PRITHA MUNESWAR
STYLIST + MAKE-UP ARTIST + OWNER
The Mane Group | FL
EPISODES
How I Opened My 1st Salon & Focused on Fashion Shows:
Watch or Listen
Becoming a Runway Stylist & Salon:
Watch or Listen
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Read:
My Shout Out Miami Interview
My VoyageMIA Interview
Bring Out the Magic in Your Mind by Al Koran
Coaches/Mentors:
“Find one! Look for someone who is doing what you want to be doing. Be wary of advice from those not achieving their own goals/dreams.”
Mental Health:
“Daily self-reflection and meditation (they are different). Journaling or writing things down; it could be your goals, dreams, a poem, anything really that helps you release and unwind.”
EPISODES
How I Opened My 1st Salon & Focused on Fashion Shows
Tune in to hear how Pritha built her salon and a little about focusing on fashion shows!
Key Takeaways
3 years of apprenticing and school before getting behind the chair
Licensing and School are NO SUBSTITUTE for Salon Experience
School and Salon are 2 totally different worlds
Learn from every experience, what was good/worked and what was not/didn’t work
Opened my own salon after 20 years of experience in management and hairdressing
Opening and running a salon is a lot of work!
When Shopping for a Location:
Expect to be disappointed! The perfect location may have the worse landlord or may only want a big brand name tenant.
Keep your head up and plugging away
Be honest if you are leaving to open your own salon or go solo in advance
Be financially prepared for the owner telling you to leave now
You get what you give, and this honesty will determine your success
Find and/or be a salon owner who cares about the success of their staff, even if it means they will leave you
Believe in yourself, and it is okay to be your own cheerleader!
Becoming a Runway Stylist & Salon
Tune in to hear how Pritha became a runway stylist and how she built her runway salon group, The Mane Group!
Key Takeaways
Volunteering is the best way to get into fashion shows.
Have a team with you to volunteer them, too, because there are a lot of flaky hairdressers who need to be replaced by the reliable and consistent hairdressers.
Be reliable and consistent if you want success.
Find a salon that does a lot of fashion shows if you want to break into this segment of the industry.
Promote yourself on social media with appropriate content and hashtags.
You MUST show variation and styling skills on social, not just all balayage and cuts.
Work for free for a while until you prove yourself and build your resume/portfolio.
Runway shows, even when you are not getting paid, you can grab content throughout the process and link to the show’s brand and all the people involved. This is more valuable than the money you might be paid to do the actual hair.
Get inspired and inspire your guests to improve your business, customer experience, and personal happiness by doing creative work like runway shows, photoshoots, and classes.
