Conscious Hair & Beauty In London This November!

With the damage to our environment and the increase of plastic waste an ever growing concern, becoming more knowledgeable about the products we use, our actions and habits is key in discovering how we can make friendlier choices for both the environment as well as for ourselves. Conscious Hair & Beauty by Phorest Salon Software … Continued

15 Great Conversation Starters To Use At Salon Industry Events

Crowded, intimidating and loud buzzing venues with loads of groups. For many people, that’s what trade shows and conferences can feel like. That’s how they often feel to me. And while I’ve gotten better at navigating them, sometimes you can still catch me clutching my coffee or water, sitting in some corner revisiting my notes … Continued

Ready, Set, Join The 2019 #30Days2Grow Salon Challenge!

Is your salon a group of individuals or a high-performing team? Would you like to get your clients back in more often, spending more? Then look no further. The 2019 #30Days2Grow salon challenge is now open for registration! The challenge kicks off in 25 days. Will you and your team claim #challengeaccepted?

The Salon Owners Summit Roadshow Is Coming To Chicago!

It’s official, and it’s huge! Known as one of the most prestigious and talked about events in the hair & beauty industry in Europe, the Salon Owners Summit will leave its home in Dublin this coming April to embark on its first roadshow… destination: Chicago! The objective? To bring salon owners and their teams together with … Continued

Salon Podcasts: Celebrating 100 Phorest FM Episodes With A New Show!

It was December 2016 when Phorest Salon Software launched Phorest FM, The Salon Owners Podcast. Two years later, we’re celebrating 100 episodes aired, 100 conversations dedicated to help you grow your business, by introducing you to a brand new show of ours: The Phorest Blog Podcast! With not one, but two salon podcasts, you’re sure … Continued

Albie X Cortes On The Future Of Retail In Salons: Top Insights

What’s happening to our retail in salons? Sales are going down, and giant brands like Sephora are taking more and more place. At the 2019 Salon Owners Summit, in a session entitled Retail Carbon Monoxide, Albie X Cortes painted a picture of the damaging trends that are happening in the salon retail space and shared a case … Continued

Good, Better, Best: Introducing The Predictive Rebooking SMS Feature

Sometimes it’s the small things that make the biggest difference. And when it comes to running a salon, I have seen that to be very true. Just take industry rebooking figures as an example. From looking at the colossal amount of data we have from clients – 5,000 salons and spas use Phorest – it … Continued

David Barnett On Salon Culture And Recruitment: Top Insights

“Get up! For the next 30 seconds, I want you to bounce and take deep breaths!” David Barnett walked on stage with the intention of getting people to think and leave the Salon Owners Summit 2019 buzzing with ideas they could implement in their salon as soon as they got back home. In his presentation, he … Continued

Ryan Holiday On Stoïcism & Overcoming Obstacles: Top Insights

Murphy’s Law: what will go wrong will. “If running your business was easy, then everyone would do it, and there’d be no money in it,” said Ryan Holiday as he stepped foot on stage. Invited to speak at the 2019 Salon Owners Summit, he gave attendees a snippet of his wisdom and a new perspective on … Continued