Get to know Stacy Brown Living to serve and empower others one stylist at a time, Alumni Stacy Brown is working tirelessly to share her experiences with freshly graduated stylists. She knew from a young age that this was going to be her career. From … Read More
Academy Legends: Ashlee Holley
Get To Know Ashlee At the Academy of Hair Design, we want to celebrate the amazing students who enter our doors. We have some of the best talent and every day we are truly amazed by their stories. You see, we have students from all … Read More
Celebrating 25 years at the Academy of Hair Design
When Jerry BeVelle and David and Christie Gonzales started the Academy of Hair Design in 1996, they saw a need for high quality education and preparation for prospective barbers and cosmetologists in Springfield. The business side of cosmetology and barbering was very important to them. … Read More
The Comeback of 70s Hair
Pull on your bell bottoms, zip up your go-go boots, and break out the Aquanet because the seventies are back! As the 2020s march gleefully on, a 50 year nostalgia cycle is coming right back around. What was old is new again, and people all … Read More
Academy Legends: The Bracamontez Brothers
Get to Know Dante and Brock Bracamontez! Get to Know Dante and Steven “Brock” Bracamontez! We had the privilege of interviewing the dynamic barbering duo Dante and Steven “Brock” Bracamontez. These two are not only brothers but are both Alumni of BeVelle Barber school. In … Read More
Academy Legends: Alumni Dustin Jones
Get to know Alumni Dustin Jones! Alumni Dustin Jones graduated from the Academy of Hair Design in 2019. To say life has been a whirlwind is an understatement. The threat of a global pandemic shutting down the country just as you are jumping into the … Read More
Academy Legends: Alumni Kat Blair
Get to know Kat Blair! Let’s talk about Kat Blair! Kat graduated from the Academy’s cosmetology program just over a year ago. With all the amazing things she has accomplished, it’s hard to believe it’s only been a year! Right after graduation, Kat moved from … Read More
Academy Legends: Alumni Whitney Wade
Our next installment of Academy Legends comes to you from alumni Whitney Wade of CoxHealth Med Spa. Whitney graduated from our esthetics program 4 years ago. She’s spent the last two years in the plastic surgery department CoxHealth. Not only does Whitney get to grow … Read More
Academy Legends: Alumni Savannah
Recently, we caught up with Savannah, one of our alumni Academy Legends! We talked about life before and after the Academy, her experience with our school, and her goals for the future. We are so excited to share this incredible girl’s story with you. Savannah … Read More
Straight From the Floor: Should You Be Washing Your Hair Everyday?
This is the age old question that has been asked so many times and has so many different answers that you are probably sick of hearing it. Should you wash your hair every day? Why not? What is the worst damage that I can really … Read More