The Hybrid Salon
Salon Rootz’ Sheila Barco and Jen Tryon create an independent space for senior stylists ready for the next step.
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.
Personal Compass: Nancy Braun
The list of famous folks that have Nancy Braun on speed dial is a long one. From Jane Fonda to Jessica Biel and beyond, Nancy’s paintbrush has swept beachy and buttery blonde on many a beautiful head. Despite the glamour and ...
by Stacey Soble
The New Salon Hybrid
After losing three great stylists to booth rental salons, Sheila Barco and Jen Tryon, owners of the employment-based Salon Rootz in Medina, Ohio, faced a dilemma.“We decided we needed to protect the investment we had made in educating our ...
by Stacey Soble
Create Money-Making Services
Adding new services to your menu can be a great growth strategy. “But if you don’t do your homework first, it can be detrimental to growth,” says Steve Gomez, professional developmental manager for Milady. “You need to ...
by Stacey Soble
What Great Sales People Say
I had the pleasure of attending the Professional Beauty Association’s 4th annual Distributor Executive Conference at the offices of Neill-TSP Corporation in Hammond, LA, this past week. At the conference, Mark Norman, author of Selling is ...
by Stacey Soble
The Business Down the Street
As Theodore Roosevelt famously said, “Comparison is the thief of joy.” It can be a thief in business too.Recently, I posted the the image to the left to Instagram with the following message: “Often when working with small ...
by Stacey Soble
Retirement Reassurance
One of Sam Beckford’s favorite success stories is a client who didn’t buy property until she was in her late 50s.The client owned a small dance studio that operated out of a building she rented. Beckford advised her to buy commercial ...
by Stacey Soble
Get STAMPed in 2015
When you look at it, marketing really is a grander version of the Show and Tell sessions we all enjoyed in elementary school. It’s your chance to grab your community’s attention, show them why they should visit your salon and tell ...
by Stacey Soble
Talking to the Masses
When Scott Missad assumed ownership of the Gene Juarez Salons & Spas, with nine locations and an academy in Seattle, Washington, he knew he was gaining a revered brand and a fantastic team of employees. But as the co-leader of Strictly ...
by Stacey Soble
Next in Line: Building a Southern Dynasty
On Christmas Day 1998, Jamison Shaw and his daughter Candy Shaw inked a deal on the family’s dining room table, officially transferring ownership of Atlanta’s Jamison Shaw Hairdressers from Jamison to Candy. After signing the last ...
by Stacey Soble
Neill-TSP Launches Inspiring Website Focused on Salon Business
When Neill-TSP launched its new website a few months ago, the result a far cry from the typical corporate website. Instead of mission statements and product photos, neilltsp.com features ideas, inspiration, tips and tools for stylists and ...
by Stacey Soble
Greening the Industry
Have you ever assessed what goes into your trash? Have you counted the number of bags that hit the dumpster every night after the salon closes? Maybe it’s time you should.When a Toronto salon owner told entrepreneur Shane Price how much ...
by Stacey Soble
Next in Line: Grooming a Successor
In her early 20s, Amanda Hair was managing a Bebe clothing story, when a stylist from the nearby Bob Steele Salon ducked in for some items to use in a photoshoot. Admiring Hair’s look, the stylist asked if she’d ever consider ...
by Stacey Soble
Next in Line: Family Matters
When Denise and Ron Provenzano launched their first Zano Salons location in Naperville, Illinois, in 1985, their sons were young. “Like most new salon owners, our topic of conversation was always about Zanos whether we were around the ...
by Stacey Soble
Danny LeClair's Letter to the Industry and the Clients it Serves
We lost three stylists in our Santa Monica salon recently.End of day Saturday, they packed a bag and walked out. One took the time to speak to the manager on duty while simultaneously hitting send on an email pre-written to me and my ...
by Stacey Soble
Sharing the Stakes
Through the Salon Resource Group, Peter Mahoney owns 23 salons under five different brand names throughout Canada. Within that salon group, he’s groomed about 20 different employee-owners who each have a stake in the future success of the ...
by Stacey Soble
Roots Run Deep at the 2 to 10 Conference
As a teenager, I cut my journalistic teeth working at my parent’s small- town, community newspaper. While the last career I wanted to pursue at the time was journalism, it was good pay for a summer job and my bosses were fairly flexible ...
by Stacey Soble