By Summit Salon Business Center
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The podcast currently has 68 episodes available.
What is a day in the life of a content creator like? How do you balance your responsibilities as a creator with your work as a stylist behind the chair? And what does it take to amass a significant following on social media in the hair salon industry?
Our guest this episode is Alejandro Lopez, an incredibly talented stylist based in Orlando, Florida, with nearly 700k followers on social media. Alejandro chats with Blake about his background in braiding, how he transitioned to vivid color work, and what his daily life is like as both a stylist behind the chair and content creator.
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Follow Alejandro on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube @artistic.aestheticss
SUMM IT UP is produced by Erica Furgiuele.
Get in touch with Summit and let us know what you think of the podcast or what topics you’d like us to cover next.
Follow Summit Salon Business Center on Instagram @SummitSalon, and on TikTok at SummitSalon.
Find host Blake Reed Evans on Instagram @BlakeReedEvans and on TikTok at blakereedevans. His DM's are always open! You can email Blake at [email protected].
Visit us at SummitSalon.com to connect with others in the industry. Join our online community for certified Summit salons, spas, barber shops and beauty schools.
Sign up for our newsletter, Your Weekly Game Plan to stay on top of our events and trainings.
What is going through students' minds when they go on salon tours? What gives them the sense that the vibes are right, and what is on their dreaded "ick list" when it comes to salon culture? This episode is all about supporting and welcoming the next generation of stylists who are ready to begin their careers.
Our guest this episode is Beonca Torres, Associate Trainer with the Summit Salon team and Director of Distance Learning and Placement Coordinator at Summit Salon Academy Tampa. Beonca chats with Blake about what student stylists are looking for when they go on a salon tour and then choose the salon where they will begin their career.
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Learn more about Beonca on her Summit Salon profile page.
Follow Beonca on Instagram @beoncatorres
SUMM IT UP is produced by Erica Furgiuele.
Get in touch with Summit and let us know what you think of the podcast or what topics you’d like us to cover next.
Follow Summit Salon Business Center on Instagram @SummitSalon, and on TikTok at SummitSalon.
Find host Blake Reed Evans on Instagram @BlakeReedEvans and on TikTok at blakereedevans. His DM's are always open! You can email Blake at [email protected].
Visit us at SummitSalon.com to connect with others in the industry. Join our online community for certified Summit salons, spas, barber shops and beauty schools.
Sign up for our newsletter, Your Weekly Game Plan to stay on top of our events and trainings.
The enneagram is a powerful personality assessment tool that looks at the core motivations and fears behind our actions. Knowing your enneagram type can help you play to your strengths, and be more mindful of your weaknesses. In a salon company, an enneagram assessment can help build better leaders, and help close communication gaps within a team.
Our guest this episode is Jen Culverhouse, owner of Urban Eve Salon in Texas and Minnesota, Summit leadership trainer, and Certified Enneagram Coach. Jen chats with Blake about how to put the enneagram to use in salon companies, and offers a topline overview of the nine personality types. (We’ll have to have her back to go more in-depth!) Want to learn your type or book an enneagram assessment for your salon company? Get in touch with Jen below.
This episode was originally released in February 2023.
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Download Summit’s Enneagram Overview
Email Jen: [email protected]
Follow Jen on IG jennifer_enneagram_guide
SUMM IT UP is produced by Andrea Muraskin.
Get in touch with Summit and let us know what you think of the podcast or what topics you’d like us to cover next.
Follow Summit Salon Business Center on Instagram @SummitSalon, and on TikTok at SummitSalon.
Find host Blake Reed Evans on Instagram @BlakeReedEvans and on TikTok at blakereedevans. His DM's are always open! You can email Blake at [email protected].
Visit us at SummitSalon.com to connect with others in the industry. Join our online community for certified Summit salons, spas, barber shops and beauty schools.
Sign up for our newsletter, Your Weekly Game Plan to stay on top of our events and trainings.
