Drea Richard

Drea Richard

Beauty Marketing Expert, Salon Brand Owner, and Stylist

Greater Philadelphia Area

Objective:

Seeking employment opportunities as a hair stylist/ beauty marketing expert to leverage my skills in the beauty industry, branding, and digital marketing.

Professional Summary:

A successful entrepreneur, marketer, and hairstylist with over two decades of experience in the beauty industry. Owner of the award-winning Andre Richard Salon in Center City Philadelphia. Skilled in branding, digital marketing, web development, SEO, and beauty industry management. A multifaceted professional seeking opportunities to make a significant impact in the beauty marketing field.

Experience:

Brand Owner, Andre Richard Salon

Philadelphia, PA — 2007- present

• Established and operate a thriving hair salon in the heart of Center City Philadelphia
• Develop and implement brand strategies, marketing campaigns, and public relations initiatives
• Oversee salon operations, staff supervision, and client management

Founder, Drea Richard Branding and Digital Marketing

Philadelphia, PA — 2020-Present

• Provide branding, web development, SEO, and digital marketing services to clients
• Showcase proven success records in salons, marketing, beauty industry management, and web design

Hairstylist and Colorist, Soma Salon and Spa

Philadelphia, PA — 2003-2005

• Maintained a loyal client base and provided exceptional hairstyling and coloring services

Salon Shift Manager, Chop Shop

Philadelphia, PA — 2001-2003

• Supervised staff, managed salon operations, and maintained a client base

Artistic Design Team Educator and Hairstylist, Ratner Companies

Greater Philadelphia Area and Mclean, VA — 2005-2007

• Contributed to the Design Team, leading education for Bubbles Salon
• Worked closely with Graham Web Academy and Wella educators to provide advanced training for salon brand team members

Quality Assurance Manager, Fiserv

Greater Philadelphia Area — 1998-2000

• Managed billing procedures, database development, data mining, and client relationships for back office clearing procedures

Database Developer (Consultant), Robert Half International

Greater Philadelphia Area — 2000

• Developed and networked a database with Microsoft Access for programming departments in Independence Blue Cross to track changes in the mainframe computer system for HIPPA compliance

LinkedIn Learning Certifications:

• Confidence: How to Overcome Self-Doubt, Insecurity, and Fears
• Marketing on Facebook
• Creating Marketing Objectives
• Diversity and Inclusion in Marketing: Inclusive Language for Marketers
• The Six Morning Habits of High Performers
• Advanced SEO: Developing an SEO-Friendly Website
• Advanced SEO: Search Factors
• Become an SEO Expert
• Content Marketing: Blogging for Business
• Inclusive Female Leadership
• International SEO
• Learning Local SEO
• Marketing Tools: SEO
• SEO Foundations
• SEO: Ecommerce Strategies
• SEO: Keyword Strategy
• SEO: Link Building
• SEO: Optimize Your Social Media Profiles
• SEO: Videos
• SQL for Data Analysis
• Technical SEO
• UX Deep Dive: Analyzing Data
• Writing a Compelling Blog Post

Skills:

• Hair Stylist/MUA
• Beauty Marketing
• Salon Management
• Branding
• Digital Marketing
• Web Development
• SEO
• Client Relationship Management
• Staff Supervision

Drea Richard is a beauty marketing expert, salon brand owner, and stylist with over 20 years of experience in the Greater Philadelphia Area. As the owner of the award-winning Andre Richard Salon, she has successfully managed salon operations, staff supervision, and client management. Drea has also founded a branding and digital marketing company, showcasing her skills in web development, SEO, and beauty industry management. She has held various positions in the beauty industry and has a wide range of LinkedIn Learning certifications. Drea is seeking employment opportunities as a hair stylist/beauty marketing expert to leverage her skills and make a significant impact in the beauty marketing field.

Recent education through LinkedIn Learning Certifications includes topics such as confidence building, marketing on Facebook, creating marketing objectives, diversity and inclusion in marketing, SEO techniques, content marketing, inclusive female leadership, international and local SEO, marketing tools, SQL for data analysis, technical SEO, UX data analysis, and writing compelling blog posts.