Why It Can Be Lonely at the Top

Build Your Salon's Phil Jackson believes it doesn't have to be that way. He explains why it tends to happen, and how you can change it.

Challenging Clients and the Lessons They Teach

Salon owners share the stories of their most annoying, crazy and ridiculous clients, including what those experiences have taught their teams. (Client names have been changed to protect the guilty.)

Leading Beauty and Wellness Industry Associations Join Forces as "Unite as One"

The collective of professional associations will provide enhanced support and advocacy on behalf of their members and industries.

Ageism in the Salon

"Nobody was rude to me; everyone was nice, yet silently, I was denied opportunities awarded to anyone younger. Ageism is sneaky and includes biases like younger stylists give the salon a better image, clients prefer younger stylists, and they only do old- fashioned styling."

4 How-to's to Add Vitalshot Services to Your Menu

Offered as an upsell, the mighty Keratin Complex bond rebuilder can enhance all color and lightener applications.

HOB Salons Launches HOB Homecare for Advanced Online Retailing

The concept brings professional recommendation into the online product purchase.

R+Co BLEU Introduces Three Sustainable Luxury Products

The brand's couture-caliber line adds a dry shampoo and two hair masques.

How to Foster Creativity

Before Genein Letford takes the stage at Serious Business 2022, she chatted with SALON TODAY about how owners can help their team members shift their perspectives and open up their creativity.

Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Foundation Changes Lives with Six Beautiful Scholarships

Six applicants are awarded with funding to pursue their passion in cosmetology and esthetics.