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Owner Shane Wilson said it is crucial to make each salon client comfortable.[/caption]
In the past, Shane Wilson would have been unsure if his daughter wanted to become a cosmetologist. However, in September 2014, Wilson and his wife, Tuesday, opened Salon Professional Academy and began educating the next generation of cosmetologists.
“A lot of times people don’t really know what this industry is,” Wilson said. “If I did not get in this industry, as a dad, I would have [thought] the same thing. But knowing what the industry is about and knowing the earning potential you can [have] changed my mind.”
The couple, who had both worked as school teachers, got into the business by renting salon space to stylists in 2005, but felt that the education opportunities were lacking for cosmetologists. The Wilsons liked that the school, which partners with hair-care company Redken, not only teaches the skills for hair, nails and skin care, but also how to be successful in business.
“We teach them to make the experience for the client,” Wilson said. “When you give your client that experience, your business will blossom.”
