Booked and busy – what every business owner wants. While desirable, it does have its costs: sleepless nights and overwhelming stress. Heather Harris knows this all too well. A nationally recognised stylist, salon owner, business leader, and celebrated speaker, Heather brings a plethora of insight around entrepreneurship and leadership. As the Founder and CEO of … Continued
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Caroline Hirons: Building a High-Performing Salon Culture
To kick off the keynote speeches at the Salon Owners Summit 2026, Caroline Hirons led the audience in a refreshingly honest take on the beauty industry. The award-winning ‘Queen of Skincare’, educator, best-selling author, and founder of Skin Rocks and Skin Rocks Pro, is known for her genuine, and oftentimes blunt approach to beauty. In … Continued
Read articleHow to Build Trust and Credibility on Social Media as a Medi-Aesthetic Clinic
Long gone are the days when social media was an optional extra to promote your medi-aesthetic clinic. Now, if you aren’t utilising the power of social platforms, you are automatically putting your business on the back foot of your competitors. The good news? You don’t need high-budget videos or millions of followers to build credibility. … Continued
Read articleWhat Quality Assurance Really Means for Your Spa, Clinic, and Salon Software
A peek behind the curtain: how rigorous testing ensures reliability, data safety, and smooth day-to-day operations for busy salons, spas, and clinics. “In a salon, clinic, or spa, confidence begins in the mirror — but it’s sustained by the systems you can trust behind the scenes.” The usual rhythm of a busy salon, spa, or … Continued
Read articleUnlock Your Salon, Spa, or Clinic’s Potential with Phorest Ads Manager
Ready to transform interest into confirmed bookings and grow your salon, clinic or spa? Phorest Ads Manager is your revolutionary tool for social media advertising, designed to effortlessly connect your services with the right audience. More than just an ad platform, it’s your dedicated growth partner, streamlining ad creation and client targeting. What’s the best … Continued
Read articleDot Phrasing – The Smarter Way to Document
Picture this: you’re in the middle of a client consultation, carefully assessing their needs, answering questions, and building a rapport. But in the background, there’s a constant distraction – the burden of documentation. Typing out detailed notes, making sure records are accurate, and ensuring compliance can feel like a never-ending task. It slows you down, … Continued
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The Year to Elevate: Salon Owners Summit 2025 Recap
If there’s one thing I’ve learned from this industry, it’s that salon owners don’t let anything get in their way—not even one of the biggest storms Ireland has seen in recent history. On the Friday before our ninth Salon Owners Summit, as we felt the winds pick up in Dublin and started to hear news … Continued
Read articleMastering the Client Lifecycle: Kati Whitledge’s Framework for Winning & Keeping Clients
At the intersection of love and people is the human need for connection. Between people and marketing, the human longing to feel recognised and engaged in ways that matter. And where marketing and love meet, we find authentic expression and real stories. But there’s something really quite special at the intersection of a “love for … Continued
Read articleAI & The Future of Work: Lessons from Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE
AI is already shaping the way we work and interact, but are we actively shaping it in return? Are we ensuring it benefits everyone? And are we still asking, with childlike curiosity, “What might happen?” In what took the shape of a keynote-meet-tech-computer-science-lecture imbued with wonder, Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE didn’t just talk about AI … Continued
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