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Salon Owner's Summit

6 min

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

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Finance / Salon Industry / Salon Owner's Summit / Staff

4 min

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

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Leadership / Sales & Marketing / Salon Owner's Summit

6 min

Geno Stampora: What 30 Years Experience Taught Him About the Fundamentals of a Successful Salon

The charisma of Geno Stampora is something that must be experienced in person to truly appreciate it. The man, the myth, the legend, Geno’s performance at the 2024 Salon Owners Summit was part standup comedy, part motivational speech and earned him a standing ovation. He enthralled the crowd with his stories and straight-talking insights. In … Continued

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Leadership / Management / Salon Owner's Summit / Staff / Training

25 min

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

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