Hooker & Young Conference 2024

Published 19th Feb 2024 by Josie Jackson

The 2024 Hooker & Young Conference took place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Newcastle on 7 February. Held by award-winning hairdressers Gary Hooker and Michael Young, the annual conference – which has been running for the past 15 years – allows the partners to bring together all 50 members of staff from their four salons, to celebrate everything that is great about the Hooker & Young team. 

Discussing the day, Michael shared: "It really is an amazing day for everyone. We have a team of 50 across our salon group and we always like to create opportunities for the entire team to get together; it’s important for us to reward individuals for their outstanding achievements."

Taking place at the conference are the Hooker & Young Salon Team Awards, which include business-focussed categories, with results based on performance and figures. 

You can check out the full list of winners below...

Assistant of The Year - Charlotte Williamson / HOOKER & YOUNG - Ponteland
5 STAR Stylist - Leoni Errington / HOOKER & YOUNG - Jesmond 
Retail Stylist of The Year - Millie Nesbitt / HOOKER & YOUNG - Wynyard 
Stylist of The Year - Kerry Adair / HOOKER & YOUNG - Jesmond 
Retail Salon of The Year - HOOKER & YOUNG - Gosforth
Salon of The Year - HOOKER & YOUNG - Jesmond 

HOOKER & YOUNG - Scholarship Programme 2024

Courtney Hall - Wynyard
Faye Dawson - Jesmond
Georgina Bradshaw - Gosforth
Katie Gregson - Ponteland 
Josie Jackson

Josie Jackson

Published 19th Feb 2024

Josie supports the team with content for the print magazine, website and social media channels at HJ. Having grown up in a salon environment (thanks to her hairdresser mum) and even working as a Saturday girl before getting her degree in English Literature, Josie feels right at home in the industry. Although she’s experimented with a few creative colour looks in the past, she always comes back to blonde, and loves all things hydrating and bond building.

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