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Hello and Welcome!
Thank you so much for inquiring about Wild Mane Salon as your new salon home. We completely understand that starting a new salon or changing salons can be a seriously big decision, and we are grateful you are considering us. There are many questions you may have for us so this is why we have created this page specifically for our beauty professionals. We hope this gives you some insight into what it's like to work at Wild Mane Salon.
Before we continue allow us to share a few things about Wild Mane Salon
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We are a hybrid salon of both rental and commission.
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Our artists have their own businesses within our space.
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We take pride in our supportive and team-like environment.
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Wild Mane Salon is the perfect place to not only grow your business, but your personal growth as well.
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We take pride in the salon being a quiet, relaxing, zen place to come to without all the extra drama and noise.
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We are located in Southern Pines, NC.
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Salon History & Story
About the owner
Our Mission
our Values
Why we are different: working at Wild Mane salon
What's included in your membership
2024 Rental Rates
who we are looking for
Our culture Handbook & Contract
Next Steps
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Salon History and Story
The Story
In 2013 Alisa, the owner, opened her first salon. She, wanted to create a space where not only herself, but her artists as well, could learn, grow and value teamwork. It was her desire to get away from the toxicity and drama to build a space where artists felt safe, supported, and heard. A space where artists could feel like it was their own.
The original space was a 4 chair salon located on Pinehurst Ave...hence formerly being called The Avenue Salon. For 6 years it was a blended salon of both booth renters as well as commission artists. Alisa, being the ever evolving person she is, envisioned growing even more. After 6 years, she decided to move and expand into a larger location. After 5 years and lots of traveling, she desired a more relaxed, quiet, and zen space. She wanted a new name to go with the new space, and for it to reflect her love of traveling Africa while being free... and Wild Mane Salon was born in their new location in 2023.
This new location, while smaller, is much more intimate and welcoming. It's a space where it can house up to 3 part-time stylists as well as a private room Alisa does Reiki out of.
Her goal is to bring artists who enjoy pampering their guests, a quiet relaxing space, and a place where they feel safe and valued. Independence, freedom and tons of passion and heart are encouraged. And at the same time, supporting our artists in a safe space to grow their very own empires inside of ours and smash their own glass ceiling.
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''We don't just let dreams simply be desires. We turn them into reality.''
About the Owner
Alisa has been in the industry for over 25 years. She has learned in immense amount, not only about herself, but the industry as well. Starting off as an employee in 1998 gave her the insight into what she wanted for her future when she opened her salon.
She credits her massive growth to being ever evolving, open to change, her ability to listen, experiencing failures along the way, and being willing to take risks. One of her biggest sayings is, "There is no growth within a comfort zone" and this has been true for her whole career.
She started off as a stylist in Wisconsin and in 2002 made the move to North Carolina, where she has been since. She made one of the biggest decisions when she moved here and started off directly on booth rent, even with zero clients. It taught her how to market herself as well as really dig into business.
Alisa's experience as a salon owner is also ever evolving. She started the salon in 2013 after saving up enough money to not have to take out a loan. She is proud of Wild Mane Salon and has always been selective about who she lets into the space. She is protective of her artists and wants them to be a mirror of the salon culture she's created. It's a place where artists can build their dream businesses, have massive growth, and be supported.
Alisa wears many hats. Along with being a stylist she is also an usui reiki Master, a certified personal trainer and nutrition coach. Even more, she's a Transformation and Business coach, owning Encompass Coaching by Alisa, helping women who desire to build businesses or side hustles, make a ton of money, and become the CEO's of their own lives.
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You can either step forward into growth or step back into your comfort zone. The choice is always yours. But stepping out of your comfort zone is where the magic happens.
The Mission
Our mission is to elevate the lives of artists in the beauty industry. To provide a space where artists can be individuals as well as collaborate within our salon environment. To maximize the artists talents and potential through education, mentoring, and a supportive environment. Honoring the salon as a safe space for everyone ,encourage growth for each and every artist that is a part of Wild Mane Salon.
