Ninety percent of beauty salons are owned by women, according to the National Women’s Beauty Council Annual Report, and Lemon Tree Hair Salons makes it very clear as to why the hair care services industry is such a rewarding business for all, especially women. By Brianna Bohn
Women Find Great Success at Lemon Tree Hair Salons
Ninety percent of beauty salons are owned by women, according to the National Women’s Beauty Council Annual Report, and Lemon Tree Hair Salons makes it very clear as to why the hair care services industry is such a rewarding business for all, especially women. Lemon Tree Hair Salons, a value-priced, full-service salon for the whole family, gives franchisees the ability to grow a multi-unit franchise that is deeply rooted in the communities it serves.
“We’re very women-empowered,” said Heidi O’Neill, vice president of operations. “As a Paul Mitchell focus salon, a lot of our training is by women and for women. Also, our ownership model allows franchisees to handle multiple salons and become part of the community, taking care of everybody’s hair: their children’s, their teenager’s, their mother’s. The female client has huge purchasing power in our format.”
Lemon Tree helps franchisees take the influence that women have in the salon industry and pair that with their knowledge of the community to provide top-of-the-line services that are always in-trend. “It’s really a Lemon-driven market,” said O’Neill.
Two female franchisees, Patty Pisani and Terry Gliddon, have seen success in that market and love the brand so much that they have gotten their families involved.
Pisani, who started working with Lemon Tree over 38 years ago as an assistant and then stylist, quickly realized that she wanted to open her own salon with her sister-in-law as her partner. Now, Pisani owns four Lemon Tree Hair Salons in New York, and her son, Anthony, has become a partner and owner as well.
Gliddon, owner of the first Lemon Tree in Lawton, Oklahoma, a new territory that recently opened, also shared how she feels empowered working with the Lemon Tree team and is excited to work in such a supportive environment with her daughter.
“My daughter Miranda was working as a professional photographer in California, came home and visited my salon and then decided to go to Paul Mitchell School. Now, she works in the salon as a stylist and a manager. This is something we do together that I can leave to my daughter,” said Gliddon.
Entrepreneurs, stay-at-home moms, and families who are interested in making a difference in their community one haircut at a time can contact Pam Brigante at 973-884-2333 or visit lemontree.com/franchise.
Lemon Tree helps franchisees take the influence that women have in the salon industry and pair that with their knowledge of the community to provide top-of-the-line services that are always in-trend.
– Brianna Bohn