EDUCATION
Shifting the Vibe: Serious Business Message Resonates
Serious Business 2024 delved into recent shifts in customer service, work-life balance, and mental health, uncovering industry insights from top experts.
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Vibe Shift: Serious Business 2024 Preview
Source: Serious Business Debra Neill Baker and Carol Augusto have a reputation. The duo, who plan and implement Neill Corp’s annual Serious Business conference every January, are known for choosing speakers who become part of the zeitgeist (ahem, we’re looking at you, Brené Brown). This year, Neill Baker and Augusto may have outdone themselves, because [...]
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Lasting Impressions: Aveda Congress 2023
Where artistry and education collide: Aveda Congress 2023. Dive into the world of trends, creativity, and innovation with Aveda’s global artists and educators.
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Is AI Replacing Stylists?
Discover how AI (artificial intelligence) is revolutionizing the beauty industry for artists and salon owners.
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NQC Tailors Education to Leaders
Source: Neill After a hiatus the past few years, Neill Quality College (NQC) came back better than ever this summer with three days of education tailored to owners and managers. Andi Eaton Allemen, founder of Oui, We, Melody Van Drunen from Davanti Salons, Ric Bowden from Avalon Salon, and Garrison Neill and Kevin Perryman of [...]
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Serious Business Has Ongoing Impact
Source: Instagram For some salon owners, attending Neill’s annual Serious Business® conference in New Orleans isn’t just a way to improve their operations. It’s how they get inspired, push themselves to become more innovative, grow personally as well as professionally, and bring team members to do the same. “Serious Business motivates and refreshes me,” says [...]
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Owner Life: Suite vs. Salon
Amy Bellwood, co-owner of CALA Salon in Nolensville, Tennessee (with Ciji Wilkes and Lisa Rogers) worked in Aveda salons in Michigan and Tennessee for about eight years after graduating from beauty school. In those years, she grew as a stylist, became an educator, and felt ready to take the next step in her career […]
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$30K Club Rewards Stylists & Owners
Terry McKee, co-owner of three Nuovo Salons in the Sarasota, Florida, area, is a self-proclaimed “lifelong learner” with a passion for the beauty business. He’s also a working hairdresser, and has spent four decades behind the chair servicing his loyal clientele. Recently, McKee achieved an impressive stat, selling $32,500 […]
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Beauty Industry Study Reveals Higher Paychecks
When Erin Kuhn, Qnity president and spokeswoman for The Qnity Institute, took the stage at the annual Serious Business conference in New Orleans in January, she told the story of “Adam,” a stylist who came to the Qnity team with a decision to make. “Adam wanted to know whether or not he should leave his current […]
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