“Today’s professional will need to know more than how to develop their artistic skills.” ~ Jon Gonzales
To raise the standard of living for hairdressers and improve salon profits for salon owners in this tough and uncertain economy, then we as salon owners must raise the standard of educational excellence…we
must create beauty industry education reform. And, we must unite and address the many obstacles and challenges facing our salons, our careers, and our profession. Good is not enough anymore!
As a salon owner and working hairdresser, you represent the heart and soul of the beauty profession. Your personal, professional and financial success will bring success to everyone involved within the beauty profession. For too long, many salon owners have been facing the daily challenges of salon ownership in isolation, spending 10-12 long hours per day working behind the chair and sacrificing their personal life & time with family to keep their business growing and profitable.
A Need for Change, New Ideas & New Concepts in Beauty Industry Education
Isn’t it time for beauty industry educational reform and a new beginning, free of glitter and hype and special interest groups? I believe it is; I see a growing need for more quality education in the following areas:
- Personal growth and development of our hairdressers
- Career mentoring and educational guidance
- Financial planning
- How to develop high end beauty professionals
- Business management guidance for salon owners
- Identifying and avoiding the causes of staff turnover
- Cost effective marketing and advertising
- Leadership and people management training
- On the job apprenticeship learning
- Basic commercial hair cutting and barbering skills
- Self management guidelines
- Positive attitude development
- Client retention
- Customer service
- Professional work habits
- Business management skills
- Professionalism
- Social Media
- How to find quality Educational resources
- Employee training and development
- Salesmanship
- Partnering with beauty schools & employers
- Creating an equal playing field
- Honesty and a Code of Ethics
The above areas of concern must be addressed if hairdressers and salon owners are to move forward and raise our standard of living. Our reward; a profession we can all be proud to be a part of. As a survivor of the school of hard knocks and a hairdresser salon owner who for over 41 years struggled to overcome many of the above obstacles, I formed Hairdresser Career Development Systems. Click here to find solutions to the topics above to help you make your journey easier than mine, free of any special interest groups, to help you address the growing obstacles salon owners and hairdressers face every day in their salons. In order to fill this educational divide and until the beauty industry changes, salon owners must take control of their own destiny, and address these challenges.
It Truly Is Time For Educational Reform For Beauty Professionals…
…and a New Beginning!
Together we can, and will, take back our salons and our profession. Let us start today to raise our standard of living for our hairdressers, and improve profits for salon owners. I have chosen to represent no special interest groups…at Hairdresser Career Development Systems the focus is on you and real education! I need your support, please share this message. Join my Facebook business page for ongoing information, business tips, success tips and special announcements. My weekly blog will help you as well. I invite you to comment on any of my blog posts and/or on my social media pages.
Together we will make this industry more responsive to our educational and business needs!