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SUMM IT UP

Summit Salon Business Center

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SUMM IT UP is a podcast from Summit Salon Business Center that engages salon, school, barbershop and spa professionals on our shared path toward happiness in the beauty industry. Hosted by stylist, salon owner, educator, and “Top 30 Colorist Under 30” Blake Reed Evans, SUMM IT UP brings you frank conversations with changemakers from all corners of the beauty world, with a focus on business and interpersonal relationships. Listen every other Wednesday.
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Okay queen, have you ever felt stumped, alone, or lost in this whole building your empire thing? Where do I even start building a brand? How do I find my dream clients? Is it possible to open and successfully run the business of my dreams? How am I even going to market this amazing idea I have? Do you ever struggle internally with feeling worthy? Do you sometimes feel what you have to offer isn't valuable enough? Or maybe you lack the confidence to get started? Welcome to Hair Love Radio, wh ...
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Whether you have never worked with an associate before, or you've been a trainer for years and are looking to update your methods, this episode is for you! Not only do associates provide an extra pair of hands, but they provide the opportunity to book more guests, maximize productivity, and help your salon run like a well-oiled machine. Our guest M…
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We are partnering up with CanvasMe to grant one lucky indivual a scholarship to the Sacred Stylist Mastermind! Valued at $5,555. Click here to apply. Join Janine at Hair Love Retreat 2024 this year! Tickets are almost gone! Get early bird pricing here. Sacred Stylist is a 12 month coaching program for beauty & wellness professionals looking for per…
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Sam Villa is the founding partner of Sam Villa Professional Brand, the Redken Global Artistic Ambassador, and 2017 NAHA Lifetime Achievement Award winner. Famous across the salon industry for his line of tools and his educational videos, Sam is a master of change and adaptation, whether that be hair trends or the way education is delivered. Sam nev…
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Join The Vitality Project here! The Vitality Project is the industry's FIRST wellness program. This done for you program can be plugged directly into your school, salon or spa environment. Your students and employees will be given tools to help them better take care of themselves and clients. Join Ryan and so many other incredible educators at Hair…
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As salon professionals, we have a unique ability to create a safe space for our clients, and lend a friendly ear. For someone in a domestic violence situation, the salon may be the one of the few or even the only place they can go without their abuser. So how do we identify the signs of domestic violence, and offer the right kind of support for cli…
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Join The Vitality Project here! The Vitality Project is the industry's FIRST wellness program. This done for you program can be plugged directly into your school, salon or spa environment. Your students and employees will be given tools to help them better take care of themselves and clients. On this episode, Elizabeth has an insightful conversatio…
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Join The Vitality Project here! The Vitality Project is the industry's FIRST wellness program. This done for you program can be plugged directly into your school, salon or spa environment. Your students and employees will be given tools to help them better take care of themselves and clients. On this episode, Elizabeth has an important conversation…
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You might know Elizabeth Faye from her Instagram, or maybe you've watched her Tedx Talk about how hairstylists can change the world or attended one of her retreats with Hair Love University. Elizabeth just announced her latest venture, The Vitality Project, the first wellness program designed for salon companies, barbershops and beauty schools! In …
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Join The Vitality Project here! The Vitality Project is the industry's FIRST wellness program. This done for you program can be plugged directly into your school, salon or spa environment. Your students and employees will be given tools to help them better take care of themselves and clients. On this episode, Elizabeth has an important conversation…
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To learn more about The Vitality Project, and fill out the form to bring this education into your salon, spa or school, click here! Today's Hair Love Radio is SO special! To celebrate the announcement of The Vitality Project, Elizabeth is (finally) able to share everything about this monumental project that she has been working so hard on for the p…
