Connecting UK Beauty Professionals with Job Opportunities: Phorest’s Response to Sk:n Clinic Closures

On July 17, news broke that one of Britain’s largest networks of specialist skin care clinics, sk:n, unexpectedly ceased trading on Tuesday evening, July 16. This has left over 450 beauty professionals (some reports say upwards of 800) from over 70 branches across England and Scotland suddenly unemployed. Losing your job is one of life’s … Continued

David Meade – Growth Mindset: Changing The Way Teams Think, Act & Behave Every Day

David Meade, renowned organisational facilitator, business coach, researcher, and broadcaster, blew the crowd away at the 2024 Salon Owners Summit. Meade shared insights on growing great teams, with plenty of audience participation, games, and mind-bending magic thrown in for good measure.  Beginning his talk, Meade explained that his job is “looking at the small ways … 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

Workshop Your Social Media Strategy with The Creative Society

As of 2023, over 60% of the world’s population uses social media, making it one of the most direct and cost-effective ways for business owners to reach their customers. However, the things that make social media an unpassable opportunity can also be some of its greatest challenges. To an untrained eye, social media can resemble … Continued

Verna Wall & Rich Cullen: How the Best Salons Create and Maintain a High-Performance Team

Following on from the success of last year’s “Success Stories from the Salon Floor,” Phorest’s Head of Research, Verna Wall, and Lead Product Designer, Rich Cullen, took to the 2024 Salon Owners Summit stage once again to present more incredible stories from some of Phorest’s top salons. Over a year in the making, 2024’s “More … Continued

Greening Your Glam- Green Salon Collective & Dr Denise Baden

The majority of salon professionals say that they would like their business to be more sustainable, but how can we, as an industry, achieve this? On day two of the Salon Owners Summit, Fry Taylor from Green Salon Collective and Professor Denis Baden, Professor of Sustainable Business at the University of Southampton, hosted a workshop … Continued

Nina Tulio on Leadership: Old School Vs New School

Bursting onto the 2024 Salon Owners Summit stage as day 2’s first keynote speaker, Nina Tulio was here to get the crowd pumped. Dancing on stage the music blaring from the speakers, she encouraged the audience to do the same, getting the early morning crowd energised and motivated for the day ahead. Her energy was … Continued