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Our Values
What Do We Value?
We believe in commitment and respect, growth and teamwork. We do our very best to live up to these values every day. It's with the understanding that while we grow individually, we also grow as a team. If you would like to work at Wild Mane Salon, its important to us that our values are aligned.
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Respect
We believe in respect and feel it's important to treat others how you would want to be treated. It fosters connection between people and allows us to be comfortable expressing ourselves. Respecting both other artists as well as our guests.
Health
We believe in putting your health first. This means physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. Taking care of ourselves is just as important as taking care of our businesses.
Appreciation
We believe appreciation for differences as well as similarities is important. We are all individuals who have come to a space to share our love for beauty. We strive to show appreciation for one another, our skills, and what each of us bring to this space every day.
Boundaries
We believe boundaries are not about control, but about the love and care we give to ourselves while communicating with others what's important to us. Boundaries are not negative, but rather healthy way to understand our needs and the needs of others.
Kindness
We believe that this is one of the main pillars for all business relationships. We are all equals and we decide to practice kindness with one another every day. To treat people kindly, with respect, and be considerate always.
Growth
We believe in supporting our artists' growth both personal and professionally, individually and as a team. We give them the tools to assist them in not only making successful business decisions, but also listen to what they need personally.
Excellent Guest Experience
We believe in helping one another elevate the guest experience, so that each person that walks through our door feels like they are an important and integral part of our business. We strive to work together to help every artist shine.
Teamwork
We believe in the collaborative effort to work and help one another. With each of us as individuals coming together as one for the common goal and culture of the salon. We believe in reaching out to one another if we need help anything when we are in the salon. Coming together to make our space better. Together we rise.
education/Mentoring
We believe that continuing to hone our skills is of utmost importance. In our space we share knowledge and help educate not only one another, but our guests as well. Making sure that we leave this profession in a better place than when we came into it.
Why We Are Different
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Why We Are Different:
Working at Wild Mane Salon
Here are just a few of the impactful things were do that set us apart from all other salons, which also makes it a no-brainer for you to join us.
Supportive Environment:
The single most important thing to us is that you feel supported in our space. We want nothing more than for you to feel seen and heard. As an artist, we want you to feel appreciated and valued in our collaborative. We want to support you so that you can show up your best for your guests as well as yourself. Wild Mane Salon is warm and inviting, and clean. Our amenities include monthly mentoring (if you choose to partake), stocked retail (should you choose to participate in the Retail Program) and an amazing beverage and snack bar. This allows you to spend more time creating and building your dream business, and less time running errands. We believe in supporting one another and working with like-minded artists.
Guest Experience:
Without our guests, we have no career. This is why we believe in providing the best guest experience a salon can offer. Wild Mane Salon is fun, comfortable, relaxing, positive, clean and is a beautiful space that your guests will love, and provides an experience you can truly be proud to be a part of.
Drama-Free Relaxed Vibes:
Wild Mane Salon is a non-toxic environment...meaning we DON'T do drama. No fighting, no gossip, no cattiness. Our space is welcoming and relaxed, and we are an accepting team of individuals. This vibe allows are artists to love coming to work and being creative. We pride ourselves on having the best time with the most laughs while in this space.
Growth and Support:
At Wild Mane Salon, we love to turn dreams into reality. This is why having a growth mindset is so important to us. We believe that every artist should follow their dreams, take every opportunity to learn and grow, and understands that we strive for progression over perfection. Our door is always open for communication and helping you grow, and we are appreciative to be a part of your life and business journey.
Education:
Wild Mane Salon was built on the principle that education is another pillar of our business. We want to inspire not only other artists, but our guests and everyone we meet. This is why we hold educational events as well as each artist has the opportunity for one-on-one coaching with Alisa each month. Whether it be goal planning, formulations, product knowledge, mindset work, social media, money goals, or anything else you may need help with, we are there to assist you in your growth.
