IMAGE Studios® Franchise is excited to announce that Lonnie & Tiffany McGowen, are new IMAGE Owners in Dallas, Texas, and will be joining the company’s nationwide team as the brand moves into its next phase of growth.
IMAGE Studios® has locations in Utah, Florida, Texas, California, and South Carolina with dozens more in development to open over the next 12-18 months. Founder and President, Jason Olsen, says, “IMAGE is known for bringing modern and luxurious spaces to the professionals in the beauty industry. We are proud to be the leader in creating beautiful salon studios that are turnkey spaces for professionals to open their own salon easily, without the investment required to open a traditional salon. Our business model creates a platform for success and we have thousands of professionals who have become entrepreneurs under our business model across the country. The American dream becomes a reality for any professional who is ready to take the next step in their career and open their own salon. We are known for our cutting edge design, strong company culture, great franchise operations and support, and best in class branding that you see in each of our coworking salon suites. We love bringing life to retail spaces across the United States. There’s nothing quite like IMAGE.”
Jason Olsen serves as President of the company, driving strategic growth and innovation. Brother and Co-founder, Shaun Olsen, the company’s Vice President, leads company development and onboarding resources for new franchisees. Jason and Shaun have assembled a powerhouse corporate team and franchise owner collective who are taking their luxurious salon-suite concept nationwide.
IMAGE Studios®, a leader in the salon and spa studio space, has opened its newest location in Wake Forest, NC by IMAGE Owner, Kevin McNamara. IMAGE is part of a burgeoning trend in the beauty business, which leases turnkey salon suites to beauty professionals looking to open their own business, empowering entrepreneurship and growth in the growing $63 billion beauty industry.
Leading the trend in the creative coworking space boom, IMAGE Studios® operates similarly to WeWork, Regis, and Impact Hub, with a focus on turnkey salon space for beauty professionals. IMAGE Studios®City takes large retail space (typically 4,000 – 6,500 SF) and builds anywhere from 25-35 salon “studios” that are leased to salon professionals including hairstylists, estheticians, microblade specialists, massage therapists, tattoo artists, and other health and beauty service providers, who operate their businesses within the studios.
IMAGE Owner, Kevin McNamara commented, “There is nothing like IMAGE Studios® in Wake Forest, and we can feel the buzz from the local community. Our salon is bringing the best of high-end modern design, and we are excited that so many beauty and wellness entrepreneurs have decided to grow their businesses with us!”
There are over 60 IMAGE Studios® in development throughout the US, and this is growing month by month. The company expects to have 300 locations in development throughout the US by 2023 to meet the demand of its business model. The build-out stage of our development covers the areas of design, construction, milestones, and timelines. IMAGE Studios® is an exclusive studio salon that provides modern, high-end salon space at affordable rates to salon professionals, making it possible for professionals to become successful entrepreneurs. By providing a luxurious and high-end space, like-minded professionals to connect with, and the guidance of mentors invested in the success of these entrepreneurs, IMAGE Studios® provides a unique opportunity to ensure success for all. They boast the simplicity of their concept: IMAGE Studios® provides an incredible space and atmosphere; their IMAGE Pros bring the passion, talent, and clientele. Together, they create an intoxicating formula for success for our small business owners across the country.
IMAGE Studios®, a leader in the salon and spa studio space, is breaking ground in Mount Pleasant, SC! IMAGE is part of a burgeoning trend in the beauty business, which leases turnkey salon suites to beauty professionals looking to open their own business, empowering entrepreneurship and growth in the growing industry!
Local IMAGE Owner, Jeanette Knizevski said, “Seeing the walls go up in the salon has been a huge milestone for us – seeing how the beautiful studios are taking shape. We cannot wait for the rest of the design to come together and start welcoming our IMAGE Pros when we are able to open the doors.”
IMAGE provides business owners with many resources to grow and manage their business – IMAGE Pro by Gloss Genius, a smartphone app that provides professionals accounting, marketing, scheduling, and rebooking software, continuing education courses, and support through a local salon director mentor.
