Episode 81

A STEP-BY-STEP ON HOW I OPENED MY SALON | CARISSA LAWLOR | OWNER | hŌm Salon | VA

Tune in to hear Carissa Lawlor, Owner of hŌm Salon

share the steps she took to open her salon!

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

-- Have a vision for your salon!

-- Understand and create systems to ensure a consistent client experience and staff experience!

-- Look around, geographically, close to where your clientele is

-- Find a commercial real estate agent

-- Look at different spaces

-- This helps figure out how much space, chairs, and other locations specific details

-- Simultaneously, start talking with banks for loans (ask your real estate agent)

-- Each space will require something different in terms of construction, lease terms, security deposits, etc.

-- This may require an architect and a contractor

-- Also, do not forget a lawyer to go over lease agreements and contracts!

-- All this will happen at the same time and will feel crazy!

-- Work with contractor, lawyer, real estate agent, Small Business Administration, and your bank

-- Package all the construction, vision, financials, etc into a business plan to get your loan!

-- This is a very capital-intensive process, you will need a decent chunk of money; SAVE SAVE SAVE

-- BUILD GOOD CREDIT

-- We now run a Team-based concept where everyone does everything from cleaning to checking out to doing hair!

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Robert Hughes

“I THINK HAIRSTYLISTS ARE THE COOLEST, NICEST, AND MOST FUN GROUP OF PEOPLE ON THE PLANET! I AM PASSIONATE ABOUT USHERING IN AN EMPOWERED-STYLIST FUTURE, AND I ABSOLUTELY LOVE GETTING STYLISTS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE TOGETHER IN A NON-COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE WE CAN LEARN, LAUGH, AND GROW TOGETHER.”
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Robert started his hair journey as a kid in rural America offering haircuts on the street to kids in the neighborhood, not realizing, one day, he would find himself working the front desk at a hair salon while in high school. From there, his experience from salon-to-salon has included the front of the house, back of the house, stylist, educator, and consultant. It was during this movement through various salons he developed a passion to empower stylists and educate owners on how to raise the industry standard of excellence, mutual respect, and professionalism amongst stylists, managers, owners, and clients. Robert currently is the General Manager and a Master Stylist at Violet Salon in Georgetown, DC.