Here’s How To Handle A Salon Walkout
It’s a business owner’s worst nightmare—an entire salon staff walking out, leaving you to figure out what went wrong and how to fix it. Well, we have advice from Van Council, owner of 8 salons (the busiest in the United States per square foot) on how he handled a mass exit.
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Counseled by Van Council
Less than a week after Stylist Harry Wood IV toured me through the Van Michael flagship in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta where he hangs his shears, I found myself at a quiet table in the Press Room at Aveda Congress, having a frank conversation with the salon’s co-owner Van Council. It’s always a pleasure to explore […]
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Earth Month Hits A Huge Milestone
This year, we marked a fundraising milestone during Earth Month 2018: over $60 million raised cumulatively for environmental causes since 1999! Focused on timely and critical environmental causes, this fundraising has helped conserve old growth forests, defended endangered species and since 2007, protected clean water at home and around the world through Aveda Light the Way candle sales.
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Two Years, 200 Percent Growth, One Fearless Leader
Three years ago, Hope White was plugging along, making a living as a stylist and salon owner, when she had hit a plateau with no room for growth. The salon she opened in 2011 was stagnating, and short of moving to a bigger location, there was nothing she could do about it.
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Good To Great: The Secrets To A Successful Service Every Time
Source: Van Michael Salons Facebook Brandon Darragh, a 30-year veteran stylist who earns $200K from his chair at Van Michael Salon is required to turn in his client index cards to his manager, just like the rookie stylist a few chairs over. “Our culture starts at the beginning of and rises up through the service [...]
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