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
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
Eric Chester Shows Salons How to Create an "On Fire" Culture
Eric Chester knows a thing or two about developing an engaging culture. As the author of the new book, On Fire at Work: How Great Companies Ignite Passion in Their People without Burning Them Out, he frequently studies the companies that top the ...
by Stacey Soble
Roll Call: Tackling Employee Time-off
Many commissioned salons grant their full-time employees a week or two of paid vacation time each year, but many of today’s stylists want more. “Some of our team members have spouses who are executives and have up to six weeks ...
by Stacey Soble
On the Grid: Mapping Out Success
Recently, almost every member of the Nuovo salon group (three salons in the Sarasota, Florida, area with another opening in 2015) attended a Qnity + Aveda training session. The program is set up to make tracking numbers more intuitive to the ...
by Stacey Soble
Salon Social Culture, So What?
You’ve heard of ethnic culture, work culture, brand culture, and probably hundreds of other types of cultures that you’re supposed to pay attention to when moving cities, seeking jobs or joining clubs. Culture has become such a ...
by Stacey Soble
2015 Salon Today 200: Advanced Education
A steady infusion of advanced education keeps a salon’s team on-trend, motivated, creative and at the top of their game. In return, this renewed spirit fuels the salon’s sales and leads to growth. We asked ST200 applicants in this ...
by Stacey Soble
Marcus Buckingham Taps into Your Team's Strengths
Best-selling author, researcher and speaker Marcus Buckingham has made a career of studying what makes world-class managers tick, and sharing his findings with the world. His books and workshops focus on helping businesses discover the untapped ...
by Stacey Soble
The 5-Day Plan to Bring New Clients to Your Door
In theory, if you want a new client, all you need to do is make your case and ask for the business, again and again and again. Does that approach work? Well…sort of. Ask enough people and eventually someone will say “yes.” But ...
by Stacey Soble
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.
How do you ensure that your brand message is consistent and clear to all your customers?
Separating yourself out from the crowd and making sure your message is heard above the din is the hallmark of branding success. This month, we ask you to discuss, "How do you ensure that your brand message is consistent and clear to all ...
by Mike Curran
Work Relationships: Get Along or Get Going!
Many people seem to think because they are so busy and stressed, they are allowed to be unpleasant to their colleague. I think not.
One on One with Tev Finger: Focused on Education
In an exclusive interview with SALON TODAY's Stacey Soble, Oribe President Tev Finger outlines the growing company's big plans in the educational arena.
by Stacey Soble
Take Action Guide: Beauty Changes Lives
SALON TODAY's Take Action Guide profiles philanthropic organizations supported by and organized for the professional beauty industry. Here we introduce you to the Beauty Changes Lives.
by Stacey Soble
Take Action Guide: Beauty Restores Foundation
SALON TODAY's Take Action Guide profiles philanthropic organizations supported by and organized for the professional beauty industry. Here we introduce you to the Beauty Restores Foundation.
by Stacey Soble
Take Action Guide: Beauty Bus Foundation
SALON TODAY's Take Action Guide profiles philanthropic organizations supported by and organized for the professional beauty industry. Here we introduce you to the Beauty Bus Foundation.
by Stacey Soble
Take Action Guide: Charity Challenge
SALON TODAY's Take Action Guide profiles philanthropic organizations supported by and organized for the professional beauty industry. Here we introduce you to the Wella's Charity Challenge.
by Stacey Soble