Meet the Team
Dedication. Expertise. Passion.
Jessica Dent
International Art Director &
UK epiic Ambassador
Owner of Jessica’s Hair and Beauty, Jessica Dent is a fully qualified assessor and teacher, and is Creative Director for WELOVE’s International Art Team. A strong advocate of sustainability, she was appointed as an ambassador for WELOVE’s brand partner, epiic, which has seen her salon sales increase by 11% in the last year. With over 13 years’ experience Jessica understands exactly what you need to become the best stylist you can and increase the success of your business.
Kerry Galliano
Senior Master Educator
UK Ambassador for Carlo Oliveri Colore Mediterraneo
​Kerry has considerable experience within the hairdressing industry. Having previously owned an award-winning salon in London for 12 years, she then became an independent stylist before joining the WELOVE team. Kerry has a wealth of education expertise, having been a guest artist for various product houses, as well as honing her internationally renowned skills at London Fashion Week shows and photoshoots.
Vivienne Massey
Master Educator
With a background at Vidal Sassoon and now running her own boutique salon, Vivienne is an expert precision cutter. Keen to share her skills and knowledge, her teaching provides you with a deeper understanding of the fundamental techniques and why you need these to be an excellent creative commercial hairdresser.
Amy Spence
Master Educator
A fully qualified educator, Amy is passionate about educating on the key techniques that empower stylists and barbers to be more successful. A colour expert and specialist in lived-in blonde, she has a waiting list of clients so is ideal to help you take your business to the next level.
Michael Pollock
Master Educator
A qualified assessor, Michael is committed to the WELOVE ethos of education first to create a community of hairdressers sharing skills and techniques, supporting each other to become the very best they can. He believes that the industry needs a shake up and that the new WELOVE education programme, Purple Hearts, will do just that and inspire future professionals.
Nikki Montgomery
Master Educator
Nikki has been in the industry for over 20 years and currently runs her own busy studio salon in a Leicester gym. A highly qualified teacher, she has worked for both HABIA and OFSTED as an external assessor and is now training to become an external verifier and to teach others to become external assessors. Committed to improving industry standards, Nikki is sharing her expert knowledge and training across all hair skills for WELOVE.
Chloe Higgs
Educator
Chloe began her career at Jessica’s Hair & Beauty in Swindon, and is now undertaking her WELOVE 5 Purple Heart Masters. A talented hairdresser and winner of Future Talent at the 2022 Salon Awards, Chloe is definitely one to watch.
Julia Brown
Educator
Having seen her salon business grow due to her education with WELOVE, Julia is a true advocate for the brand. She is also now a member of the UK Art Team, giving new salons who come on board with WELOVE a chance to learn from someone who has already reaped the benefits.
Maria Baker
Senior Master Educator
Maria has previously been International Art Director at top salons in London, and is now a WELOVE cutting educator as well as running her own beautiful garden salon.
Meg Piper
Educator
A true visionary, Meg believes in mastering classic cutting foundations to then be able to twist them to create your own signature style. Her skill for beautiful cuts and vivid colours has led to work at London Fashion Week and with Alexander McQueen. This alongside her Meg Piper Hair business focusing on inclusivity and sustainability, makes her a perfect addition to the WELOVE Art Team.
Anna Ingram
Educator & Bridal Specialist
Having moved from the Ukraine to Newquay in 2006, Anna since built a reputation as one of the top UK bridal hair experts in the UK, and has an award winning salon for it’s sustainable ethos.
Claire Thompson
Educator
With over 24 years in hairdressing, and several colour awards under her belt, Claire is a great addition to the Education Team. Having worked in colleges and owning her own salon gives her comprehensive insider knowledge of what stylists and the industry, needs. She’ll be joining the WELOVE Education Team to share her expert colour skills and techniques.
Cally Borg
Educator
Successful multi-award winning creative commercial session stylist, Cally, has created a six-figure business from her dining room and is on a mission to positively smash the current stigma attached to 'home salons'.
As Art Director for the WELOVE Salons Artistic Team, her role is to educate freelancers and salon owners, bringing session to the salon, educating on how to use techniques that give clients a photoshoot finish.
Jessica Redshaw
Educator
Jessica has worked her way up from apprentice to manager at Harrington’s and loves everything about colour. Her impressive social media presence has grown due to her internationally popular tutorials on how to curl and style hair, skills she will be bringing to you as a WELOVE educator.
Krysia West
Guest Artist
Krysia West, owner of Perfectly Posh Hair and Postiche Academy, is an award-winning stylist, trichologist and hair loss expert. Inspired to study trichology following her own hair loss struggles, she is passionate about sharing her knowledge and advice so you can help your clients turn their hair issues into healthy hair.
International Art Team
Rae Palmer
WELOVE Founder
​With more than 30 years’ experience, Rae has won many awards, including a prestigious British Hairdressing Award. Rae is a passionate ambassador for British hairdressing and an advocate for women in business. Her creative work and collections have featured on a number of covers for both trade and consumer media, and she is a regular contributor to features within the press.
Rae says: “Hair pros around the world will benefit by learning from those at the top of their game and who want to share their knowledge, with brand-neutral education.”
Carlo Oliveri
International Colour Master
An internationally renowned colour master, Carlo used lockdown to launch his signature collection of colour, cleanse and styling products. Inspired by the beauty of his grandmother and utilising the very best ingredients from his native Sicily, the Carlo Oliveri collection is simply beautiful, as is his creative work. Don’t miss any WELOVE opportunity to learn from this exceptional colour artist.
Kerry Galliano
International Art Director
Kerry’s extensive experience at international fashion weeks, editorial and collection shoots along with her stage work demonstrate her exceptionally creative eye. Combined with her love of education she is the ideal Art Director. And she never stops learning – working closely with Carlo Oliveri to promote his beautiful, sustainable and vegan Colore Mediterraneo in the UK.
Jessica Dent
International Art Director
​A highly qualified and talented stylist, Jessica also runs her own hair & beauty salon. She has represented WELOVE in Europe and is keen to share her knowledge and skills with hairdressers around the world. Her expertise and commitment to sustainability in the industry has also led to her being appointed as an ambassador for WELOVE partner, EPIIC products.
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