Beauty Changes Lives Organization

Help us reach our End-of-Year fundraising foal with a tax-deductible gift TODAY! Your gift will: ✨ Fuel scholarships to ease the financial burden for future professionals. ✨ Support our Mentorship Matters Program, which connects emerging talent with industry leaders. ✨ Empower individuals to choose beauty and wellness as a first-choice career! Every dollar makes a difference in shaping the future of our industry and changing lives. Join us in our mission to inspire, educate, and empower the next generation. Make your end-of-year gift TODAY and help us start 2025 strong! https://lnkd.in/gn9F6PKZ

Big news! 🎉 amika has donated $10,000 to Beauty Changes Lives, made possible by their online sales on Giving Tuesday. 💙⁠ ⁠ This incredible gift will support the amika “Friend to Hair” Scholarship, which has already helped 20 aspiring beauty professionals pursue their dreams with over $200,000 in funding.⁠ ⁠ As a proud supporter of BCL since the beginning, amika shares our mission to make beauty and wellness careers a first-choice. Together, we’re empowering the next generation with scholarships, mentorships, and inspiration.⁠ ⁠ Thank you, amika, for helping us change lives and shape the future of our industry! 🌟⁠ It's not too late to make a difference this year! Consider a donation to Beauty Changes Lives Organization this holiday season!

Earlier this year, we were honored to host an Industry Leader Roundtable that sparked powerful conversations about the future of beauty and wellness. To keep the momentum going, we invited the same incredible facilitators back for a follow-up webcast, to share the findings of the roundtable and dive deeper into the opportunities and challenges facing our industry. 🌟 A heartfelt THANK YOU to Alison Alhamed, Reuben Carranza, Lynelle Lynch, Patrick Neville, and Steve Reiss for your time, insights, and leadership. Your contributions are helping to shape the future of our industry, inspiring meaningful change and innovation. We’re thrilled to announce that this impactful webcast is officially available for all beauty and wellness professionals to view and we hope you will apply the findings to your own businesses! This on-demand webcast delivers actionable strategies tailored to our industry’s unique needs, addressing critical topics: * Communication Across Generations * Work-Life Integration * Technology Adoption * Diversity & Inclusion * Wellness 🎬 Watch here: https://lnkd.in/g__h8jmW Let’s continue these conversations and work together to create a thriving, inclusive future for beauty and wellness. Save the date for the 2025 Industry Leader Roundtable taking place alongside the Beauty Changes Lives Organization Gala on Saturday, May 31, 2025 at Premiere Show Group ORLANDO! https://lnkd.in/giQ9ztpT

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Beauty Changes Lives is thrilled to announce a generous donation of $15,000 from The Wella Store, continuing the unwavering support of The Wella Company. This incredible contribution highlights Wella’s deep commitment to empowering the next generation of beauty and wellness professionals and is a landmark donation in our Giving Tuesday fundraising efforts. “The Wella Company has been a champion of Beauty Changes Lives for years, and their dedication to the professional community is unmatched,” said Lisa Roeberg, Executive Director of Beauty Changes Lives. “This $15,000 donation will further our work in mentorship, a cornerstone of our mission, ensuring aspiring beauty professionals have the guidance and resources they need to thrive.” For decades, The Wella Company has been synonymous with excellence in the professional beauty industry, supporting stylists, colorists, and salon owners worldwide through education, innovation, and advocacy. Their steadfast partnership with Beauty Changes Lives underscores their dedication to elevating the industry and creating meaningful opportunities for professionals at every stage of their careers. As the #1 resource for scholarships in the beauty and wellness industry, Beauty Changes Lives has awarded over $675,000 in scholarships this year, thanks to the generosity of partners like The Wella Company. Together, we are building a future where beauty and wellness careers are a first-choice for passionate individuals. Join Wella in making a difference this Giving Season with a gift to Beauty Changes Lives. Together, we can continue to transform lives and careers through mentorship and education ⁠ Donate now: https://bit.ly/BCLGT24⁠ ⁠ #BeautyChangesLives #MentorshipMatters #BCLgrateful #GivingTuesday

We are so grateful for our partners at amika for keeping an eye on the future of our beautiful industry and supporting our mission to make careers in beauty a first-choice! Shop loveamika.com today and help us change more lives!

This #GivingTuesday, let’s come together to CHANGE lives within our industry! 💙 Beauty Changes Lives Organization empowers the next generation of beauty and wellness professionals through mentorship, education, and resources that allow them to thrive in their careers. As a 501c3 nonprofit, YOUR support makes it possible. Every donation helps us expand opportunities and create brighter futures. ✨ Join us in changing more lives today—because together, we can make beauty and wellness careers a first-choice! 🔗 Donate now: https://bit.ly/BCLGT24 #BeautyChangesLives #MentorshipMatters #BCLgrateful #GivingTuesday Bellus Academy Lynelle Lynch Robert Passage Pivot Point International CND Teresa Lopez L'Oréal L'Oréal SalonCentric - A Subsidiary of L'Oreal USA Phil Horvath Mary Atherton Wella Company Charles D. Brown CLICS Katelyn Macy-Sandoval Circadia April McCoy Reuzel Megan Murray Ulta Beauty Edwin Neill Neill Corporation Chelsea Riggs amika Reuben Carranza Karen Short Universal Companies Carolyn Aronson It's a 10 Haircare Jana Westerbeke Winn Claybaugh Dermalogica European Wax Center Hydrafacial Tippy Marlo Beauty Supply American Association of Cosmetology Schools The American Lash Association Premiere Show Group

BCL Volunteer Spotlight: Mentorship Matters We’re proud to recognize Megan Murray, Senior Director of Field Operations at Ulta Beauty and a committed Beauty Changes Lives board member. As the driving force behind our Mentorship Matters committee, Megan has not only dedicated her time and resources but also engaged volunteers from her Ulta Beauty team to expand the program's capacity. (Thank you Vicki Anderson & Rosanne Loftus.) Your efforts have grown awareness and opened new opportunities for emerging beauty professionals. Thank you, Megan, for your inspiring leadership and support of changing lives through mentorship! Learn more about Mentorship Matters and help us grow the program with a gift this giving season! https://lnkd.in/gmu4EX4x

🎉 This #SmallBusinessSaturday, we’re celebrating the ripple effect of opportunity! 🌟 Did you know that 30% of our BCL Scholarship recipients have gone on to become business owners, transforming not only their lives but their communities as well? 💼✨ Your support makes stories like these possible. Together, we can empower the next generation of dreamers, doers, and difference-makers. 💙 Donate today to help us change even more lives through education and opportunity ❤️ https://lnkd.in/gn9F6PKZ

This year Beauty Changes Lives Organization received over 4,000 scholarship applications! We are so grateful to our volunteer judges for lending their time and expertise as we reviewed each submission video to award this year's record-breaking scholarship sum of over $675,000.00. We couldn't do it without you! Alena York, ana alicia sanchez burdette, Chris Baran, Dena Nesbitt, Geno Stampora, Jayne Morehouse, Julie Merriner, Kevin Glass-Krelic, lasheka mandigo, Tory Hoover, Ewelina Aiossa to name a few! You can help us change even more lives with an end-of-year gift to BCL Don't wait for Giving Tuesday, make your impact today: https://bit.ly/BCLGT24