At the SALON TODAY 200 Dinner Celebration and Awards Program in Nashville, the owners of six salons were surprised with crystal trophies after their heroic stories were shared.
The ongoing pandemic has caused the Canadian salon to pivot multiple times, with its original idea for a “Blonde Book” sprouting a succession of fresh-thinking initiatives.
The salon works with the Miss Utah competition but also has launched The Fearless Project to help women regain their self-worth, an initiative inspired by pre-pandemic work with an organization that helps young women build their self-esteem through pageant participation.
Owner Lindsay Lowe starts a salon tradition of working with the Global Stylist Scholarship program to give underprivileged but eager beauty students in other countries the skills to make a good living.
After several false starts, some postpartum depression, and COVID followed by a devastating Texas storm, owner Martha Lynn Kale has shaped her career and her salon to stand up to pretty much anything.
A lounge with a bar and pool table caters to the gentleman who needs a moment to unwind, as well as the patrons enjoying a bachelor's party or business meeting.
The professional hair and skin care brand founded in Italy more than 70 years ago brings its culture of "agricosmetic" product development to the States.
The brand's art initiative inspires hair pros as well as everyone else to "create your way," while a pop-up barbershop offered free haircuts to the public on the mural's launch day.