AMANDA HICKOX
Mother | Salon Owner + Colorist + Extension Specialist | Salon de Muse
EPISODES
A Hairdresser’s Dream: From Student to Stylist to Suite Owner to Salon Owner
Tune in as Amanda shares how her career connections propelled her from student to apprentice, stylist, suite owner, and finally, salon owner!
Key Takeaways
Starting as a student, Amanda waited to finish school and trained at Sasoons, but before finishing training, Amanda decided that was not the place for her. She went to a salon to do color, teach, & then went out on her own with some colleagues to open a suite!
Going out on her own was prompted by reaching the top of her position with her company. She was a national educator, and at the top of the commission scale she could reach there, so the next step was going out on her own.
Amanda leveraged her clientele, which included a development company that helped her current commercial space. They helped with architects, interior designers, etc.
Salon de Muse was designed to create a space where budding hairpreneurs can build their business outside of suite ownership. She wants to give guidance and other assistance to hairdresser entrepreneurs (hairpreneurs).
Relationships with customers not only pay Amanda for her services, but they also helped her open her salon! Relationships are so important!
Being perfect at your craft is a nice goal, but is not achievable. The relationship with your client will get them coming back year in and year out WAY MORE than your skill set.
Learn from your fellow hairdressers, do apprenticeships, take classes, and always remember there is something you can learn from everybody!
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