Personal Compass: Kelly Gorsuch
He owns and manages two salons and four grooming establishments, designs his own furniture and lighting and is a dedicated husband and father--somehow Kelly Gorsuch manages to pack more than 24 hours in his day.
Karie Bennett
Contributor
Karie Z. Bennett cut her own bangs on her third birthday, wrote a book at the age of eight, and the rest is destined for her memoirs. She celebrated her 30th year as a hairstylist by launching a second career—as a writer, and a third as a salon business consultant. Currently working her way through The Writer’s Studio program at Stanford University, she is a freelance correspondent for Salon Today magazine. Her salons, Atelier Salon and Atelier Studio, in San Jose, California, have captured a number of industry awards, including the Global Salon Business Award, NAHA’s Master of Business Award, the SALON TODAY 200, and the STAMP award for creative marketing ideas.
Inside the Daily World of Robert Cromeans
Robert Cromeans is the greatest showman in the industry, a talented hairdresser and savvy salon owner, and with this edition of Personal Compass he's giving us a glimpse into his personal life.
Personal Compass: Queen of Affirmations
Whether it’s gentle guidance to a young stylist or her daily Facebook words of wisdom, Planet Salon’s Ginger Boyle is all about the positive inspiration.
Personal Compass: Where's Oliver?
Take a photograph from any salon industry gathering and chances are Oliver Steinnagel is in the crowd. Armed with an amazing work ethic passed down from his German immigrant parents, Steinnagel, who co-owns Oliver’s Hair Salon with wife ...
Personal Compass: Amanda Hair
One might say Amanda Hair’s last name foretold her destiny.As early as high school, the entrepreneurial-minded Hair worked in retail, becoming a store manager before she could legally buy a beer. But as a client at the Bob Steele Salon in ...
Personal Compass: Keri Davis-Duffy
With three locations in San Diego, California, Gila Rut takes its name from its Owner Keri Davis-Duffy’s Hebrew name. Gila means ‘happiness’ and Rut means ‘freedom or friendship.’Davis-Duffy, who is considered by ...
Personal Compass: Van Council
Many people claim a movie was a life-changer, but for Van Council, who was inspired to go to cosmetology school by 1975’s Shampoo, a movie really did determine his destiny.Nine years later after graduation, Council partnered with his ...
A Blending Picasso
Working out of salons in New York and Beverly Hills and mentoring hairdressers to follow suit, Nancy Braun is blonding America.
Surviving Sandy: Arrojo Studio
With a live education event in progress when the superstorm hit, Arrojo Studio had to find shelter for 60 visiting Arrojo ambassadors, all while trying to fulfill product orders and communicate with salon clients without access to power.
Surviving Sandy: Stories of Courage and Strength
A salon closed for days by Hurricane Sandy keeps spirits up with a belated Halloween celebration—see how they dealt with the crisis.
Diving for Gold
Just before diver Cassidy Krug leaves for London and the 2012 Olympics, Karie Bennett grabs a quick interview, sends Krug off with a new haircut and promises a post-Games makeover.
The Stylist's Champion: Harry D. Wood
After a successful 20-year styling career and several leadership roles at the Van Michael Salon in Atlanta, Georgia, Harry D. Wood felt that developing an educational program that helped stylists excel at their careers and enhance their income was his next entrepreneurial progression.
Do You Want Fries With That?
Are you an artist? Or are you simply taking an order?
Get Pinned!
Get ready to pin! Karie Bennett introduces you to Pinterest, the latest and great in social media and shows you how her salon is using it.
What's Your Credo?
Everyone needs a credo—a philosophy, words to live by. What are yours? Salon Owner and Blogger Karie Bennett shares hers.
Recruiting from the Trenches
Recruiting future superstars from the beauty colleges in my area has always been an important component in our business growth.
Leading Lady
In this one-on-one interview, Hollywood’s favorite male grooming expert Diana Schmidtke offers the behind-the-scenes look at her job styling on the set; details her newest adventure with John Paul Mitchell Systems’ Mitch, and tells you what your male clients really think.