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88 | BEAUTY LAUNCHPAD | OCTOBER 2017 News Colleen Martorano, vice president of sales, ECRU New York and Lakmé USA What are you most excited about in your new role? I see both ECRU New York and Lakmé USA as incredible ways to be inclusive with stylists by providing strong education and product innovation for salons of all sizes, starting from the solo artist. How has your experience up to this point helped prepare you for your new position? I'm lucky to have had several amazing mentors during my career, ranging from creative artists and salon owners to executives. Working alongside the best in the industry has been key in preparing me for this role. What is your vision for the education program? A huge part of ECRU New York's DNA is our connection to emerging young designers. Our creative director, Lisa Lobosco, has created the hair fashion trends for many top fashion designers at New York Fashion Week. Our education is designed to serve up the trends from the runway to salon professionals through digital trend reports, interactive education and live backstage feeds. A new educational center will be completed at our corporate headquarters in Fairlawn, New Jersey, which will offer styling and cutting from the ECRU team and editorial artists, as well as business seminars. The expansion will also include programs in Los Angeles, London and New York, and will offer opportunities to become part of the ECRU New York creative talent. As communication is vital for education, especially when launching new color collections, Lakmé's primary focus will be on digital education to stay connected with the stylists. We offer a robust education program with comprehensive technical training as well as inspirational education. Our upcoming launch of the Pure Color Collection is the perfect example of this with online tutorials, videos, as well as detailed step-by-step manuals and hands-on education with creative director Wendy Bond. What do you do when you're not working? My husband and I recently bought a house that we are renovating and I have become a bit obsessed with making the perfect home. HGTV is to blame! What's your ultimate comfort food? Any type of noodle soup. GETTING TO KNOW YOU COURTESY OF MANUFACTURERS; GETTY IMAGES Beauty Changes Lives is happy to announce the winners of the fi rst-ever CosmoProf Licensed to Create scholarship! The chosen fi ve, who all come from diverse backgrounds, have been awarded $5,000 toward their cosmetology program tuition. "CosmoProf honors the hard work and inspirational talent that thrives within this industry, and the Licensed to Create Scholarship is one tool for celebrating NextGen hairstylists," says Jennifer Wilder, vice president of marketing for CosmoProf. "Beauty Changes Lives is honored to have one of the world's premiere beauty distributors create a scholarship to help NextGen talent achieve their goals in an industry that offers so much in the way of career satisfaction, creative satisfaction, and ultimately, unlimited potential," adds Lynelle Lynch, president of the Beauty Changes Lives Foundation. For those interested, Fall 2017 CosmoProf Licensed to Create Scholarship applications are due by October 30. creative license THE FUTURE HAS ARRIVED From "Cyber Punk" to "Royalty" and even the "Animal Kingdom," Redken challenged stylists to create their most innovative looks based on the aforementioned esoteric themes for the Next Big Thing Awards. The company is proud to announce that in spite of some stiff competition (more than 400 artists entered!), six winners were selected based on their creativity, originality and execution. Each winner received a one-week all-expenses-paid trip to Los Angeles, where they attended the Redken x NYX welcome party and the 6th Annual NYX Face Awards. Congratulations to: Cheryl Bakke of Corona, California; Woodward Bartlett of Atlanta; Nikki Diederich of Springfi eld, Missouri; Kyle Pinneo of Lincoln, Nebraska; Aundreya Rich of Frankfort, Kentucky; and Matthew Tyldesley of Louisville, Kentucky! The 2017 Next Big Thing winners celebrate with Redken brand ambassador Rodney Cutler at Hotel Wilshire in Los Angeles. Pictured from left: Woodward Bartlett, Matthew Tyldesley, Cheryl Bakke, Cutler, Aundreya Rich, Nikki Diederich and Kyle Pinneo.