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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Up-Close: Ricardo Dinis
Growing up, Ricardo Dinis, Aveda Global Artistic Director for Haircutting, was a self-described creative: He counts ‘drama geek,’ creative writer and musician as several of his youthful pursuits. But when it came time to decide on a career, he was decidedly indecisive.
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Beauty and the Political Beast: How to Get Involved in Salon Legislation
Holly Vaught, corporate education director for K. Charles & Co. salons in the San Antonio, Texas area, decided to get involved in politics in 2006 when her company opened two Aveda Institutes (one in San Antonio and one in Corpus Christi).
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10 Big Ideas for Salon Success from Serious Business 2017
The theme of Serious Business 2017 was “Will You?” Mainstage speakers and break-out presenters explored the topic of “will” in many forms: the will to succeed, how will changes over time, the will to practice, and how passion affects will, to name a few. “Why do some thrive and others struggle?” Debra Neill asked a Serious Business audience full of salon owners and stylists. “We all have the same information—it’s all about will and execution.”
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