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Every skill you need for your most solid foundation in alllllll things grooming.

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Does this sound familiar?

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In easy-to-follow videos, we’ll go over:

  • The tools you need and how to maintain and use them

  • Prep work and gorgeous fluff outs

  • All things safety

  • My go-to products and cleansers

  • Nitpicky stuff like ear plucking and nail trims

  • Scissoring, clipping

...and my signature Body Blueprint…

All of it.

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From Overwhelmed Beginner to Confident Groomer with a Real Foundation

Before Just Starting Out, grooming can feel like chaos.
Too many tools. Too many opinions. Too much guessing.

You’re piecing things together from random videos, trying to figure out prep, safety, clipping, scissoring, and styling without a clear order or understanding of why things work. Progress feels slow. Confidence feels shaky.

Just Starting Out changes that.

Inside this program, you’ll build a clear, professional foundation for grooming — step by step, in the right order, with zero fluff. You’ll learn how to safely and efficiently take a dog from start to finish using proven fundamentals and Jess’s signature grooming blueprints.

By the end, you won’t just “know more.”
You’ll understand grooming.

That means:

  • Confidence in your tools, prep, and technique

  • A repeatable process you can trust

  • Cleaner grooms, better flow, and less second-guessing

  • A solid base you can build on for the rest of your grooming career

This is about learning grooming the right way, so everything else gets easier.

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If any of that resonated – this is for you.

Just Starting Out is the course I wish I had when I was a new groomer. 

I’ve packed this course with every single thing I wish I had known when I was first starting but no one was teaching me. If I had the course back then, it would have saved me years of trial and error.

So that’s what I’m covering in this 9+ hour BEAST of a course

*cue Godzilla roar* 

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Even I can’t believe how much I go into in this Mastiff-sized course

In 9+ hours of video lessons and techniques…

…with 14 distinct modules… 

…featuring dogs of different coat types and temperaments…

I’ll go over every single topic you need to finally feel total confidence in your grooming.

And so much moooooore… 

The wisdom will be flying fast and furious! (Or… fur-ious?)

PLUS we’ll go over… 

A full grooming routine: how to be the most efficient with your time to have a speedy but gorgie groom 

A whole blueprint for an adorable hand-scissored cut

Instructions on that difficult Cocker Spaniel coat.

A module where we spend the day with grooming trainer extraordinaire Elizabeth Gibbs with some cutie baby groomers who were there to ask questions

…Aaaaaand I’ll tell you all about my own start in grooming. 

By the end of this course, loaded with all this new knowledge, you’ll be able to take a dog (safely and calmly) from stinky, shapeless bear to stunningly styled beast, trusting that you have a handle on every single aspect of the groom. 

What a thrill. 

Get me in there!
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Get the Just Starting Out course for just $347

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The One and Only…

Just Starting Out
Online Course

  • 9+ hours of easy to follow video lessons covering all the essentials of grooming including tools, safety, cozy handling, divine prep work, haircuts and soooo much more 

  • FREE Bonus Advice Series from top industry experts like Elizabeth Gibbs, Jay Scruggs, Irina Pinkusevich, and 5 other international grooming stars 

  • A resource guide of the books that have been invaluable in teaching me the basics of grooming and beyond.

  • Just Starting Out is perfect for anyone who is looking to level up their grooming game. Whether you’re a pet parent, a new groomer or have been thinking about becoming a groomer, this course was made with you in mind

$347

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The Many Faces of
JRG & Just Starting Out

  • 9+ hours of easy to follow video lessons covering all the essentials of grooming including tools, safety, cozy handling, divine prep work, haircuts and soooo much more 

  • FREE Bonus Advice Series from top industry experts like Elizabeth Gibbs, Jay Scruggs, Irina Pinkusevich, and 5 other international grooming stars

  • A resource guide of the books that have been invaluable in teaching me the basics of grooming and beyond.

  • Just Starting Out is perfect for anyone who is looking to level up their grooming game. Whether you’re a pet parent, a new groomer or have been thinking about becoming a groomer, this course was made with you in mind

  • 8 video tutorials with the faces blueprint

  • Lessons on signature JRG energy work

  • List of recommended tools

  • Groomer self-care practices and daily Inspirations for the soul

$644 Only $479 - save 25% when you bundle!

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And speaking of guest stars… I’m including a FREE BONUS series of advice from industry LEGENDS

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I asked some of my favorite world-renowned grooming superstars what their advice to YOU would be and filmed their answers for you to keepsies on everything from what kinds of tools are worth investing in to the #1 thing you should learn for a better bath:

  • Jonathan David, mobile groomer/grooming judge

  • Irina Pinkusevich (Pina) & Colin Taylor, grooming judges

  • Elizabeth Gibbs, mobile groomer & instructor/Groom Team USA competitor

  • Jay Scruggs, Television’s “Super Styling Sessions”/grooming judge

  • Adriane Pope, competitive creative groomer

  • Victor Rosado, grooming judge

  • Olga Zabalynskaya, Zolitta shears creator & owner/grooming judge

  • Dr. Cliff Faver - Animal Health Services founder/owner and chief veterinarian, Tender Paw Day Spa founder/owner

  • Corina Stammworthy - groomer and sanitation expert

A colorful grooming handbook titled "Just Starting Out: New Groomer's Handbook" with images of a dog and grooming tools on the cover, and pages with grooming FAQ tips for pet groomers.

