Meet The Team

At Sonelli we are more than a team, we are family.

Vanessa Ely - Director of Sonelli

Vanessa founded & established Sonelli Hair & Beauty Wholesale & Training Academy in 2008, prior to that, she taught Hairdressing at Barnsley College for 17 years.

Vanessa is a fully qualified Hairdresser, Beauty Therapist & Complimentary Therapist, she is also a qualified Teacher, Certificate of Education, Assessor & Internal Verifier.

Olivia Ely - Training Academy Manager

Olivia has been with the company for 18 months & is the newest member of our team, prior to that, she was a professional chef for 7 years.

Olivia is now a fully qualified Beauty Therapist & she  works in our warehouse every Saturday.

Mandy Bird - Retail Sales

Mandy has been with the company for 2 years & she works in our warehouse every Tuesday & Wednesday.

Mandy is a fully qualified Hairdresser, Barber & Nail Technician with 27 years of industry knowledge & experience.

Becky Smith - Retail Sales

Becky has been with the company for 9 years & she is our longest serving memeber of our team, she works in our warehouse every Monday, Thursday & Friday.

Becky is a fully qualified Hairdresser with over 18 years of industry knowledge & experience, she is also a qualified Assessor.