With nearly six years at TOMORROW'S Hair Salon and Spa under her belt, Kate Byrnes is also co-owner and their go-to Certified Master Extensionist, the first in the U.S. to hold the Beauty Works title.

Since completing her training at the Brown Aveda Institute, Nicole Rakityan now has over eight years of experience in the skin care industry and loving her work as a Licensed Medical Aesthetician.

"I've seen over 1,200 students in my twelve years here, and at any given moment there's a stylist doing great things out there, there's a good chance I was able to play a part in that, and it's so rewarding."

"Whatever you put into it, you get back from it, and it helps to light that fire to keep pushing yourself as an artist."

With over twelve years of experience in the makeup industry, Cleveland-based freelancer Elizabeth Cook has taken her talents around the globe, regularly touching down in New York City. 

After graduating from Brown Aveda Institute in 1999, April Smith took her passion and exceptional talent to Mentor, Ohio to open her own studio, Salon Glow. 

Anthony Trivisonno cultivated his exceptional talent and unprecedented compassion when he opened The V'Sonno Salon, Boutique, and Spa, an esteemed Redken & Pureology Elite Salon that goes beyond the artist's calling to give back to the community every day.

After graduating from Brown Aveda Institute, Carrie Bellus took her talents on the road, traveling as an Aveda Cut & Style Purefessional and Lead Educator before settling into the VIDA Salon in Denver, Colorado.

In 2015, Jillian opened her first studio, the relaxed but edgy Jillian Bernot Hair Studio, in downtown Willoughby, moving to a more central location only a year later.