Carlos Valenzuela

Tips for Dealing with Toxic Salon Clients

Some clients leave you drained and stressed out. I call them toxic clients because their way has an unexplainable heaviness. Here are some strategies for identifying and dealing with these personalities.

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Lessons From a Barbershop

What is it about a barbershop that feels so honest and down-home, like the comfort food of grooming?

8 Ways to Create a Bright, Happy Salon

Check out the list of proven salon happiness enhancers to add to your motivational arsenal.

Why You Should Pay It Forward and Be Someone's Beauty Mentor

The real value of mentoring is sharing you’ve been there, you know how it feels, and you made it, —so, go for it.

Take Care of Yourself, First, So You Can Help Others

It's like putting on your own oxygen mask before assisting others. As these tiny self-care steps become second nature, you will feel stronger.

Salon Burnout: How To Spot It and What To Do About It

Here are some telltale signs as well as some surefire suggestions for solving it.

The Amazing Career and Lifestyle Workshop

My career and struggles do not qualify me to write, speak or teach you—my solutions do.

The Devil in the Break Room: Avoiding the Temptation of Gossip, Overeating and Negativity

The long-term consequences of the devil in the break room are just not worth it.

Romance in the Salon: Do or Don't?

We asked a stylist who, after 45 years in the industry, has seen it all and has some very wise counsel on the topic.

If You Had to Do it All Over Again: Advice from a Retiring Hairdresser on How to Build a Fulfilling Career

You may be surprised to hear some of the things he feels he got right...and some that he wishes he had done differently.

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