Simply put, the future is bright for cosmetology careers. Estheticians are working for plastic surgeons and dermatologists, doing facial services, waxing, and assisting. Nail technicians are working in medical spas with podiatrists. Cosmetologists can work in fields ranging from research and development to copywriting and journalism for the beauty industry. And barbers can work in the exciting new full-service men’s barbershops and male-focused salons that are popping up everywhere.
Appointment Requests
Did you know? You can now request an appointment at Xcell Academy from our Facebook page! Become a fan and visit http://www.facebook.com/#!/xcellacademy/app_111689078859535 to request your service today!
Xcell Academy a Paul Mitchell Partner School and Paul Mitchell Schools Raise $2.5 Million for Charity
Xcell Academy a Paul Mitchell Partner School and Paul Mitchell Schools Raise
$2.5 Million for Charity
Gala Celebration Features Betty White, Marie Osmond, Fran Drescher, Kathy Buckley, Kristin Bauer, and Natasha Bedingfield
Birmingham, AL – May 7, 2011 – Glittering with gorgeous gowns and glamorous hairdos, the legendary Beverly Hilton, home of the Golden Globe Awards, rolled out the red carpet for the Paul Mitchell Schools’ 9th annual FUNraising Gala. Each year, students and staff from the nationwide network’s 100 cosmetology schools spend three months raising money for selected charities. Raising $5–10 at a time with grassroots activities like cut-a-thons, hair shows, car washes, and casual days, the schools topped the $2.5 million mark this year, bringing their nine-year total to more than $8.5 million.
Xcell Academy a Paul Mitchell Partner School raised $25,250.00 this year, and school owners Robert and Susanne Brown, Erin Greggs and MaLinda Lovett joined the festivities in Beverly Hills to represent their school.
Hosted by Paul Mitchell Schools Dean and Cofounder Winn Claybaugh and singer/performer Marie Osmond, with Paul Mitchell Co-owners John Paul DeJoria and Angus Mitchell, the Gala included a galaxy of superstars representing their charities.
Along with the schools’ nonprofit Andrew Gomez Dream Foundation, this year’s partners included Betty White (Morris Animal Foundation), Marie Osmond (Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals), The Nanny and Happily Divorced star Fran Drescher (Cancer Schmancer), comedian and motivational speaker Kathy Buckley (No Limits), actress Kristin Bauer (Best Friends Animal Society), and Paul Mitchell Chairman and Cofounder John Paul DeJoria (Food 4 Africa). The Gary Sinise Foundation and Magic Johnson Foundation were also selected, with Gary Sinise recording a special video for the schools, and Magic Johnson paying a surprise visit to the schools’ two-day Las Vegas Caper event in February, where he thanked the audience of 2,500 students for their support. Even rapper and recording artist Snoop Dogg loaned his support to the campaign, recording a special message of encouragement for students and staff.
“Not one celebrity was paid to be here,” said Claybaugh, “including Natasha Bedingfield.” The Grammy nominee performed at the Gala, courtesy of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. “And, thanks to sponsors and ticket sales, the Gala itself was a FUNraiser, generating an additional $27,000 for the charities.”
Addressing the crowd on behalf of Morris Animal Foundation, Betty White said, “Let us be grateful that there’s an organization who appreciates what really caring can mean. How do we possibly say thank you for that? Thank you so deeply.”
Describing new Cancer Schmancer initiatives focused on cancer prevention, Fran Drescher said, “That’s what we’re doing, because of you.”
On behalf of No Limits, which helps deaf and hearing-impaired children, Kathy Buckley said, “You are giving us the opportunity to see God’s work. … It’s not just the kids you’re helping; you’re building self-esteem and confidence in the parents as well.”
“Chances are, none of our students will ever meet the people they’re helping globally, but they do it because they care, and because in their hearts they know they’re making the world a better place, and that’s the future of this planet,” John Paul DeJoria said. “All they asked in return was to help make the world a better place to live.”
“What an amazing night,” Marie Osmond said, “I am completely overwhelmed. … Thank you from everybody at Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. As one of the founders, I thank you, God bless you, and thank you for keeping the miracles happening. We love you guys!”