And why not give you 2 other free bonuses? 

Because I love the hell out of my students! Every Just Starting Out student will also get:

Access to my private Facebook group, The Shmoop Society.

This is where you can connect with a worldwide community of groomers of all experience levels, and even post questions for me to answer!  

A Resources Guide

With a list of tools and equipment to build on your craft.

Imagine your self grooming dogs constantly, efficiently, & with gorgeous results.

When you have a strong foundation of the basics, you can… 

Groom your own dog or your friends’ dogs or your old Aunt Lisa’s dogs at home
with professional-looking results…

Groom fewer dogs while making more money from higher rates and a roster of dream return clients…

Groom more dogs in less time because you’re working more efficiently...

Whatever your goals are,
Just Starting Out can help you reach them. 

This course will set you on your path to becoming a
bad-ass, confident groomer, or my name isn’t
Jess “Chupie & Meemu’s Mom” Rona.

Just Starting Out is a certificate course!

When you finish Just Starting Out, we’ll send you a super cutie official certificate to show the world you’ve leveled up your grooming skills the JRG way (even though the gorgeous dogs you create will be proof enough!).  

Sign me up babyyy!

This program is for you if:

  • You’re brand new to grooming and want a clear, structured place to start

  • You’re tired of conflicting advice and want one trusted source

  • You want to groom dogs safely, confidently, and professionally

  • You’re a pet parent who wants to groom your own dog properly at home

  • You want fundamentals explained in a way that actually makes sense

  • You care about doing things well, not just getting through the groom

This program is not for you if:

  • You’re looking for advanced, competitive breed-standard show grooming

  • You already have a strong professional foundation and only want niche or advanced techniques

  • You want shortcuts without learning the fundamentals

  • You’re not willing to slow down and build skills the right way first

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  • A social media post showcasing a happy black poodle before and after grooming, with a decorative gold ornate frame around the image.
  • A large fluffy white dog with pink hair ties on its ears, standing on a grooming table at a pet grooming salon.
  • A social media post inside an ornate gold decorative frame. The post is by Madison Renee in a group called 'The Many Faces of JRG.' Madison shares her experience working with difficult dogs, improving her communication and energy calibration, leading to better results with aggressive clients and their nails.
  • Screenshot of a social media comment with a decorative gold ornate frame background. The comment is from user 'catkmcdowell' and reads: 'I'm not a groomer but because of your videos I can groom my schnauzer. I just love your vibe! He's always so cute and I get asked where he's groomed.' accompanied by a red heart emoji. There is a colorful circular profile picture with the words 'WYATT', 'AYDEN', 'Kaylee', and 'Amery' inside.
  • Screenshot of a Facebook post by Clarissa Graves showing before and after photos of her dog. The dog has grown, with a round face and fuller ears, looking happy and wearing a colorful bandana and a flowered collar.

Where would you be if you were feeling this way, too?

I’m going to get you there with the new Just Starting Out course.

Are you ready? Let's do this.
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30-Day Grooming Game-Changer or your money-back guarantee.

I have a 100%, no-questions-asked Money Back Guarantee for this course! 

What does that mean?!

Well... what it means is that if you don’t get what you came here for... I’ll give you your money back 100%! I’ll even let you keep the training! This basically means you can come in, join the course, watch the videos, and experience the breakthroughs that await you...

 ...and still, ask for your money back! Yes, that puts all the risk on me, and people could totally come in with the intention to rip me off... and I’m ok with that! If that gives YOU peace of mind to pull the trigger and invest in your future... 

....My friend, I’m ok with that! 

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FAQs

  • It depends on you! The program itself is structured for you to complete one lesson a day. But you can do it in your own time, and the coolest part is you can start practicing and applying the techniques immediately from day one.

    You'll get the most value from the program if you implement it as you go but you will have lifetime access to all of the lessons.

    It’s not a matter of how much time it will take, it’s a matter of how much practice you are willing to do to improve your skills.

  • The entire course will be accessible through your member portal (I use a software called Kajabi). You’ll have lifetime access to all of the content through this platform. After you purchase, you will be prompted to create and login id and password.

  • Yes! I designed it to cover the most foundational basics so that anyone interested in bathing and giving haircuts to dogs can learn and apply professional-level skills, for professional-looking work.

  • If you want to learn the JRG approach to grooming, yes. When you go back and review basics from a vantage point of experience, you notice things you didn’t when you first learned them as a beginner. The information hits differently, and that can be so enriching. I am still always re-learning my techniques and applying them in new ways with wisdom from colleagues and new teachers. It’s so refreshing and inspiring!

  • It does not. These lessons focus on giving you the skills for gorgeous pet trims.

  • Support is only an email away! Email any questions that come up to info@jessronacourses.com. We’ll get back to you within 24 hours Monday-Friday.

  • Email info@jessronacourses.com and we will get your questions answered!

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