Behind The Scenes Of The Thrive Sessions Denver Workshop

On September 16-17, 2018, along with many other brands, Phorest Salon Software had the immense pleasure of sponsoring and attending the two-day industry workshop in Colorado: the Thrive Sessions Denver. Hosted downtown Denver at the Curtis Hotel, the weekend was designed for artists and creatives to explore their creative potential, find their edge to grow … Continued

Get Your Copy: The Salon Owner’s Guide To Instagram eBook!

Not only has Instagram gained popularity with businesses and brands in general, but given its visual nature, it has landed particularly well amongst the hair and beauty sphere, which most would agree to have become one of Instagram’s top five most profitable niches. The question is, how can salons and spas from around the world make … Continued

“Interdependent Leadership,” A #SalonSummit Workshop By Steve Gomez

Owning and operating a successful salon or spa offers a myriad of challenges, growth opportunities and complexities. It takes a solid financial understanding, systems development, recruiting and training talent. It also takes the ability to successfully manage the nuances of leading people to work with each other to accomplish personal and company goals. Following the … Continued

The #SalonRetailWeek Industry Challenge: Winners Announced!

Did you know that 88% of salons are not actively promoting their retail to their clients? Or that even a modest increase in retail sales can push your profits up by 45%? We’re happy to share some of the results from the brand new industry challenge #SalonRetailWeek and of course, prize winners of the 2018 edition!

“Getting To Know You,” A #SalonSummit Workshop By Melanie Icke

We all have our go-to ways of doing and saying things in the salon. We might use the same greeting when clients come in or offer the same drinks to everyone. One thing’s for sure; we pride ourselves on delivering fantastic service to everyone. But… What if everyone wasn’t the same? What if they had … Continued

Win The Products Used To Create Modern Salon’s August Issue Cover!

Last June, Modern Salon brought together 16 US-based social media influencers and tasked them to collaborate and come up with a look worthy of its August issue cover. Now, Modern Salon is giving you the chance to win one amazing prize pack from all three sponsors of the event – yup, that includes a little (big!) … Continued

Enter To Win Our Latest Phorest Blog Sweepstakes Bundle!

After a month break, out Phorest Blog sweepstakes are back and better than ever! This month, you’re in with a chance to please everyone: your team, your clients and yourself! Read one for more details about the prize bundle and how to enter. And most importantly… best of luck!

Christina Kreitel To Speak At The Salon Owners Summit 2019!

Concretely, what is a brand? How do you build one? In Marty Neumeier’s book ‘The Brand Gap,’ a brand, by definition, is “[multiple people’s] gut feeling about a product, service, or company.” If we agree on this definition, we must also understand that businesses can’t control the branding process. However, they can influence it with what differentiates … Continued

Phorest FM On Spotify & Nominated At The Podcast Awards People’s Choice 2018!

To think that Phorest FM has gone from being a simple idea when Killian and I were frantically trying to calm our nerves while recording the first few episodes to hosting a live recording in front of an audience & other episodes straight from the Salon Owners Summit which would feature Tabatha Coffey, Steve Martin … Continued