Category: Staff

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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

This Pride Month, Phorest is celebrating our industry’s diverse LGBTQIA+ community while taking time to reflect, support, and educate ourselves on why we celebrate Pride. With this in mind, we’ve […]

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 speciality. Does your ethos of wellness extend to our planet? We […]

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 […]

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 centre buzzes as energised […]

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 […]