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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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The Ruiz Artistic Team out of Austin, Texas, collaborates on inspiring, yet attainable, finishes using Aveda color and styling products.
READ MORE »AVEDA CONGRESS 2019: “Know What We’re Made Of”
THE EVENT: Aveda Congress, the bi-annual gathering of salon professionals who come to Minneapolis, Minnesota, to learn the latest in cut, color, design, make up and business from top Aveda artists including Antoinette Beenders, Van Council, Ian Michael Black, Ricardo Dinis, Janelle Geason, Tatum Neill, Allen Ruiz, Bea Carmichael, Heggy Gonzalez and more. Congress 2018 was […]
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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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