Grow My Salon Business Podcast

In this episode of Grow My Salon Business with host Antony Whitaker, Antony is talking with Eric Taylor. Eric is the founder of the Salon Republic, salon suite business in California. Salon Republic is booming with 21 locations and a total of over 2000 individual suites. On top of that, Eric is also a fantastic podcaster and has a podcast called The Hair Game.  Listen in as we discuss: Why the salon studio model started. Who started it and where.  What is driving the growth?  Things to consider when looking at leasing a suite. Who is a fit for the suite atmosphere? They compare the differences between a commission-based salon and the salon suite model. The pros and cons of both, and what that looks like from both an industry and a client perspective. Eric also talks about the average cost of having a salon suite, what that cost covers, and the new beauty supply store they have in house. Eric believes that what is driving the salon suite business model is the flexibility it offers,  you set the hours, you se