IBS New York 2025

Join celebrity-stylist, Monae Everett, to get your golden ticket to the glamorous world of high-profile beauty gigs. You'll learn the ins and outs of the industry, from networking with the right people to mastering the art of creating stunning looks that'll have celebrities and influencers knocking on your door. We'll dive deep into the business side of beauty, teaching you how to negotiate contracts, manage your time, and build a brand that's irresistible to high-paying clients. By the end of this class, you'll understand what it takes to become the go-to beauty pro everyone wants to work with!

Canvas will provide practice hair for this session!

Frustrated when your chosen hair swatch doesn’t match upon arrival? Elevate your expertise by mastering custom coloring techniques for wefts, ensuring a perfect match every time. Learn on-the-table methods and on-the-head weft coloring techniques with elite extension educators, Megan and Beka Diez. You’ll gain and retain more clients and make more money after learning the techniques in this workshop!

Included in the workshop: A mannequin head will be provided for you to practice on during the workshop, and you can take the mannequin head home with you. Canvas will provide practicehair for this workshop.

Students must bring: Foil (to lay on the table), color brush, color bowl, mist water bottle, pintail comb

Schwarzkopf Professional will provide product for this workshop.

Elevate your skills, standards and salon experience to attract more clients and stand out from the rest! In this workshop, multi-award-winning stylist, Robin LaChance, will teach you two essential haircutting patterns that can be used daily in the salon. Gain hands-on experience to customize haircuts for each client using different cutting, mapping and finishing techniques to highlight and enhance bone structure, natural texture, and overall finesse. You’ll leave this workshop with the refined skills, elevated knowledge and higher potential to make more money and work with more clients.

Included in the workshop: A mannequin head will be provided for you to practice on during the workshop, and you can take the mannequin head home with you.

Students are required to bring: hair shears, hair clips, cutting comb, water bottle, small medium and large round brushes, Denman brush, paddle brush.

Master the art of impactful blonding with expert foil placement for maximum results and minimal foils. This class is designed to help you deliver stunning blonde transformations efficiently, utilizing advanced techniques to save time and product while achieving flawless results.Expert colorists and hair influencers, Stew and Marcello will teach you:

• Strategic foil placement techniques that enhance brightness and dimension while minimizing foil usage and processing time
• How to create a “Money Piece” and face-framing highlight techniques for impactful, high-demand results that create bold yet natural-looking blondes
• The Diamond Sectioning method to achieve even and seamless color blends that require fewer touch-ups and ensure client satisfaction
• How to customize blonding for different hair textures and tones, ensuring you can deliver tailored results to every client with precision and expertise

Take your social media marketing to the next level with this workshop designed for beauty professionals ready to grow their client base and boost profits. In this 2-hour session, Season Bennett, social media strategist, will guide you through advanced tactics to transform your online followers into loyal clients. You’ll explore high-conversion content strategies, discover how to hack the algorithm, and turn followers into dollars. Get ready to unlock the full potential of social media and take actionable steps toward building a thriving business.

Andis will provide tools for attendees who register for this workshop - and yes, you can take the clippers home with you!

Join master barber, Sean Casey, and unlock the art of timeless men's haircutting in this intensive 3-hour workshop. During this workshop, you will dive deep into techniques that define men's classic styles, focusing on shape, texture, and fade. You'll learn how to achieve precision with clippers, mastering the tools to create sharp, clean lines and balanced proportions. Whether you're refining your skills or adding a new dimension to your craft, this workshop will equip you with the knowledge to deliver flawless, classic haircuts that stand the test of time. By learning these skills, you can gain new clientele, offer more services and make more money.

Included in the workshop:
A mannequin head will be provided for you to practice on during the workshop, and you can take the mannequin head home with you. In addition, Andis will provide a kit, valued at $420, to all workshop registrants (and you can take them home with you!)

• Andis Envy II Clipper - Premier Gold
• Andis GTX EXO MForce Trimmer
• Andis reSURGE Shaver

Learn the magic behind industry trailblazer, Presley Poe's, curly hair cutting techniques. In this Hands-on workshop, you will have the opportunity to learn Presley's legendary tips and techniques and you will practice on a mannequin head under her instruction. You will learn tips that will help you work smarter, not harder. You can use these techniques immediately behind the chair to improve your skills, boost your services, gain clients and make more money.

Included in the workshop: A mannequin head will be provided for you to practice on during the workshop, and you can take the mannequin head home with you.

Students must bring: Scissors of your length and choice, cordless trimmer, rat tail comb, detangling brush, wide tooth comb and regular comb.