An Interview with Peter Rosas

Let's spend a little time with my friend, Peter.

How I Got Your Client

If you think other stylists can "steal" clients from you, you're looking at the situation from the wrong perspective.

ISSE Long Beach: A Latino Guide

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.

Desperately Seeking Sofia

I have always felt Latinas value looking their bonita best more than their non-Hispanic comadres. And, a recent Univision study seems to support my hunch. More than proving myself correcto, it’s a wake up call to the salon industry to attract more Latino staff and clients. comadres. And, a recent Univision study seems to support my hunch.

My ISSE Favorites

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?

Salon Pro Tips for a Recession

How does a recession affect a salon professional, and why should you care?

Do Away with Your Licencia?

You have homework: make two calls. One to your State representative demanding licensing, next, call your area beauty school and offer to do a free class.

Spray Is in the Air

Finally, I sense a turn in our hair fashions. Could just me, but does anybody else catch the smell of hairspray in the air? Hairdressing, as in moving the hair with purpose, placing it in a desired form, and spraying it to keep it there---that’s what I mean.

2022 is the Year to Clean Up Your Act

Clear out the old to make room for the new - new ideas, new attitude, new revenue.