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Faith Rivers contains multitudes. In the salon industry, she's worn many hats, including stylist, colorist, salon manager and manager of education and marketing for a major haircare brand. Faith also brings her experiences in theater, journalism, and gender studies, as well as her Buddhist practice to bear in her work and in this wisdom-packed inte…
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Guest Bianca Rose is a stylist behind the chair, owner of Bianca Rose Salon in Fairfield, Ohio, and hair influencer known for vivid colors, including her own gorgeous pink hair. Bianca recently began working with a Summit coach and converting her salon company to Summit systems. She speaks with Blake Reed Evans about why she made the decision, and …
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Enroll in The Glow Breathwork Certification today! Use code GLOW1000 to save $1000! Get the FREE GLOW UP Secret 6 episode podcast with with Elizabeth. Get on the Vitality Project Waitlist here! Elizabeth is back solo this week sharing the importance of taking risks as an entrepeneur and how to take those risks even if you don't feel like you're rea…
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You can now enroll in the Glow Breathwork Certification! Click here join. Use code GLOW1000 to save $1000 on your enrollment until May 13th! Get Elizabeth's FREE private, secret podcast, Glow Up with Elizabeth Faye! Get the FREE Perfect Pricing Method Training here. Elizabeth is solo this week talking all about salon culture, and why it matters! Sa…
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You’re an associate, and the stylist you’re assigned to isn’t letting you get hands-on with clients. You work the front desk, and one of the stylists is consistently rude to you. You’re a stylist, and the front desk has been under-booking you for weeks. You’re a co-owner, and your business partner is over-spending on spa equipment. Situations like …
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Get Elizabeth's FREE private, secret podcast, Glow Up with Elizabeth Faye! Get the FREE Perfect Pricing Method Training here. Elizabeth Faye is back and interviewing Michalea Breci. Michaela Breci is a renowned expert in hair extension education and a sought-after business consultant in the hair industry, with over 20 years of experience. She owns …
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Stylists are increasingly seeing renting their own suite or booth as an appealing alternative to working in a commission salon. Guest Anne Chesbro is co-owner of a commission salon company, Platinum Salon, as well as a suite rental business in Rochester, NY. She and her husband Joe Chesbro founded Platinum Salon Suites to meet the needs of stylists…
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Get Elizabeth's FREE private, secret podcast, Glow Up with Elizabeth Faye! Get the FREE Perfect Pricing Method Training here. Elizabeth Faye is back and interviewing Mak Plock. Mak is a stylist, Silx brand hair extension business owner, breathwork faciliator and SO much more. They chat all about how to lead in your divine feminine, and how to start…
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Korie Lance is the owner of The Mae Salon and Spa in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Mae took home two 2024 Summit Unplugged Awards: for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and Sound Financial Practices. Out of all Summit salon companies, The Mae was recognized for highest year over year growth: 192%! In this episode, Blake and Korie discuss how The Mae ha…
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Elizabeth Faye is back for a solo episode talking all about what she has been up to these past few months, and some bigs things that are coming in the near future, and she shares her recent at experience at this year's Love Retreat in Tulum! If you want to join us for Love Retreat 2025 there are a few spots left! Click here to snag your spot. In th…
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Monday, March 25th is the LAST DAY to enroll in the Sacred Stylist Mastermind (save $555 on your enrollment when you click here!) On this week's episode, Sacred Stylist Co-Coach Laura Symons Is back interviewing Brittany England. Brittany has been in the industry for 19 years. She is a salon owner and stylist in Arizona. They chat all about her tra…
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Enroll in the Sacred Stylist Mastermind and save $555! Class starts Monday March 25th! On today's episode, Sacred Stylist Co-Coach Laura Elizabeth interviews Stacy Tatman. To celebrate the FREE Heal Your Biz digital event & Sacred Stylist Launch, we have a few incredible interviews with some stylists and salon owners that are currently in the Sacre…
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Sign for the FREE Heal Your Biz digital event March 17-18th! Join Elizabeth Faye and some other incredible co-coaches inside the Sacred Stylist Mastermind for 2 days of digital education! This training mixes the power of Business Energetics & Business Strategy together for a powerful workshop that will make you feel like you have a cheat code from …
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As stylists, we want to be there for our clients, while also setting professional boundaries around our time. Online booking saves time and takes some of the emotion out of setting up hair appointments. But today's guest says combining tech with a human touch makes for the best customer experience, and makes business sense too. Guest Missy Megginso…
