Wella Launches Salon Savvy Business Education
With Salon Savvy, Wella packs a powerful assembly of business coaches to help owners take their salon business to the next level.
by Stacey Soble
Stacey Soble
Director of Brand Content Strategy
Stacey Soble has been involved in the conversation of salon business for more than two decades—as a reporter, a consultant and as the editor in chief of SALON TODAY. She has been responsible for growing the brand's celebrated recognition programs, SALON TODAY 200 and SALONS OF THE YEAR, and has launched two new competitions in recent years--STAMP (SALON TODAY's Annual Marketing Program) and the SALON TODAY Total Makeover Competition. She is a frequent speaker on the topic of salon business at industry events.
2 to 10 Update: An Exciting Collaboration
The 2 to 10 Leadership Conference expands with an MBA-level course developed by the University of Massachusetts Boston's Entrepreneurship Center.
by Stacey Soble
Robert Thomsen wins Milady's Rising Star Video Contest
Milady announced Robert Thomsen, a stylist from Albany, New York, as the winner of its Rising Start video Contest. Thomsen wins a trip to a two-day video shoot, $1,500 cash and a ticket to NAHA 2014.
by Stacey Soble
Kim Vo Selects Millennium Software
Millennium announces that Kim Vo is the latest high profile stylist to select its software.
by Stacey Soble
Wella Announces Finalists in its Charity Challenge Competition
Wella announces the finalists of the Wella Supports Your Cause Charity Challenge and plans to gift a total of $43,000 in grants to the winners to build their salons' charitable outreach efforts.
by Stacey Soble
Beauty Veteran Kristine Cryer Joins Aware Products
Aware Products names 20-year beauty veteran Kristine Cryer as its new executive vice president of sales, marketing and product development.
by Stacey Soble
HOW-TO: Pool Hair Makeover With a Full Twist
Read about Olympic springboard diver Cassidy Krug, who after spending a lifetime in the pool suffered from severely damaged hair. Fortunately, Krug met Karie Bennett, owner of the Atelier Salon and Spa in San Jose, California. who gave Krug a Malibu Makeover. Read about the result...
by Stacey Soble
Malibu C Rescues Splash's Brandi Chastain
After professional soccer player Brandi Chastain spent three solid months in the pool for her stint on Splash!, her long hair was in distress. She found help at Atelier Salon and Spa in San Jose, where Karie Bennett administered a Malibu C treatment.
by Stacey Soble
ISPA Honors Horst Rechelbacher with Visionary Leader Award
The International SPA Association announces plans to honor Horst Rechelbacher with its Visionary Leader Award at its conference in Las Vegas, October 2013.
by Stacey Soble
ISPA to Honor Blake Mycoskie with Humanitarian Award
ISPA to present the founder of TOMS shoes with the Humanitarian Award at its Fall 2013 conference and expo at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada.
by Stacey Soble
Cosmoprof Announce Plans for First TV Shopping Open-See
If you have a great new beauty product and would love access to a television audience, Cosmoprof North America is hosting a TV Shopping Open-See during its trade show Monday, July 15, at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. See what you need to do.
by Stacey Soble
ISBN Conference Tackles the Tough Issues
At the International SalonSpa Business Network Conference in Salon Antonio, Texas, the owners of multi-unit salons gathered to discuss the issues shaping the industry: technology, legislation and growing customer service expectations.
by Stacey Soble
Licensing Threats: Myra Irizarry on the "I Am" Campaign
Myra Irizarry, the PBA’s director of government affairs and industry relations, sheds light on legislative threats to cosmetology licenses and a free program to help you educate your community.
by Stacey Soble
Tour the 2013 SALON OF THE YEAR!
While filming a salon tour of Posh in Kew Gardens, New York, MODERN's Maggie Mulhern let the owners in on a secret -- they won SALON TODAY's 2013 SALONS OF THE YEAR competition.
by Stacey Soble
PBA Launches New Educational Campaign on Deregulation
In the light of many state governments moving to deregulate occupational licensing, PBA's new awareness campaign offers signage and talking points on the importance of licensing to interested salons and beauty professionals.
by Stacey Soble
Finding the One: Oribe to Choose Next Mentee at Backstage 2013
As Oribe prepares for his Backstage Miami La Fama event this June he has very special plans for one stylist in attendance that weekend.
by Stacey Soble
Is Your State Under Red Alert?
Across the country, there are legislative and regulatory issues that have the ability to impact the future for cosmetology students, service providers, distributors, salon and spa owners, distributors and manufacturers. From restrictions on student funding to state threats on licensing requirements, from tip taxation to specific ingredient regulation—as an industry, we need to be aware of these issues, learn how they affect us, and get involved to actively support our industry so it can continue to survive and thrive. Read more.
by Stacey Soble