
ASCP, ISPA and PBA Receive 2026 Power of Associations Award for Esthetics Licensure Compact
This shared recognition celebrates the strength of industry collaboration in advancing professional mobility.
From an eye-opening panel on staff recruitment and retention to examining the seven steps of the client journey, Day Two of the Data-Driven Salon Experience helps you strengthen your business today and prepare for the future.

Get ready to take some notes—our second session of the Data-Driven Salon Experience on October 5 is filled with innovative, fresh ideas for doing business in today’s new world.
First, in an info-packed panel session, four savvy salon leaders—Stefanie Fox Jackson, Laura Ortmann, Chris Sulimay and Jen Baudier, share some out-of-the-box strategies for attracting the top talent in town and designing cultures so strong their new hires never want to leave. In addition, Jackson shares some eye-opening statistics from her Cosmetology Workforce Study which will get you rethinking your recruitment systems
Next, in a session sponsored by L’Oreal Professional Products and Kerastase, Summit Salon Business Center’s Heather Bagby leads you on a tour through Salon Emotion, a look at seven key steps in the client journey. She also will share some illuminating data about each step, plus some actionable ideas for improving each one, while layering in specific suggestions for what she calls the ‘mid-Pandemic time.’
And to wrap up the day, Jyl and Jason Craven of Jyl Craven Hair Design take a scrutinizing look at the metric of Productivity. Jyl will share how she’s managed to grow her personal sales behind the chair to more than $600K a year, and together these owners will detail the strategies they employ to get their team to be their productive bests.
And to wrap up the day, Jyl and Jason Craven of Jyl Craven Hair Design take a scrutinizing look at the metric of Productivity. Jyl will share how she’s managed to grow her personal sales behind the chair to more than $600K a year, and together these owners will detail the strategies they employ to get their team to be their productive bests.
To check the complete schedule of presentations and to register for your favorites (all of the are free), visit datadrivensalon.com/experience.

This shared recognition celebrates the strength of industry collaboration in advancing professional mobility.

In Dubai, a salon visit isn’t an appointment. It’s a weekly routine, and clients can spend $800 to $1,400 a month on it, according to Gaurav Tripathi of MADI International. On October 6-8, 2026, the market behind those numbers opens its doors as Beautyworld Dubai marks its 30th edition at the Dubai World Trade Centre, bringing together distributors, brands, stylists and salon owners from all over the world.

In October, volunteers plan to walk and take the plunge during at the annual event, HairToStay Does the Bay. Find out how you can participate and support the organization that grants subsidies to cancer patients so they can receive cold cap treatments to save their hair during chemotherapy.
At Premiere Orlando 2026, SALON TODAY catches up with Easihair Pro's Angela Gilmore, who talks about why stylists lose clients who are suffering from thinning hair and hair loss, and how their new Hairlosophy line can help.

Illuminated Paths is a boxed set of 52 cards, a guidebook, and an Oracolor Wheel, a visual framework that helps readers reconnect with the qualities they want to bring into everyday life.

In this rare essay, the president of a haircare brand takes us behind-the-scenes into a world we never see when we pick up a product off the shelves--the arduous, thought-probing, second-guessing journey of rebranding a legacy product line. Not only is her reflection fascinating, but it is also incredibly useful for any salon owner or manufacturer contemplating their own brand.

Twenty lucky winners will be selected July 30th, and each will be able to choose from three different service tray models.

Motivated by loved ones who have battled cancer, Phorest's Barry Quinn and two friends will embark on a three-day trek to the summit of the highest peak in North Africa in September, raising money for HairToStay. Find out how you can help them.

The company's Back to Business Sweepstakes is a direct investment in the stylists and salon owners who are building something that lasts.

Owners start to worry when a month's sales come up short compared to the same period last year, but that may have more to do with the days in the month than with an actual decline. The KIM Report's Alain Audet points to May 2026 as a prime example.