There are currently 60 IMAGE Studios® in development throughout the US, and this is growing month by month. The build-out stage of our development covers the areas of design, construction, milestones, and timelines. Our IMAGE Owners can begin their Pink Hard Hat tours, highlighting all the space has to offer to IMAGE Pros including the 24-38 studios. All of the IMAGE Studios® in the build-out stage adhere to strict design and construction guidelines that ensure our studios are top of the line, bringing the most modern and beautifully designed salon studios the beauty industry has ever seen.
Being a small business during this pandemic is not easy, and a service-based business further compounds the problem! We want to support you however we can so you can make it through this challenging time.
IMAGE Studios® is committed to the success of your business now and after this outbreak. We are so proud you chose to build your business at IMAGE Studios® and we cannot wait to see how you grow.
We are producing assets for you and want to make sure you have them at your fingertips. As well as emailing them out to you we will add them here! And as always, we are here to help you along the way!
Our first priority is always to the health and safety of our IMAGE Family.
Our IMAGE Pros, IMAGE Owners, and Corporate team are the backbone of our operation and we will do all we can to make sure you remain healthy and happy in these uncertain times.
Our clients are the lifeblood of our business, and it can be a difficult balance between safety and satisfaction – we want to help keep you on the right track. We have produced a safety sheet for our IMAGE Family.
The current situation remains very fluid. We will assess the situation daily, remain vigilant, and be mindful of updates from the World Health Organization (WHO), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and other governing authorities. We will provide updates as appropriate as we work through this together.
We are positively overwhelmed with the love and understanding you’ve shown as well as your kindness and proactivity through this situation – we are a community and together we will face this challenge. #IMAGELove
IMAGE Studios®, a leader in the salon and spa studio space, has opened its newest location in San Clemente, CA by IMAGE owners, Suzie and David Bugay. IMAGE is part of a burgeoning trend in the beauty business, which leases turnkey salon suites to beauty professionals looking to open their own business, empowering entrepreneurship and growth in the growing $63 billion beauty industry.
“There is nothing like IMAGE Studios® in San Clemente and we can feel the buzz from the local community. Our salon is already in design and will bring the best of high-end modern design to San Clemente,” said IMAGE Owner, Suzie Bugay.
IMAGE Studios® San Clemente, CA, home to luxurious mini-salons, is an exclusive studio salon that provides modern, high-end salon space at affordable rates to professionals in the beauty industry, giving them a platform to become successful entrepreneurs. By providing a luxurious and high-end space, like-minded professionals to connect with, and the guidance of mentors invested in the success of these entrepreneurs, IMAGE provides a unique opportunity to ensure success for all. They boast the simplicity of their concept: IMAGE provides an incredible space and atmosphere; their IMAGE Pros bring the passion, talent, and clientele. Together, they create an intoxicating formula for success for our small business owners.
IMAGE provides business owners with many resources to grow and manage their business – IMAGE Pro by Gloss Genius, a smartphone app that provides professionals accounting, marketing, scheduling, and rebooking software. On-site our IMAGE Pros receive mentoring through a local salon director, and continuing education courses.
IMAGE Studios® will open its Portland, OR salon, home to luxurious salon studios, this year by IMAGE owner, Shaun Broetje. Leading the trend in the creative coworking space boom, IMAGE Studios® Portland operates similarly to WeWork, Regis, and Impact Hub, with a focus on turnkey salon space for beauty professionals. IMAGE Studios® takes large retail space (typically 4,000 – 6,500 SF) and builds anywhere from 25-35 or more salon “studios” that are leased to salon professionals including hairstylists, estheticians, microblade specialists, massage therapists, tattoo artists, and other health and beauty service providers who operate their businesses within the studios.
Health and beauty entrepreneurs throughout the area are being offered a unique business opportunity. IMAGE Studios® provides all of the tools necessary to own and operate a salon with none of the normal risks involved.
IMAGE provides business owners with many resources to grow and manage their business – IMAGE Pro by Gloss Genius, a smartphone app that provides professionals accounting, marketing, scheduling, and rebooking software, continuing education courses, and on-site support through a local salon director mentor.
There are currently 60 IMAGE Studios® in development throughout the US, and this is growing month by month. The build-out stage of our development covers the areas of design, construction, milestones, and timelines. Our IMAGE Owners can begin their Pink Hard Hat tours, highlighting all the space has to offer to IMAGE Pros including the 24-38 studios. All of the IMAGE Studios® in the build-out stage adhere to strict design and construction guidelines that ensure our studios are top of the line, bringing the most modern and beautifully designed salon studios the beauty industry has ever seen.
