Meet the team

We have an amazing team of highly trained and skilled staff at our salon in Poundbury. They are all relentless in their pursuit of excellence in hair styling while also aiming to provide the best possible customer experience. Everyone in our team are totally dedicated to making your visit the best it can possibly be.

Find out a little more about the team below.

Jacqui Cheke

Creative Director/Manager

Jacqui is a state registered hairdresser who started hairdressing in 1981 and is qualified to level 3 standard. She has had a varied career since then, working salon based, freelance and as a lecturer in hairdressing up until opening Capelli in 2006. Jacqui has remained passionate about hairdressing throughout her career and finds it incredibly rewarding creating styles for people to make them feel and look better.

Rachel Senior

Creative Director

Rachel started hairdressing in 2009 as an apprentice in a Dorchester based salon and attended Weymouth College. Rachel is a very talented young stylist who has been with Capelli since 2015 and has built up a vast client base of extremely satisfied clients who consistently recommend her to their friends. Rachel is a very passionate and dedicated stylist with good attention to detail, to ensure her clients leave the salon feeling confident with their new look.

Anna Elford

Creative Stylist

Anna joined Capelli in August 2015 and is qualified to level 3. She has been working as a stylist for the past 9 years and is a naturally talented stylist with a lovely warm manner who has built a loyal client base over the last 8 years. Anna is passionate about hair and creating looks for clients to leave them feeling happy and confident.

Emily Rowan-Heard

Creative Stylist

Emily joined Capelli in July 2016 and qualified at level 3 in 2019, she has been working as a stylist ever since. Emily is a very friendly girl who enjoys all aspects of hairdressing and is building a loyal client base of very happy customers. She particularly enjoys colouring, especially Balayage and enjoys transforming clients hair into the look they require.

Amber Bradshaw

Senior Stylist

Amber joined Capelli in 2021 having studied hairdressing at college the previous year. She completed her training in 2023 and is now proving herself to be a competent and talented stylist in both cutting and colouring. Her client base is building well with very satisfied clients returning to the salon regularly.

Daisy Thompson

Stylist

Daisy has recently completed her hairdressing qualification, following three years of training. She is already progressing well in her stylist role and looks forward to continuing to develop her skills and is showing that she’s going to be a talented stylist. She has a warm friendly personality and puts clients at ease.

Tilda Bevins

Senior Apprentice

Tilda is our senior apprentice who has been with us for two years and is about to progress on to her level three qualification. She is enjoying her job and is looking forward to progressing on to a stylist role in the future. Tilda is a very polite and friendly member of the team.