PBA Regional Salon Summits
Regional Salon Summits motivate, inspire, and make education accessible for salon professionals.

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Pricing

$119 | PBA and MNSSPA Members
$159 | Non Members
Seating is limited to 100 for each event.

Event information including speakers, locations, dates and times are subject to change at any time. Check back for changes.

2013 Summit Topics and Speakers

Living Life on the Edge, Where the Results Are
with Matthew Fairfax, Principal of Northern Torch Consulting

Is your career where you want it to be? How about your life? Are there hidden "walls" keeping you from living a successful life on the edge? Salon owner, entrepreneur, and motivational speaker Matthew Fairfax will help you get clear about what could be keeping you stuck in your comfort zone and missing out on better results. He will share what helped him go from selling shoes to owning two successful businesses and establishing a philanthropic organization to help survivors of trafficking rebuild their lives. Get ready to create new strategies for expanding your comfort zone, add more excitement to your life, increase your earning potential and become the person of your dreams. Matthew Fairfax is speaking at the Midwest and West Coast Summits

Social Media and Salon Business
with Kelly Ehlers, Owner of Evoke Brand Strategies

During this interactive session, Kelly will break down the sometimes daunting world of social media and help you understand how to build and leverage social platforms to grow your salon business and engage with clients. Attendees will learn how to implement a simple social strategy, create successful campaigns and get their stylists and staff involved to drive business.

Kelly is the Cofounder of the Style Sync, an online social media training, personal branding, and business education platform designed specifically for beauty professionals looking to magnify their image and multiply their results. As a special incentive, PBA Summit attendees will receive $100 off their annual subscription to Style Sync. To learn more, go to StyleSync.me and enter offer code PBA13.

Leadership In the Age of TOO
with Tom Kuhn, Creator of Q Program and The 2 to 10 Project

We're living in the age of too much to do, too many choices, and too much information. Salon leaders are over-committed and often overwhelmed. Getting things done is harder than ever. Tom's revolutionary approach provides simple, visual tools that speak to creative leaders and teams while creating focus for greater prosperity. Learn how to achieve extraordinary growth and higher income through small actions with big impact. Tom will share tips, success stories, and best practices from his Q Program for Salon Leaders to help leaders meet the unique demands of business today. Tom's proven programs create more of what you want from the enterprise level to each individual service provider.

Get Real About Your Business and Bottom Line
with Julie Piantadosi

Attendees to this dynamic seminar will leave this session with the knowledge, tools, and know-how to look at their business from a pure dollar perspective. Julie Piantadosi will equip you with brand new up-to-date benchmark industry standards that once implemented in your business will dramatically increase profit.

PBA Government Affairs Panel and Update

The PBA Government Affairs Team advocates for the rights and well-being of all PBA Members. They are dedicated to keeping members informed on the laws and regulations governing the industry. The Government Affairs Panel will discuss issues and legislation relevant to each Summit region and the industry as a whole. The Panel will also be prepared to answer questions regarding issues affecting our Industry. A few of the discussion topics include deregulation, FICA Tip Tax Credit, and the PBA State Captain Program.