Salon Management
2015 Coaches and Consultants Guide: Naked Audience Productions (NAP Events)
napevents.com | 877-319-2405, Ext. 5 or 623-810-9663 | bonnie@napevents.com | Owners: Bonnie Bonadeo and Alejandra CrisafulliNAP Events offers events, corporate training, coaching and online learning programs ...
by Stacey Soble
2015 Coaches and Consultants Guide: Kopsa Otte CPAs + Advisors
kopsaotte.com | 800-975-4829 | info@kopsaotte.com | Owners: Larry Kopsa, CPA; Candy Otte, CPA; Stacey Stark, CPA; and Katie Stoll, CPAKopsa Otte CPAs + Advisors realized several years ago that salons and spas ...
by Stacey Soble
2015 Coaches and Consultants Guide: Strategies
strategies.com | 800-417-4848 | bruce@strategies.com | Owner: Neil DucoffFor more than 21 years, leading business-minded salon/spa owners have been turning to Strategies for the systems, guidance and ...
by Stacey Soble
2015 Coaches and Consultants Guide: Inspiring Champions
inspiringchampions.com | (800) 496-9305, Ext. 1 | info@inspiringchampions.com | Founder & President: Lauren Gartland-RobertsInspiring Champions helps salon/spa owners better their businesses ...
by Stacey Soble
2015 Coaches and Consultants Guide: Summit Salon Business Center
summitsalon.com | 800-718-5949 or 763-478-9787 | ssbc@summitsalon.comCompany Consulting Divisions: Salon & Spa Consulting, Cosmetology School Consulting, Front Desk Division, Financial Services DivisionOwners: Glenn ...
by Stacey Soble
2015 Coaches and Consultants Guide: Passion Squared
passionsquared.net | 310-503-1342 | nina@passionsquared.net | Owner: Nina KovnerOur passion is empowering small biz owners and helping them find clarity and create awesome. Our focus is online plus offline ...
by Stacey Soble
Salon Captures the Art of Doing Hair in its Decor
Eryn Harrison, owner of Calm, A Salon in Oakland, CA believes that “doing hair and makeup” is an artistic form so what better way to showcase her stylist talents than using another artistic medium – photography – to ...
by Stacey Soble
Front Desk Case Study: Salon Naman in Rock Hill, South Carolina
Hiring Crystal Focus four years ago was a way for Amy and Chris Naoum, co-owners of Salon Naman in Rock Hill, South Carolina, to take their business to the next level.“We were doing some amazing things,” says Amy. “We had ...
by Stacey Soble
6 Front Desk Strategies for Success
Strategies for SuccessNo matter how great your front desk staff is, you still have to have a system of accountability in place. Kristi Valenzuela, head of the Front Desk Division for Summit Salon Business Center, gives owners six ...
by Stacey Soble
Front Desk Focus
When Kristi Valenzuela founded her consulting company, Crystal Focus, 15 years ago, she coached salon owners on all aspects of profitability in the salon, including marketing, retail and team training. In fact, she still teaches a popular class ...
by Stacey Soble
Personal Compass: Lupe Voss
Lupe Voss is an over-achiever…in the best possible way. In addition to her main job as the founder and co-owner, along with husband Manuel, of the successful Julian August Salon in Redlands, California and a working colorist, Voss is ...
by Stacey Soble
4 Factors to Consider as You Grow Your Salon
Is your salon successful? Are you ready to take the next step and expand operations? Growing a small business can be daunting, with many questions and road blocks ahead. But if you’re ready to take the dive, start gathering information now ...
by Stacey Soble
18|8 Salon Group Launches Clever King of the 'Stash Campaign
Men’s salon group 18|8 is giving its full backing to this year’s Movember campaign, recruiting team members across its group of 30 salons to pay more than lip service to the month of fundraising for men’s health.To kick off the ...
by Stacey Soble
Spas Prove Sugar Can Be Healthy
As Halloween comes and goes and the 2014 holiday season kicks in, members of the International Spa Association (ISPA) remind spa-goers there is a silver lining to their suguar cravings. Many spas and product companies use sugar as a scrub aid to ...
by Stacey Soble
How to Open and Run Your Own Salon: 7 Tips
There are a lot of factors at play when considering if you want to open and run your own salon; being the most talented stylist on your team doesn't necessarily equate to business savvy, according to Sam Villa, founding partner of Sam Villa ...
by Lauren Quick
5 Ways to Fairly Determine Pricing for Lowlighting and Highlighting Services
A constant struggle for salon professionals is how to effectively and fairly price services for clients so they feel they are getting a premium service at a reasonable price. Included here are parameters to help set a price on lowlighting, ...
Growing a New Service Category with Evolve
A long-time friend and client struggling with hair-loss was the impetus for Bruce Fisher, owner of Fisher Experience Salon & Day Spa in Braintree, Massachusetts, to begin researching restoration systems. “At 8-years-old, ...
by Stacey Soble