In this episode, we switch things up and put host Blake Reed Evans in the hot seat. In conversation with Summit Director of Brand Development Tim Fisk, Blake spills the beans on how he became an influencer and super in-demand educator, while still working behind the chair and managing employees at Shear Art Salon in Tampa, Fl. Plus, how he balances family life and "time to do absolutely nothing" with the life of a entrepreneur.
Thinking of expanding your work in the industry beyond the salon? Blake's got tips on how to get noticed and how to financially prepare for a career transition. You won't want to miss this one.
Follow Summit Salon Business Center on Instagram @SummitSalon, and on TikTok at SummitSalon.
Find host Blake Reed Evans on Instagram @BlakeReedEvans and on TikTok at blakereedevans. His DM's are always open! You can email Blake at [email protected].
Visit us at SummitSalon.com to connect with others in the industry. Join our online community for certified Summit salons, spas, barber shops and beauty schools.
Sign up for our newsletter, Your Weekly Game Plan to stay on top of our events and trainings.
Stacey Soble is Director of Brand Content Strategy at SALON TODAY, the only salon industry media solely focused on business. She's also the organizer and a judge of the SALON TODAY 200, one of the industry's most coveted awards. She's been involved in the conversation of salon business for more than two decades—as a reporter, a consultant and as the editor in chief of SALON TODAY.
In this episode, host Blake Reed Evans chats with Stacey about the relationship between industry media and salon pros and some of the business innovations she's most excited about. Is your salon company newsworthy? Stacey explains how to get the judges' attention in your application for SALON TODAY 200, and more.
Submissions for the 2025 SALON TODAY 200 start in August 2024. Learn more about the awards, Sign up for the Salon Today newsletter on their homepage to be notified as soon as applications are available. Follow Salon Today on IG @salontodayofficial, and follow Stacey @staceysoble.
Follow Summit Salon Business Center on Instagram @SummitSalon, and on TikTok at SummitSalon.
Find host Blake Reed Evans on Instagram @BlakeReedEvans and on TikTok at blakereedevans. His DM's are always open! You can email Blake at [email protected].
Visit us at SummitSalon.com to connect with others in the industry. Join our online community for certified Summit salons, spas, barber shops and beauty schools.
Sign up for our newsletter, Your Weekly Game Plan to stay on top of our events and trainings.
Whether you have never worked with an associate before, or you've been a trainer for years and are looking to update your methods, this episode is for you! Not only do associates provide an extra pair of hands, but they provide the opportunity to book more guests, maximize productivity, and help your salon run like a well-oiled machine.
Our guest Molly Limes Getz is a Senior Educator and Partner at Soto Signature Salon and Spa in Perrysburg, Ohio. She's also a Redken Artist, a Sam Villa Ambassador, and co-host of Detangled Podcast.
Molly and host Blake Reed Evans both started as associates, and work with associates daily behind the chair. In this high-energy interview, they cover recruitment, onboarding, how to introduce new associates to guests, and so much more.
This episode was originally published in April 2023.
Learn about Summit's associate training programs.
Follow Molly Limes Getz on IG @mollygetz
Follow Molly on TikTok at mollylimesgetz
Find Detangled Podcast where-ever you listen.
Follow Summit Salon Business Center on Instagram @SummitSalon, and on TikTok at SummitSalon.
Find host Blake Reed Evans on Instagram @BlakeReedEvans and on TikTok at blakereedevans. His DM's are always open! You can email Blake at [email protected].
Visit us at SummitSalon.com to connect with others in the industry. Join our online community for certified Summit salons, spas, barber shops and beauty schools.
Sign up for our newsletter, Your Weekly Game Plan to stay on top of our events and trainings.
Sam Villa is the founding partner of Sam Villa Professional Brand, the Redken Global Artistic Ambassador, and 2017 NAHA Lifetime Achievement Award winner. Famous across the salon industry for his line of tools and his educational videos, Sam is a master of change and adaptation, whether that be hair trends or the way education is delivered. Sam never stops learning, and you shouldn’t either.
