The Global Stylist Blueprint (GSB), the UK barber mentorship programme founded by international session stylist and educator JJ Savani, has been named Official Education Partner of professional tools brand COCCO Hair Pro.
GSB mentors barbers, hair professionals and make-up artists who want to move from the chair into session, editorial and fashion week work, combining one-to-one online mentorship with hands-on advanced workshops across Europe, India and the UEA.
Under the new partnership, JJ will be teaching with the full range of COCCO’s trimmers, blades, dryers, irons and shears. There will be a dedicated COCCO product module on the GSB learning platform, with lessons in everything from the brand’s Digital Gap™ blades to the Cocco Max dryer.
“Education is a core belief and responsibility of COCCO, and this partnership gives us an exciting opportunity to work collaboratively to educate, inspire and develop the next generation of talent within our wonderful industry,” said Dean Perry, General Manager UK & Ireland at COCCO Hair Pro.
“We see this as much more than a partnership; it’s an opportunity to help create meaningful opportunities for aspiring artists, support their development and give them the tools and knowledge to build successful careers.”
At the centre of the partnership is the COCCO Pathway – a route for GSB artists who stand out to go on to represent COCCO at shows, workshops and backstage. The Pathway builds on a relationship that has already seen GSB mentee Brendon Rice, a barber from Malta, recently named global ambassador for COCCO Hair Pro Malta.
“Most talented barbers never get seen. Not because they aren’t good enough, but because nobody has shown them how the industry actually works,” said JJ Savani.
“That’s what we do differently. Partnering with COCCO means our artists now train on the tools they’ll use at the highest level, and they have a real route to the stages and rooms where careers are made. Brendon is proof of what’s possible. He started with us as a barber in Malta, and he now represents COCCO globally. He won’t be the last.”
The next intake for the GSB barber mentorship and The Collective membership begins on 16 November 2026.