TESTIMONIALS
SHARPENING TRAINING
For me, there are two major aspects that separate a good teacher and a great teacher.
The first is the ability to clearly communicate verbally and with action the process and skills they are trying to instill in you.
The second is the ability to leave the student with enough confidence in themselves to take what they have learned and walk out that door and put it to work.
I feel that Debra excels at both of these. Technically, the thirty years of experience in sharpening that she possesses comes across. You can tell she knows this art inside and out as she takes you through the steps, pointing out many of the little pitfalls you are apt to run into, and how to deal with them. You don't feel like she is tooting her horn about her depth of experience, it just shows.
She has a good sense of addressing your weaker areas while also reinforcing the areas where you "got it".
She also touches on marketing and what hairdressers are looking for in a good sharpener,something that only years of working in this industry can give you.
After my two day training,I did feel confident enough to go out and just get started. She gives you prompt and full backup while in the field as was made evident by a question I had about my first shear. She called me back within 5 minutes, answered my question, and I went on to finish the job and get paid.
That"s the stuff you want from a great teacher. Thanks Debra
David L. - Northern California
Debra,
I just wanted to write you a little thank you for your training you gave me on sharpening shears.
First of all I had NO clue that this was even a job someone could make a living at and after meeting you in the Denver airport my career life has changed for the better. I truly learned a lot of good and useable information from you in the 2 days of training I took from you in Oregon. I have came across a few situations, that after talking with you and you telling me different things to do with different shears, it has helped me out of a few sticky situations more than once! I felt Very confident after leaving your training to go out to salons to sharpen any shear that would need to be sharpened. The attention you gave me with the millions of questions I asked (a bunch of what if’s) enabled me to sharpen and most importantly talk to the stylist, with knowing if they asked me a question, about how long or how I did this or what if’s, I was able to answer quick and to the point along with the fact that I was able to start making money the first day back from training, made me ok with the money I spent to get started. My wife has told me after the initial investment for the training, flight, hotel, the machine and the 25 pairs of shears, that in 6 weeks of working I have been able to pay everything off and have a Profit and that made her pretty happy. I would HIGHLY recommend you to anyone that is interested in learning the skill of shear sharpening AS LONG AS THEY DO NOT LIVE ANYWHERE NEAR ME…… J
Thank you
PA T W. - Colorado/Texas
I found Debbie's surgical sharpening class to be very informative and very easy to understand. With over 30 years of experience, Debbie has the knowledge and understanding to properly guide any level of sharpener to gain the skills and confidence they need to be successful. Joshua Freund - Chicago, Illinois
When I first looked into getting into the business of sharpening, I shopped
around looking for the best way to be trained. I settled on Debra and quickly
realized I had made the right choice. Not only is she professional, but she
brings a huge amount of wisdom from being involved in the industry for almost
thirty years. She not only taught me how to sharpen but taught me how to be a
professional when dealing with stylist and salon owners. She gave me in-site on
how to build and most importantly maintain my business. After three years of
being a sharpener, I can still call Debra and she is more than willing to help
me with any question I have. She is knowledgable in the latest in shears - new designs, new materials used in shear making, etc.. She is happy to pass information
on about what she has learned, which helps make my business better. She is a wealth of
knowledge and I would recommend that you take the extra step so you too can be
trained by the very best. Thanks so much Deb, I can't say thank you enough.
Casey B. - Dallas, Oregon
