Featured Artists

Artistic Directors for Paul Mitchell Professional Hair Color

Award-winning Artistic Directors for Paul Mitchell Professional Hair Color and owners of a Paul Mitchell School, Scott Cole and Linda Yodice love the effect of cut and color together.

Linda grew up in the world of beauty and decided on a career in hairdressing as the perfect way to combine her love for aesthetics and her skills in design. A native of Scotland, like Paul Mitchell himself, Scott moved to the United States to become a well-known and highly respected hairdresser. Due to his great respect for Paul Mitchell and his product line, Scott approached with excitement the opportunity to integrate his knowledge of cut and color with the educational goals of John Paul Mitchell Systems.

In 1998, Scott and Linda helped create and launch Paul Mitchell Professional Hair Color. To share their knowledge of integrating color and cut, they began Colorcutting USA, their advanced educational academy in Carefree, Arizona, where they teach their Colorcutting method using only Paul Mitchell Professional Hair Color. They also co-own Paul Mitchell The School Atlanta and Paul Mitchell The School Phoenix. 

Scott and Linda make a great stylist team and successful business partners. Together they have performed onstage in front of thousands of hairstylists around the world, instructing them on the importance of designing cuts and coloring techniques to complement each other. Their individual imaginations only fuel their partnership. Linda created the Block Color techniques that are quickly replacing weaving as the favored application mode among color artists. Scott continually educates himself through “cross training,” drawing inspiration from all facets of life, including architecture and landscapes.

The beauty industry has recognized both artists on numerous occasions. At Haircolor USA 2002, Scott and Linda took home the award for Most Innovative Technique by a Manufacturer for Paul Mitchell Professional Hair Color’s Block Color techniques. In 2003, Scott and Linda were honored by Haircolor USA attendees as Haircolorist of the Year. At NAHA 2004, they were honored as Master Stylist of the Year.

Scott and Linda are continually featured in the industry’s top trade and consumer magazines, and were named two of the Top 100 Educators of the 20th century by Modern Salon magazine. Scott has also received such distinguished honors as the NAHA Multicultural Hairdresser of the Year Award, Fashion Group’s Master of the Craft and Lifetime Achievement Awards, and in 2007 he was appointed Fashion Director for Intercoiffure North America and was knighted by the Ordre de la Chevalerie.

Both Scott and Linda know the color of a great cut.

John Paul Mitchell Systems Global Artistic Director

As a hairdresser, salon owner, school owner, platform artist, and industry legend, Robert Cromeans wraps his message of artistic innovation and contagious entrepreneurship in a package of encouragement: “If I can do it, you can, too.”

Voted by the industry a record seven times as behindthechair.com’s Stylist Choice Awards Platform Artist of the Year, Robert constantly travels with his salon team to motivate and educate. Paul Mitchell collections and educational DVDs feature his latest discoveries, and his groundbreaking and time-saving techniques, paired with his unique communication skills, teach hairdressers worldwide how to have more fun and make more money.

With his partners Takashi Kitamura and DJ Muldoon, Robert founded amulletproduction, where the three artists create educational DVDs from start to finish.

“My ultimate goal is to give common knowledge to an entire industry that it so richly deserves.”

Artistic Director for Paul Mitchell

Stephanie Kocielski’s artistry, exuberance, clarity of communication, expert skills, and extensive experience make her one of the most sought-after platform artists worldwide. A few moments in one of her classes and you'll understand why: Stephanie believes passionately and unabashedly in her award-winning art, and she loves to share this passion with others. 

“The greatest gift we have as hairdressers is our ability to help people feel better about themselves. We have to respect this gift by being as knowledgeable as possible in order to please every client who sits on our chair.”

In her position as Artistic Director for Paul Mitchell, Stephanie travels the world educating hairdressers in the latest haircutting, coloring, and styling techniques, as well as inspiring them with her infectious laugh and joie de vivre. As an artistic visionary, she also plays a vital role in creating cutting-edge collections and editorials for the brand.

Hairdresser and Paul Mitchell Co-owner

Angus Mitchell was born into the legacy of the late legendary hairstylist Paul Mitchell. As the son of the hair fashion icon, Angus' unique upbringing in the hair industry exposed him to the very aspects that inspired his father, leading him to eventually fulfill his destiny in the first family of hair.

Educated at Vidal Sassoon, Angus combines that school's signature precision technique with the free expression in creativity Paul Mitchell encourages and that so inspires Angus.

Angus currently travels the world for hair events for John Paul Mitchell Systems. He makes his home in Los Angeles, where he has formed his own identity with his new creative studio Angus M. In his work with Paul Mitchell and Angus M, Angus takes advantage of every creative outlet that allows him to be hands-on with all aspects of the beauty industry. As an educator, Angus wants to keep the excitement in the business for the Future Professionals coming in and for the loyal supporters who have made Paul Mitchell what it is today.