Bella Style Salon's Ride or Die
At Bella Style Salon in Slidell, Louisiana, Director of Operations Angela Meyer tackles inventory, team management, and guest relations. Read all about her in our latest Meet the Manager.
by Stacey Soble
Salon Today Recommends: Become a 6-Figure Stylist, Boost Your Bottom Line & Aveda’s Full Spectrum Demi+ Line
Salon Today is always on the lookout for savvy business advice, and we recently found great reads on these topics on Aveda Means Business. Get more info about Aveda’s new Full Spectrum Demi+ Line; Learn how one master colorist produces $500,000 in retail and service revenue each year. Boost your bottom line; hear what you can expect at Serious Business 2018; and see what one salon does to show client appreciation.
January 5, 2018
Sponsored by
4 min to read
Salon Today is always on the lookout for savvy business advice, and we recently found great reads on these topics on Aveda Means Business. Check out our summaries that link back to the full articles.
Learn how one master colorist produces $500,000 in retail and service revenue each year behind the chair—without an assistant. Get one simple tip to boost your bottom line; hear what you can expect at Serious Business 2018; get more info about Aveda’s new Full Spectrum Demi+ Line; and see what one salon does to show client appreciation.
This month's stories on avedameansbusiness.com are:
In the past 15 years, technology has advanced in all areas of our lives. Beauty products have also continued to advance with technology and new formulas—especially hair color.
For the past two years, scientists at Aveda have been researching and formulating a new demi line to meet their colorists’ and clients’ needs. Fifteen years ago, Aveda’s last demi line—Full Spectrum Deposit Only Color Treatment—was released. Now, it’s time for Full Spectrum Demi+, which rolls out in early spring 2018.
The new line improves hair’s shine with certified organic kukui essential oil in combination with certified organic castor and jojoba oils. A customizable processing time is another improvement Full Spectrum Demi+™ boasts. Depending on the end result desired, colorists can choose to process five minutes with a five-volume developer (full processing time for a sheer tonal result) or up to 20 minutes with a 10-volume developer for more opaque gray blending.
Learn more about the features and ingredients by visiting this story on avedameansbusiness.com.
Laser Focus Brings Six-Figure Success
Denise Deering has been working as a colorist at Jutt Salon in Palo Alto for 23 years and produces $500,000 in retail and service revenue each year behind the chair —without an assistant. And for the past 16 or 17 years she has taking home a six-figure salary. All of this didn’t happen overnight though, she says she’s “learned through her mistakes.” Deering has certain rules for pre-booking, retail, and employs good habits and a routine. Here are some of ways she is successful; see if these work for you too.
Negotiate Credit Card Rates and Save Big
World Class Financial Services offers financial support to the salon and spa industry with accounting, benchmarking and analysis of financial statements. One of the areas in which they help with are credit card fees, which can range a full percent or more, and it is an area Founder Jim Pacificio and his team consistently negotiate for their clients.
Pacifico says he’s worked with Chase bank over the years to get his client’s charges down to less than 2 percent. “You can always go to the credit card company and negotiate,” he says. Learn more about how you can successfully reduce other benchmarks in your business.
Brenda Lee Caraballo and Jen Perlman have owned As You Like It Salon in Mary Esther, Florida, for 20 years. To thank their many long-time loyal guests they hold an annual guest appreciation event.
This year, they sold $13,000 in gift certificates and $16,000 in retail. Adding in the spa series packages sold, the total for the event this year was $35,000. This event is an extraordinarily busy day for the salon—read more about the deals they offer and their marketing strategies.
Every year at Serious Business, attendees are presented with a new theme. Last January, attendees were asked, “Will You?” as speakers and breakout sessions honed in on will, and how to maintain motivation.
For the January 14-15, 2018 event, the “Will You?” theme has evolved into “Pivot: Make Your Move.” Owners will be pushed to act upon plans rather than just make them. In this article, see this year’s lineup of mainstage speakers who will cover a wide variety of relevant topics for owners and managers. Also, learn who will be speaking off the mainstage in the breakout sessions.
