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  1. A Quarantined Stylist

    St. Patrick's Day. That was the last day I was able to work in the salon before closing due to Covid-19. I remember it so vividly. It was late, and I was the last stylist to leave the building. As I left the empty salon it felt so peaceful. Seeing my home away from home, so far from its normal look …

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  2. Ways to Spot & Stop a Perv: Part II of II

    In my last post, Ways to Spot and Stop a Perv: Part I , I discussed some ways you can implement safe practices in your salon or spa to benefit yourself and keep your employees out of harms way, but not everyone works in a team environment and sometimes you need to be prepared to fend for yourself. …

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  3. Ways to Spot & Stop a Perv: Part I of II

    I don’t know why…. I don’t wanna know why… but some people choose to be a real perv however and whenever they can. Apparently for some, beauty and wellness services are an opportunity to take advantage of a situation. [insert eye-roll emoticon here] As workers and technicians in the industry, we’re …

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  4. Shear Maintenance - Caring for Your Money Making Tools

    Caring for your money-making tools, your haircutting scissors, is easy and worth it. Create a daily habit of taking a minute at the beginning or end of every day to clean, lubricate, and adjust the tension of your scissors. FOLLOW THESE STEPS CLEANING THE BLADES Open the scissors all the way, to 90 …

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  5. Mr Pretty Nails

    TELL ME ABOUT YOUR HISTORY. WHO ARE YOU? WHERE WERE YOU BORN AND RAISED? My name is Nicholas LeMere. I grew up in the small town in Wisconsin. It was magical. I loved growing up there. It was a place that really cultivated a sense of imagination and creativity. HOW DID YOU GET INTO NAILS? I waited …

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  6. The Power of Community

    The ZibaHub app is a place where an amazing community of beauty and wellness professionals can go to connect, share, and discuss industry related issues, events, and pressing questions. As the community has grown, I’ve had a lot of questions from people asking what exactly the newsfeed should be …

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  7. Pride Month is Over, But Gender-Affirmation is Not!

    Pride season is officially over, but for us in the beauty and wellness industry, pride is not a seasonal experience! One of the reasons why I originally wanted to be in this industry was because so many of us in the LGBTQIA+ community are a part of it. It allows those of us who do not fit into a …

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  8. 5 Ways To Go Green At Your Salon

    Imminent climate change and green consumer trends are pushing retailers and service professionals to be a part of the environmental solution. Salons that incorporate earth-friendly practices can not only feel better about decreasing their negative impact on Mother Earth but can also improve their …

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  9. Tales From a Salon Owner - Tips To Opening a Successful Salon

    TELL ME ABOUT YOUR HISTORY. WHO ARE YOU? WHERE WERE YOU BORN AND RAISED? My name is Katie Schumacher I was born in Salem, OR but grew up in Bloomington-Normal, IL. I moved back out to Oregon when I was 23. WHAT IS SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE WOULD BE SURPRISED TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? There are times that I …

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  10. 3 Reasons To Consider All-Gender Menus

    Much of the beauty and wellness industry still operates on a male and female gendered service menu. The term “manzilian” somehow still stays in our repertoire… trust me I get requests for them all the time. And getting stuck with a shoulder-length “men’s cut” doesn’t seem right. So why do we still …

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  11. Five Tax Tips For Independent Contractors

    Tax Day is here and it’s time to pay the man. As an independent contractor funds have not typically been withheld from your earnings throughout the year. Hopefully you have been putting aside some savings for this expense or better yet, have been sending quarterly payments in anticipation of the …

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  12. Five Simple Ways To Boost Your Earnings As An Independent Contractor In The Beauty Biz

    For most of us in the Beauty and Wellness industry, our careers are more than just an income, they’re a creative outlet and a passion. But, at the end of the day, you can’t rely on creativity and passion alone to fuel all of your success, you need to have some business smarts if you want to …

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  13. Welcome To ZibaHub!

    Welcome to ZibaHub, the first networking app dedicated solely to the beauty and wellness industry. Our mission is to be the professional networking and information hub for beauty and wellness professionals and level the playing field by providing the same career enablement tools available to other …

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