Salon Marketing and Reputation:
We take the utmost pride in our salon's reputation for being fun, relaxing, welcoming, and the delivering of a beautiful finished look when your guests leaves. Our Facebook and Instagram pages are active and all artists can take advantage of being reposted and promoted on all of our platforms. All of our artists also get a free place on our gorgeous and professional website, which includes links to their own website as well as links to their professional social platforms. We can also help you build out your own website if needed. Wild Mane Salon has many areas in the salon and around the building for taking your guests photos. We also have ring lights for your use as well. Our salon experiences overflow, so if you're available, you could see your books grow being with us.
Freedom, flexibility AND community:
At Wild Man\e Salon, we are the best of both worlds. being a booth renter gives you the freedom and flexibility to make your own schedule while having the financial benefit. The best part is, you still get the community and team feel, with all the support in your growth, that you would see in an employee-Based salon.
Leadership, Mentorship, and having a relatable owner:
Alisa has been a stylist for 25 years, which makes her very relatable to stylists. She still works behind the chair, so she knows what it's like to build, grow, and learn. Having a mentor is key to growth of all kinds and Alisa is honored to mentor and guide you through your life and business journey. If you need her, she will be there to help guide you, but she won't hover. She understands the challenges that can be faced in business and knows how important it is to listen.
What's Included
What's Included in Your Membership to
Wild Mane Salon
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2024 Membership
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Currently only offering Part-Time Rental at this time (Tue-Fri)
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Coded door access Tuesday-Friday 9am-9pm (Closed Saturdays-Mondays due to other providers offering Massage, Reiki, Etc).
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Space is luxury - each artist has a spacious station, and an allotted storage area in the side room for color, products, etc and a backbar area for their products.
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Refreshments provided for guests including water, coffee, tea, wine and a stocked snack bar.
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Access to our Beautiful front desk area to check out your guests and rebook them.
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Our Retail Program allows you to earn a 10% commission on all retail sales.
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Some backbar products included if you are participating in the Wild Mane Salon retail Program.
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We carry the industries top products including Goldwell, Kevin Murphy, Olaplex and more.
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Artists receive a one hour complimentary 1:1 Coaching/training/Mentoring with Alisa once a month which can include goal planning & Accountability, social media planning, Finance/Money planning, etc as long as they are working on their goals.
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Artists have their own space on Wild Mane Salon's gorgeous and professional website under Meet Our Team. Your space will have links to your own website and/or to your social media platforms or booking link.
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Leases are flexible, month to month leases (paid Weekly or upfront for the month). We do require a 30 day notice before ending your lease.
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We provide complimentary marketing, which includes a Welcome to the Team post, reposting your work to our social media platforms and your caption.
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We often have overflow and are able to help you build your books vs. referring to another salon. Ask about our Wild Mane Salon Guest Referral program
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We all know how critical lighting can be to our services. Wild Mane Salon has beautiful natural light from our large front windows, as well as cool led lighting, and warm lighting areas. And there is plenty of bright light at each station. We also have ring lights for your use as well.
Rental Rate
Rental Rates
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Booth Rental:
Part-Time Available only at this time
(Tues-Fri)
$150/week
Month to Month Contracts (With 30 day notice)
* Ask about our special offer if you sign a 6 month lease.
* Refer another stylist to come work with us and if we sign them on to the team...YES, you get rewarded for this as well.
Who We Are Looking For
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Now that you have read over and learned what we offer, we would like to now share with you who we are looking for.
We are looking for respectful, kind and professional artists to join our team. We have a beautiful thing going on at Wild Mane salon. We value our mission and our culture, and are dedicated to protecting it no matter what. We are a relaxed salon with no space for drama or gossip. As you read in our values, we want artists to join our collective who share in the same values as we do. In addition to our values, here are a few other things we look for when bringing on new artists into The Avenue Salon...
Professional: While we are an easy going group of artists, we are able to keep the salon this way due to the type of artists we bring into the salon. We value professionalism and want to work along side artists who have a professional image. We prefer artists who speak at a normal volume during work time as we value it not getting too loud or overpowering. Our goal is to provide a welcoming, relaxing and safe space with a fun vibe, so because of this we must be forward when we say we value true professionals.