Throughout the evening, the Top 10 FUNraising schools were revealed (award-style of course: “May we have the envelope, please?”), and the first-ever Andrew Gomez Dream Foundation Compassionate Service Award was given to longtime volunteers John Turnage, Michaeline Re, Bill Waite, and Gail Fink. Citing their years of service, Claybaugh said, “When we started the Andrew Gomez Dream Foundation back in 2001 … we made the decision to run this foundation without spending any money. No rent. No salaries. No phone bill. Everything would need to be donated, including time, talents, and resources … But do not for one minute believe that the support and services we receive are not the very best, because they absolutely are … We work with the absolute best talents and professionals.”
Winners of the “First 100” contest were also recognized for raising at least $3,000 individually; they attended the Gala and a hands-on training the following day with top artists and educators Angus Mitchell, Vivienne Mackinder, Stephanie Kocielski, Takashi, and George Morales. Xcell Academy a Paul Mitchell Partner School had one First 100 winner, MaLinda Lovett.
An unexpected $18,000 donation from Supercuts added even more to the total. “They weren’t part of our campaign, but they wanted to support us,” Winn said.
Where the Money Goes
Because the schools exceeded their $2 million goal, each charity will receive even more than originally pledged.
Andrew Gomez Dream Foundation $1, 228,552
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals $250,000
Morris Animal Foundation $170,000
Cancer Schmancer $130,000
Magic Johnson Foundation $130,000
Gary Sinise Foundation $130,000
Food 4 Africa $130,000
No Limits $130,000
Best Friends Animal Society $55,000
Sister Bonnie’s Franciscan Haircuts from the Heart $35,000
An additional $100,000 will be donated to organizations that serve beauty industry-related causes.
Best Friends cofounder Silva Battista wrote, “The core spirit of your organization is based on inspiring kindness and caring, and I’m very proud that Best Friends is part of the FUNraiser. Your generosity to us and the other charities is heartwarming and really humbling. Thank you for bothering to take the lead in affecting so many lives – those of your students as well as through all the charities.”
Top Beneficiaries to Date
Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation $1,002,987
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals $650,000
Food 4 Africa $480,000
Morris Animal Foundation $320,000
Larry King Cardiac Foundation $300,000
Cancer Schmancer $280,000
Kathy Buckley’s No Limits $256,250
Franciscan Haircuts from the Heart $195,000
Habitat for Humanity (Vidal Sassoon’s Hairdressers Unlocking Hope) $170,000
NCA Disaster Relief Fund $169,000
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library $150,000
American Red Cross (Haiti relief) $100,000
Magic Johnson Foundation $130,000
Gary Sinise Foundation $130,000
City of Hope $87,000
Best Friends Animal Society $55,000
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network $50,000
2012 Top 10 FUNraising Schools
Paul Mitchell The School Chicago $88,008
Paul Mitchell The School Salt Lake City $84,096
Paul Mitchell The School North Haven $75,025
Paul Mitchell The School Dallas $73,950
Paul Mitchell The School Arlington $73,644
Paul Mitchell The School Michigan $64,610
Paul Mitchell The School Jacksonville $56,390
Parisian Beauty Academy, A Paul Mitchell Partner School $54,830
Paul Mitchell The School St. George $54,115
The Temple, A Paul Mitchell Partner School $52,170
Related Links
Additional photos for press:
https://www.box.com/s/7cf5b9786a95f93d6884
Paul Mitchell Schools FUNraising Web site: www.paulmitchellschoolsfunraising.org
Paul Mitchell Schools 2012 FUNraising video: http://youtu.be/6sq_JQcJk2U
Paul Mitchell Schools 2012 FUNraising Gala photo gallery:
http://www.paulmitchellschoolsfunraising.org/galleries
About Paul Mitchell Schools
At Paul Mitchell Schools, we believe that education is an adventure and the learning experience needs to be fun. Our instructors—we call them “learning leaders”—are trained to draw out the artist in every student and prepare them to compete in the real world. Through our annual “FUNraising” campaign, we’ve raised and donated millions of dollars in support of many charitable causes. We’ve built homes with Habitat for Humanity, fed thousands of African orphans, and supported the victims of AIDS, breast cancer, homelessness, abuse, and hundreds of other causes.
Established 30 years ago, the Paul Mitchell network is nearly 100,000 salons strong and in 81 countries worldwide; every professional hairdresser knows the Paul Mitchell name. Now, with the arrival of Paul Mitchell Schools, we’ve taken the world of cosmetology education by storm! Visit http://xcell.paulmitchell.edu/hoover-al/ or call (205) 824-4442 to learn more.
