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Even when you’re flush, I hope you still watch your pennies. Money isn’t everything; however, not having cash on hand forces you to make choices you don’t want. Here are the critical items to living with inflation for salon professionals.
After many years of being pitched, these are the questions every manufacturer should ask themselves before creating a new product and introducing it to stylists.
If you think other stylists can "steal" clients from you, you're looking at the situation from the wrong perspective.
Carlos Valenzuela gives tips on using your words and body language to retain clients.
Clear out the old to make room for the new - new ideas, new attitude, new revenue.
The 41 List recognizes 41 LGBTQ Latinx role models. Valenzuela, a stylist, educator, former salon and school owner and author, has been recognized for his leadership and for his award-winning novella, Letters to Young Carlos.
When people compliment Wesley Poole's excellent people skills and customer service, he explains his golden rule of professionalism, “If you love yourself, you automatically love your clients.” This is the second profile in a series of senior stylists who inspire by example.
Seniors are an encyclopedia of knowledge whose wisdom is to be cherished and respected. If your salon doesn’t have one, go out and find or steal one.
"Nobody was rude to me; everyone was nice, yet silently, I was denied opportunities awarded to anyone younger. Ageism is sneaky and includes biases like younger stylists give the salon a better image, clients prefer younger stylists, and they only do old- fashioned styling."
New perceptions of gender--more specifically, the greater acceptance of gender fluidity and things like choosing your personal pronoun — have opened the door to men’s acceptance of more traditionally feminine products and services. However, the marketing of cosmetics for men still retains a heavily masculine sensibility, but this is changing.
