Get ready for a year packed with exciting in-house education classes, advanced training sessions, and events! There’s so much more on the horizon, so stay tuned for all the awesome updates. Don’t forget to check back on our employee communication board for the latest news and details!
Team Branding Photos
Next photos: October 8th & 9th
Theme: Whimsical Holiday
Find Your Pictures
Access and download all the fun pictures we've been taking for our themed months in the salon! They are saved into dropbox viewing folders by location.
If you need any help, contact Sam! Samanthah@dosha.org
Client Feature
Celebrate your work & your clients!
How It Works:
- You invite 2 of your clients who best represent your style and artistry.
- We photograph them professionally — clean, modern portraits that shine.
- Their photo & quote will be featured in rotation on our salon TVs, with you credited as the stylist.
Ideal Clients:
- Loyal fans of your work
- Aligned with your aesthetic or specialty
- Comfortable on camera with a great story or quote to share
- Photogenic and confident in front of the lens – feel free to check their Instagram to see how they come across in photos
Photo Sessions: September 24th & 25th
Aveda Advanced Education Classes
Next Class: August 24th (Level 1-4) and August 25th (Master stylists)
10am-5pm at Aveda Institute Portland
Sunday: TikTok Haircutting Trends
Susan has updated her stylist-favorite class with 2025/2026 hair trends. Get inspired to recreate these behind-the-chair for your clients!
What to bring:
- Scissors
- Guarded razor with new blades
- Cutting comb
- Denman or vess brush
- Straightener,
- 1" round brush
- 12 metal duckbill clips
- Spray bottle
- Blowdryer with nozzle and diffuser
About your Educator...
Susan has been one of our team's favorite educators from Aveda and we are excited to welcome her back to Portland for her cutting education.
From Dublin, Ireland Susan has traveled the world training and styling hair in top salons. Her editorial work as graced the pages of Vogue, American Salon, Modern Salon and more! She is currently the Creative Director of Asha Salon Spa in Chicago, and a highly requested Master Stylist.
Monday: hAIr Inspiration
Susan has tailored this class to masters with advanced techniques that you can bring to your clients inspired by AI.
What to bring:
- Trimmers
- Texturizing shears
- Scissors
- Cutting comb
- Tail comb
- Feather styilng razor with 2 new blades
- 6 duck bill clips
- Blowdryer with nozzle and diffuser
- Medium round brush
- Denman or vess brush
- Flat iron
- Spray bottle
Next class: October 19th & 20th
Color Class with Luis Gonzales
Details to come!
Dosha in-house Advanced Education
May 12th, 2025
Color Systems
with Dosha Master Stylist Kristina Paris
Strengthen your skills in two parts; the first with your existing connection to color theory and the second, in creating customized Aveda formulations using this connection to create beautiful results.
May 26th, 2025
Comfort with Clippers
with Dosha Master Stylist Brian Cline
From necklines and fades to edgy perimeter lines, handle clippers like the professional you are. Grow what you know to become a well-ounded stylist and feel at ease when having to use clippers during your service.
June 9th, 2025
Core Cutting
with Dosha Master Stylist Jess Watts
Review the foundations with a guided demonstration on round, triangle, and square hair cutting to refresh and recharge your hand and body positioning service.
June 30th, 2025
Color Solutions
with Dosha Master Stylist Kristina Paris
Take theory to the next level with real-world troubleshooting in addition to effective methods for working with redheads. Learn to formulate for circumstances you will come across – previously color or chemically treated hair, color corrections (knowing how to spot and handle them), shining from light to dark, and vice versa, filling hair and more.
July 14th, 2025
Consultations
with Dosha Master Stylist Doza Barcelona, and Purefessional, Dosha Master
Stylist Hannah Rose
Consultations vary - from school to work, person to person, salon to salon. Understand how to create a professional connection that will reduce miscommunications, alleviate uncomfortable conversations,and deliver helpful tools for both creating the guest's desired style and increasing your opportunity for color services. Build on blow-dry styles using hot tools to emphasize color/cutting techniques for a satisfying and seamless post on social media.
July 28th, 2025
Styling Essentials
with Dosha Creative Team Director – Master Stylist Kim Botner
Grow your understanding of the Aveda product line to set yourself up for success with various blow-dry styles. This class will review your existing knowledge of styling as well as play with product pairing plus techniques. Challenge yourself to master these skills for the results will pay off behind the chair and beyond.
August 11th, 2025
Alt Full Foils
with Dosha Master Stylist Olivia Tittle
Have you ever been shown a picture and were unsure of the technique(s) used to achieve it? Explore your ability to identify uses of negative space and foil placement to improve your speed and oer a variety of highlighting techniques (that could help prevent or redirect clients from getting the same style over, and over, and over). Get your arms around toning for improved clarity when formulating.
September 15th, 2025
Texture and disconnected cutting
with Dosha Master Stylist Doza Barcelona
Gain condence on your fringe and disconnected cutting methods. Learn Doza’s fool proof method for doing a bang consultation and cutting fringe. Then dive into skills you can immediately put into practice for removing weight and creating seamless disconnection for bobs, mullets and pixies
September 29th, 2025
Updo Foundations
with Dosha Creative Team Director, Master Stylist Kim Botner
Proms, weddings, and special occasions bring out the infrequently practiced skills that are only dusted off for the aforementioned. Brush up or learn new techniques for creating styles that stick and are stress-free.
Details
Time: 10am - 5pm | Location: Aveda Institute Portland - Vancouver Campus, 6615 NE Fourth Plain Blvd, Vancouver, WA
Dress code is all black. We will be taking pictures! Bring your tools. Class supplies provided
RSVP by contacting: Brittney (971) 506-1587. Two weeks in advance and once your seat is confirmed we ask that you do not cancel
Please keep checking back for updates and more classes to come!
Events
Aveda Congress 2025 Global Stage
Dae: August 17th & 18th
Let’s root for our team as they bring their creativity and passion to the global stage! If you’re interested in going, we’d love to see you there. It's one for the books!
2025 Holiday Party
Saturday, November 15th
Details to come!
Annual VIP Parties
Bridgeport: 12/3 | West Linn: 12/4 | Beaverton: 12/5 | Hawthorne: 12/11 | Clackamas: 12/12
New Growth Opportunity for 2024!
If you're looking to take your business to the next level this year, Kimberly is offering a unique opportunity to dive into your personal client data—comparing 2023 to 2024—to help you strengthen and grow your clientele.
This is different from our usual quarterly meetings and is completely optional, designed for those ready to invest extra time into their success.
How it works:
📊 Personalized Consultation – A 1.5-hour session (Zoom or in person) to review your data and create an action plan with me.
⏳ Your Weekly Commitment – Just 30 minutes a week for you to implement small, strategic steps.
🤝 Ongoing Support – Myself and your direct manager will be here to guide, adjust, and keep you on track.
If this sounds like something you’d like to explore, email Kimberly@dosha.org with a specific date. Let’s make 2025 a year of growth and success!
