Melanie Houlker

Utopia Academy

-3 domains in the academy
-abbotsford campus
-vancouver campus
-took drafting classes
-really liked fashion design
-applied for a college
-needed a C+ or better in English 12
-didn't have an overall focus when she was 19
-took a hair design course
-if you don't like something you can always find something else to do
-worked at a hair salon
-made no money left the job after 3 weeks
-got another job at great clips
-quit her job in two weeks
-went back to where she had gone to school and talked to her instructor
-instructer got her an interveiw at a good salon
-stayed there for a year because she wanted to do her own work and not just be an assistant
-works at utopia academy
-hard work pays off even if you dont ask for anything
-didnt leave assistant job until she had another job at simple scissors
-was the master stylist at green apple salon in the cottonwood mall
-knew she wanted to be an instructor so she went to utopia academy
-has been there for 7 1/2 years
-moved up in positions from a normal instructor to the dean of the academy
-works for redken also and proceeds go to charity
-the client pays you to advertise your work