By Cara Evans
Paragon President
We’re excited to announce the newest addition to Paragon’s Pro Track: Pro-Advanced Stylist.
This Mentor-supported program was designed for working groomers who want to continue growing their skills, improve efficiency, increase confidence, and elevate the quality of their work.
For years, groomers seeking continuing education have largely had the same options: attend a trade show, participate in a seminar, watch online content, or pursue breed certification programs.
While those opportunities provide tremendous value, they often leave groomers with an important question:
“How do I apply this to the dogs already on my table?”
That’s the question Pro-Advanced Stylist was built to answer.
Built Around Real Grooming Challenges
Professional groomers face a unique challenge. The learning never stops.
As trends evolve, coat types become more complex, client expectations continue to rise, and schedules become increasingly demanding, groomers need to continuously improve while still managing a full workload.
Many groomers find themselves asking:
- Why does this groom take me so long?
- How can I improve my finishes?
- Why do I struggle with certain Doodle coat types?
- How do I become more efficient without sacrificing quality?
- How can I create results that keep clients coming back?
- What separates a good groom from a great one?
- How do I continue growing when I feel stuck?
- How do I meet and exceed unique client requests and expectations?
Pro-Advanced Stylist was designed to help answer those questions.
Learn Where You Work
Unlike many continuing education opportunities, Pro-Advanced Stylist is built around the dogs already on your schedule.
Pro learners don’t need access to specialty breeds or competition dogs to benefit from the program. Instead, they learn practical techniques, problem-solving skills, and advanced concepts that can be applied immediately to everyday grooming situations.
Through Mentor coaching, hands-on assignments, and guided practice,Pro learners develop skills that help them:
- Improve efficiency and time management
- Better understand coat types and grooming challenges
- Create cleaner, more polished finishes
- Strengthen problem-solving and critical-thinking skills
- Improve consistency from dog to dog
- Enhance client communication and trust
- Add artistry and creativity to everyday pet trims
- Continue growing professionally without leaving the workplace
Simply put, the things learned on Monday can improve Tuesday’s grooms.
More Than Grooming Skills
Pro-Advanced Stylist isn’t just about learning new techniques. It’s about helping groomers build sustainable, rewarding careers. For some, that means finding new inspiration and reigniting their passion for grooming.
For others, it means becoming more efficient, improving client retention, creating more consistent results, or building greater confidence behind the table.
The skills developed through continuing education often impact far more than the groom itself. They influence the client experience, rebooking rates, referrals, confidence, and overall career satisfaction. They even influence how you feel about your work days before they begin – do you look at tomorrow’s schedule with ease and confidence, or with scaries and an undertone of anxiousness?
Who Is Pro – Advanced Stylist For?
This program was created for:
- Experienced groomers looking to elevate their skills
- Groomers who want more confidence
- Groomers who feel they’ve plateaued
- Groomers seeking greater efficiency
- Groomers looking to improve client retention
- Groomers who want to add polish and artistry to their work
- Groomers searching for new inspiration and professional growth
- Salon owners looking to invest in the development of their teams
Whether you’re looking to solve a specific challenge, improve your daily grooms, or simply discover what’s next in your grooming journey, Pro-Advanced Stylist was designed with you in mind.
Enrollment opens August 3, 2026.
We can’t wait to see what you’ll accomplish next.