With two salons located at Reedy Creek and Varisty Lakes, she is deemed a hairdressing veteran with almost two decades of experience within the industry.
Kidson’s commitment to hairdressing has led her to achieve a number of accolades and industry-recognised titles, such as becoming a Wella Master Colour Artist.
She has also received many career opportunities, such as working as a stylist at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week and an assistant stylist at New York Fashion Week.
Kidson explains that her success as a hairdresser and small-time business owner came to be due to her dedication to further education and training within the industry.
“When I was an apprentice no one paid for my training,” said Hayley.
“I was given plenty of opportunities and if I wanted to go to training events I had to pay for them out of my apprentice wage, which wasn’t much at the time. It was up to me to make sure I was keeping up with the industry and creating opportunities for myself.”
Kidson still invests in training to improve her skills after 17 years within the industry.
“I do as many courses as possible because I love learning new things. I feel that even if I learn just one new thing from a course, it is something new that I didn’t know before and I can apply this knowledge to my business or teach my staff.”
Her dedication to learning has also been ingrained into her staff members at the Minogue Hairdressing salons, due to receiving additional training from her.
In addition to continuing her development as a hairdresser, she will attend an exclusive invite-only training session with the global Sebastian team in Los Angeles.
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