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Sign for the FREE Heal Your Biz digital event March 17-18th! Join Elizabeth Faye and some other incredible co-coaches inside the Sacred Stylist Mastermind for 2 days of digital education! This training mixes the power of Business Energetics & Business Strategy together for a powerful workshop that will make you feel like you have a cheat code from …
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The Sacred Stylist Mastermind is now open for enrollment! Class officlaly starts March 25th. Click here to enroll and save $1111! Today's episode is a little different than our recent episodes! Elizabeth intereview's her current client in The Sacred Stylist Mastermind Genevieve Cantu. They talk about how her current healing journey is going, and ho…
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The doors to the Sacred Stylist Mastermind are officially open you can save $1111 off of your enrollment this week ONLY! The mastermind starts March 25th! Click here to reserve your spot! To celebrate, we are going to be releasing THREE episodes this week. This is the third and final episode! Sacred Stylist Co-Coach McKenzie Chun takes over the pod…
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The doors to the Sacred Stylist Mastermind are officially open you can save $1111 off of your enrollment this week ONLY! The mastermind starts March 25th! Click here to reserve your spot! To celebrate, we are going to be releasing THREE episodes this week. This is the second episode! Sacred Stylist Co-Coach McKenzie Chun takes over the podcast to i…
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Erin Gray and Annie MacArthur are The Hair Nerds, an independent pro beauty media and education company. Their signature events, called Hairventures, allow salon professionals to learn from top stylists around the world, as well as experience foreign cultures and build lasting friendships, at an affordable price. In this episode, Erin and Annie tel…
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The doors to the Sacred Stylist Mastermind are officially open you can save $1111 off of your enrollment this week ONLY! The mastermind starts March 25th! Click here to reserve your spot! To celebrate, we are going to be releasing THREE episodes this week. Sacred Stylist Co-Coach McKenzie Chun takes over the podcast to interivew 3 Sacred Stylist Gr…
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Get the FREE Heal Hustle Masterclass here! Apply NOW for the Sacred Stylist Mastermind. The next class starts March 25th! Once you are approved, you can save $1111 off of your enrollment. Elizabeth is back with a solo episode all about what she has learned over the past few years when it comes to be successful (and authentic) on social media. There…
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We're still riding the high of Summit Unplugged, our first ever salon leadership conference and a time to really focus on ourselves and our wellbeing in the industry. (Did we mention it was on the beach in Cancun?!) If you missed this year don't worry: we've got a recap on this episode and info on how to get in on the next one. Blake also hosted ou…
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The Sacred Stylist Mastermind starts March 2024! Click here if you want a SECRET PEEK into the program! Apply today and save $1111 off of your enrollment! Get instant access to the FREE Heal Hustle Masterclass here! Elizabeth is back for another solo episode talking all about alignmment! She shares some simple hacks that you can start doing TODAY t…
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Join us for Hair Love Retreat 2024 before we're sold out! Click here to secure your ticket. Check out the Glow Breathwork certification here. The next round starts April 2024! Apply for the Sacred Stylist Mastermind here. The cohort starts March 2024! Get the Plan to Win planner + course bundle here! It's totally dateless and customizeable! Hair Lo…
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As Blake says, hair stylists these days are in such high demand, they could set up shop in the middle of a field and people would still come to have their hair done! In addition, the new generation of incoming stylists care more than ever about company culture, including fair labor practices, flexibility and social and environmental values. So salo…
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The last four years have been a big reset for the salon industry. When we shut down in 2020 we learned that many of our clients see us as essential workers. We saw a surge in demand coming out of lockdown. But now, we once again need to raise our standards to keep our clients. The pandemic years also accelerated a trend towards employees asking for…
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For Bil Neal, being a salon sales consultant isn't about pushing product. It's about building relationships and growing small businesses. Bil Neal is a salon business partner (SBC) with SalonCentric, a division of L'Oréal USA, working with Summit salons and other salon companies in southern Ohio. Want to try out a new product without commiting? Cal…
