Mid-Michigan’s top hair salon and hairdressing school, Douglas J, continues to expand across Michigan having recently added Grand Rapids and Royal Oak locations.
The Royal Oak location, which opened this year, marks the seventh location in Michigan.
“Our staff has almost tripled in the last five years,” says Andrea Liebaert with Douglas J. “It is great that Douglas J has been able to offer a significant number of jobs in a tough job market to people all over Mid-Michigan.”
Douglas J has also grown its student base graduating 500 students in 2008, up from 90 graduates in 2000.
Many of Douglas J’s students come from out-of-state.
“Douglas J students are recruited from salons in Atlanta, New York and Chicago,” she says. “DJ students are some of the most sought-after students in the industry because of so much hands on training.”
Liebaert says Douglas J is looking at additional opportunities in Mid-Michigan.
Source: Tiffany Dowling, Motion Marketing & Media
Ivy Hughes, development news editor, can be reached here.
All Photographs © Dave Trumpie
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