Culture Club: Spa Bleu
Two years ago, the team at Spa Bleu, with two locations in Barrington and West Dundee, Illinois, came up with 10 shared values to help define their culture.“First, the leadership team narrowed down the values,” says Heather Hazlett, ...
by Stacey Soble
Culture Club: Maximum FX
Chris Murphy, who co-owns three Maximum FX salons with Javier Herrera, came to the salon industry with a background in finance. They bought the original salon in 2002 and expanded into a second location in 2006. Currently, there are three ...
by Stacey Soble
Culture Club: Studio Be
About five years ago, Ian and Beth Weber got their entire Studio Be team together to talk about the concept of core values and how these values could drive the business forward. “We wanted a road map to govern decisions and conduct ...
Culture Club: Ginger Bay Salon and Spa
Laura Ortmann believes establishing her salon’s culture is a challenging, never-ending job. As a former attorney who purchased the existing Ginger Bay Salon and Spa in St. Louis in 2008, one of her first tasks was defining the ...
by Stacey Soble
Healthy Outlook
A new industry report shows strong growth for the beauty industry along with some significant shifts.
Beauty bandits
After a string of Chicago-area robberies, salon owners and employees are reminded to take extra security measures.
by Jamie Newman
Spilo Helps Provide Meals on Wheels to Homebound Seniors
Spilo Worldwide, a leading master beauty distributor and manufacturer, understands that true beauty lies within the heart. That's why they are sponsoring St. Vincent’s Meals on Wheels 21st Annual Walk/Bike-a-thon on Sunday, April 24 in ...
by Anne Moratto
Getting Down to Business: Salon Management Classes at Premiere Orlando 2016
Premiere Orlando 2016, held June 4-6 at the Orlando/Orange County Convention Center, will feature 33 classroom presentations on salon business and personal development with pertinent information for salon owner, managers and stylists. Topics ...
Why Your Salon Should Target Men
It’s time to take off the blinders and re-think our roles in the Business of Beauty. Our view should not be limited to cutting hair, nails and spa services. It most certainly should not be focused solely on women.What are we missing? ...
by Stacey Soble
Mind the Culture Gap With Your Front Desk
As the leader of the Front Desk Division for Summit Salon Businesss Center, Kristi Valenzuela coaches salon owners to be mindful of the culture gap that often exists between the front desk staff and the rest of the salon team.“Whether ...
by Stacey Soble
PERISCOPE DEMO of STX Beacon Mobile-Friendly Salon Software
At America's Beauty Show in Chicago, we interviewed STX Software President Jeff Mason on how the STX Beacon mobile-friendly cloud software functions on any device and any browser. Bonus: all the marketing is built in—set up custom ...
Contemplating the Men's Market with Vaughn Acord
At America’s Beauty Show to debut V76’s new packaging, Vaughn Acord took a moment to step away from the busy show floor to discuss the opportunity men present salons with Salon Today’s Stacey Soble via Periscope. Below are some ...
by Stacey Soble
5 Phrases That Will Transform Your Relationship with Your Clients
At America’s Beauty Show this past weekend, stylists Kelly Bileddo and Rod Sickler of Sexy Hair hosted a class called, “Men Mean Business,” where they offered five key phrases that can drastically improve your relationship with your male and female clients.
Global Beauty Masters Invites ABS Attendees to Compete in the Show
The biggest battle of the strands came to America’s Beauty Show in Chicago this weekend. Global Beauty Masters, a television show on TLC that features the most extreme hair, makeup and competition of all time, invited attendees to audition ...
SALON TODAY RECOMMENDS: 5 Ways to Be a Leader Who Puts Stylists First
SALON TODAY is always on the lookout for salon business best practices and methods that help owners and managers foster growth. The latest on our reading list are the insightful articles featured on avedameansbusiness.com. Scroll through these ...
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Owner to Owner: The Art of Delegation with Chris Murphy
Delegating is one of the hardest things to do for entrepreneurs, because in most cases, we’re control freaks. It took me years to learn how to delegate, and to be honest, I still struggle with it. But when you start to see how much more ...
5 Life Lessons from Jerry Gordon
It isn’t often a single owner of one small salon can influence the entire beauty industry with his actions. But Jerry Gordon, owner of J. Gordon Designs in Chicago, was a powerful voice for decades who made a big impact with his ideas, his ...