Education for left-handed stylists, textured hair professionals, and beauty industry creatives who want practical skills, real-world techniques, and confidence behind the chair.
Learn the techniques, systems, and mindset that helped Porchia Thompson build a curl-focused career serving textured hair clients for over 20 years.
Coming Soon:
✔ New stylists
✔ Beauty school students
✔ Left-handed stylists
✔ Curl specialists
✔ Stylists transitioning to textured hair services
✔ Salon professionals looking to improve consultations and client retention
Being left-handed in the beauty industry comes with unique challenges that aren’t often discussed in beauty school or advanced education. From workstation setup and body positioning to adapting techniques designed for right-handed stylists, many left-handed professionals spend years figuring things out through trial and error.
Left of the Chair was created to change that.
Founded by Porchia Thompson, a licensed cosmetologist, salon owner, curl specialist, and left-handed stylist with over 20 years of experience, Left of the Chair is a space dedicated to practical education, confidence-building, and real-world salon success.
This isn’t just about cutting hair.
It’s about learning how to work smarter, protect your body, build meaningful client relationships, and create a career that feels sustainable and rewarding.
Through education, mentorship, and hands-on strategies, Left of the Chair helps stylists navigate the realities of working behind the chair—from textured hair services and consultations to ergonomics, business growth, boundaries, and client retention.
Whether you’re a beauty school student, a newly licensed stylist, a seasoned professional, or a left-handed artist looking for support, you’re in the right place.
Because success behind the chair shouldn’t depend on figuring everything out alone.
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