In my job I get to attend many spectacular events and be
part of some amazing education, and this week I got to meet one lucky lady who
received a well-deserved Scholarship
Sophie Freegard has been awarded the ‘Step up & Shine’
Scholarship and has started her journey this week of bespoke education work
£2,500. I caught up with Sophie to find out more about her and learn more about
this brilliant opportunity.
Okay, Sophie who are you and where do you come from?
I am Sophie Freegard and I live in a little town called
Melsham, which is near the beautiful city of Bath. At 16 I knew I wanted to be
a hairdresser and so I left school and started my training and now 9 years on I
am still doing what I love at Tops Hair Salon and Beauty in Wiltshire
I love what you are wearing, I am all about the bold
colours, but how would you describe your style?
I do like to be different I guess and be individual and
that dictates what I wear and how I look. In my spare time I love spending time
with my horse so I have half my wardrobe for my country girl look and half my wardrobe
for city fashion
Before you explain more about this opportunity, tell me
what inspires you in the industry?
My manager Vics inspires me on a day to day basis with
how successful she is. She motivates me to be the best I can be and that is
what makes me love me job. I also love Errol Douglas and Debbie G is amazing
You have just finished a 3 day course with the legendary
Debbie G, which I will be finding out more about next week, but for those that don’t
know what is the Step up and Shine Scholarship?
The late Christofer Mann started the Scholarship as a way
of giving young people without the resources the opportunity to learn and
develop. Through a mentoring session with Debbie G I have an action packed year
of education and I cannot wait
How did you apply?
It is run in conjunction with The Fellowship for British
Hairdressing and the National Hairdressers’ Federation which was how I found
out about it. The advertise the opportunity, plus I had heard about Ollie Vines
who won last year and I was desperate to follow in his shoes and get the
industry skills he was given. After submitting a YouTube video, I was invited
to a one on one interview which I was so nervous about. We had two rounds of
judging in the end
I was there when you were announced at the Presidents
Night on Monday 20th April, and you looked shocked when your name
was announced. How did you feel?
I was so shocked. Honestly I was shaking with excitement.
It was the best feeling ever! I was nervous about going on stage but everyone
was clapping and cheering. I will never forget that day
**Ends**
Massive congratulations, and I can’t wait to hear how
this week went at the beautiful and renowned Billi Currie salon
Sophie has promised to keep me posted on what she is
doing so you definitely need to watch this space. This girl is bubbly, creative
and very determined and one to watch
For more details on opportunities available with The
Fellowship email me on laurajane@fellowshiphair.com
and I could be meeting you J
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