Angela Kumpe
Angela Kumpe has made a career out of creative styling. Some of her accomplishments include over 80 creative placements since 2002, 7 covers of Groomer to Groomer magazine, 4 Barkleigh Honors Awards for Creative Stylist of the year and 1 for Book of The Year with her book The Ultimate Guide to Creative Styling. Angela’s work has been seen on Animal Planet, TLC, Good Morning America, The Queen Latifah Show, Fox and Friends and in The New York Times.
Erin Martin
Erin Martin has been grooming since 2004. She has co owned a successful grooming business since 2013. In February of 2020, she began her journey in the competition ring. In the same year, Erin began teaching webinars in the grooming industry. Her love of creative grooming inspired her to start The Creative Groomer, a creative grooming supply company, and the first subscription box geared towards creative groomers in the industry. In 2021, she and Mary Oquendo co organized and created the first ever all creative grooming online summit. She is currently a Secretary of the CPPGA (California Professional Pet Groomers Association). She is a member of the IJA traveling model dog competition team of 2022. She has had multiple 1st placements (including Best In Show) in both on stage and online with her grooms, including her creative grooms.
Leslie Waldrep
Leslie Waldrep is an international award winning abstract design and extreme creative groomer. She has been professionally grooming for 16 years and is co-owner of LesMare Pet Spa and Resort in Sheffield, Alabama. Leslie has been nominated for Creative Groomer of the year by the Barkleigh Honor Awards every year since starting her competitive career 7 years ago. She has accumulated multiple wins and placements in both Abstract design and Creative Grooming. In 2020 Leslie was selected as a representative for the Chris Christensen company as one of their competition groomers and was recognized as a Creative Grooming Master by the Opawz company. She and her dog Secret were honored to have an undefeated season with their 2021 Cinderella extreme creative design and was featured in Vogue Magazine. She has also received the honor of winning the cover of Groomer to Groomer magazine with her 2018 design. Leslie is truly passionate about the art of creative grooming and abstract design
Madeline Rothwell
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