How to Groom Your A-Team
Whether you’ve only been in business a few years or are an industry veteran, it’s tempting to spend revenue on updating your space, investing in new technology or financing new client incentives. Although these are all worthy ...
by Stacey Soble
STAMP 2015: Mario Tricoci's Recruitment Materials
Mario Tricoci CareersMario Tricoci Hair Salons & Day SpasPalatine, IllinoisSubmitted by: Kelly Ehlers, Ideas that EvokeThe internal human resources and recruitment teams at Mario Tricoci were looking for a better way to communicate with and ...
by Stacey Soble
STAMP 2015: Nuovo's Recruitment Materials
Join the Nuovo TeamNuovo Salon GroupSarasota, FloridaOwned by: Terry McKee and James AmatoTo target passionate, creative, like-minded people, Nuovo created a series of Facebook and Instagram posts featuring its team environment. The posts were ...
by Stacey Soble
STAMP 2015: Inspire Greatness' Recruiting Materials
Employee Recruitment MaterialsStand-Up BannersInspire Greatness Aveda InstitutesDenver, Colorado; Tucson, Arizona; Provo, Utah; Phoenix, ArizonaOwned by: Dale LeMondsTo create a huge visual impact when attending student recruitment opportunities ...
by Stacey Soble
Growth After a Walkout
Every salon owner fears a walkout, and most will experience one at some point in their salon’s history. For Maggie DiFalco, owner of Maggie the Salon in Pembroke Pines, Florida, that dark day arrived in 2011, after five years of consistent ...
by Stacey Soble
Club Intrigue is Taking the Show on the Road
A few years back, Jeff South, owner of Atlanta’s Intrigue Salon, changed the way both salon owners and stylists viewed in-house education when he created Club Intrigue—inviting in big-name educators and opening his salon after hours ...
by Stacey Soble
Who Comes First, Your Client or Your Employee?
Every business owner knows you need both employees and customers to survive, but when it comes to prioritizing in order of importance, who comes first—the employees or the customers? Of course, most would argue the customer always comes ...
by Stacey Soble
Save the Date: PBA Executive Summit in Scottsdale, Dec. 3-4, 2015
The Professional Beauty Association (PBA) will be hosting the PBA Executive Summit taking place on Thursday, December 3 - Friday, December 4, 2015 in Scottsdale, Ariz. This two-day event is designed exclusively for upper-level management and ...
by Anne Moratto
How to Gain Your Team's Emotional Commitment
Great leaders, including salon owners and managers, realize in order to get people follow them, they have to turn what’s important to them into a compelling cause for others to follow.How do you do that? Find out what’s most ...
by Stacey Soble
Owner to Owner: Snapchat Management
As the director of technical and business development for Zano Salons, Sara Aikens’ biggest challenge is communicating a consistent message to employees at the salon’s four locations surrounding Naperville, Illinois. With 150 ...
by Stacey Soble
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
Second-Guessing
At some point in their career, everyone would love a do-over—a second chance to say what they meant or act with the wisdom they acquire later. In this mindset, we give three beauty professionals the chance to fess up, asking them, “If you had the opportunity to change a decision you’ve made in your professional career, what would you change and why?”
What if Employees Were Like Family?
In her first SALON TODAY blog, Salon Concrete's Christine Zilinski questions what management looks like when you treat employees like family members.
10 Salon Team Bonus Strategies
Team Bonus Strategies were discussed at Strategies' first annual Team-Based Pay Conference. Here, Certified Strategies Coaches Brett Pierce and John Villamil provide the steps for salon bonus success.
Tips for Training Your Team
Grow's Antony Whitaker offers some wise tips for training a great salon team.
4 Critical Tips for Dealing with Messy Employee Situations
Eufora's John Cutrone offers salon owners helpful tips for dealing with messy employee situations.
by Stacey Soble
Ahead of the Curve: Scottfree Salon Tour
If one salon can demonstrate that innovation breeds success, it is Scottfree Salon, a full-service boutique salon on chic Milwaukee Street in Downtown Milwaukee. From technological upgrades to new business models, an emphasis on education to products that promote comprehensive health, Scottfree Salon sees no limitations, only possibilities.