Carol Augusto, executive director of Serious Business for the past 20 years, passed away in late February. A lifelong learner, she spent her life helping salon leaders grow both professionally and personally.
Since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the Salon and Spa Relief Fund has come to the aid of salons and salon professionals impacted by natural disaster, but the national scale of the pandemic presented a big hurdle. With an infusion of support from Aveda, the fund has helped 246 salons and growing.
With heavy hearts the Neill family announce the passing of Neill Creative Director Michael "Baker," a celebrated stylist that also was the founder of 5x5 The: Stage, the DeBulker and the Second Hand Scissor Project.