Hair Cuttery's New Path to Prosperity
As Phil Horvath joins Ratner Companies, he and Dennis Ratner prepare to roll out a new stylist compensation program, along with a new motivational app for Hair Cuttery's 12,000 stylists.
by Stacey Soble
Stacey Soble
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.
Data Stories from the First Data-Driven Salon Summit
At the first Data-Driven Salon Summit, salon owners dig deep and share the stories of how they use data in their businesses, helping all owners to grow.
by Stacey Soble
Data Stories: Breaking Down the Numbers
In his class on reading P&Ls at Data-Driven Salon, World Class Salons' Jim Pacifico talks about how he breaks down the numbers so his team can follow them easily.
by Stacey Soble
Data Stories: Keeping Score to Do More
At the Data-Driven Salon event, Van Council, co-owner of the Van Michael Salons and Spas in Atlanta, shares how he leverages data for everything, including helping team members and salon locations achieve goals and reach new compensation levels.
by Stacey Soble
The Room Where It Happened
The Data-Driven Salon Summit was “a chance to see how some of the ‘big boys’ do it with real-world, actionable examples of things you can implement in your salon to drive bottom line results and have a positive impact on culture.
by Stacey Soble
Data Stories: Robert Cromeans Uses Data to Monitor the Health of his Team
With a few hundred employees across three states, Robert Cromeans has gotten so good at reading individual staff member's performance data, he says he can predict how well they are doing in their personal lives, as well as at work.
by Stacey Soble
Data Stories: The Commitment List
Laura Ortmann and the management team at Ginger Bay Salons and Spas learn they can accomplish big goals more easily after they developed The Commitment List and started assigning goals and accountability to specific team members.
by Stacey Soble
Experiencing the ISBN Conference
Enjoying scavenger hunts, ice cream socials and eco-tours, salon owners and managers at the 2017 ISBN conference experience prime networking while learning how to create better experiences for their guests.
by Stacey Soble
Data Stories: Starting with the Big Picture
Before she takes the stage at the Data-Driven Salon event in Atlanta June 25-26, Hair and Co. BKLYN's Allyson King shares her goal-setting process with her employees and it all starts with the big picture.
by Stacey Soble
Data Stories: Salon Management by the Numbers
Before he takes the stage at Data-Driven Salon in June, Monty Howard talks about how he uses data to get the team's buy-in on sales strategy, as how to make a point in one-on-one meetings.
by Stacey Soble
STAMP Deadline Extended to June 15
Each year, Salon Today's Annual Marketing Program gathers the best marketing pieces from around the country and shares them through this competitive program. By request, this year's deadline is extended to June 15!
by Stacey Soble
Data Stories: Gene Juarez Proves Membership has its Privileges
Examining frequency rates of spa guests leads Gene Juarez CEO Scott Missad and his management team to design a membership program that significantly boosts the operation's spa service sales.
by Stacey Soble
2017 Mindbody BOLD Awards Now Open for Entries
Technology company Mindbody opens its entry period for its 2017 BOLD Awards, which recognize top businesses and professionals throughout the dynamic wellness services industry. Discover the entry categories and find out how to enter.
by Stacey Soble
The 2017 Salons of Distinction
Meet the 16 salon spaces that captured honorable mention in our 2017 Salons of the Year competition as Salons of Distinction, then take a tour of each of their fabulous new spaces.
by Stacey Soble
Be an Escape Artist
Sometimes life gets so hectic we forget how important it is to take a break. A recent stay at a boutique hotel reminds Editor Stacey Soble to slow down and enjoy the journey--and she finds the escapist quality in many of this year's SALONS OF THE YEAR.
by Stacey Soble
The Boulevard Hair Company Captures the 2017 Salon of the Year Grand Prize
SALON TODAY announces its 2017 Salons of the Year, with The Boulevard Salon Company in Webster Groves, Missouri, winning the Grand-Prize; Dasi Salon in Livingston, New Jersey capturing First Runner-Up; Bella Rinova Salon in Houston sliding into Second Runner-Up; and Champagne Nail Lounge in Los Angeles, earning the Third Runner-Up as well as our first NAILS Salon of the Year. Take a tour of these salons, as well as our 16 Salons of Distinction.
by Stacey Soble
Salons of the Year 2017: The Boulevard Hair Company
When creating their jaw-dropping Boulevard Hair Company in Webster Groves, Missouri, Abigail Culleton and Sierra VanMeter painstakingly preserves both features and memories from the building which was built in the 1920s at their community's gymnasium. Take a virtual tour of the Grand-Prize Winner of our 2017 Salons of the Year.
by Stacey Soble