Eric discusses how Salon Republic  turned physical spaces into a successful product offering by creating customizable, artistic studios for independent beauty professionals. They emphasize the importance of maintaining these environments to cater to diverse needs while staying cost-effective and resilient to wear.

Welcome to Elevating Brick and Mortar. A podcast about how operations and facilities drive brand performance.

On today’s episode, we talk with Eric Taylor, Founder and CEO of Salon Republic. Salon Republic is a collective of beauty experts who share their talents side-by-side, so they can focus on growing their talent, expanding their client list and building their personal brand.

Eric Taylor is the founder and CEO of Salon Republic, a 40-unit salon chain with over 3,000 beauty professionals in five states. He’s the host of one of the most popular podcasts in the salon industry, and Chair of the Professional Beauty Federation representing the 621,000 licensed beauty professionals and 53,000 establishments in CA.

TIMESTAMPS

01:06 - About Salon Republic

05:27 - Creating a new model

16:07 - Making the built environment your product

26:46 - How to evolve your vision

35:32 - Adapting through COVID

49:11 - Future thinking

52:13 - Sid’s takeaways

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• Offering the best possible guest experience
• Living up to brand standards
• Operating with minimal downtime

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LINKS

• Connect with Eric on LinkedIn
• Connect with Sid Shetty on Linkedin
• Check out the ServiceChannel Website