In this high-energy interview, Sam Villa and host Blake Reed Evans talk about online vs. IRL education, career shifts, brand development, and collaboration. Also, all about trends: where they came from, where they’re going, and how to stay on top of them while making sure your guests love the way they look.
You can find Sam Villa all over the internet!
Youtube: youtube.com/c/samvillahair
Instagram: @samvillahair
Facebook: @samvillapros
Tiktok: @samvillahair
Website: samvilla.com
This episode originally dropped in August 2022.
Follow Summit Salon Business Center on Instagram @SummitSalon, and on TikTok at SummitSalon.
Find host Blake Reed Evans on Instagram @BlakeReedEvans and on TikTok at blakereedevans. His DM's are always open! You can email Blake at [email protected].
Visit us at SummitSalon.com to connect with others in the industry. Join our online community for certified Summit salons, spas, barber shops and beauty schools.
Sign up for our newsletter, Your Weekly Game Plan to stay on top of our events and trainings.
As salon professionals, we have a unique ability to create a safe space for our clients, and lend a friendly ear. For someone in a domestic violence situation, the salon may be the one of the few or even the only place they can go without their abuser. So how do we identify the signs of domestic violence, and offer the right kind of support for clients and team members who may be in danger?
Our guest Liz McKeon is a salon business expert, author of the best-selling book, ’30 Days to Beauty Business Success’, and and UK & Irish Ambassador for Shear Haven Anti Domestic Violence Industry Training.
If you feel unsafe at home, find a hotline for your country or location here.
This episode does not contain descriptions of violent acts.
Follow Summit Salon Business Center on Instagram @SummitSalon, and on TikTok at SummitSalon.
Find host Blake Reed Evans on Instagram @BlakeReedEvans and on TikTok at blakereedevans. His DM's are always open! You can email Blake at [email protected].
Visit us at SummitSalon.com to connect with others in the industry. Join our online community for certified Summit salons, spas, barber shops and beauty schools.
Sign up for our newsletter, Your Weekly Game Plan to stay on top of our events and trainings.
You might know Elizabeth Faye from her Instagram, or maybe you've watched her Tedx Talk about how hairstylists can change the world or attended one of her retreats with Hair Love University. Elizabeth just announced her latest venture, The Vitality Project, the first wellness program designed for salon companies, barbershops and beauty schools!
In this high-energy episode, Elizabeth and Blake discuss the proven benefits of wellness programs, such as better retention, reduced burnout, and higher profits; and how emotional regulation tools and mindfulness can help owners show up for their teams and stylists show up for their clients in the salon environment.
Follow Summit Salon Business Center on Instagram @SummitSalon, and on TikTok at SummitSalon.
Find host Blake Reed Evans on Instagram @BlakeReedEvans and on TikTok at blakereedevans. His DM's are always open! You can email Blake at [email protected].
Visit us at SummitSalon.com to connect with others in the industry. Join our online community for certified Summit salons, spas, barber shops and beauty schools.
Sign up for our newsletter, Your Weekly Game Plan to stay on top of our events and trainings.
Faith Rivers contains multitudes. In the salon industry, she's worn many hats, including stylist, colorist, salon manager and manager of education and marketing for a major haircare brand. Faith also brings her experiences in theater, journalism, and gender studies, as well as her Buddhist practice to bear in her work and in this wisdom-packed interview.
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Connect with Faith on LinkedIn
Follow Summit Salon Business Center on Instagram @SummitSalon, and on TikTok at SummitSalon.
Find host Blake Reed Evans on Instagram @BlakeReedEvans and on TikTok at blakereedevans. His DM's are always open! You can email Blake at [email protected].
Visit us at SummitSalon.com to connect with others in the industry. Join our online community for certified Summit salons, spas, barber shops and beauty schools.
Sign up for our newsletter, Your Weekly Game Plan to stay on top of our events and trainings.
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