Fiorio At Square One

Description

Maurice Fiorio, the man behind the name brand associated with high fashion and high quality began his career in France more than 40 years ago. Encouraged by his mother, he began to cut hair at age fourteen, and completed his apprenticeship in a small town in France. In 1971 he came to Canada in search of a place where his burgeoning career as a stylist could flourish, and Toronto became his home. After only a few days here he was hired at a small salon downtown, where he worked as a stylist for five years.
In 1976 Mr Fiorio went out on his own and opened the first FIORIO salon at Yonge and St Clair. He saw an opportunity to offer clients a better salon experience. His greater understanding of fashion, beauty and business gave him an edge over the existing competition. Not only did FIORIO use a unique approach to cutting hair, called texturizing, the clients appreciated the high level of service that they were met with from the moment they walked in the door. This is not to say that success came easily. Dogged determination and long workdays are the foundation upon which the business was built. As well as cutting in the salon, Mr Fiorio spent countless hours doing photo shoots, fashion shows and studio work. The salon was hugely successful, and within five years, more FIORIO salons opened in the Toronto area, all offering clients the same exceptional level of service. There are now a total of nine FIORIO salons, seven of which are FIORIO spas all located across Canada, with more to come. In the fall of 2000, the Fiorio beauty Academy was launched in Toronto. This project was born from Mr Fiorio’s desire to contribute to the development of new talent. He has created a learning environment where students are taught techniques in business as well as the skills required to become a licensed FIORIO trained stylist. Again in this respect, Mr Fiorio sets himself apart from the others in the industry. More focus than ever is placed on the ideas of professionalism and client care. Mr Fiorio’s success has flourished primarily because of his passion for beauty and standards of client care. Maurice Fiorio’s work can be regularly seen on CityTV’s CityLine being a regular guest for over 19 years, as well as trade shows and other various outlets worldwide. Maurice Fiorio has been retailing his own hair care product line for over 15 years. Working side by side with a chemist, he spent two years developing each formulation to complete his Fiorio Hair Care Collection. The idea behind the line is simplicity. With a total of twelve products in the collection, each product complements the other. At 62 years of age, Maurice Fiorio is not slowing down any time soon. His future goals include the creation of styling systems, and expanding Fiorio International by adding more associate salons worldwide. For more information on becoming a part of Fiorio International, please contact us at info@fiorio.com.