Carlos Valenzuela

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Carlos Valenzuela, initially trained in London and Chicago with Pivot Point International, has a master's degree in international management and forty-six-plus year's experience as a hairdresser, ex-salon/school owner and worldwide spokesperson for professional beauty brands. He is the author of numerous success and personal development programs and published the novella Letters to Young Carlos, about a gay boy growing up along the US/Mexico border in the 1960s. Visit him at carlosvalenzuela.online

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My ISSE Favorites

by Carlos Valenzuela

You can go to a trade show without a plan, hang out, be bored and vamonos. Or, you can study the brochure and create a route that supports what you like and need. Which is it, grasshopper?

ISSE Long Beach: A Latino Guide

by Carlos Valenzuela

This weekend I head to the port of Long Beach for the first spin of the show season, the International Salon Spa Expo. I don’t know about you, but unless I make a plan, when I get to an expo the tide carries me away. I wind up not seeing, learning, and meeting the people I wanted. So, here is my attack plan for the weekend.

Give It Away or Else

by Carlos Valenzuela

Everyone agrees that good marketing is a huge plus to your business, but what works and how? You see misguided online promotional efforts daily. If you are a small salon or an independent, here are tres simple pasos to begin streamlining your business focus:

Salons Battle in El Paso

by Carlos Valenzuela

Looking to escape the January tristeza? There’s a bit of “que pasa?” right after the busy holidays, isn’t there? Nothing perks the espirito like amicable competition. Here’s a shake it up idea from the El Paso dinamicos beauty professionals.

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