CosmoBiz Magazine April 2016 | Page 64

Event A NIGHT FOR BEAUTY STORE EMPLOYEES IN NEW YORK B eauty store employees gathered to enjoy a night with fancy dinner, fun events, and lots of free goodies. To celebrate its 20th anniversary, the New York Beauty Supply Association (NYBSA) hosted a dinner party for more than 500 beauty store owners and employees. President of the NYBSA, Kim Sungleesik, said, “Tonight is your night, our dedicated employees of all beauty stores. I am deeply touched by our member stores closing earlier today for their employees to attend this party.” Many companies sponsored the dinner; Hair Zone, famous for its brand Sensationnel, was a main sponsor. Steve Choi, CEO of the company, thanked the NYBSA in his opening remarks for hosting the event and showing appreciation for store employees. He also said that he hoped such appreciation would be shown in other regions as well. Hair Zone’s education team emceed the hair competition event where six women representing their own beauty stores participated and wore Hair Zone’s latest hair, Cello. Flavia Sanchez from Special Touch Beauty Supply received the most stickers from the audience and won first place. It was a fun event connecting the beauty association, stores, employees, and hair companies. Suzumi Abe from Toyokalon also attended to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the association. She gave a lecture about the excellence of flame retardant Toyokalon and prepared gift bags for attendees to take home. Shea Moisture set up a booth and promoted their latest products. New Jigu, Royal Imex, and Beauty Plus also sponsored the event and communicated with store employees. 64 COSMOBIZ SALON APRIL 2016 Flavia Sanchez, the winner of the hair competition President Kim's Welcoming Speech Steve Choi, CEO of Hair Zone Hair Competition Hosted by Hair Zone