“Over the past 24 years, the Salon Today 200 has shouldered many roles. It’s an awards competition that recognizes and celebrates the best and brightest salon owners for their managerial and leadership skills. It’s a barometer revealing important statistical data that salons of all sizes can use to measure their own growth. It’s a forum that encourages salon and spa owners to share their success strategies and inspire other owners.

As the pandemic forced salons to close across the country in 2020, owners and their team members had to pivot, designing new avenues to bring in revenue while their doors were shuttered, incorporating stringent new safety and social distancing procedures, and getting creative with their budgets to weather the challenges of the year. SALON TODAY’s landmark salon business competition also shifted, temporarily abandoning its sharp focus on growth, and instead choosing to celebrate the business successes of 2019 and the tales of leadership and heroism for 2020.” Click here to view the 2021 SALON TODAY 200 honorees.