Loving our June Graduates!
With June here, Graduates are on our minds at American Grooming Academy! We not only love our current students, but we have a special relationship and love for our alumna! American Grooming Academy is invested in our students, even when they are not ours anymore! This month we will feature two Alumna who have made impacts on American Grooming Academy!
Blaire Edwards, “Blaire Bear” to all of us, was not your ordinary student at American Grooming Academy. Blaire was always on time for class, never had a bad day and loved every animal she met. She was exactly what you hope for in a potential new pet stylist! Blaire struggled however on her homework and test taking skills. At American Grooming Academy, we strive to make all our students feel like they can succeed and be challenged. So instructor Kat decided that test taking for Blaire Bear should be interactive. By reading the tests aloud to Blaire Bear she excelled and became a model student. Blaire became so good at her job as a student, that American Grooming Academy offered her a employment after graduation. Blaire Bear has been a part of the American Grooming Academy ever since. She not only is amazing at her job, including customer service skills and grooming skills, but she can always make a new student feel comfortable on their first day, or make a joke when the day to day rush of the academy is too much! For this reason we love our Blarie Bear! She is a shining example of what it means to find your place in this business, and her place is with American Grooming Academy!
Another American Grooming Academy success story is one of our freshman year graduates! April Hernandez came to American Grooming Academy because like most of our students she wanted to make money, and have a career! April always had a smile on her face, loved all animals, and did great impressions of staff, making every day with her filled with joy and laughter! After graduating, April acquired a job at PETCO in Escondido California. She completes anywhere from 5-8 clients a day and has been a successful part of the PETCO team for three years!
April say’s “I always enjoy the dogs, it’s people that sometimes get complicated!” April is thankful for her time as a groomer at PETCO and gives all potential students the advice that, “in this field expect a lot. Sales, customer service, and getting return business, it’s not just grooming and going home.”
We are thankful to have had April’s beautiful face and charming character, together, both April and our own Blaire Bear make us proud to be American Grooming Academy!
