Over 300 salon owners and teams gathered at The Belfry for Wella RED Business Network Live 2026

Working in a salon and having a thriving column is a much coveted career trajectory, but there are many paths to successful hairdressing careers

To celebrate apprentice week, HJ has asked some of the industry’s best to recall their mistakes and what they’ve learnt since being an apprentice.

For HJ's Apprentice Week, we spoke with James Forte on why hairdressing apprenticeships are such an important way of introducing new talent into the industry