Scott maximized her micro-salon by transitioning from stylist to strategic owner, focusing on recruiting and station-sharing. By prioritizing her ownership role over behind-the-chair work, she grew her team to six stylists within the two-chair, 150-square-foot space before eventually moving to a larger facility.
The former CFO of Perdue Farms and owner of Hardy Seafood, Terry Owens delivers a wealth of wisdom and strategies for entrepreneurs in his new book, "Business is Simple."
It's Day 1 of our 2026 SALON TODAY 200 announcements, and today, we raise our glasses for the honorees in the Business Builders category. These salons, including Elan Hair Studio in Spring Lake, New Jersey, took strategic risks that paid off in revenue-generating success.
SALON TODAY reached out to the industry’s leading business consultants and invited them to weigh in on what’s top-of-mind for today’s salon leaders. Take a read through this compilation of solid advice on a variety of topics, each designed to give you the managerial tools you need to tweak your business and make 2026 your best year yet.
Illume Financial Strategies Kristin Stutz offers advice for balancing your business' success with your personal financial growth.
Coming off her rousing presentation at Data-Driven, Salon Cadence's Ronit Enos shares 7 key moves that can help you grow your company with confidence.
A big cheer to our 2025 SALON TODAY 200 honorees in Growth, who master a number of best practices to propel their businesses forward, including the team from Studio Wish in Twinsburg, Ohio. (This is the second half of our honorees in this category.)
Congratulations to the 2025 SALON TODAY 200 honorees who master a number of best practices to fuel their growth, including Heather Spencer and Adreanne Gellise-Budzinski, owners of A Spencer Gellise Salon in Bay City, Michigan, who are sporting their 'Minding My Own Small Business' shirts. This is Part One of Growth.
As the Arridell sisters successfully doubled the sales of Luscious and Co, they soon realized both their tenured team members and clients were becoming disengaged. In 2024 they restructured the company to address the challenges, witnessing big improvements in average ticket, client retention and frequency of visit. Find out how they accomplished that task.
Salon owner Nuri Yurt had a dream of owning a salon on New York City’s Madison Avenue. "Through perseverance, hard work and stellar customer service, he and partner John Kaygisiz founded Toka Salon in 2007.
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Competition for clients, talent, resources and mindshare is tougher for salons than it's ever been. Boulevard's Jozlyn Miller offers four pillars of modern salon success and how to plan for each.
Whether you're a beauty business owner or a professional stylist, Salon Success Revolution's Karen Hardee shares two critical steps in developing and growing your business.
A close look at the spot where hair, cocktails, and bees intersect. Wait, what?
Meet the second 50 or our 100 Growth honorees in the 2023 SALON TODAY 200! These salons pivoted with the time, bringing on new systems, procedures, products and services to propel their growth after the pandemic recovery. Here, Growth Honoree Jessica Sexton, welcomes guests to her Wanderlust Salon and Spa in Sevierville, Tennessee.
As the captain of your salon, you are in charge of steering it toward success. With her most recent blog, Coach Dawna Jarvis offers 5 strategies to get you pointed in the right direction.
As the leader of your business, you must take risks to grow. But the allure of comfort and the fear of the unknown hold us back. Dr. Leon Alexander offers eight solid steps that help you get out of your comfort zone and enter your growth zone.
As the leader of your salon, one of your main roles it to always search for new ideas to generate traffic and more income. Lucas Renfroe, a salon owner and the founder of Salon.Marketing is here with 7 ideas to generate both.