Description
Sean Walker became drawn to the South African hairdressing industry almost immediately after arriving in South Africa in January 2009. With the size and buying power of the black middle class South African, he wondered why the Afro hairdressing industry seemed to be lacking high quality hair salons and stylists. Through his research he found that the paucity of well-trained stylists was the biggest problem facing the Afro hairdressing industry. Having identified the problem, he figured the best solution would be the establishment of a hairdressing academy - Royal Hairstyles Training Academy. Upon meeting Kenneth, Sean realized that his initial idea had legs & the two started to build a curriculum that would meet the needs of the South African market. Immediately before starting Royal Hairstyles, Sean Walker was a small business consultant for three years at Endeavor South Africa. Before his work at Endeavor, Sean spent two years as an M&A investment banker at Citi in New York. Sean has a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, with a concentration in finance, from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.
Having been trained in the USA, Europe & South Africa, Kenneth Mokgosi is one of the premiere hairdressers on the African continent. With more than twenty years of experience in the hair care industry, Kenneth is inspired by an ambition to expand his business, knowledge, experience and a willingness to give back to others. Kenneth believes that should the South African hair industry uphold a professional manner, South African hairstylists would be setting the standard around the world.
