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Director of Brand Content Strategy
Stacey Soble has been involved in the conversation of salon business for more than two decades—as a reporter, a consultant and as the editor in chief of SALON TODAY. She has been responsible for growing the brand's celebrated recognition programs, SALON TODAY 200 and SALONS OF THE YEAR, and has launched two new competitions in recent years--STAMP (SALON TODAY's Annual Marketing Program) and the SALON TODAY Total Makeover Competition. She is a frequent speaker on the topic of salon business at industry events.
In our 8th Day of the 2024 SALON TODAY 200, we meet the honorees who excelled in Salon Leadership, including Luisa G. Garcia of Soleil Salon and Spa in Windham, New Hampshire. These owners know it's a leader's responsibility to develop a vision for the people they guide, then they have to inspire their team to follow that vision.
We're on a roll! On the 7th Day of our 2024 SALON TODAY 200, we introduce you to the honorees in two categories--technology and environmental sustainability. These tech-savvy honorees leverage the latest tools to automate and streamline their processes and communications, while green-minded honorees, including April Wetzel of Sunbeam Studio in Louisville, Colorado, make strategic decisions that better the world around them.
In Day 6 of the 2024 SALON TODAY 200, we present the honorees in Compensation and Benefits, including the team from Posh Salon and Boutique in Grand Junction, Colorado.These salons offer rewarding compensation and benefits programs and design transparent career paths that retain talent longer.
It's Day 4 of our 2024 SALON TODAY 200 Alerts, and time to meet the honorees in the category of Employee Education. These owners, including Debra Penzone of PENZONE Salons + Spas in Columbus, Ohio, know that education is a career-long process that helps new team members develop their skills and confidence and seasoned staff continually stretch creatively.
In Day 3 of the 2024 SALON TODAY 200, meet the salons in the category of Customer Service. These honorees, including Eneth and Michell Eubanks, founders of MW Salon in Ovideo, Florida, know that customer service impacts the overall experience, and salons and spas that deliver it with each and every visit boost sales, as well as client loyalty.
In Day 2 of the 2024 SALON TODAY 200, we celebrate the honorees in the category of Client Retention and Referral, including Rachel and Jason Gribbin, owners of Define Hair & Skin in Ellicott City, Maryland. These owners know a salon's ability to attract new guests fuels its growth, and its ability to get those clients to return again and again dictates its overall success.
On Day 2 of our SALON TODAY 200 announcements, we celebrate the honorees in the category of Salon Culture. These salons, including the Barbie-loving team from The Changing Room in Aventura, Florida, have mastered the art of building that magnetic energy that binds and propels a team, attracts clients, and forges a brand.
In our first day of SALON TODAY 200 announcements, we introduce you to the 2024 honorees in two categories: Philanthropy, and Retail and Merchandising. The first group, like Hi Texture Hair Salon in Lawrenceville, Georgia, search their communities for causes where their time, talent and money can enact the most positive change. The second have learned to pull the whole team together to master the retail game.
Check out the artists and brands that will be featured at SalonCentric's first Pro Beauty Experience in Nashville this March.
Whether you're interviewing a new job candidate or making a presentation in the community, what you say with your body can be as important as your words. A body language expert breaks down five misconceptions about business body language.
The national franchise is donating up to ten $5,000 scholarships to currently enrolled barber or cosmetology students.
At the first Summit Unplugged in Cancun, Mexico, salon owners reconnect, recharge and reignite their passion to lead.
Any team member can book Cass and Company's Zen Room any time, no questions asked. Find out how Angi Snodgrass created the room for a few hundred dollars.
With a variety of speakers, including thought-probing mentalists and future-focused business experts, Phorest's Salon Owner Summit helps owners elevate their thinking for the year ahead.
Registration is open and speakers are lining up for the Data-Driven Salon Summit 2024, with a focus of helping salons identify new opportunities for growth for the year ahead.
New data analyzing Spotify playlists reveals the top ten Christmas songs to help you sleep.
Pantone named Peach Fuzz as its 2024 Color of the Year, and we take a moment to reflect how this will impact the world, including our own SALON TODAY universe.
