meet your Speakers
the educators teaching you how
to pivot & thrive
LASHCON is built for lash artists who want to grow with intention. As we head to our new venue in San Diego, this year’s agenda is designed around the real questions and challenges artists are facing right now.
Power Your Growth
Keynote Conversations
Big ideas are powerful, but real insight comes from experience. Keynote Conversations bring you into the stories behind the success. Industry leaders share the pivots, risks, and lessons that shaped their careers, giving you perspective you can apply long after the weekend ends.
Breakout Sessions
Breakout Sessions are where the real work happens. These focused classes dive into the techniques, strategies, and systems artists are using right now to grow their skills, businesses, and careers. Expect practical insights you can take home and start applying immediately.
Panels
Panels bring multiple perspectives to the same conversation. Hear honest discussions from artists, educators, founders, and innovators about the challenges and opportunities shaping the industry. These sessions are designed to spark new ideas and give you a broader view of where the industry is headed.
Sponsor Suites
Our partners don’t just exhibit. They teach. Sponsor Suites are curated learning spaces hosted by leading brands where you can explore new products, techniques, and ideas in a more intimate setting. These sessions offer hands on insights and direct access to the people building the tools artists rely on every day.
2026 LASHCON Speakers
2026 Keynote Speakers
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Rosa Santos
Business & Leadership
Teaching:
The CEO Blueprint: Operating Your Beauty Business Like a CEO
You’ll Learn:
- Break the cycle of burnout
- The pillars behind a stable beauty business
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Aria Smith and Alanah Sahaba
technique + STYLING
Teaching:
The Bottom Line: The Business and Art of Bottom Lashes
You’ll Learn:
- Style and customize bottom lashes with confidence
- Market the service and increase your average revenue
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Sylwia Walus + Nikki Jacobson + Lydia Dominick
Business + Leadership + Mindset
Teaching:
Vision, Fear, Longevity: How to Build Legacy in the Lash Industry
You’ll Learn:
- How to turn a bold vision into a global brand
- The mindset shifts that prevent burnout and build longevity
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Michelle Nguyen + Ashley Gonzalez
Technique + Innovation
Teaching:
Ahead of the Cure: What Savvy Artists Are Pivoting To
You’ll Learn:
- How light-curing adhesive actually works
- The correct ProMade + light-curing workflow
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Sheila Bella & Will Reusch
Business + Mindset
Teaching:
Getting Your Partner on Board: Navigating Entrepreneurship in Your Relationship
You’ll Learn:
- How to explain your vision so your partner understands
- Balance your relationship while building your business
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Otto Mitter
Technique + Lash Science
Teaching:
Lift, Lock & Link: The Science Behind Monofusion™
You’ll Learn:
- Sequencing for precise structure and color
- Chemical knowledge that reduces corrections
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Paul Luebbers
Business
Teaching:
When and How to Raise Your Prices
You’ll Learn:
- Confidently increase rates without losing client
- Build sustainable, long-term business growth.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dr. Janice Luk
Lash Science + Safety
Teaching:
Lash Mythbusters: Fact vs Fiction
You’ll Learn:
- The lash myths quietly hurting retention and eye health
- The real reason irritation and sensitivities happen
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Tussanee Luebbers
Lash Science + Safety
Teaching:
Lash Mythbusters: Fact vs Fiction
You’ll Learn:
- The lash myths quietly hurting retention and eye health
- The real reason irritation and sensitivities happen
2026 Breakout Speakers
BREAKOUT SPEAKER
Daniela Saqri
Technique & Styling
Teaching:
Stop Copying Maps: Design Wispy Sets with Confidence
You’ll Learn:
- Learn the framework behind customized wispy mapping
- Build the foundation of your own signature wispy style
BREAKOUT SPEAKER
Ambrielle Wilkins
Career Growth + Business Strategy
Teaching:
Suite Life vs Salon Culture: The Truth Behind Both
You’ll Learn:
- The real differences between suite vs salon
- Career impact of mentorship vs independence
BREAKOUT SPEAKER
Maggie Lin
technique + styling
Teaching:
The Manhua Lash Method
You’ll Learn:
- Learn core layering principles for clean Manhua lash sets
- Use spikes and lifting to add texture and enhance eye shapes
BREAKOUT SPEAKER
Elizabeth Bell
Marketing + Client Growth
Teaching:
Forget the Algorithm. Here's How to Actually Fill Your Books
You’ll Learn:
- Simple strategies to attract new clients
- Messaging that turns interest into bookings
BREAKOUT SPEAKER
Isis Philibert
Business + Financial Strategy
Teaching:
I’m Making Lash Money… Now what? From Lash Artist to Opportunity Builder
You’ll Learn:
- How to structure and allocate lash income
- How to create financial margin for growth
BREAKOUT SPEAKER
Viviana Valenzuela & Philip Barreras
social media marketing
Teaching:
From Artist to Authority: Building a Brand That Sells Before You Do
You’ll Learn:
- Start strategic posting. your brand sell.
