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How to Become MO Nails International - Nail System Head Product Educator

Many nail technicians, after working in the industry for only a short period of time, often come to the conclusion that the key to fame and success is to become an educator. Since many nail educators are seen working the booths at trade shows, providing classes to large groups, and are written about in magazines it is easy to see how so many techs decide that the next natural step to take their career to the next level is to become a teacher. So how does one become a nail educator?

First step to becoming an educator in the beauty industry is to throw all your ideas of glamour, fame, and money out the window. Being an educator does not make you rich, famous, nor is it inherently prestigious. Being an educator is about using an organized and structured curriculum along with a professional product to instruct a nail professional on how to improve their skills and their services. It is about sharing all of your knowledge and expertise in the hopes of improving the industry and the nail techs you happen to educate. You share your hard earned skills with the public for relatively small amounts of money in the hopes that they adopt the use of quality products, improve their skills to help elevate the industry, and in turn generate more profit that gets reinvested in the industry. It is a cycle of life within the nail world that allows our industry to continue to grow and thrive. Too often nail artists hop on the educator band wagon just for the sake of making quick money. They offer generic classes that do not focus on product education and focus more on things like shortcuts or nail art techniques. Now these generic classes are not always a negative thing, but there are definitely too many techs out there taking it upon themselves to educate others when they themselves have not gained enough knowledge or experience to properly aid others in their careers. An inexperienced nail tech teaching a more inexperienced nail tech is like the blind leading the blind. Unfortunately neither of them will go far because they are more than likely "educating" in a freelance format with no curriculum, no course structure, and no focus on product knowledge. You don't have to have 30 years of experience to become an educator but you do have to understand that being a teacher is more than sharing tips and tricks for money. It's about being the highest possible quality representation of a nail professional as well as being a constant and consistent mentor for your audience. Don't choose to become an educator because you think it will advance your career or make you money. Choose to become an educator because you honestly feel you have enough knowledge and expertise that you improve the nail community in and organized and high quality format.

So still interested in being an educator? So here's the basic outline.

Part 1:

Do you love our Company’s ECO Mission? Do you find MO ECO Nails to be well-recognized, quality provider, competitively priced, innovative Nail Brand? Would you love to work, teach with our products? Do you have a wise product range experience? Do you love creating nail art for hours? Do you have people skills? Are you patient and will enjoy talking, correcting & educating beginners & experienced Nail Artists? Do you speak English fluently? As an educator you become part of that company's team so it's important to not only like the products they make, but to like and respect your future teammates.

Part 2:

Do always take Product introductory classes when investing in a new Brand? Buying lots of products from a company doesn't make much sense if you don't properly understand how to use them. Taking an introductory class so you fully understand each product they make is the best investment you give yourself. A lot of nail techs buy something before they fully understand how to use it, they try it, fail, and then throw it in a drawer and decide it's a terrible product. Give each company you investigate a fair chance by at least making an educated choice as to whether or not you like their products. Taking classes from the company also helps you feel out their style and their education structure. You are one day going to be teaching those classes, so see if you like the way they do what they do you too will become a successful International Educator.

Part 3:

If you're someone who likes everything to be laid out in black and white, then pick a bigger company. They will be able to offer you more structure whereas smaller companies are often better for people willing to "go with the flow". It's really about how your personality fits in. Some nail techs would be more comfortable as part of a large global team where they know exactly what role they play whereas others would prefer a smaller team where they can wear more hats. We at MO Nails International will have several tests you need to take in order to prove your abilities.

Part 4:

With us you will get evaluated and grow as a professional. Each company has their own idea of what makes a great educator and usually that has to do with a combination of your technical abilities, your public speaking abilities, and your salesmanship abilities. Being a great nail artist unfortunately is not the only quality it takes when it comes to educating. You have to be comfortable working under pressure. Take trade shows for example, often you have people standing at a claustrophobic distance from you while they scrutinize every move you make as you quickly try to demonstrate a technique or product usage while answering questions and explaining yourself all at the same time. This can be super unnerving and makes some people freeze up and falter. So if you're not good at being put on the spot then educating may not be the best idea for you. Nail educators that work for professional companies are sales reps in a nutshell. By no means are you expected to sell sell sell, but companies want the best representatives they can find. They want their educators out there in the industry inspiring, teaching, and creating a Brand following.

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Being an educator is a lot of hard work, dedication, and focus to be a great educator, so make sure you are making absolutely the right choice. I find it extremely rewarding to use my business and technical insight in conjunction with my nail expertise to aid other nail techs in improving their businesses. Each person in this industry plays an important and unique roll and being an educator is just one of the many ways you can enhance and grow your career. So if you fit in the above and can travel, Send us your CV with copies of your Diplomas attached and your contact details and we will revert back with a few options for booking a suitable interview time. 

CV to be emailed directly to       marlene@monails.com 

Thank you for your time

Marlene Orros

CEO, Founder MONails