Tune in as Amanda shares how her career connections propelled her from student to apprentice, stylist, suite owner, and finally, salon owner!Follow/subscribe to be the first to know when new episodes are released. Like what you hear? Leave us a review!KEY TAKEAWAYS:Starting as a student, Amanda waited to finish school and trained at Sasoons, but before finishing training, Amanda decided that was not the place for her. She went to a salon to do color, teach, & then went out on her own with some colleagues to open a suite!Going out on her own was prompted by reaching the top of her position with her company. She was a national educator, and at the top of the commission scale she could reach there, so the next step was going out on her own.Amanda leveraged her clientele, which included a development company that helped her current commercial space. They helped with architects, interior designers, etc.Salon de Muse was designed to create a space where budding hairpreneurs can build their business outside of suite ownership. She wants to give guidance and other assistance to hairdresser entrepreneurs (hairpreneurs).Relationships with customers not only pay Amanda for her services, but they also helped her open her salon! Relationships are so important!Being perfect at your craft is a nice goal, but is not achievable. The relationship with your client will get them coming back year in and year out WAY MORE than your skill set.Learn from your fellow hairdressers, do apprenticeships, take classes, and always remember there is something you can learn from everybody!MENTIONED IN TODAY’S EPISODE:Follow Amanda on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amanda.demuse/Check out Amanda's Salon, Salon de Muse: https://www.thesalondemuse.com/The Hairdresser Strong Show is all about Salon Owners, Rising Stylists, and Seasoned Stylists sharing their experiences, successes, failures, and advice to inform, educate, and empower their Fellow Hairdresser. We won’t stop until we are all: Hairdresser Strong.CONNECT WITH US? Subscribe to our free newsletter? Connect on Instagram? Connect on TikTok? Watch on YouTube? Check out our BlogThe views and opinions of our guests are theirs and important to hear. Each guest's views and opinions are their own and we aim to bring you diverse perspectives, career paths and thoughts about the craft and industry so you can become Hairdresser Strong! They do not necessarily reflect the positions of HairdresserStrong.com.