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PASSION: SEEK AND YOU SHALL FIND

by Tera Thorne We all want to feel passion for what we do, but no one really tells us how to go about finding it. Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple computers, once said “The only way to do great work is to love what you do… Don’t settle.” While that sounds great, he assumes

Real Weddings, Real Happi

By JanyNicole Stehman Esthetics student Happi Y. recently won the Garden Party Cover Model contest for Real Weddings Magazine. She was one of three finalists to be showcased in the current issue and her solo work will be on the cover of the February issue. The shoot to decide the final winner took 13 hours, during

The Underground Revolution

By JanyNicole Stehman On November 17th 2014 8 finalists all gathered in Las Vegas to compete in Underground Revolution’s Men’s Haircutting Championships hosted by Peter Anthony.  Andy Bates, Senior Stylist at AJFsalon and part time teacher here at Federico,  was one of those 8. Finalists competed to place in one of three categories, Best Over

The Thin Line between Love and Respect

by Tera Thorne In the service industry it can be incredibly difficult to walk the line between providing excellent customer service and just being taken advantage of. Especially when first starting out. We tend to bend to the will of our clients because we need them to pay the bills.  Finding the perfect balance can be

Halloween Round-Up

By JanyNicole Stehman It’s the 31st and the official end of our month-long  Halloween activities at Federico. October lets us explore a different side of the beauty industry than what we see in the normal day to day. We go from the everyday to full fantasy. The students get to do everything from dolls and

The Other Guys by Tera Thorne

Recently we shook things up at this is little beauty institute in Sacramento.  For the first time ever, we merged our barbering students with our cosmetology students on the studio floor.  The studio floor is where our future professionals are stationed while they take clients.  If they do not have an actual client to work