Level 2 Educator Training
NOTE FROM SHARI
For me, Fall has always been a season to refocus and begin again. Even here in Florida, where the shift is subtle, I can still feel it in the air. During this time, I found myself reflecting on House of Harbinger and what I’ve really been building over the years.
The countless hours I’ve spent researching, refining, and teaching suddenly came together in a single moment of clarity. I realized that I had created a framework of blueprints for three distinct approaches to cutting textured hair using a tool I helped develop.
And I began thinking about what a blueprint really represents. A blueprint provides structure and direction, but it isn't the finished work. It gives the person using it something to build from.
This summer gave me the opportunity to see that idea in action. I poured myself into preparing for the DevaCurl Level 2 educator program in cutting textures.
The training was a huge success, and the response reminded me of something I can never hear enough:
THE WORK WE DO MATTERS. AND WHEN WE SHARE OUR KNOWLEDGE, IT MULTIPLIES.
That experience also brought my role as a consultant into sharper focus. I was there to give the educators blueprints they could begin with. But my greater responsibility was to help them understand the thinking behind those blueprints so they wouldn't
always need to rely on mine. With knowledge, practice, and experience, they could begin refining, adapting, and eventually creating approaches of their own. The blueprint was never meant to be the destination. It was meant to give them somewhere to
begin. And lo and behold, I had a lightbulb moment.
HOUSE OF HARBINGER IS MORE THAN A BRAND. IT IS A LIVING BLUEPRINT.
Suddenly, I could see that the same principle applied to the work I had been building all along.
House of Harbinger has continued to evolve as I have evolved. New experiences bring new questions. New questions lead to new ideas. And those ideas give me another opportunity to refine what already exists or build something new.
The realization felt brand new, even though I had been working toward it all along. Maybe that is what a lightbulb moment really is. Not necessarily discovering something new, but suddenly seeing the structure inside something that was already there.
Summer gave me one of those moments. My hope is that sharing it encourages you to notice your own. Because sometimes one small shift in perspective changes the way you see everything you've been building. Here’s to fresh starts, new perspectives, and
many more lightbulbs ahead.
Whatever It Is…
how you tell your story online matters.
ALIGNING YOUR BRAND AND YOUR VALUE PROPOSITION
When the name House of Harbinger was first presented to me, it didn’t fully resonate. At the time, I thought of it quite literally: a place where the knowledge I had gained and shared throughout my career could be housed, preserved, and accessed.
And that was true. But recently, something shifted. I had been thinking about the relationship between architecture and education: the blueprint, the structure, the design, and what happens when someone takes that foundation and begins building from it.
That’s when I realized:
HOUSE OF HARBINGER WASN’T JUST A PLACE TO HOUSE MY WORK. THE HOUSE WAS THE WORK.
Suddenly, the name made sense in an entirely different way. Throughout my career, I’ve created frameworks, methods, and education that give people something solid to build from. The goal has never been simply to teach someone what to do. It is to give them enough understanding and structure to eventually make informed decisions of their own.
That realization helped me see something else more clearly:
.A strong brand name and a strong value proposition should reinforce one another.
Your brand tells people who you are.
Your value proposition helps them understand why what you do matters to them.
When those two things align, your brand becomes much easier to understand.
🏡 THE HOUSE OF HARBINGER VALUE PROPOSITION
Today, I see the value of House of Harbinger through four interconnected ideas:
✅ Structure + Freedom
Build strong frameworks that give people the understanding and confidence to adapt, customize, and create.
✅ Vision + Craft
Bring technical precision and creative thinking together so skill becomes more intentional, not simply more complicated.
✅ Mentorship + Multiplication
Develop people who are equipped to carry knowledge forward, build upon it, and teach others.
✅ Connection + Presence
Pay attention to the person in front of you. Great work begins with understanding what they need, not simply demonstrating what you know.
Those principles began in beauty education, but I’ve come to understand that they reach much further. They influence how I think about education, leadership, communication, business, and the systems we build to help people do better work.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
🔎 What is in your brand name?
It might be your own name, your salon name, or a phrase that carries particular significance.
Your brand name is part of the identity you present to the world. It gives people an initial sense of where your work lives and what they might expect to find there.
Is your brand name clear?
🔎 What is your value proposition?
Your value proposition answers a different question:
Why should someone choose you?
It is the particular combination of expertise, perspective, experience, and value you bring to the people you serve.
For a beauty professional, that might be a technical specialty, a distinctive approach to the work, the experience you create for clients, or some combination of all three.
Is your value proposition clear?
And finally:
🔎 Do your brand and your value proposition reinforce one another?
Because alignment isn't simply about having the right words. It is about making sure the name on the outside of the house reflects the value being built inside it.
That’s when the lightbulb goes off.
And suddenly, what you’ve been building becomes much easier for other people to see.
EDUCATOR 💚 LOVE
“Thank you for being so amaZing and sharing your knowledge with us. This training will go down in history for me. I AM feeling so connected and inspired by you!”
- Brittany Struve, Curl Maven Salon, Denver, Colorado.
TUNING IN
I’ve just shared with you that one of my strongest suits is the Consultation. This process involves getting to know the client as you get to know their hair. So many stylists believe they’ve mastered the consultation, I have learned that true mastery isn’t about rushing through a checklist, it’s about presence… with an open dialogue that requires tuning in and staying fully with the client in front of you. That can be challenging when your mind is pulled in ten directions, thinking about the client processing, the one waiting, or the next one on the schedule. But the real magic happens when you slow down, tune into their energy, and give them your full attention. Just like walking my dog, Chloe, and letting her take in the world at her pace, sniffing, exploring, and feeling seen. Chloe has been a teacher for me in this: reminding me daily to slow down, and stay present, by being in the moment instead of rushing through it. Our clients need that same allowance. When we stop rushing and truly tune in, the consultation becomes more than a conversation: it becomes connection. And when you get that connection, it gives you clarity. Clarity about which blueprint is right for their goals, and how you can customize and refine it with the insights you’ve gathered in that moment.
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Gem Drops began as a way to share quick lessons and explore the principles behind techniqueGem Drops began as a way to share quick lessons and explore the principles behind technique: how we read shape, understand structure, make decisions, and adapt what we know to the person sitting in front of us.
Because great technique isn't only about knowing what to do. It's about understanding why you're doing it.
WHAT’S INSIDE PRIVATE COACHING?
Private coaching begins with where you are now and where you want to go.
There isn't a predetermined curriculum because no two people come to the work needing the same thing. You might want to strengthen your technical skills. Become a better educator or presenter. Work through a business challenge. Develop your leadership
skills. Clarify your Brand DNA. Improve the client experience. Or navigate a change in your career. Together, we identify what will make the greatest difference and build the work around that. Depending on your goals, our work might include: cutting and color, curriculum, teaching, and presentation skills, business development, leadership, workplace culture, and Brand DNA, communication, interpersonal skills, client experience, and career transitions.
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