Question 1

What is Kaizen Education?

Accepted Answer

Kaizen Education is an advanced hair education academy in Chicago founded by award-winning stylist and NAHA finalist Sal Misseri. Kaizen offers hands-on, small-group workshops for licensed hairstylists, colorists, and salon owners in cutting, color, the signature Air Weaving technique, and salon-business management.

Question 2

Where is Kaizen Education located?

Accepted Answer

Kaizen Education is located at Reverie, A Sal Misseri Salon, 300 W Grand Ave, Store 5, Chicago, IL 60654, in the River North neighborhood.

Question 3

Who teaches at Kaizen Education?

Accepted Answer

Classes are taught by founder Sal Misseri, a NAHA finalist and multi-time international nominee, and a hand-picked team of working professionals from Reverie salon, including Sydney Misseri, Kerra Coticchia, Vicki O'Connor, Anca Morar, Hana Gashi, Marissa White, and Maria Korinek.

Question 4

Who are Kaizen classes for?

Accepted Answer

Kaizen classes are for licensed cosmetologists, hairstylists, colorists, and salon owners, and final-phase cosmetology students with proof of school enrollment.

Question 5

How much do Kaizen Education classes cost?

Accepted Answer

Most Kaizen classes run 6 to 8 hours and start at $600 per seat. The full-day Salon Owner Business Mastery class starts at $1,000. Payment plans are available on select classes.

Question 6

What is Air Weaving?

Accepted Answer

Air Weaving is Kaizen Education's signature air-blended highlighting technique, a refined evolution of the AirTouch method. It uses directed airflow to isolate the longest, finest strands of hair before painting, producing a seamless, grow-out-friendly blend, and is taught as a tool for colorists working with clients who have thinning hair or hair loss.

Question 7

How is Air Weaving different from AirTouch?

Accepted Answer

Air Weaving and AirTouch share a core mechanic of using air to select strands, but Air Weaving is Kaizen's refined version with tighter strand-selection control, a saturation discipline borrowed from balayage, and an explicit focus on clients with thinning hair or hair loss.

Question 8

Does Kaizen offer balayage classes?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The Balayage class is a 6 to 8 hour hands-on workshop covering sectioning, painting technique, saturation, placement for seamless sun-grown dimension, and toning for photo-ready results. From $600.

Question 9

Do Kaizen classes carry Illinois CEU credits?

Accepted Answer

CEU credit availability varies by class. Contact Kaizen at 312-955-0083 or kaizen.education.team@gmail.com before booking to confirm CEU hours for the class you're interested in.

Question 10

Are payment plans available?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Payment plans are available on select Kaizen classes. Call 312-955-0083 to ask which plans apply.

Question 11

How do I reserve a seat in a Kaizen class?

Accepted Answer

Browse upcoming dates on the Calendar at kaizeneducation.pro/calendar and book online, or call 312-955-0083. Seats are limited and classes fill quickly.

Question 12

Can my whole salon team train at Kaizen?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Kaizen offers private, in-house team training tailored to your salon's goals. Email kaizen.education.team@gmail.com to plan a session.

Question 13

Do you teach stylists outside Chicago?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Stylists travel to Chicago from across the United States for Kaizen intensives, and Kaizen offers select destination and private engagements in other cities on request.

Question 14

What is the typical class size at Kaizen?

Accepted Answer

Kaizen classes are intentionally small, typically 6 to 8 stylists per class, so every attendee gets one-on-one time with the educator and a live model.

Question 15

Does Kaizen provide live models for classes?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Hands-on Kaizen classes provide live models so stylists practice on real hair, real density, and real texture rather than mannequins.

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