Passionate about Education and being supportive: We offer a lot when it comes to education, training and mentorship. We would hate for artists to miss out on it, however, it is all 100% optional. We encourage all of our artists to take what they need from all of it. There is never any pressure to participate in Wild Mane Salon education and mentorship, however we truly value those who understand the value of education. Those who participate typically gain more value from their membership than those who don't.
Give a great Guest Experience and service: Like we said earlier, our guests are the reason we have a successful career. It is very important to us that each guest who walks through the door of Wild Mane Salon be taken care of and appreciated. We have a specific way we like to make sure each guest is taken care of. It starts when they first reach out to communicate with us, all the way through the actual service and then checking in with them a few days after their service. We like to make sure they enjoy their time with us and leave with raving reviews and a wonderful service.
Positive and Growth Mindset: Are you a positive, supportive, and upbeat artist? Or do you always look for the negative? Most of us spend the majority of our days at work, on average, so we prefer the amazing artists who have a positive attitude. Now, we are always here for support if needed, so let there be no fear in reaching out. The ideal artists we look for are able to set their boundaries to keep our salon culture from becoming gossipy or toxic. We desire a positive work environment filled with kindness and fun.
Accountability and Kindness: We value both of these. Being kind to one another goes a long way. Everything we do, we try to remember to be kind...to one another and our guests. Taking accountability for your actions and not pushing blame onto others. This builds trust internally and externally.
Cleanliness: We put extreme value on being clean, and the salon has a reputation for being so. All of our artists must be clean, and maintain their station, storage area, tools, and common areas to the ultimate high standard. Since we share the entire space, we need to count on one another to clean up after ourselves each day. We will mentor in the moment and kindly remind all artists to clean up after themselves or clean up anything you see that may be out of place. We strive to maintain a clean and comfortable space for everyone...and by clean, we mean VERY clean.
Communication skills: We understand that speaking up may be hard or make you feel uneasy. However, if there is anything that ever bothers you about your work environment, please don't hesitate to talk to us. We want things to be brought to our attention if there's any concern or questions, so that we are able to address them. By doing this, it helps us to eliminate gossip, resentment, or building up feelings that may come to a head at an inopportune time. We also want our artists to have good communication skills when it pertains to their guests as well. As we know, consultation and communication is just as important as giving them a great service.
Punctual: We value artists that show up at least 15-20 min before their first client to get set up and ready for the day. This eliminates the need for any rushing and the ability to stay on time. We feel that walking in when your guest is walking in is not a part of us being professionals.
Fun and engaging: this is a big one for us as well. We love to joke around, laugh. and have fun, both with one another as well as our guests. We have guests that have been with us for 10+ years, so some of our artists know everyone. We strive to be engaging not only with our own guests, but with other artists guests as well. This makes the guests feel like they belong. And we are all about being inclusive.
Our Culture Handbook and contract
Culture Handbook and Contract
All artists will be required to sign our culture handbook and contract in order to work at Wild Mane salon. Anyone in violation of our culture handbook and contract while working at Wild Mane Salon will receive one verbal warning, a second is a written warning. If we have to give a third warning, you will be dismissed from the salon. If a third incident happens, the lessee will be given 7 days to vacate their station.
At Wild Mane Salon, we put the utmost value on a relaxing, comfortable, safe and non-toxic work environment. We care more about this than making sure our chairs and rooms are filled. This is why we are selective on who we let into our space with us, and we are grateful for your understanding of this.
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Next Steps
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If you are interested in setting up a 100% confidential interview, please head to the "Join Our Team" Page on our website. From there, submit the form in the "Learn More" area and then email us your resume and tell us a little about yourself to:
Hello@WildManeSalon.com
Once received we will look it over and contact you.
In the confidential interview, we will go over what we expect and what we have available. We look forward to getting the chance to meet you. And we hope you will join us in growing the business of your dreams within ours.
