poza team
Zahava
Zahava, a native of Charlotte, NC, began her career in 1999. Shortly after her internship, she traveled to L.A., Miami , New York and London, to further her training with the prestigious Vidal Sassoon Academy. Early in her career she participated in North Carolina State Competitions for haircutting and won twice. This, in turn inspired her to work with students and interns teaching them everything learned from abroad. Over the past few years, Zahava has quickly become one of the most sought after stylists in Charlotte. The loyalty of Zahava’s clientele is attributed to her innate understanding of what looks best on a woman from a woman’s perspective. Her passion for this craft is unsurpassed.
Pooran
Originally from Iran, Pooran came to the U.S. in 1996. Unable to use her degree in Radiology from Iran, she decided to pursue her long time hobby of cosmetology. In 2000, Pooran headed to London, England where she did her continuing education through Vidal Sassoon’s Advanced Academy and went to New York to attend Redkens color technique course. Pooran is a master in color correction, having worked with many color lines including Redken, Logics, Matrix; Wella is her color of choice. She also specializes in eyebrow threading known in her native language Farsi as “Bande Abru”. Pooran is best known for her wedding and special events hair and make-up. Her eye for detail and cutting expertise has earned her the devotion of her clients.
Sonja
Sonja moved to Charlotte from Orlando, Florida in the summer of 2007 and shortly after she began her internship at Poza. She had always had a strong affinity for hair, but more than that, she loves people and making them feel comfortable and at ease. Sonja has been doing hair- hers, her friends’, and her family’s-since she could pick up a brush. She has a keen eye for detail, and the highest standard of quality almost to a fault. Sonja puts her heart and soul into her work and nothing pleases her more than to see the big smile on her clients’ faces when they see the outstanding results of her work. To perfect her hair cutting skills she trained at the Vidal Sassoon Academy in L.A. Sonja also has alot of experience in wedding updo’s and formal hair styles .
