Allyson King

CEO Hair & Co BKLYN

Before deciding to open a multi-cultural salon in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband Shannon, Allyson King achieved heights in the corporate world of professional beauty—first as vice president of salons for Ulta, then CEO of the Dessange Group of North America. As the couple build their dream salon, King blogs about the process for salontoday.com.

Shannon and Allyson King celebrate the opening of their salon, Hair + Co BKLYN.

It's Opening Day for Hair + Co. BKLYN

by Allyson King

In the final installment of their blog covering the opening of Hair and Co BKLYN, Allyson and Shannon King detail their plan for getting clients in chairs, then they share the results.

Meet the Hair & Co BKLYN team, which Shannon and Allyson King (centered) built by creating a...

Creating a Network to Find the Right Talent for the Salon

by Allyson King

When you’re opening a new salon, finding talent can be tricky especially when targeting a team willing to service all types and textures of hair. We also wanted at least one specialist in each discipline. We will be ...

Creating a Network to Find the Right Talent for the Salon

by Allyson King

Construction Begins on Hair & Co BKLYN

by Allyson King

The salon is finally under construction; it’s been a long process to get here. As a stylist, CEO and a woman who loves the finished product of new construction and has no interest in DIY, it’s now time to put on my hard hat and ...

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Designing Our New Salon

by Allyson King

We’ll here it is, our space. We're feeling a bit overwhelmed because there is so much to do and the free rent clock is ticking. We have selected a designer and architect. We had several choices of how to do ...

Defining Our Brand

by Allyson King

We’ve been talking about how we bring our brand to life. As Hair & Co BKLYN our name is very significant.HAIR is what we do. Keep it simple. Cut through the noise.CO. is who we are.COllaboration is how we work and ...

Shannon and Allyson King celebrate the new space they recently found for Hair & Co. BKLYN.

Smart Tips for Negotiating A Lease

by Allyson King

We have a location!!!! Well Almost.We met Eddie this morning, and he had an interesting smirk on his face. While we were negotiating with the existing salon he was working with the owner of the 1,300 square-foot space with full ...

Buying an Existing Salon--Is It Worth It?

by Allyson King

I got a call today from the existing salon interested in selling. We’re making progress! Buying the right salon in the right location for the right price can be an awesome way to get into your salon location. We’ve found ...

Eddie and I checking out a potential site location for our new Brooklyn salon.

Searching for the Perfect Salon

by Allyson King

We’re meeting Eddie, our Real Estate broker, today. We are traveling all of our favorite Brooklyn neighborhoods. We've laid out the co-tenancy we are looking for--coffee shop, wine store, solid train/bus access, great food ...

A Lesson in Real Estate from the Kings

by Allyson King

As they say… location, location, location. Now that we’ve agreed to open a salon, where should we put it? So many great high potential neighborhoods in Brooklyn.We know the areas we like, but we've agreed not to bet ...

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