Uche Umana

Uche Umana is a certified consultant , Trichologist and founder of Salon Business Africa.

In the course of my career that has spanned for over 16 years. I have worked as a human resources manager, Business Development officer, General Manger and these jobs span through Finance, oil & Gas, Hospitality, Human Resources, Consulting & Marketing.

On these jobs and personal capacity, I have trained and acquired some certifications from CIPS-UK, HSE, EDC, IAT, as a certified Hair Practitioner, Brand Educator, Manufacturer Trainer.

I am fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants - Nigeria (IMC-Nigeria), Harvardx alumni and a Rotarian.

In the past five years; I have

1. launched the first business and education platform for salon owners with over 2,500 registered participants across Africa

2. Hosted the first ever salon business seminar in Port Harcourt, Lagos, Ibadan and Abuja in 2019

3. Successfully trained over 900 participants for Nigerian Ports Authority's CSR project in Rivers State.

4. Trained Hairdressers and salon owners for international brands like Revlon Professional, Olaplex to mention a few.

5. written articles and appeared on interviews in different national television stations and dailies like Vanguard newspaper, Galaxy TV’s Fire Crackers program to mention a few.

My drive to get more people to run sustainable beauty businesses in Nigeria stems from my vision which is in line with the SD Goal 8 creating decent work and economic growth.

I train business owners and hairdressers on industry skill, business structuring and pursuing career paths; a service that comes with mentorship and follow up to ensure participants have sustainable businesses.

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