
Building Careers, Not Chairs: The Systems Behind Sustainable Growth
How one salon company structured education, performance metrics, and career paths to drive retention, revenue, and long-term team growth.

How one salon company structured education, performance metrics, and career paths to drive retention, revenue, and long-term team growth.

In our final day of the 2024 SALON TODAY 200 Alerts, we meet 50 more honorees in Growth. These owners, including Stacey Holmes and Brandie Lohmann, owners of Steel Blade Men's Salon in Albuquerque, New Mexico, have learned to tap into new products, services and trends to build sales, while maximizing the time and talents of their team members.

On Day 9 of our 2024 SALON TODAY 200 we reveal the first 50 honorees in the category of Growth. These salons, including Dr Fly Salon and Spa in Joplin, Missouri, mastered a number of best practices to achieve overall sales growth of 18% or better.

MY SALON Suite nears the 300th location milestone, announcing plans for continued development and initiatives designed to further enhance business practices.

Susan Miller consults leaders in different facets of the beauty industry for advice on how to get out of your comfort zone.

Let the fanfare begin! With the first of ten announcements, we introduce you to the 2023 SALON TODAY 200, starting with the first half of the honorees in Growth. These honorees rebuilt their salons following the pandemic, reignited sales and turned in impressive year-end numbers. Here, the team from Craft +Theory Hair Studio in Ho Ho Kus, New Jersey, kicks us off with this fun-filled team shot.

A recent study found that only 20% of hairstylists in the United States make more than six figures a year. So what makes those 20% different from the rest? The research found these stylists had one critical characteristic in common, they have mastered the client experience.

A psychotherapist's new workbook is full of activities and exercises that help you identify limiting beliefs, calm the mind and turn negative thoughts into positive ones--helping you understand your current mindset and refocus it on growth.

With two virtual days packed with speakers who encouraged, engaged and evoked the thinking of attendees, Serious Business helped beauty professionals design their own journeys for the year ahead--and they started the process by inviting the audience to imagine their own "Re" words.

As the owners of Gordon Salon with four locations around Highland Park, IL, Pamela and Anthony Gordon implemented strategies that put the right people on the right bus in the right seats. Learn more of their strategies.

Retail got a boost last year at DV8 The Salon in Grapevine, Texas. Owners Lisa Justiss, Candice Hammit and Kirbi James introduced a version of William Edge’s Retail Edge system that resulted in a total culture change that refocused the salon’s staff on retail.

Learn about Bella Style Salon's challenging yet attainable bonus opportunity for service providers.

On the 11th Day of the Salon Today 200, we celebrate the first half of the 2018 honorees in Growth. These salons and spas have learned to master a number of best business practices to continually grow their service and retail dollars.

Meet the second half of our 2017 Salon Today 200 Growth Honorees. When a salon or spa masters a number of best business practices, it often fuels its growth. The resulting momentum, as well as the extra resources, often encourage the business and its team to continue to expand as they seek success.

By excelling in a number of best practices, a salon creates the momentum that engages teams, excites clients and results in growth. And, growth in turn provides the resources needed to reach future goals. Here are the first 50 2017 Salon Today 200 Honorees in the category of Growth.

To achieve the business momentum that is sustainable growth year after year, salon and spa owners must master a number of best business practices all while confidently leading their teams forward. For ST200 applicants in this category, it's ...

To achieve the business momentum of sustainable growth year after year, salon and spa owners must master a number of best business practices, all while confidently leading their teams forward. For ST200 applicants in this category, it’s a ...