Whether it’s the rapid rise of a young upstart or the slow and steady gains of seasoned pro, successfully cultivating growth and harnessing its power is critical for taking any salon or spa to the next level. For SALON TODAY 200 applicants in this category, it’s simply a numbers game—who among them achieved the highest percentage of growth from the gross sales of 2010 to 2011. But to keep things fair and to share their ideas with all owners, we challenged these salons and spas to craft an essay explaining detailing three or more areas responsible for their successful increases.
Here are the first 50 2013 SALON TODAY honorees (alphabetically) in the category of Growth:
5th Avenue in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, owned by Jessica McCoy & Tiffany Moll
Aabani Salon Spa in Weaverville, North Carolina, owned by Jim Kitchens & Edward Lee
Acapello Salons in Scarborough, Maine, owned by June Juliano
Animare Salon and Spa in Newport News, Virginia, owned by F. Lindsay Arndt & Gretchen A. Arndt
Appearances Hair Color & Design Studio in Westminster, Colorado, owned by Jim & Sondra Thrasher
Artbeat Salon & Gallery in Berkeley, California, owned by Charlene & Christian Stratton
Aura Salon in Jacksonville, Florida, owned by Chad Pereira
Aura Salon & Day Spa in Scottsdale, Arizona, owned by Sarah Wisda, Christy Vowers, Michael Ament
Aveda Institute New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico, owned by Mark “Pardo” Gonzales
Bella Bethesda Salon in Bethesda, Maryland, owned by Stacy Dabney Ramirez & Lindsey Dabney Cabrera
Bella Salon and Day Spa in North East, Pennsylvania, owned by Carlene Youngs, Cheryl Phillips & Stephanie Dowd
Beyond the Fringe Hair Designs in Hillsborough, New Jersey, owned by Donna & Charlie Martin
Blo in Raleigh, North Carolina, owned by Bryan Nunes
BLU Salon Aveda in Arcadia, California, owned by Kim Hansen
Bravo! Salon & Spa LLC in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, owned by Lisa Graf & Shari Spies
Brio Salon Inc. in Lethbridge, Alberta, owned by Heather Tytula
Celebrity Spa & Salon in College Station, Texas, owned by Laura Atkinson & Leah Lucas
Centre Salon, Lakewood in Lakewood, Colorado, owned by James F. Pacifico
Changes Hair Studio & Spa in Kamloops, British Columbia, owned by Leianne Anderson & Alana Krenz
Cloud 9 Spa-Hair Design in Noblesville, Indiana, owned by Maria Rigakos & Irene Young
Coiffeteria Salon in East Grand Rapids, Michigan, owned by Marielle Shuster
Culture Hair Studio in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, owned by Rachael A. Flynn
Cutting Loose Salon & Spa in University Park, Florida, owned by Coral Pleas
Dolce Lusso Salon and Spa in Fort Mill, South Carolina owned by Robert and Christy Delong & Melinda Hoopaugh
Dolce Salon & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona, owned by Brandi Nuttall
Dr. Fly’s Salon in Joplin, Missouri, owned by Robyn Paul, Arista Grubbs & Deborah Miranda
Ecco Salon in Fitchburg, Wisconsin, owned by Sarah and Trent Lange
Eden Salon & Spa in Oakwood, Ohio, owned by Mary Nagle & Kelly Long
Elan Hair Studio in Sea Girt, New Jersey, owned by Kellie D. Johnson
Elements of Style Salon & Day Spa in Sykesville and Eldersburg, Maryland, owned by Paris Amino
Elle Marie Hair Studio in Bothell, Washington, owned by Colleen Buck, Lorry Green, Jody Bossert
Enright and Company in Brattleboro, Vermont, owned by Lawrence and Linda Enright
Evan Todd Salon & Spa in West Lafayette, Indiana, owned by Todd & Cindy Leuck
Flying Scissors Salon in Clermont, Florida, owned by Giovanny and Cristina Andrade
Foxfire Salon & Spa II in Tacoma, Washington, owned by Karin Walker
Garbo A Salon & Spa in Austin, Texas, owned by Marsha Power
Gary Patrick Salon in Pleasanton, California, owned by Gary P. Gemma
Gavin Scott Salon & Spa in Stow, Ohio, owned by Anne Davis & Kristie Warner
Gordon Salons & Spas in Highland Park, Illinois, owned by Tony & Pam Gordon
Hair Studio Sonterra in San Antonio, Texas, owned by Dana & Lance Lundgren
Headlines The Salon in Encinitas, California, owned by Gayle Fulbright & Letty Portilla
Hollywood Hair Salon and Spa in Centralia, Illinois, owned by Sonya Gettinger
HQ Salon and Spa in Portage, Michigan, owned by Angie Schirripa & Melissa Brockelbank
Indigo Salon Spa & Boutique in Canton, Michigan, owned by Melissa & Christian Huetter
James Griffith Salon in Venice, Florida, owned by James & Christine Griffith
Jonathan Kane Salon & Spa in Flossmoor, Illinois, owned by Larry & Kathleen Kane
Les Champs Elysees Day Spa and Salon & MarDon Salon in Bloomington, Indiana, owned by Donna Disque & Margarete Nowak
Life SalonSpa, Dartmouth in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, owned by Peter Lawson
Mango Hair Salon in Richmond, Virginia, owned by Patrick & Bobby Heaney
Mensroom Salon in Portland, Maine, owned by June Juliano and David Stanley
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