Career
One-on-One Mentorship and Coaching with Sonya Dove
Here's your opportunity for 1:1 mentorship with global creative ambassador for Wella Professionals Sonya Dove to develop your full potential as a stylist, colorist, and beyond.
How to Secure Your Child's Financial Future
Ulta Beauty's Anna Manukyan walks business owners through how to (legally and ethically) employ your children, and then saving and investing that money for them.
How Sharon Spellman Gained Half a Million Followers on TikTok
Get to Know TikTok star and Matrix ambassador Sharon Spellman in our spotlight interview.
How to Start Investing with a Brokerage Account
Ready to invest? Here's how to start building wealth with a brokerage account, from financial educator and Ulta Beauty Senior Director of Education and Creative, Anna Manukyan.
Breaking Down the Scandi Hairline Trend
It is a hair coloring technique that creates a halo-effect around the hairline --but is it right for everyone?
by Anne Moratto
Don't End Your Career Broke: An Interview with Steve Ellis of Untouchable Academy
After a lifetime in the business, Steve Ellis has seen licensed beauty and barbering professionals make some not-so-great choices around money...and he wants that to change.
Independents, Are You Ready to Shine? The Indie Pro Awards Are Back!
MODERN SALON's Indie Pro Awards are BACK for a second year! Will you be named a winner? See the rules and how to enter here.
Power Up Your Consultations with The Pause Technique
If you could change one simple thing in your communication, you could completely transform how people perceive your needs. I lived many years unaware of this magical move. As soon as I learned it, I began using it everywhere. And it works!
Simple vs. Compounding Interest: Which Investments Offer Which?
Which investment methods compound your money, and which ones pay you a fixed rate? Ulta Beauty's Anna Manukyan explains.
Level Up Your Customer Experience
Salon owners Jessica and Charlie opened their first location in 2011, and brought American Express on board from day one. Find out how American Express helps them get the most out of their business.
Sponsored by Amex
3 Tips for Avoiding Future Financial Headaches
Financial coach Anna Manukyan shares three financial tips she wishes she new earlier--take note!
Celeb Manicurist Julie Kandalec Launches Beauty EntrePRONeur
Celebrity manicurist Julie Kandalec, founder of Julie K Nail Artelier, has announced a new addition to her academy, Julie K Nail Academy: a 6-week online business course called Beauty EntrePRONeur™ that will turn beauty pros into BeautyPROneurs (beauty + entrepreneurs).
Profit Alert! How This Pro Works 3 Days A Week But Earns Full Time Money
The Keratin Complex KCEXPRESS Service has been a game changer for my business. KCEXPRESS is a super-fast keratin color sealing service that banishes frizz and leaves hair smooth and manageable.
Sponsored by Keratin Complex
Unclaimed COVID Relief Money for Self-Employed Beauty Pros
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) provides tax credits worth up to $32,220 to independent workers. According to a recent alert from the Pro Beauty Federation, there are unclaimed funds still available, and they have made it possible to apply through their online portal.
Creating Wealth: Sacha Quarles on the Profit Power of Hair Extension Services
When Sacha Quarles wasn't able to offer extension services to his celebrity clients, he decided to stop paying someone else to do them and to learn how to do them, himself. And the result has been career-changing.
by Anne Moratto
Elizabeth Faye on the Many Ways Hairstylists Change the World
Elizabeth Faye feels so passionately about the transforming power of hairstylists, that she created a documentary to share that conviction and to celebrate that belief.
by Anne Moratto
What Is Saving the Salon Industry?
In this MODERN EXCLUSIVE video interview, we speak with Christina Russell, CEO of Sola Salons, about the growth of the salon suite model of employment and how independent salon professionals can continue to thrive even during times of economic uncertainty.
by Anne Moratto