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Andrew Carruthers is a stylist educator and trainer and a Sam Villa culture ambassador, and coaches private clients inside and outside the beauty industry through his company The Journeyist. Our conversation this episode is about managing stress and controlling reactivity – skills essential to communication and leadership. You’ll learn simple breat…
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If you haven't listened to last week's episode with Nutrafol, click here! We had some an important conversation on addressing hair thinning in the salon. They created a special webinar just for our Hair Love community. It is live and totally free! Click here or the link below to get the incredible webinar! https://learn.hairloveuniversity.com/nutra…
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A member of the beauty industry since 2011, Colissa Nole recently left the salon company where she worked as a stylist and struck out on her own -- first in a booth rental space, and most recently her own space with a co-owner. While it's an adjustment becoming your own boss, Colissa says the change has allowed her to offer the best service of her …
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Check out the FREE PK Webinar with Nutrafol here! We are so excited for this important and interesting conversation with Elizabeth Faye and Johnnell Theresa Nidoh. Johnnell is the Director of the Professional Salon Division at Nutrafol! We have been so fortunate to have Nutrafol as a brand sponsor this year. We love to align with brands that have s…
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Join Elizabeth on November 20th @ 6pm MST for the Quantum Year Workshop! Get the Plan to Win planner + workshop and e-course for only $222! Elizabeth is back this week to teach you how to plan your most quantum and potent 2024. She chats about how the Plan to Win planner came to be, and how it has made all of the difference in the success she has h…
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Get the Perfect Pricing Method Freebie here! https://learn.hairloveuniversity.com/perfect-pricing-method-opt-in Reserve your spot for the FREE Heal Hustle Masterclass happening Tonight October 23rd at 7pm MST (You'll also gain lifetime access to the replay after you sign up) https://learn.hairloveuniversity.com/heal-hustle-masterclass Apply for Sac…
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Join Elizabeth for the FREE Heal Hustle masterclass on October 23rd @ 7pm MST. Click here to reserve your spot https://learn.hairloveuniversity.com/heal-hustle-masterclass *We recommend joining live, but if you can't make it, still register so that Elizabeth is back for anothe short and sweet solo episode and this one is all about BURNOUT! It has b…
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We are 50% sold out for Hair Love Retreat 2024! Join us sept 15-19th for our most intimate, life-changing retreat! Click here to snag your spot. https://hairloveuniversity.com/hair-love-retreat-2024 Elizabeth is back on #hairloveradio for a short and sweet episode all about how to start building a community and fostering connections in your salons …
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Grab your Hair Love Retreat 2024 ticket and take advantage of Early Bird Pricing now! Save up to $1000! This is the last episode is our Hair Love Retreat Rewind series, and we couldnt think of a better episode to end it with then with our favorite Hairdustry Men- Corey and Tony and Sam Villa! @schedulicity and @hairdusry presents Your Day Off podca…
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Have you gotten your Hair Love Retreat 2024 ticket? We are almost 50% sold out! Click here to secure your spot and take advantage of Early Bird Pricing. Save up to $1,000! We are back with another throwback episode with Elizabeth Faye and Missy Megginson. On this episode, they talk all things instagram. How to use it for YOU and YOUR business, how …
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We’re living in a time of cultural transition. Individuals are openly expressing gender and sexuality with more freedom than before. At the same time, some still believe that expression outside of the traditional cisgender heterosexual frame is a bad thing. Others want to be supportive, but are unsure about the correct pronouns and terminology to u…
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Tickets to Hair Love Retreat 2024 are going fast! Get yours before they're gone! This is the second episode in our special podcast series where we are featuring past episodes from Hair Love Retreat educators to celebrate Hair Love Retreat 2024! In this episode, guest host Shelby Bettencourt takes over Hair Love Radio this week to interview Redken A…
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Get on the Hair Love Retreat 2024 waitlist! There are less than 50 tickets available for next year's retreat, and we promise you don't want to miss out! Tickets go LIVE to our VIP waitlist on September 13th at 12pm MST. If you want to be the FIRST to know when you get snag a ticket, click here! For the next few episodes, we will be doing a special …
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