In an effort to continually provide education, best practices, peer networking and business support for salon/spa leaders and beauty professionals, The Professional Beauty Association (PBA) is hosting one-day Regional Salon Summits (RSS) across the U.S. The first RSS event was held in Minneapolis, MN in April. The two remaining RSS events will take place in Las Vegas, NV on Sunday, July 14, 2013 (as part of PBA Beauty Week) and in Boston, MA on September 9, 2013.
Each session during the day-long summits will be led by highly qualified and respected industry leaders and consultants. Discussion topics range from marketing and staff development to business management and government affairs and are designed to assist salon owners and beauty professionals to elevate their business, careers, and our industry as a whole with practical information they can readily apply.
Networking with other salon professionals will also take place to allow attendees to learn from one another and discuss common interests and business strategies. The PBA Regional Salon Summits are open to all, regardless of PBA membership.
Remaining PBA Regional Salon Summits will be held:
Sunday, July 14, 2013 – Las Vegas, NV (as part of PBA Beauty Week at Cosmoprof North America)
Monday, September 9, 2013 – Boston, MA
Featured core sessions:
Living Life on the Edge, Where the Results Are | Speaker: Matthew Fairfax
Salon owner and small business c onsultant Matthew Fairfax will share his strategies for getting businesses out of their comfort zones and on track for success. Discussion topics include team building, emotional intelligence, financial planning/management and conflict resolution.
Social Media and Salon Business | Speaker: Kelly Ehlers
In this interactive session, social and mobile media expert Kelly Ehlers will teach basic business techniques using various social media platforms. Attendees will learn how to build a simple and effective social media strategy that engages clients and grows business. ;
Leadership in the Age of TOO | Speaker: Tom Kuhn
Industry leader, coach, adviser and artist Tom Kuhn will provide tips to prevent over-extending both personally and professionally while growing your business and income. Tips and best practices from Kuhn’s “Q Program” will focus on creativity and visual tools that help drive business.
Get Real About Your Business and Bottom Line | Speaker: Julie Piantadosi
This dynamic seminar will provide the knowledge, tools, and know-how to look at your business from a pure dollar perspective. Julie Piantadosi will equip you with brand new up-to-date benchmark industry standards that once implemented in your business will dramatically increase profit.
PBA Government Affairs Panel | Speakers: PBA Government Affairs Team
This panel will discuss th e legislative issues facing the beauty industry today, including deregulation, FICA Tax Fairness legislation and the PBA State Captain Program. Team members will also answer audience questions pertaining to these topics.
Price for PBA members is $119; non-PBA member price is $159. For more details, including the exact locations of the sessions, hotel information, and to register, visit www.probeauty.org/rss2013.
The Professional Beauty Association’s (PBA) purpose is to advance the professional beauty industry by providing our members with education, charitable outreach, government advocacy, events and more. PBA is the largest organization of salon professionals with members representing salons and spas, distributors, manufacturers and beauty professionals/NCA.
Kenneice Wilson-Smith is the Publisher of The Beauty Consultant Magazine (TBC) she first started in print media with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution at 18, with nearly 30 years of print media, circulation, sales, marketing, and advertising. Kenneice first launched The Beauty Consultant Magazine (TBC) in 2011, seeing a need for a multi-cultural beauty magazine for trade that spoke to the beauty professionals directly as a fully digital website and publication.
