
MY SALON Suite Honors Top Franchisees at 2023 Convention
MY SALON Suite nears the 300th location milestone, announcing plans for continued development and initiatives designed to further enhance business practices.

MY SALON Suite nears the 300th location milestone, announcing plans for continued development and initiatives designed to further enhance business practices.

MODERN was invited to join in on three days of fun and education at Sola Sessions in Austin, TX, which also featured the first-ever Sola Pro Awards.

Many beauty pros are self sufficient, independent personality types and not really wanting a job or a boss. However, without the necessary business skills, time management know-how and a marketing plan many ‘jump out on their own’ and then fall pretty hard.

My Salon Suite invited aspiring beauty professionals to apply for once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to "Unlock Your Dream Suite" and Shaela Thomas, owner of Soulful Intentions Esthetics has been announced as this year's winner of the contest.

Learn from those who just recently went independent, as well as those who have been doing it for years, what it’s REALLY like to take the leap to becoming an independent salon professional.

Here is how five salons are publicly communicating their policies after the CDC issued an update to mask guidelines.

This bijoux space offers a private experience featuring a range of high-quality nail services. See the beautiful deco design and the selfie wall!

The all-in-one app manages all the administrative tasks so independents can focus on their business or take time off.

Strategies around scheduling, some suggestions for making homeschooling easier, and resources to tap into are offered in this blog from Sola.
Tyler Turner launched a Facebook page to help stylists understand how to apply for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program benefits. It has been a labor of love and has offered invaluable support to self-employed beauty professionals.

This milestone means 15,000 beauty professionals now call Sola home.

While this law doesn’t apply outside of California, it could become a model for other states. Salons utilizing renters will have to run a much tighter ship and booth renters will need to show specific ways in which they are independent from the salon owner.

"There’s nothing more powerful than a group of passionate and creative business owners galvanized around a common mission."
Out of This World Design: Cosmic Nails is a single studio inside Sola Salons, Charlotte, N.C. Because it’s a salon suite, owner Julie Nguyen is really conscious about the layout and how it affects the space.

Nail techs Ellegra Davis and Nicole Rios specialize in nail art that is truly outside of the box.

Phenix Salon Suites is a franchised salon chain with over 100 locations founded by Gina Rivera and her husband in 2007. In this episode of Undercover Boss, Rivera goes undercover at multiple locations as a barber, hair stylist, and nail technician. At the 12:20 mark, Rivera meets nail tech G Elizondo at her glitter-filled space in Las Vegas. You may recognize Elizondo as a frequent contributor to NAILS Magazine. You Might Also Like: The Suite Life: Salon Suite Rental
The salon is comprised of 19 individual salon “studios,” each individually owned by a salon professional.