Elite Academy
At the Elite Academy, we believe that education is the key to your personal and professional growth. Elite Academy was created for everyone who wants to improve and master his hairdressing craft. We motivate and inspire attendees with a range of courses suited to all levels of experience and learning needs. We offer many hands-on trainings for everyone who wants to improve. We specialize in the best, in-trend precision hair cutting and coloring. Our courses, seminars and hands-on workshops are suited to a small group and can be adjusted to all levels of experience, so that each student can enjoy dedicated education. We train only on live models to get very customized haircuts that meet today’s trends. All our educators are talented and dedicated to sharing the skills required for your success. Our Academy will teach you real techniques, and not just hair cutting and coloring.
Meet our educators
Martha Mehlmann
Creative Director, Precision Haircutting and Coloring Educator and Owner of Elite Salon & Spa since 2002
Marta specializes in precision cutting techniques. She studied and improved them in London at the Sassoon and Hob Academies. She also accomplished intensive training at TONI&GUY Hairdressing Academy and Mahogany Hair Academy in London. She has been personally trained by Tina Haukjaer Andersen (Miss Tina), the creative director for Tim Hartley Education. Even though she has many years of experience and diplomas from around the globe, she still travels to renowned academies in London, Paris, Italy, Los Angeles, and New York to master her precision cutting and coloring techniques to answer the demands of today’s clients. She constantly visits shows and seminars to promote and advance the latest trends in the hair industry. Marta spent over sixteen years perfecting her craft and is very dedicated to sharing her passion and experience by teaching and inspiring others to bring out the beauty in everyone and passing on her skills.
Tina Haukjaer Andersen
Educator and stylist with over 30 years experience
With over three decades of experience in the beauty industry, Tina is a respected educator and stylist. She specializes in precision cutting techniques for both female and male. Tina brags a noteworthy career, including senior creative director positions at Vidal Sassoon in both the UK and US, and art director at Tim Hartley Education in London. Her talent has been showcased in movie projects such as Gone Girl and I Care a Lot, both starring Rosamund Pike. Currently, Tina share her time between being the creative director, educator, and stylist at Elite Salon and Spa, and working at Sean Donaldson Hair in Miami Beach.
Helena Pahava
Master Esthetician. Creator of HP Method manual facelift treatment
Helena Pahava is a highly experienced and skilled professional with 30 years of experience in the industry. Her dedication to helping others enhance their natural beauty and achieve flawless complexions has made her a trusted name in the world of beauty.
Giving her clients immediate lifting results in audition clients get a series of exercises that they can use in between the facial treatments to uplift and solidify the lifting effect of this highly effective facial treatment.
Don Haidl
Founder and Lead Creative for Hybrideducation.co
Don Haidl serves as the Lead Creative for Hybrideducation.co. In this role, Don is responsible for the company’s overall creative direction and the development of educational assets. Don, along with a team of industry veterans, conceptualize and construct each collection and all corresponding training materials. Prior to launching Hybrideducation.co, he spent over a decade with Sassoon Salons & Academies in various leadership roles in New York, Los Angeles and, most recently, Chicago – overseeing the opening of the Chicago academy and serving as academy creative director. In addition to teaching fulltime, Don’s responsibilities here included representing the company on stage at shows and events around the world. He has also served as the US studio leader for Wella, contributing to overseeing and contributing to studio education both internally and externally in a variety of facets in Wella academies in both NY and LA.