- How to create financial margin for growth
BREAKOUT SPEAKER
Danielle Daniels
Technique + Revenue Growth
Teaching:
Stack Your Services: How Lash Artists Add $100+ Per Appointment
You’ll Learn:
- The exact workflow to perform lash lift + tint and brow lam + tint in one appointment
- Timing and overlap strategies that prevent overprocessing
BREAKOUT SPEAKER
Galina and Janna Soykharev
Technique + innovation
Teaching:
The Iris Edit: Turning Colored Lashes Into an Easy Yes
You’ll Learn:
- Learn a simple, guided system to match lash colors to natural eye colors
- Pitch colored lashes as a subtle, personalized enhancement rather than a bold change.
BREAKOUT SPEAKER
Neelam Kaur
Business + Marketing
Teaching:
Clients While You Sleep: The Lash Artist Booking Funnel
You’ll Learn:
- Build a Lash Style Quiz that converts interest into bookings
- Launch a automated funnel (quiz + email + $5/day ads) to bring in consistent local traffic
BREAKOUT SPEAKER
Jeff M. Hider
Business + Financial Strategy
Teaching:
The Lash Artist’s Guide to Money: Taxes, Expenses & Profit Simplified
You’ll Learn:
- How to separate personal and business finances
- How to maximize deductions and reduce taxes
BREAKOUT SPEAKER
Barbara Pierce
Business + Financial Strategy
Teaching:
Built to Lash: The Systems Behind a Profitable Business
You’ll Learn:
- Build systems for consistency and growth
- TKnow which numbers to track and how to use them
2026 LASHCON panels
panel #1
The Pivot: What Nobody Tells You About Building a Business That Lasts
Building a lasting business is rarely a straight line. In this candid panel, industry leaders share the pivots, mistakes, risks, and hard lessons that shaped their growth, from hiring and money to knowing when to push forward or change direction.
Because longevity is not about getting every decision right. It is about learning how to adapt.
Savannah Carmichael
AW Lashes
Trinity Barajas
Curacoro
Andrea Roane
Evlo Lash
Jamie Butler
LashBase
panel #2
Behind the Highlight Reel: The Mental Load of Entrepreneurship
Burnout, boundaries + building a life you actually want. This honest panel gets into the mental load behind entrepreneurship, from burnout and comparison to relationships and mom guilt, identity, and the pressure to always do more.
Our panelists share what they have had to learn, unlearn, and let go of to build success more sustainably.
Jessi McLean
G&E Spa Essentials
Laura McCarthy
Nouveau HD Beauty Group
Keri Parker
NuLids
panel #3
Salon or Solo: Which Is Best for You?
Going solo is often presented as the ultimate goal for lash artists—but is it really the only way to build a successful career? In this panel, three successful lash chain executives pull back the curtain on the opportunities that can come from working inside the right salon.
From built-in clientele, mentorship and team support to opportunities to become a trainer, manager, leader—or even move into corporate roles—there may be more room to grow than you realize.
Jennifer Blair
Deka Lash
Ambrielle Wilkins
The Lash Lounge
Joseph Mai
LashBar
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September 11-14 San Diego, CA
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