MEET OUR TEAM
It's not only our hairdressing skills that set us apart from other salons but our team's vibrant and cohesive dynamic.
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Mhairi
Mhairi is our dedicated salon owner and Cutting/Styling Specialist. Moving to Melbourne in 2010 from Scotland, Mhairi wasted no time in making her mark on the Australian hair industry. She established herself as a successful business owner and created a home away from home for other hairdressers looking to work and live in Australia.
Mhairi firmly believes that education is the key to success and is essential for personal and professional development. That's why she prioritises continuous learning and career paths for her team. She motivates and inspires her team through training and wellness days, where they engage in in-salon training or bring in facilitators for wellness practices and practical training.
Read more about Mhairi, here.
Chantelle
Hailing from Scotland, Chantelle brings 15+ years of industry experience to Koh.
Working her way from a Stylist to Creative/Managing Director, it’s clear that her determined attitude and enthusiasm for hairdressing, sees her in the right industry.
Chantelle especially loves affecting colour transformations and working with Russian hair extensions. She’s most well-known for her bubbly personality and expertise in all things ‘blonde’.
Tia
Tia’s hairdressing career began when she walked through the doors at Koh Elwood straight out of school.
Tia’s Scottish charm and natural flare for excellent customer service saw her clientele grow very quickly in her career.
Always at the head of fashion trends and celebrity styling, Tia is our salon Fashionista keeping her team and clients up to date with hot off the press styles.
Tia’s favourite thing about working at Koh is making her clients look and feel amazing.
Clodagh
Clodagh's hairdressing career began 9 years ago when her mum gave her an ultimatum after she finished her final school year - “begin her hairdressing journey or go get a job”
Just as the saying goes, ‘mums knows best‘ Clodagh's mum knew she would fall in love with the career ahead of her.
Clodagh has always had a passion for blondes and balayages - she feels that by being a blondie her whole life, she really understands her clients wants and needs.
Clodagh loves to see her clients’ confidence shine when they’re leaving her chair.
Shannon
Shannon hails from Kilkenny, Ireland and began her hairdressing career in the renowned Dylan Bradshaw Academy in Dublin in 2018. Once qualified she began working on expanding her training with brands such as Kevin Murphy, Eleven Australia and Great Lengths Hair.
Shannon's passion lies in colour and extensions where she loves being able to show off her creativity in design and transformations.
Shannon is motivated by making people feel good and “changing people’s confidence one head of hair at a time”.
Moving to Melbourne in November 2023 to pursue her love for Australian hair brands and pushing herself outside of her comfort zone to enable her to grow and be the best version of herself personally and professionally.
Shannon always strives for greatness and truly believes that “Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work”.
Leah (on leave)
Leah comes from Cork, Ireland with 9 years experience working with many different colour and product brands.
Leah loves all aspects of hair and is proud to have become part of the Kevin Murphy Irish educational team; she is your go-to for all product knowledge.
Event styling and natural hair colouring is where Leah’s heart lies. Having developed alopecia in 2019 Leah has lots of knowledge on hair loss as she completed lots of courses with trichologists (scalp doctors) in Ireland.