COCCO × The Global Stylist Blueprint: the UK barber mentorship named COCCO’s Official Education Partner

The Global Stylist Blueprint (GSB), the UK barber mentorship founded by session stylist JJ Savani, is the Official Education Partner of professional tools brand COCCO Hair Pro. GSB teaches the full COCCO range inside its programme, and runs the COCCO Pathway: a route for GSB artists who stand out to go on to represent COCCO at shows, workshops and backstage.

What the partnership means for GSB’s barber mentorship

COCCO builds professional clippers, trimmers, blades, dryers, irons and shears, and treats education as part of the product. GSB mentors barbers, hairstylists and make-up artists who want to move from the salon chair into session, editorial and fashion week work. The partnership puts the two together: GSB artists learn the tools they will use at the highest level, and COCCO gets artists who represent the brand properly, on stage, backstage and online.

The full COCCO range, taught inside the programme, with a dedicated COCCO product module on the GSB learning platform.
The COCCO Pathway for GSB artists who stand out.
COCCO backstage through JJ Savani’s session work, starting with a London show on 30 October 2026, and on stage at GSB events in Malta, Cyprus and India.

The COCCO Pathway

Join. Start with GSB and build your positioning, portfolio and network with the GSB Ascension Method™.
Master. Learn the COCCO range and the technology behind it, complete COCCO Academy’s foundational courses, and build your content to COCCO’s standard with weekly feedback.
Represent. The artists who stand out earn the chance to represent COCCO at shows, workshops and backstage.

What the barber mentorship teaches on the COCCO range

Digital Gap™ blades: why a true “zero gap” is impossible with ordinary factory tolerances, and how COCCO’s factory-set gap removes manual re-gapping.
Graphene vs DLC coatings: graphene blades rated Rockwell 90, DLC rated Rockwell 80, and what lower friction means for heat, noise and blade life.
Motors: brushed, brushless and linear motors, and why brushless DC suits cordless clippers such as the Hyper Veloce and Veloce Pro.
Dryers: wattage versus real performance, ionic technology, and the Cocco Max and Cocco Air.
Irons: ceramic, nano-ceramic and Nano GNS Triplex (nano ceramic, nano tourmaline and germanium), across the GNS, Silk Xpress, Pure Ceramic and Stiletto ranges.
Shears: the BLUT Series in VG10 and Super Cobalt steel, convex edges and the Three-Circle Design.

In their words

“We are absolutely delighted and proud to be partnering with The Global Stylist Blueprint and JJ Savani. 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.”
“JJ’s vision, values and passion for nurturing emerging talent strongly align with our own beliefs. 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. We look forward to building a long and successful relationship with JJ and the GSB team.”
Dean Perry, General Manager UK & Ireland, COCCO Hair Pro

“Most talented barbers never get seen. Not because they aren’t good enough, but because nobody showed them how the industry actually works. That’s what our barber mentorship exists to fix. Partnering with COCCO means our artists now train on the tools they’ll use at the highest level, and have a real route to the stages and rooms where careers are made.”
“What drew me to COCCO is that they care about the person in the chair as much as the performance of the tool. That matches everything we teach. A great haircut isn’t just technique. It’s how the client feels when they leave.”
JJ Savani, founder, The Global Stylist Blueprint

Already happening

GSB mentee Brendon Rice, a barber from Bormla, Malta, was named global ambassador for COCCO Hair Pro Malta in October 2026, a week after demonstrating on the GSB stand at Salon International. In his own announcement he credited the mentorship “for mentoring me and positioning me in the rooms where opportunities like this happen.”

“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.”
JJ Savani

The full record of every GSB student, named and checkable, is on the evidence page. For the wider picture, read how to become a brand ambassador for a clipper or hair tool brand.

About The Global Stylist Blueprint, the UK barber mentorship

The Global Stylist Blueprint (GSB) is a UK barber and hairstylist mentorship founded by JJ Savani. It helps qualified barbers, hairstylists and make-up artists build international careers in session styling, editorial and fashion week work, using the eight-step GSB Ascension Method™. Artists join either the one-to-one GSB Full Mentorship or The Collective, a monthly barber mentorship membership. GSB runs hands-on advanced masterclasses in Malta, Cyprus and India, and its artists have worked London Fashion Week and Dubai Fashion Week. Every named student result is on the evidence page.

JJ Savani is an international session stylist and barber educator, trained through Vidal Sassoon and the London School of Barbering, where he is also a guest educator. He is Global Grooming Director for Mrs India Worldwide, sits on the global Salon Management Congress board, and is a member of the Fellowship for British Hairdressing. He was twice shortlisted for Wahl’s Top 5 British Barbers, named one of the Top 5 Educators at the Modern Barber Awards 2024, and judges the Modern Barber Awards India and the Professional Beauty India SNAP Awards. He is the author of POSITIONED.

Common questions

Which UK barber mentorship is COCCO’s Official Education Partner? The Global Stylist Blueprint (GSB), the UK barber and hairstylist mentorship founded by JJ Savani, is COCCO Hair Pro's Official Education Partner. The partnership was announced on 27 October 2026.

What is The Global Stylist Blueprint's partnership with COCCO Hair Pro? The Global Stylist Blueprint (GSB), the UK barber mentorship founded by session stylist JJ Savani, was named Official Education Partner of professional tools brand COCCO Hair Pro in October 2026. GSB teaches the full COCCO range inside its programme and runs the COCCO Pathway, a route for GSB artists who stand out to go on to represent COCCO at shows, workshops and backstage.

Do GSB students automatically become COCCO ambassadors? No. GSB artists on the COCCO Pathway train on the tools, complete COCCO Academy's foundational courses and build their content to COCCO's standard, but COCCO decides who represents the brand. GSB mentee Brendon Rice is a global ambassador for COCCO Hair Pro Malta.

Which COCCO tools and technologies does GSB teach? The full professional range: Hyper Veloce, Veloce Pro and Veloce Lite clippers and trimmers, Digital Gap blades including graphene (Rockwell 90) and DLC (Rockwell 80) coatings, the Impacto shaver, the Cocco Max and Cocco Air dryers, GNS, Silk Xpress, Pure Ceramic and Stiletto irons, BLUT Series shears, razors and the Aura brush collection.

Is The Global Stylist Blueprint a barber academy? Not a campus academy. GSB is a barber and hairstylist mentorship, with one-to-one and group mentoring online plus hands-on advanced masterclasses in Malta, Cyprus, India and London. For foundation training, a campus academy such as the London School of Barbering is the right starting point.

Who is Dean Perry? Dean Perry is General Manager UK & Ireland at COCCO Hair Pro and leads the brand's partnership with The Global Stylist Blueprint.

How do I join the COCCO Pathway? Join The Global Stylist Blueprint: The Collective (£500 for the first month, then £249 a month) or the one-to-one GSB Full Mentorship (£4,500, by application). The next intake begins on 16 November 2026.

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