
Sola Salons Honors Nine Entrepreneurs Shaping the Future of Beauty and Wellness
The 2026 Faces of Sola Visionaries encompass industry leaders driving innovation and meaningful change on their own terms.
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The 2026 Faces of Sola Visionaries encompass industry leaders driving innovation and meaningful change on their own terms.









For two decades, I’ve had the privilege of styling brides and building a business. What began as a solo venture, has expanded into an award winning and multi-published 16-artist team.
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Solopreneur Ryan Sanger shares his journey to building a $400K a year business while working just three days a week. He outlines his strategic decisions and disciplined actions.
As a token of gratitude for reaching a milestone of its dedicated community of 20,000 beauty professionals, Sola Salons is awarding $20,000 to Sola beauty professionals to pursue their entrepreneurial Endeavors.
Sola Salons’ creation of iconic hairstyles at NYFW with Matthew Curtis marked an industry first, created access for independent professionals at premier fashion events.
MODERN was invited to join in on three days of fun and education at Sola Sessions in Austin, TX, which also featured the first-ever Sola Pro Awards.
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.
In this short video, Steven Wren--a Faces of Sola Salon Studios Ambassador and a Wahl Platform Artist--talks to us about how his career took him to being his own boss, inside his shop.
Being unable to find bilingual stylists can be discouraging to the millions of primarily Spanish-speaking clients in the US. Here's how Daniel Montes makes them feel welcome in his salon.