Beauty and personal care
10 salon owners
These ten current and former salon owners have founded, owned or led hair salons and salon and spa businesses. A reader can learn how salon owners run their salons from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Aileen Albidone
LinkedInExperience: Business Owner · West 139 Salon
Business Owner of West 139 Salon in St Catharines, Ontario since 1997, where she works as owner, stylist and colour specialist. She writes that she opened the salon, formerly Hats Off Salon, on Martindale Road in 1997, and that she began her career with barber training and a hairdressing diploma.
Amanda Thomas
LinkedInExperience: President · Zee’s Salon & Day Spa Inc.
President and Company Owner of Zee's Salon & Day Spa Inc. in Roanoke, Virginia since 2006; the profile describes her as master stylist and president of the salon. At the same salon she was also Master stylist, Manager of HR and stock holder (2007–2024), and she was an Artistic Educator for Matrix Hair Care (2010–2024).
Evangelene Brown
LinkedInExperience: CEO & Master Stylist · Salon Evangelene
CEO and Master Stylist of Salon Evangelene in Medina, Ohio since 2001. She writes that she has been a hairstylist for 34 years and a salon owner and CEO for 21 years, that she was formerly an Aquage platform artist, and that she runs an apprenticeship program for young stylists at the salon.
Keirsta Zimmerman
LinkedInExperience: Owner · The Cherry Blossom Salon
Owner of The Cherry Blossom Salon in Atlanta since 2010. She writes that she opened the salon in Poncey-Highlands in 2011 to create a space for stylists to grow, learn and create, that she now has a staff of seven stylists, and that the salon doubles as an art gallery showing local artists on a rotating basis.
Kelly Lightsey
LinkedInExperience: Owner · Runs with Scissors Salon
Owner of Runs with Scissors Salon in Milledgeville, Georgia since 2014. She writes that she went to business school and tried several different fields, then quit her job and went to cosmetology school, and that she opened her own salon within two years of graduating and has run it since.
Kizzy Broaden Cowan
LinkedInExperience: Hair Stylist, Salon Owner · Gems Hair Salon
Former Hair Stylist and Salon Owner at Gems Hair Salon in Clarksville, Tennessee (2010–2025); another listed role at the same salon, as salon owner, stylist, certified trichologist and educator, spans 1997–2025. She has been Business Owner of Anew U Boutique & Salon since 2010 and describes herself as CEO of Anew U hair products.
Michaella Blissett-Williams
LinkedInExperience: Owner · [salon]718
Owner of [salon]718 in Brooklyn since 2008; the profile describes her as founder and CEO and says she started her first salon in her Brooklyn brownstone and has grown the brand to three salons. She was also Stylist and manager at Maximus salon and spas (1993–2010).
Sharon Hilmes
LinkedInExperience: Owner · Moxie Salon
Owner of Moxie Salon in Durango, Colorado since 2018, and Owner of Heads or Nails since 2005. She writes that she has worked as a licensed cosmetologist for 34 years and been a salon owner for over 20 years, and that she recently earned certification as an Associate Trichologist.
Victoria Michaletos
LinkedInExperience: Salon Owner · Victoria's Salon
Salon Owner of Victoria's Salon in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1996. She describes herself as the business owner and founder of the salon, with a focus on hair artistry, customer care and employee development, and writes about building and training her team of stylists.
Yasmine Young
LinkedInExperience: Owner + Creative Director · Diaspora Salon
Owner and Creative Director of Diaspora Salon in Baltimore since 2015; the profile describes her as the founder and owner of the natural hair salon, known for textured hair care, education and artistry. She has also been a Board Member of the Maryland State Board of Barbers since 2025.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's salon to your question, since a single-chair studio, a salon with a team of stylists and an owner with several locations face different decisions. Consider how long the person has owned the business, since owners of several decades and those in their first years see staffing and growth from different angles.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you recruit, train and keep stylists in your salon?
- 02What changed in how you run the business when you stopped working behind the chair full time, if you did?
- 03How do you decide when to open another location or add services?
Reaching salon owners
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Pick one of the 10 people on this page and choose "Book a paid call", or describe your project to find others. You offer a fee for a 15-minute call or a written answer, Instant Expert finds the person's work email and sends the invitation, and they decide whether to accept. The list covers 10 companies, including West 139 Salon, Zee’s Salon & Day Spa Inc. and Salon Evangelene, based on profile data retrieved on October 9, 2026. Being listed here doesn't mean someone has agreed to take calls.
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