Samuel Cole Salon | Raleigh NC

April 26-30, 2009 (RALEIGH, NC) – Jack and Joelle Ray, the husband and wife owners of the award-winning Samuel Cole Salon, enhanced their business acumen and leadership skills at an intense five day seminar offered by The Summit Salon Business Center in Tampa, FL. This Redken-sponsored event is designed to provide salon owners with clear-cut guidelines to elevate their businesses to the next level through classroom time and on-site salon visits. All aspects of salon business were addressed.

“It was tremendously beneficial to incorporate on-site salon visits into their program. We were able to see first-hand how actual salons have taken these Summit guidelines and translated them into tangible increases to their customer service model and their bottom line. We have attended many courses, seminars, and classes and none have given us more concise and usable information as The Summit has provided. We came back energized and eager to implement what we learned into our salon,” said Jack Ray.

April 21, 2009 (RALEIGH, NC) – Mayor Meeker proclaimed May 10-17 Raleigh’s first Fashion Week at the Raleigh City Council meeting held on April 21st. The event will encompass three nights (May14-16). Each night will include a cocktail party and a high-end fashion show. Thursday will feature “Emerging Artist” night. Friday will feature “Formal” night. And, Saturday night will be the grand finale with Strut ’09 where fashions will be showcased from national designers, such as Alexander Julian, Mechantes, Peter Milar, and Rachel Weeks.

Joelle Ray, co-owner of Samuel Cole Salon and her Salon Directors were on hand to accept the honor of having the salon named as the official salon of Raleigh Fashion Week featuring Strut ‘09. “What a thrill to be named the exclusive salons of Raleigh’s first Fashion Week. It was an amazing experience to be the exclusive salons of Strut ’08 last year. We couldn’t wait to be a part of this event again and on such a larger scale. Our stylists get to shine and express their creativity during runway events such as this. They take this energy back to the salon and its clients. It is awesome,” said Ray.

April 16, 2009 (RALEIGH, NC) – Samuel Cole Salon Stylists created hair designs for three models from Raleigh Fashion Week featuring Strut ’09 for a photo shoot promoting breast cancer awareness for the Susan G. Komen Foundation. A boxing match was staged between a model who represented “the cure” and one that represented “the disease” with a referee model symbolizing “breast cancer research”. The photo shoot depicts “the cure” model knocking out “the disease” model with the “breast cancer research” model declaring victory. The models were dressed in corsets by Mechantes. The shoot was held at Fit 2 Box in Raleigh.

“It is awesome to be involved in Raleigh’s first Fashion Week and all of its related promotional events. Our stylists are exceptional and excel at creating the necessary look for each photo shoot,” said Joelle Ray who co-owns the salon with her husband and Master Stylist, Jack Ray.

March 21, 2009 (Raleigh, NC) – Master Stylist, Carolyn Nord, has joined the award-winning team of stylists at Samuel Cole Salon in North Raleigh. Nord brings 9 years of experience and expertise in the beauty industry to Samuel Cole. Recently relocated from Pennsylvania, Nord comes to Samuel Cole Salon from the award-winning salon, Spa Le Jardin, where she spent the last five years as a Master Stylist.

Known for her exemplary customer service and expert skill set, Nord compliments the level of professionalism that has come to be expected at Samuel Cole Salon. “We look for stylists who are passionate about the craft of hairdressing, naturally talented and who strive to continuously improve their skills”, said Joelle Ray (co-owner and Master Stylist). “Carolyn is a perfect fit for our salon. We are thrilled to add her extensive knowledge to our team”, added Ray.

Nord is a member of the L’Oreal Professional Artistic Technical Team (ATT) and has done extensive backstage work with industry veterans, Martin Parsons, Oscar Bond and Jo Blackwell. She was also a key player in L’Oreal’s launch at Fredric Fekkai in NYC. Some of her other accolades include hair styling for many television personalities and models, extensive advanced training in LA and NY, and work with MAC makeup teams.

“It feels wonderful to be part of such a talented and customer service-oriented team in a salon environment that is unparalleled”, said Nord.

March 16, 2009 (RALEIGH, NC) – Redken Artist and Hair Color Extraordinaire, Dhaniel Doud shared his “On Purpose” coloring techniques with the designers at Samuel Cole Salon. Doud is a dynamic Redken educator and facilitator who is sought after nationally and internationally. His work has been featured on the pages of American Salon, Allure, YM, Teen People, and Modern Salon, as well as on television for such shows as the MTV Music Awards, Billboard Awards, and Soul Trail Awards.

Doud takes his inspiration from “the streets”. He believes that the essential foundation of all superior hair color results starts with the principle of face and head shape, while taking the hair’s growth pattern into account. With this foundation, Doud then incorporates formula and application methods to ensure a customized individual result for each client.

Doud enthusiastically shared his hair coloring philosophy with the teams at Samuel Cole Salon in an inspiring and passionate seminar. “Dhaniel is one of the most dynamic and humorous educators that I have ever had the pleasure to learn from. He was extraordinarily inspiring and engaging. I am so excited to incorporate his methods into my coloring techniques for my clients,” said Sara Beard, a Samuel Cole Salon designer.

Samuel Cole Salon continually promotes advanced education and inspire their teams through regular education, often bringing in industry experts. In addition, their designers attend Bumble & bumble University and the Redken Exchange in NYC annually.