Advanced hair education · Chicago
Hands-on classes, private mentoring and in-salon training from Sal Misseri and the educators of Reverie Salon.
Kaizen Education
Kaizen Education is the education arm of Reverie Salon in Chicago's River North. Founded by Sal Misseri, it trains licensed stylists, colorists and salon owners in the technique, consultation and consistency that high-end clients expect — the same standard every member of the Reverie team trains to.
Kaizen is the Japanese principle of continuous improvement: small, deliberate changes that compound into mastery. It is how we teach.
Signature classes
6–8 hour stylist intensive · from $600
Our most-requested class. Lighten beautifully while protecting new growth, baby hairs and broken lengths — plus hair-loss awareness and the modern consult in the age of AI.
8-hour salon owner intensive
Relationships, profit, scaling and AI-powered growth, taught from the systems Sal runs at Reverie Salon. Leave with a 90-day playbook for your own salon.
The founder
Three ways to train
Small-group, hands-on days at Reverie in River North — cutting, color and salon business, from $600.
A one-to-one day with Sal or a Kaizen educator, built around your clients, your gaps and your goals.
We come to your salon, in the US or abroad, and train your whole team to one consistent standard.
Most popular classes
Color · 6–8 hours · from $600
Sectioning, painting, saturation and placement for seamless, sun-grown dimension.
Cutting · 6–8 hours · from $600
Cut curls by pattern, density and shrinkage to sculpt shape that springs to life.
Cutting · 6–8 hours · from $600
Refine shape, texture and movement on dry hair, the way your client wears it.
Cutting · 6–8 hours · from $600
Blade control and texturizing for soft, weightless, lived-in shapes.
Color · 6–8 hours · from $600
Weaving, slicing and placement patterns for brightness, dimension and control.
Cutting · 6–8 hours · from $600
The shape every stylist gets asked for — built, balanced and personalized.
The Kaizen signature systems
Haircutting: the principles behind shape, movement and how a cut grows out.
Hair color: placement, painting and formulation that work with the haircut, not against it.
Men's grooming: tailored short shapes, clipper and scissor-over-comb work.
“I always strive to put beauty first. I never do anything just for the sake of it.”
Sal Misseri, founder
Kaizen Education is an advanced hair education company for licensed professionals, founded by Sal Misseri and based at Reverie Salon, 300 W Grand Ave, Suite 5, in Chicago's River North. It offers hands-on group classes, private mentoring and in-salon team training in haircutting, hair color and salon business.
Working professionals: licensed stylists and colorists, salon assistants on a professional track, and salon owners and managers who want their team to deliver a consistent, high-end result. Kaizen does not teach consumers.
Group classes and private mentoring take place at Reverie Salon in River North, Chicago. In-salon education takes place at your own salon, anywhere in the United States or internationally.
Full-day, hands-on cutting and color classes start from $600. Chair to CEO, the salon owner intensive, is $1,495, or $2,495 with a VIP follow-up call. Regenerative Hair Color is from $600, like the other hands-on classes. Private mentoring is quoted to your goals; in-salon programs are billed as a day rate plus travel expenses. Payment plans are available on select classes.
Call (312) 955-0083 or email sal@reveriesalon.com. New group class dates are announced on Instagram at @kaizen_education.
Kaizen Education · 300 W Grand Ave, Suite 5, Chicago
Call (312) 955-0083 or email sal@reveriesalon.com. New class dates are announced on Instagram at @kaizen_education.