The Salon Owners Summit Roadshow Is Coming To Chicago!

It’s official, and it’s huge! Known as one of the most prestigious and talked about events in the hair & beauty industry in Europe, the Salon Owners Summit will leave its home in Dublin this coming April to embark on its first roadshow… destination: Chicago! The objective? To bring salon owners and their teams together with … Continued

Salon Podcasts: Celebrating 100 Phorest FM Episodes With A New Show!

It was December 2016 when Phorest Salon Software launched Phorest FM, The Salon Owners Podcast. Two years later, we’re celebrating 100 episodes aired, 100 conversations dedicated to help you grow your business, by introducing you to a brand new show of ours: The Phorest Blog Podcast! With not one, but two salon podcasts, you’re sure … Continued

Good, Better, Best: Introducing The Predictive Rebooking SMS Feature

Sometimes it’s the small things that make the biggest difference. And when it comes to running a salon, I have seen that to be very true. Just take industry rebooking figures as an example. From looking at the colossal amount of data we have from clients – 5,000 salons and spas use Phorest – it … Continued

Albie X Cortes On The Future Of Retail In Salons: Top Insights

What’s happening to our retail in salons? Sales are going down, and giant brands like Sephora are taking more and more place. At the 2019 Salon Owners Summit, in a session entitled Retail Carbon Monoxide, Albie X Cortes painted a picture of the damaging trends that are happening in the salon retail space and shared a case … Continued

David Barnett On Salon Culture And Recruitment: Top Insights

“Get up! For the next 30 seconds, I want you to bounce and take deep breaths!” David Barnett walked on stage with the intention of getting people to think and leave the Salon Owners Summit 2019 buzzing with ideas they could implement in their salon as soon as they got back home. In his presentation, he … Continued

Ryan Holiday On Stoïcism & Overcoming Obstacles: Top Insights

Murphy’s Law: what will go wrong will. “If running your business was easy, then everyone would do it, and there’d be no money in it,” said Ryan Holiday as he stepped foot on stage. Invited to speak at the 2019 Salon Owners Summit, he gave attendees a snippet of his wisdom and a new perspective on … Continued

Jo Fairley On Building A Beautiful Business: Top Insights

Jo Fairley is an entrepreneur best known for creating the Green & Black’s chocolate brand in 1991, which she ran with her husband before Cadbury bought it in 2005. Today, a lot of her work focuses on her recent ventures which include an organic bakery, natural food store and a nine-room salon and wellbeing centre. Also a … Continued

Melanie Icke: ‘Getting To Know You’ Workshop, Using The DiSC Method

Melanie Icke, former Head of People & Education at Phorest Salon Software, has over 25 years of experience in the Beauty Business. She ran an incredibly fun and interactive workshop at the 2019 Salon Owners Summit, where she took attendees through how to use a tool called the DiSC method to decode people’s behaviours and … Continued

Heather Yurko: Building A Great Salon Team Of Elite Performers

A master hairstylist and accomplished businesswoman, Heather Yurko is renowned for her contagious enthusiasm and expertise in cultivating a culture in her businesses. At the Phorest Salon Owners Summit 2019, she shared her secrets for building a great salon team of elite performers.