Discover Your Path and Dare to Travel It
When was the last time you took two full days to work on yourself? If this sounds like just what you need, Dare to Dream is the place to make it happen. Last year’s inaugural Dare to Dream event gave hair stylists and salon professionals a venue to come together, explore their dreams and map out a road to making them come true.
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How to Fire a Stylist, and Advice on How to Avoid It
At Serious Business in January, a panel of four owners of multiple salons spoke to the audience about the power of will and how it has affected their careers. The group touched on topics ranging from how they got started to their biggest business challenges; but the subject that most captivated the audience was salon staff challenges.
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Aveda Stylists Dominate NAHA Finalists
Year after year, Aveda artists are represented at the beauty industry’s most prestigious awards—the North American Hairstyling Awards— and bring home awards from multiple categories. 2017 was no exception. 12 of these talented stylists are Aveda artists who were nominated as NAHA finalists. We chatted with these hairdressers, including the four Student of the Year finalists, about their creative inspiration, the challenges they encountered and the lessons they learned on the road to NAHA.
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Educator Turnover: Breaking the Cycle
In-house salon education programs hone stylists’ technical and soft skills to get them ready to hit your salon’s floor. But for owners, running in-salon classes, training trainers and keeping content consistent is another full-time job.
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Minimize Stylist Turnover to Maximize Salon Profit
As any salon owner can attest, hiring never stops. Just when you think all the pieces are in place, your star stylist announces she’s pregnant and going to stay home after the baby is born. Or your favorite manager moves out of state.
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