Episode 62

SUITE RENTER TO SALON OWNER TO MULTI-BIZ OWNER | DOMINIQUE DIBENEDETTO | SALON OWNER + WIG SPECIALIST + EDUCATOR | FL

Tune in to hear Dominique DiBenedetto (@hairbydomd) from @aurahairco and @wigsbydominique share how she went from a suite to owning a salon to owning multiple businesses!

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

  • Got my salon by offering a salon owner to take over her business
  • Salon owner took free chair rental for 18 months
  • I spent 30k for 1st/last month rent + renovations 800 sq ft
  • $1 Million salon: the magic of this comes from non-negotiable culture
  • Suffering from alopecia, I did a deep dive into wigs
  • Built a business around it and now doubled the size of salon #CrushingIt

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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.