The Ella Awards held on Saturday the 24th August at Sydney’s Contemporary Arts & Fashion centre – Carriageworks, celebrated the leaders and innovators in Skin Solutions and business by bringing together experts from over 140 Ella Baché salons and David Jones stores nationwide.
The annual Ella Awards highlight Ella Baché’s best and brightest by setting a national benchmark for beauty and skincare experts. Recognised and rewarded for all aspects of excellence in beauty therapy and small business, the evening focused on the women and men who embody the Ella Baché brand and continue to inspire, innovate and deliver results focused Skin Solutions and business excellence.
Ella Baché rolled out the runway for their star talent, converting Carriageworks into a fashion forward event to remember.
Franchise Owners, Distributors, David Jones Counter Managers and Head Office staff gathered from all over the country for the memorable event. The awards were presented by CEO Pippa Hallas, Director of Sales and Training Michael Knox, National Training Manager Gina Cook, Head of Education Jennifer Hayes and David Jones National Sales Manager Emily Black.
The Ella Award winners all embody superior customer service and are experts in creating unsurpassed Skin Solutions for their clients. These winners are all exceptional Ella Baché ambassadors who demonstrate the highest level of commitment and passion for what they do. The major winners of the evening won a trip overseas and were recognised for an outstanding 12 months of service.
“We are extremely proud of this year’s exceptional winners who all are shining ambassadors for Ella Baché and set the standard for the industry at large.” Pippa Hallas, CEO Ella Baché.
Ella Awards 2019 Winners
STATE THERAPIST OF THE YEAR
LINDA WILLIS Ella Baché Bowral
MICHELLE STEPHENS Ella Baché Fountain Gate
NATASHA LEGG Warnbro Skin & Body
CHARLOTTE HARVEY Ella Baché Carindale
NATIONAL THERAPIST OF THE YEAR
LINDA WILLIS Ella Baché Bowral
STATE SALON MANAGER / TRAINER OF THE YEAR
LAURA COY West Pymble Beauty Therapy
SHANNON DOYLE Serenity Skin & Body Care
RACHAEL MILLAR Ella Baché Morley
NICOLE BLADES Ella Baché Ipswich
DAVID JONES THERAPIST OF THE YEAR
KATHRYN BAKER David Jones Queens Plaza
OUTSTANDING FRANCHISEE AWARD OF THE YEAR
Ella Baché Hobart
Ella Baché Mackay
Ella Baché Young
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AWARD OF THE YEAR
Ella Baché Coomera
Ella Baché Logan Hyperdome
Ella Baché Paddington
Ella Baché Camberwell
Ella Baché Chatswood
Ella Baché West Lindfield
Serenity Skin & Body Care
Ella Baché Eltham
ELLA HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR
ANN THATCHER
Ella Baché Carindale / Ella Baché Brisbane @ Myer Centre
STATE SALON OF THE YEAR
Ella Baché Fountain Gate
Ella Baché Coolangatta
Ella Baché Bowral
Ella Baché Joondalup
THE HALL OF FAME AWARD
NADENE COX
Ella Baché Joondalup
THE EDITH HALLAS AWARD
THERESA COCCETTI Beauté On The Mall
HALLAS EXCELLENCE AWARD OF THE YEAR
BEKA HAMPTON
FRANCHISEE OF THE YEAR
Ella Baché Fountain Gate
NATIONAL SALON –
THE ‘GOLD’ ELLA AWARD
Ella Baché Bowral
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE FINALISTS AND WINNERS