Vagaro announced their third annual industry conference, iconic.24, accessible to an international audience with its virtual format this year. The digital event sessions will broadcast on a virtual stream over four Mondays in September; Sept. 9, 16, 23, and 30, 2024.
iconic.24 will also serve to officially unveil the industry leaders behind Vagaro’s new Icon Coaching Program – a carefully selected team of pros in the self-care sector who have a proven track record of excelling and helping others succeed. The program makes these selected individuals available to professionals who are interested in receiving one-on-one coaching services to help grow their business.
Each Monday, two 45-minute interactive sessions will cover business best practice discussions on topics ranging from marketing to finances to customer service, and everything in between. Vagaro’s Icon coaches will lead this year’s educational business sessions, sharing their own experiences of how they achieved success, providing actionable takeaways to attendees and sparking inspiration for creative business growth.
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The 2024 Vagaro Icon coaches include:
- John Mosley: Renowned celebrity barber, Founder of Popular Nobody
- Rochelle Raye-Anthony: Runner-up of BBC Apprentice, Founder of award-winning salon, The Dollshouse Collective
- Sarah Rainbolt-Foss: Master esthetician & mentor, Owner of Bolt Beauty LA
- Kechia Taylor: Globally trained permanent makeup artist, Founder of Brows & Co.
- Nick Romero: Multi-award winning barber & educator, Owner of Rawknykz Barber Shop
- Angie Monroe: Multi-award winning Aesthetics Practitioner, Owner of Angie Monroe Salon
- Vinny DeLeon: Renowned barber and coach, Founder of the award-winning Vinny’s Barbershop
Virtual participants can also forge meaningful industry connections with other attendees through iconic.24’s interactive platform. The virtual event will culminate with a special keynote by Vagaro founder and CEO, Fred Helou, to announce new and upcoming features, including how professionals can use them to future-proof their businesses.
“iconic.24 is more than just an annual event, it’s really proven to become a pivotal experience for professionals across industries to learn, innovate and elevate. We’ve been honored to have such an impressive group of attendees each year who tell us they actively look forward to the valuable information it brings every time," says Helou. "This year is even more exciting because attendees can actually sign up to be coached directly by the session leaders.”
