Between Alienation & Belonging, Never Just a Haircut or Beauty Service

“You’ll be on in roughly 10 minutes.” the Salon Owners Summit A/V team tells me quietly. Here I am, after a little over six months of brainstorming, ideation, research, and preparation culminating in a keynote on the power of cultivating inclusive spaces for clients and employees alike. As the adrenaline starts rushing through every cell … 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 energized and motivated for the day ahead. Her energy was … 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

You Asked. We Listened. Get Ready for PhorestGo 2.0

With the Summer Collection well underway, it’s time to get ready for our next launch; PhorestGo 2.0. Designed to be the ultimate companion for your salon team, we’ve revamped the PhorestGo app for better staff management, easier client communication, and more intuitive appointment booking.  Inspired by the feedback of hundreds of PhorestGo app users, PhorestGo … Continued

Celebrating Beyond Pride Month; Making Your Salon A Safer Space for The LGBTQIA+ Community All Year Round

Phorest has long celebrated and supported the LGBTQIA+ community within the salon industry and beyond. And taking the time to listen, reflect, elevate and support the experiences, voices, and contributions of this community is part of our ongoing commitment to inclusion and education. In the spirit of helping one another grow, we’ve compiled a collection … Continued

Eco-Friendly Spa Management: Sustainable Practices for a Greener Business

As a spa business, you positively impact the health and well-being of your clients every single day; it’s your specialty. Does your ethos of wellness extend to our planet? We are currently in the middle of a serious climate crisis. Seas are rising, temperatures are increasing, and a massive 80% of natural disasters are being … Continued

Verna Wall & Rich Cullen on Success Stories from the Salon Floor – Salon Owners Summit 2023 Recap

For the past 12 months, Verna Wall, Rich Cullen and the Phorest Research Team have been on the road visiting salons and on Zoom, starting conversations with business owners all over the world. They have been looking at the data and asking questions, all with a simple motive–to find out what the best salons are … Continued

Derek Anthony & Jill Ruone on The Attraction Formula: C.U.L.T.U.R.E – Salon Owners Summit 2023 Recap

After a morning of talks in the main hall of the Salon Owner’s Summit, attendees split off into smaller groups for their chosen workshops. The convention center buzzes as energized hair and beauty professionals from all over the world mingle, navigating the halls. Derek Anthony and Jill Ruone stand at the front of their classroom, … Continued

Jason Everett on Leadership & Motivating Your Team – Salon Owners Summit 2023 Recap

Jason Everett’s wonderfully frenetic energy was the perfect opener for the 2023 Salon Owners Summit. His main stage talk was filled with nugget after nugget of inspiration, taken from his High Performance Salon Academy training on leadership and motivation, while his workshop ‘Prime Pricing’ gave attendees a whole new way to think about how they … Continued