Pro Beauty Talks

Kim Hansen's exposure to the salon industry is unique because she has a view that not many have.  She has knowledge of manufacturers and education, salons succeeding to the highest levels, salons failing, individual success and failure, understanding why various business models succeed and fail. Kim built a successful salon in Los Angeles, California, growing 37% during the worst economy in 30 years.  That was after she lost her home because the government reclassified her booth renters as employees.  She had to pay tens of thousands of dollars in back taxes for social security and other employment taxes and penalties.  To save her salon she got serious, implementing systems and strategies that were not necessarily what everyone else was doing, but they worked to put "butts" back in chairs.  Ultimately the business grew to 1.5 million dollars and became a top 200 salon.  Kim's retail business was a whopping 38% of gross revenue. A near-fatal accident left Kim faced with losing the career she spend 30 years