Michelle Thompson's high-energy approach to her craft gives her the drive to achieve much in her career. Michelle displays a strong talent for working with both excessively curly hair and caucasian hair types. In 2004 Michelle stepped up to the challenge of teaching and now teaches specialist course around the world. Michelle teaches cutting at all levels from classic to creative cutting and many aspects of Afro hairdressing including relaxing, styling, long hair and finishing to name a few. She is qualified as an NVQ Assessor and is a member of HABIA’s (Hairdressing and Beauty Industry Association) Skills Team.
Michelle is a natural teacher who clearly enjoys passing on her knowledge to others particularly in Excessively curly hair “I love that moment when students get over their preconceptions of Curly hair and realise it’s just a different texture, nothing more. Removing the fear and helping professionals add another string to their bow is a great motivation for me,” says Michelle.
Whilst currently being the creative director of the 4th largest hairdressing group in the Uk, Michelle is instrumental in creating PR imagery for the group, course development and maintaining current, creative standards and trends. This includes standards between 32 salons, 4 training academies and 16 graduate salons within independent Further education colleges across the country.
Michelle has had outstanding success in awards and competitions and has presented on stage for Wella Trend Vision finals, Wella exposure, Avlon Europe, Salon International and The Fellowship for British Hairdressers to name a few.
She has won many titles and nominations including British Afro hairdresser of the year 2009 at the schwartzkopf proffessional british hairdresser of the year competition. winner of the whal black beauty and hair competition where she has won northern stylist of the year for 3 consecutive years in a row and was finalist for Midlands and Afro hairdresser of the year for the British hairdessing awards 2013. Michelle really enjoys competition work as she feels that it keeps her skills current and perspective fresh, two things that in turn benefit her students.
