Salon Management

How to Create Financial Security and Consistency in a Salon

“Study what you have and project your future business based on last year’s data…when you know your slow times, there will be no slow times!”

Profiles in Leadership: Mechelle Khodayari, Empathetic Leader and Secret Skateboarder

Get a glimpse into the leadership style of Mechelle Khodayari, co-owner of Aria Salon Spa Shoppe, with two locations in Alpharetta, Georgia, with the first in our new series, Profiles in Leadership.

Leaders Never Stop Learning

In the fourth installment of Kati Whitledge's Leadership Series, she offers a variety of recommendations for salon owners to keep honing their leadership skills.

Salon Owners Share the Mistakes that Taught Them the Most

Business mistakes can be embarrassing, expensive and painful, but when you harvest the lesson within, they also can represent growth opportunities. Heed the advice of these nine owners who shared the important management lessons they've learned.

Sponsored by SalonCentric

Krisiti Valenzuela Leads Salons to their Full Potential

At the Data-Driven Salon Summit, Kristi Valenzuela details all the different ways the programs and systems from Salon Summit Business Center can help them grow.

Steve Gomez Invites Salon Owners to Ask "What If?"

At the Data-Driven Salon Summit, Steve Gomez led owners on a path of introspection, then showed them how their goals are achievable.

Beauty Backbone Helps Salon Stay Sustainable by Aligning Beauty and Business

At the Data-Driven Salon Summit ,Karla Lopez-Martinez showed owners how Beauty Backbone helps them strengthen their leadership, financial, operational and culture-building skills.

London Curtis Helps Salons Train New Team Members

Salon Scholar is a fully managed training system for new hires. At the Data-Driven Salon Summit London Curtis showed salon owners how it works.

Jason Everett Helps Salons Attract and Keep Staff and Guests

With his own salon board game, Jason Everett makes learning fun, while helping salons and team members understand the functions of attraction, retention, and delivering to clients.

Lucas Renfroe Helps Salons Develop their Digital Strategies

If your salon doesn't have a presence online, it's hard for new clients to find you. Lucas Renfroe helps salon navigate the complicated world of SEO, helping them build their digital strategy to help fuel growth.

Deb Hunt Partners with Salons to Help Them Grow

Is your business stuck in a rut? Don't go it alone. A coach like Deb Hunt from Salon Spa Business Solutions can help you get back on the growth track.

Bonnie Bonadeo Helps Beauty Professionals Build Successful Brands

At Data-Driven Salon Summit, the Coaches and Consultants showcases invited some of the industry's top advisers to give Ted Talk-style presentations. Here, Bonnie Bonadeo explains how she helps professionals build a better brand, and be the best leader and contributor possible.

The Coaches and Consultants Showcase at Data-Driven Salon Summit

Looking for a trusted adviser to help your salon grow to the next level? At Data-Driven Salon Summit we invited the industry's coaches and consultants to give a Ted Talk-style presentation of their focuses and capabilities--use this virtual guide to find your best match.

Whip Salon Opens its First Franchise Location

With three locations now in Connecticut this hip, upscale salon offers an excellent opportunity to career-minded stylists interested in making the move to ownership.

4 Automated Solutions for Booking More Appointments and Improving Revenue

RJ Horsley, president of SpotOn, shares how automated solutions can increase revenue by booking more new clients, improving client retention and reducing no-shows.

Does Your Salon Technology Provide A Human Touch?

Functionality, integration, experience—no question these are all critical in a salon technology product. But the truth is, for many salon owners who didn’t grow up in a world of coding and don’t speak tech language, it’s the human connection that’s most important.

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Strategies Announces 6th Annual Team-Based Pay Conference Dates

The two-day conference will feature 30 sessions for employee-based salons, spas and medspas.