About Gladys
Gladys Afolayan, Founder of Kulture Institute
Our story and Mission
Gladys Afolayan (Calgary based) is a Afro Texture hair educator with over 20 years of industry experience. She is nationally recognized for her skill and creativity as a braiding and hair colour specialist. A certified and licensed cosmetology instructor and entrepreneur Gladys partnered with the Alberta provincial government to develop Canada’s first accredited Afro-textured hair curriculum to close the gap in the current education.
As the founder of Kulture Beauty Collective and the Kulture Institute of Cosmetology, Gladys is passionate about creating inclusive experiences and interactions between stylists and clients from different cultural backgrounds.
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Kulture Cosmetology Institute would like to respectfully acknowledge the unceded territories our work reside on. We are located on Treaty 7 Territory, the traditional land of the Blackfoot Confederacy, Tsuut’ina First Nation, & the Stoney Nakoda. The City of Calgary is also home to Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3.
We honour and respect the histories, languages, ceremonies and cultures of the Indigenous People who call this territory home.
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