Subscribe to Our Newsletter
More Salon Management
The Constant
Starting at Impressions front desk in 2006 when he was 19 years old, General Manager Paul Petrowsky is a seasoned professional who owner Sarah Taylor says is responsible for much of her own success.
by Stacey Soble
The Most Wonderful Time in Salons and Spas
Planning is in full swing for the most anticipated events and promotions for the 2026 holidays. As owners share their favorite ways to celebrate, they prove that a carefully planned event can also build culture, increase client loyalty, boost sales, and set a business up for a successful 2027.
by Stacey Soble
Leading with Empathy, Humility and a Mastery of Systems
When things run amok at Mane Attraction Salon, Owners Chris and Jenny Knudsen say General Manager Sami Hernandez is their go-to resource and ultimate sounding board. Meet Sami in this installment of Meet the Manager.
by Stacey Soble
Pagoda Brings AI-Powered Operations to Skinovatio Medical Spa Locations
Pagoda, a new AI-native operating system for scheduling, payments, patient records, marketing, and client communications, launches at Skinovatio Medical Spa in Arlington Heights, Illinois.
by Staff
How Women are Rewriting the Rules of Grey Hair
At a panel discussion hosted by L’Oréal Professionnel in Paris in early July, French Philosopher Sophie Galabru explored the cultural shift where women are increasingly choosing natural, personalized color results over traditional grey coverage. In an exclusive interview with SALON TODAY, Galabru and L’Oréal Professionnel Colorist Pierrick Beringer discuss this shift and how salons and colorists respond.
by Stacey Soble
Warm Leadership and Analytical Precision
At Salon Blonde, Director of Operations treats the staff as the salon's most important guests, while her wonderful 'nerdy' side, loves data, systems, and numbers. Find out how she makes Salon Blonde tick.
by Stacey Soble
Trotting the Globe, Forging Connections, Fostering Artistic Creativity
In an exclusive interview with SALON TODAY, Salon Owner Salvatore Minardi reflects on his past 18 months as Intercoiffure America Canada's World Talent Exchange Ambassador and how his experiences will help encourage cultural and artistic exchange and support greater engagement between ICA and the global organization Intercoiffure Mondial.
by Stacey Soble
Client Retention Guidebook
Everything you need to know about client retention as a salon owner.
Success Grown from Within
Owner Shelby Bills says her general manager, Sydney Osborne, reminds her of the power of leading with heart. Find out how Osborne became a great leader in our lastest installment of Meet the Manager.
by Stacey Soble
How Salon Leaders Can Process the Pain and Lead Forward When a Team Members Leaves Unethically
In her latest blog, Kati Whitledge identifies the five stages salon owners go through when a team member leaves the salon unethically, offering advice for each stage.
How AI Is Closing Revenue Gaps for Salons and Spas
The beauty and wellness businesses pulling ahead aren’t just working harder—they’re using AI to capture demand, personalize pricing, and convert more of every guest interaction into revenue. Here’s what the benchmark data reveals about the growing gap between AI adopters and everyone else.
Sponsored by Zenoti
The Premium Talent Magnet: The Modern Salon Playbook for Attracting Six-Figure Stylists
Stop chasing recruitment ghosts on generic job boards and start curating an elite team. Discover the framework that top-tier salons use to bypass phone tag, automate visual portfolio vetting, and attract high-earning, culture-first beauty professionals directly through real-time messaging. Turn your recruitment process into an exclusive brand invitation that keeps your highest-ticket chairs permanently filled.
Sponsored by Beautista
Five Revenue Leaks Hiding in Your Salon
Your calendar looks full, but is all of that demand actually converting to revenue? From phantom rebookings to underpriced peak hours, the 2026 Benchmark Report exposes five revenue leaks that most beauty and wellness businesses don’t even know they have.
Sponsored by Zenoti
The Heartbeat of Zandi K's Success
After moving to Colorado and teaching at a cosmetology school, Allison Stock joined Zandi K as a stylist, eventually becoming part of the Leadership Team, Education Team and Master Bridal Team. Today, as Director of Operation, Stock is Owner Nicki Wenz's right hand, managing human resources and operations, education and career development, and coaching and culture.
by Stacey Soble
Rethinking Retail in the Era of E-Commerce
In a world dominated by e-commerce, salon owners push back with proven strategies to increase retail sales while motivating team members to educate their clientele and delighting clients with retail-themed events and clever merchandising displays.
by Stacey Soble
The Harper Ellis Hair Co. Certification Program Teaches Stylists a Smarter, Safer Way to Install Extensions
The company's Concealed Bead Method is raising the bar for what professional extension education can deliver.
by Staff