
If You Had to Do it All Over Again: Advice from a Retiring Hairdresser on How to Build a Fulfilling Career
You may be surprised to hear some of the things he feels he got right...and some that he wishes he had done differently.

You may be surprised to hear some of the things he feels he got right...and some that he wishes he had done differently.

There’s still time to get tickets to the Beauty Changes Lives Experience happening during America’s Beauty Show in Chicago. Find out why this is all-evening party is a must-attend event!

The future will see many jobs that people hold today completely gone or dramatically changed. Will that include hairdressing?

How many “chances” should you give yourself to please a client?

Some things to ask yourself if you are considering a career as a stylist from someone who has been doing hair--and loving it--for more than 40 years.

Caitlin Ford says 2018 was her most successful year professionally. But the artist faced a life-changing event on October 3.

This year, make yourself a priority.

Some strategies for creating content and then protecting your precious content once it's made.

The trio of experts on a panel at Salon Digital Summit discussing the business of getting personal on Instagram included stylists Christina Kreitel and Christopher Smith, and Natalie Boos, director of marketing for the Business of Balayage.

From something as practical as making sure to wipe the camera lens to what kind of content performs well on social, this panel offered great insight on how stylists can use social media to build their business.

So, you work in a cool salon, keep up with trendy styles and dress the part. And, you think this is the big reason clients keep coming back to see you? Maybe for a first visit, but to retain clients, it’s the little things that count.

I urge you to visit a beauty school. It doesn’t matter if you feel you are a good teacher or not. Just show how much you love what you do.

Do you, like me, hate excusing yourself when working on a client? The habit we salon professionals have of holding our pee can have grave consequences.

During the ordeal, I kept thinking of how I must warn all cosmetologists of the need for self care.

Use the sentences as they are, word for word. Do not alter the words. Do not change the order. Then watch what happens.

10 Habits of a Young Stylist is a creative workshop for new beauty graduates or young stylists looking to expand their career in their own terms and is being offered at the International Salon and Spa Expo (ISSE) in Long Beach, CA, this weekend.

What would you list as the things that make you tick or that tick you off?