Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Timeline
Generic

TOSHIBA PALMER

Decatur

Summary

Master Barber & Cosmetology instructor seeking to leverage my vast industry knowledge and instructional experience in a training & consultant role to elevate the quality of education in schools. Versatile, reliable, and efficient beauty industry professional with over 30 years of hands-on experience and over 20 years of expertise in education and instructional leadership. Passionate about empowering beauty industry instructors through innovative teaching strategies and dynamic classroom activities that make learning fun, engaging and effective.

Overview

31
31
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Barber Instructor & Student Instructor

Beaver Beauty Academy
06.2024 - Current

Teaching: Instructor Training Class for all licensees.

Curriculum development, Various FUN Teaching methods, Visual Aid development, Classroom management

Barber Instructor: Theoretical & Practical training, FUN in the classroom.

Continued Education Provider - Georgia

Ask About Your Hair, LLC
01.2010 - Current

Teaching Ga. CE classes for all scope of practices & ALL Instructors.

Broadening Your Teaching Methods

Developing Visual Aids

Health & Safety, Haircutting, Haircoloring, Facials, Business, Styling)

Stylist/ Barber

Terra Bella Senior Living
09.2023 - 10.2024

Barber Freshman & Senior Instructor, Cosmetology Freshman & Intermediate Instructor, Student Educator Instructor

Pro Way Hair School
01.2012 - 01.2023
  • Left because I needed time to care for sick mother out of state. Small business does not acknowledge FMLA

Chief Executive Officer

2nd Blessings Image Makeovers, Inc.
01.2001 - 01.2015
  • Founder & CEO
  • 501c3 Non-Profit Organization – Organizing and leading a team of volunteer stylists, barbers, students, and industry professionals who provide grooming services for men, women and children in government funded programs (shelters, group homes, foster care, welfare to work programs).

Licensed Barber & Cosmetologist

Various Georgia salons / barbershops
01.1997 - 01.2012
  • (Metro-Atlanta Area) First Class Barbershop, Marion Summers Design Team, NuBiance, The Hair Zone, Beauty Exposed.

Cosmetology Instructor

Paul Mitchell School / ESANI Institute
01.2008 - 01.2009
  • Went back to school

Salon Owner

Toshiba’s Beauty and Barber Salon
01.1994 - 01.1997
  • Owner / Operator of Toshiba’s Beauty and Barber Salon – Coatesville, PA. As the owner of this upscale salon, I maintained a clientele of 50+ all who saw me exclusively. I trained and provided ongoing education to my staff, and supervised members of my barber-apprentice staff. While operating this full-service salon, I managed a staff of 11 barber/stylists, a nail tech, and a massage therapist.

Education

The National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences (NACCAS)
01.2012

undefined

United Way V.I.P.
01.2012

Diploma - undefined

Pro Way Hair School
Stone Mountain, GA
01.2009

undefined

Garmon Beauty College, Allure Beauty School
Lilburn, GA
01.2006

undefined

Non-Profit Training Institute
Atlanta, GA
01.2001

Diploma - undefined

Tri-City Barber School
Philadelphia, PA
01.1995

Diploma - undefined

Gordon Phillips Beauty School
West Chester / Philadelphia, PA
01.1993

Skills

  • Expert in creating educational visual aids
  • Converting tedious theoretical information to games & learning activities
  • Varying the stimuli to retain student attention
  • Ability to broadening the students’ professional perspective and motivate the student to want to learn more!
  • Ability to create a team work mindset

Certification

  • 2014-Current
  • Continued Education for: Cosmetologist, Barbers, Manicurist, Esthetician, Instructors
  • Health and Safety, Haircutting, Haircoloring, Esthetics, Teaching Methods, Developing Teaching Aids

Timeline

Barber Instructor & Student Instructor

Beaver Beauty Academy
06.2024 - Current

Stylist/ Barber

Terra Bella Senior Living
09.2023 - 10.2024

Barber Freshman & Senior Instructor, Cosmetology Freshman & Intermediate Instructor, Student Educator Instructor

Pro Way Hair School
01.2012 - 01.2023

Continued Education Provider - Georgia

Ask About Your Hair, LLC
01.2010 - Current

Cosmetology Instructor

Paul Mitchell School / ESANI Institute
01.2008 - 01.2009

Chief Executive Officer

2nd Blessings Image Makeovers, Inc.
01.2001 - 01.2015

Licensed Barber & Cosmetologist

Various Georgia salons / barbershops
01.1997 - 01.2012

Salon Owner

Toshiba’s Beauty and Barber Salon
01.1994 - 01.1997

undefined

United Way V.I.P.

Diploma - undefined

Pro Way Hair School

undefined

Garmon Beauty College, Allure Beauty School

undefined

Non-Profit Training Institute

Diploma - undefined

Tri-City Barber School

Diploma - undefined

Gordon Phillips Beauty School

The National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences (NACCAS)
TOSHIBA PALMER