Justice and Soul Offers Hope in Cambodia
When Matthew Fairfax sets his mind to something, he doesn’t just get it done—he hits it out of the park.The owner of the James Alan Salon in Seattle, Washington, planned to raise $100,000 for a salon and training school in Cambodia ...
Lucky Salon Wins Makeover from Cindarella and Salon Interiors
Attending Luxury Brand Partners’ Front Row in Miami in January resulted in a big payoff for Santiago Romero, owner of Project Luxe Salon in Albuquerque, New Mexico.Romero was the grand prize winner of an on-site raffle held by one of the ...
by Stacey Soble
Minerva Beauty Introduces a New Salon Equipment Package Program
Minerva Beauty, Inc. introduces the new Salon Equipment Package Program to address the needs of new salon owners. Jay Rawl, president of Minerva Beauty realized the difficulties future salon owners had when it came to purchasing ...
Documentary: The Philosopher Jerry Gordon
Award-winning stylist/global hair celebrity Jamie Carroll was deeply influenced by Jerry Gordon, the late owner of J. Gordon Designs in Lincoln Park, Chicago.Carroll started working on this video several years ago to help share Gordon’s ...
Salon Today's 2015 Total Salon Makeover Winner Completes Design Transformation
If you’ve taken a peek at Salon Today’s Total Salon Makeover application and considered entering, Estelle Bouras, owner of the Jon Kailey Salon in Wilmette, Illinois, encourages you to do it. “Last year, I deleted the email ...
by Stacey Soble
Gadabout Salonspas and Verve Celebrate the Accomplishments of 250 Employees
Pamela McNair-Wingate opened the first Gadabout Salon in 1979 with a staff of eight in an 800-square-feet space. Today, the Tucson-based, family-owned Gadabout brand is an award-winning business including five salon locations, two VerVe ...
by Stacey Soble
Club Intrigue On the Road
Pro-Panorama is the 2016 national launch of Club Intrigue, a shared education event that focuses on local communities coming together face-to-face and without barriers to build relationships, collaborate, and have fun.The event which has its ...
by Stacey Soble
Club Intrigue's In the Club Goes Bilingual
The energy was high as attendees flooded into Atlanta’s hot Havana Night Club for the first, highly anticipated Club Intrigue of the New Year.Club Intrigue is a shared education event, focusing on local communities coming together ...
by Stacey Soble
Insight Salon and Spa Software Celebrates 25th Anniversary
This year, Syntec Business Systems, Inc. (Syntec), the developers of Insight Salon & Spa Software, proudly celebrate their 25th year in the professional beauty industry. The effective and user-friendly software helps salon owners schedule ...
by Stacey Soble
Paul Stafford Named ALFAPARF Milano Global Ambassador
Premier luxury haircare brand ALFAPARF Milano is bolstering its global reputation as a leading creative and educational heavyweight with the appointment of one of America’s favourite Brits, Instagram star Paul Stafford, as Global ...
by Stacey Soble
The Relentless Rise of Instagram: Predictions for 2016
Our industry’s love affair with Instagram is far from exclusive. We are not the only ones to embrace its power to communicate and engage, or exploit its flawless perfection for showcasing our genius. During 2015, the beauty ...
Top Salons Across the Country Participate in HAIRraising for Boston Children’s Hospital
On Sunday, April 10, top salons throughout the United States will participate in the HAIRraising Cut-a-thon, a massive, one-day fundraising event benefiting Boston Children's Hospital’s Heart Center. Founded in 2010 by longtime ...
Exploring Intimacy at Serious Business 2016
Despite the fact that vibrant Mardi Gras parades were going on all around them, nearly 2,000 salon owners, managers and stylists gathered in the historic Saenger Theater January 31-February 1 in New Orleans for Serious Business 2016.The ...
by Stacey Soble
Idealogue: Tackling the Tough Questions
When Luxury Brand Partners hires a new employee, he or she is given a copy of Jim Collins’ book, Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t. When Lyndsey Bardnell, LBP vice president of learning and development, ...
by Stacey Soble
The Launching of a Luxury Brand
Launching a luxury brand is tough. Launching a luxury brand in the midst of a recession might be madness. For Daniel Kaner and Tev Finger, founders and co-presidents of Oribe, launching a luxury brand in 2008 turned out to be a stroke of ...
Staying Up Late with an Innovative Industry Talk Show
Move over Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel and Seth Meyers. There’s a new host on the late night front, and he’s got the professional salon industry talking.In late 2015, Tev Finger, president and CEO of Luxury Brand Partners, launched his ...
by Stacey Soble
ISBN Studies Humanology at Upcoming Conference
Humanology, or the study of human nature, is the theme for the 2016 International SalonSpa Business Network Annul Conference, which will be held May 22-24 at the beautiful Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, California.During the ...
by Stacey Soble