Uche Umana

Uche Umana is a Certified Quality Assurance Assessor for the Beauty, Wellness and Care sector, a Business Development Service Provider, and Lead Consultant at Salon Business Africa. With over 17 years of leadership experience spanning Beauty, Human Resources, Finance, Oil & Gas, Hospitality, and Business Consulting, she specialises in quality assurance, competency-based training, workforce development, and business systems. Through Salon Business Africa, she helps beauty entrepreneurs, salon and spa owners, and training institutions implement operational standards, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), effective workforce management systems, and sustainable growth frameworks. She is the initiator and lead facilitator of Build Differently, a practical initiative helping entrepreneurs build structured, profitable, and scalable businesses. Her credentials include professional training in Cosmetology, CIPS-UK, HSE, EDC, NBTE, KBS, IAT, and HarvardX programmes. A certified hair practiti