Weathering the Storm: Picking Up the Pieces after Hurricane Harvey
By U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Zachary West [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons In late August, Hurricane Harvey blew through Houston, flooding the city and leaving thousands of people homeless. When Harvey finally passed, Josephine’s Salon and Spas owner Vivian Yeh breathed a sigh of relief. Her home was intact and her three salon [...]
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10 Tips to Recruit from Beauty Schools
“Everyone has the same problem when it comes to recruiting,” Susan Haise, owner of the Institute of Beauty and Wellness and six Neroli salons in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area, says. “No matter what part of the country you’re in or what type of salon you run, it all starts with the population coming out of high school.”
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Getting To Know Barbara De Laere, the New Aveda Global GM
At the age of 14, when most kids are focused on making the soccer team or lining up a summer job scooping ice cream, Barbara De Laere was writing letters to the heads of major companies.
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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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