Salon Ownership & Management: The Definitive Guide to the Professional Beauty Business
My second book, Salon Ownership & Management: The Definitive Guide to the Professional Beauty Business took two years to write, edit, format, and publish, but the time investment paid massive dividends. This volume, while not perfect, is really my pride and joy. Coming in at over six hundred pages, the title covers everything an aspiring […]
The Beauty Industry Survival Guide
My first attempt at publishing manifested as The Beauty Industry Survival Guide: A Salon Professional’s Handbook. It was far more successful than my most optimistic projections and continues to be considered a foundational text for anyone considering a career in the beauty industry. Currently, I’m revising, updating, and expanding the text, preparing to release a […]
The Dread Machine
In 2020, I decided to stop putting my career goals on the backburner and launched The Dread Machine, a magazine, podcast, and publishing company specializing in dark speculative and science fiction. I currently serve as the executive editor. My duties include (but are in no way limited to): Managing the company’s budget Acquiring and editing […]
This Ugly Beauty Business
For the last ten years, I’ve written and managed This Ugly Beauty Business, a blog, podcast, and management consulting firm specializing in the unique challenges professional beauty workers face. As a popular subject matter expert, I spoke at national trade shows and hosted my own conferences. My written work appeared routinely in major industry trade […]
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