Sustaining Yourself in Business: Recognising & Managing Burnout – Insights from Peigin Crowley

At this year’s Salon Owners Summit, Peigin Crowley, Founder of GROUND Wellbeing, took the stage to share her deeply personal journey of building a purpose-driven brand while confronting the realities of burnout. Her insights served as a powerful reminder that success isn’t just about capability—it’s about capacity. From Kitchen Table to Global Brand Peigin founded … Continued

Phorest Insights: Data and Learnings from Over 10,000 Salons

Data has the power to transform your business, but only if it’s meaningful. In one of the most anticipated sessions of the Salon Owners Summit, Paddy Monaghan (Chief Product Officer), Nuala Maguire (Lead Data Analyst), and Niamh Greaney (Director of Customer Success, UK & Ireland) took the stage to demonstrate how real industry data can … Continued

Sustainable High Performance: Key Takeaways from Ronan Harrington’s Powerful Talk

Resilience and high performance go hand in hand, but too often, we confuse endurance for resilience. At the 2025 Salon Owners Summit keynote by Ronan Harrington, a resilience expert who has worked with industry leaders like L’Oréal, Deloitte, Meta, and KPMG, the audience was taken on a deeply moving journey—one filled with laughter, moments of … Continued

Why Your Salon Needs a Tipping Policy and How to Create One

The Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Act 2022 brought into law some important guidelines for salon owners and protections for salon employees regarding tips.  According to research from Phorest, 62% of Irish salon owners still have not made any changes to ensure they are compliant with the Act. Part of the legislation makes … Continued

Sharmadean Reid: Know Your Salon Clients – Finding The Human Story in the Data

Where to start when introducing Sharmadean Reid? ‘Powerhouse’ does not begin to describe this woman, who has led community movements and built a slew of successful business ventures, not to mention being awarded an MBE from HRH Queen Elizabeth II for her services to Beauty and Women, all before reaching her 40th birthday. But it … Continued

Tom Kuhn: Earning Potential in the Professional Beauty Industry

During his Main Stage talk at the 2024 Salon Owners Summit, Tom Kuhn, CEO of Qnity – an organisation offering education and tools for economic empowerment in the beauty industry – brought attendees through the latest research carried out by Qnity’s research arm, Qnity Institute. The research looks into the earning potential and working conditions … Continued

Tom Kuhn: The ‘Gridy’ Art of Getting Things Done

Tom Kuhn, CEO of Qnity – an organisation offering education and tools for economic empowerment in the beauty industry – ran an excellently practical workshop at the 2024 Salon Owners Summit.  Addressing the room, Tom asked, “Who here is an ‘ideas person’, but finds their ideas rarely make it to fruition?” Unsurprisingly, in a room … Continued

Keith Barry: Beyond Words – Harnessing the Power of Non-Verbal Communication

Irish mentalist, entertainer and subconscious mind specialist, Keith Barry, gave an incredible performance at the Salon Owners Summit 2024. With mind-bending live demonstrations, he had even the most sceptical audience members leaving the room believing in the  supernatural powers of telepathy and mind-control. Keith, however, has never claimed to be magic. He defines himself as … Continued

Liz Earle MBE on Building a Brand – Salon Owners Summit Recap 2023

Liz Earle MBE delivered a fantastic talk on day two of the 2023 Salon Owners Summit – taking the audience through her impressive career to date as a journalist, researcher, TV presenter, founder and entrepreneur, and sharing her wisdom and learnings along the way on how she built her brand. Opening her talk, Liz spoke … Continued