About the Supported Charities
The Andrew Gomez Dream Foundation honors a graduate whose struggle against mental illness ended tragically in suicide. The foundation helps disadvantaged or hard-hit cosmetologists and cosmetology-related enterprises. Funds have provided educational opportunities, hurricane relief, and support in the fights against breast cancer, domestic violence, and other destroyers of self-esteem. www.paulmitchell.edu/andrew-gomez
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals creates miracles by funding medical care, research, and education that saves and improves the lives of 17 million children each year and helps sick and injured kids at the 170 Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. www.cmnhospitals.org
Morris Animal Foundation helps animals enjoy longer, healthier lives by advancing health and welfare research that protects, treats, and cures companion animals, horses, and wildlife worldwide. www.morrisanimalfoundation.org
Magic Johnson Foundation supports educational empowerment through HIV/AIDS awareness, college access, and digital literacy. www.magicjohnson.org
The Gary Sinise Foundation helps build custom designed “smart homes” for our nation’s most severely wounded warriors while supporting active duty service members, veterans, first responders, and the children and families of our fallen. www.garysinisefoundation.org
Cancer Schmancer Movement, founded by Fran Drescher, is an education and advocacy organization dedicated to saving lives through prevention and early detection of cancer. www.cancerschmancer.org
Food 4 Africa is committed to supplying at least one vitamin- and mineral-enriched meal each day to the children of South Africa, where the HIV/AIDS epidemic has left countless numbers of orphaned children and more than a million preschool children do not receive sufficient food. www.food4africa.org
No Limits offers a one-of-a-kind national theatre group and an after-school educational program that enhance confidence and communication skills for low-income deaf children and provides underserved deaf teens with the leadership and academic skills to be college-ready.
Best Friends Animal Society is a nonprofit organization building no-kill programs and partnerships that will bring about a day when there are No More Homeless Pets. The society’s leading initiatives in animal care and community programs are coordinated from its Kanab, Utah, headquarters, the country’s largest no-kill sanctuary. www.bestfriends.org
May and June Highlights and Happenings
HIGHLIGHTS:
100% more free stylers! – Your favorite award-winning Paul Mitchell stylers are available in this limited-edition bonus size while supplies last. Get yours today!
Great gifting! Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Graduations – Gifts of style are always welcome, so give your favorite mom, dad, or graduate a gift certificate to indulge their style.
Re-treat – Treat yourself to healthy, shiny hair when you repair it from the inside out with our Re-Treat service featuring the revolutionary Awapuhi KeraTriplex treatment.
It’s Cool to be a Hairdresser – Discover what a career in the beauty industry has to offer. Take a tour; meet our team and Future Professionals, and receive the Wash House and Style experience. Contact our Admissions team for more information.
HAPPENINGS:
MAY/JUNE Promotions
Beauty in a Bundle: Receive a basic color, partial highlight, PM shine, Awapuhi Wild Ginger Keratin Treatment, and Haircut and Style for $55 in Phase One and $65 in Phase Two.
Wash House Wednesday: With purchase of any Tea Tree products, you will receive a complimentary hair or scalp treatment (travel sizes not included).
Super Savings Saturday: With any Take Home purchase of $20 or more, you will receive half off your haircut and style.
MAY PROMOTIONS
Toughen Up Tuesday: Receive a $12 Awapuhi Wild Ginger Keratin Treatment when you purchase any Super Strong or Wild Ginger Take Home products (travel sizes not included).
Thirsty Thursday: Receive a complimentary hair or scalp treatment with purchase of any Instant Moisture or Color Care Take Home products
JUNE PROMOTIONS
Go Wild for Wild Ginger: Receive 20% off your purchase of Awapuhi Wild Ginger Take Home when you add on an Awapuhi Wild Ginger Keratin Treatment for just $15 in Phase One and $20 in Phase Two, with any color bar service!
Fancy Friday: Purchase $30 or more in Take Home products and receive a complimentary make up application and shampoo and style!
Future Professionals reach FUNraising goal at Xcell Academy!
Congratulations to the Future Professionals and staff members of Xcell Academy the Paul Mitchell School for reaching the FUNraising goal of $20,000!
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