Hilton Bell, IMAGE Owner in Tampa Bay, FL has been a Hair Stylist for over 40 years. We are delighted that he is writing exclusively for our website on what has kept him in the business so long, and how he keeps re-inventing.
In any creative field, it’s important to be motivated or inspired, without a decent level of both, life can be dull and somewhat harder. We have all experienced different times in life where the inspiration to do something has been strong or high. This is normally followed by the same level of energy and action toward that particular activity or project that you are inspired about.
In my mind inspiration and motivation are linked together, with inspiration coming first. The word motivation suggests that there is motion involved. Before motion or activity can happen there has to be a thought process that precedes it.
From my experience, being motivated towards seeing something achieved and accomplished has much more reward and satisfaction connected with it. But where do you get motivation and inspiration?
For me it has always been setting new goals and challenges, once I get comfortable with something, I know it’s time to push the envelope to something I don’t fully know or understand yet. I have consistently tried to take all aspects of my career and continue to learn.
Consistently looking at all aspects of design and art for an idea or direction that I can translate into my work. This inspiration sometimes comes from unusual places! Having discussions, with friends who are architects, photographers, fashion designers, graphic designers, filmmakers, musicians, and artists. I have gotten huge amounts of insight, different viewpoints, and ideas over the years.
As a hairdresser and designer, I make sure I surround myself with as many beautiful things and people who are involved in the creative fields as possible.
I also make sure I get those people out of my life that are negative and pull the creative juices out of you. They do exist and it’s important to realize this. I have found over the years that a lot of people won’t try something new or different, because it might not work or what if I failed at the attempt to do it, what if it comes out wrong? If I use all the knowledge I have and try something new and it doesn’t work – then that is a lesson in itself!
For anyone reading this that has fallen into the trap of going to work every day, going through the motions, without being motivated, feeling bored and tired, it’s time to get some inspiration!
It’s important for any creative individual, who is involved in producing results in a creative pursuit to maintain a certain amount of freshness and variety in their work. After all, isn’t fashion about change.
There are numerous influences and ways to get inspiration that vary for each individual, the important thing is to clarify what those things are and make sure you get a good dose of them on a consistent basis.
Inspiration and motivation are infectious. Make sure you’re getting and giving big doses on a regular basis, reminding yourself of what fired you up in the beginning.
Hilton Bell
Hilton has been involved in the Hair and Beauty profession for 0ver 45 years. During that time he owned and operated 5 different salons as well as consulted others in the Beauty industry, in Australia. He moved to the USA in 1998. Opened another salon in Florida as well as International Hair and Beauty Systems, which bought Organic hair products to the Hairdressing profession in 2000. The company was sold in 2010 and is still one of the leaders in this arena.
Career Highlights Won Wella High fashion Design awards Nominated 3 times – Australian Hairdresser of the Year Appeared in Australia’s Top Hairdressers Book Developed L’oreal’s true colors system Served as a board member HBIA in Australia (Hairdressing & Beauty Industry Association) Owner of International Hair & Beauty Systems acting as President & Creative Director Hair Color Education Director & Presenter for International Hair & Beauty Systems
IMAGE Studios® and GlossGenius are thrilled to announce that they have partnered together to give IMAGE Pros a powerful custom-designed app built right into the #1 business platform in the industry!
The IMAGE Pro app by GlossGenius is an all-in-one booking app that will enable IMAGE Pros to grow their brand, build their business and maximize their earnings. With powerful features across scheduling, client management, marketing and more, IMAGE Pros will have everything they need to succeed at IMAGE Studios.
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IMAGE Studios® is excited to announce a new addition to the support team, Marcia Carter – Project Manager. Marcia is IMAGE’s preferred vendor for project management – an elective service for franchisees in build-out. Marcia’s project management services during the design and buildout process ensure IMAGE Owners are able to focus on their goals and find the best IMAGE Pros for their new salon!
Marcia’s career has focused on retail real estate and development for multi-unit companies both in corporate and franchise models, predominantly in the medspa space. Marcia has an extensive background in design and construction development which makes her an integral part of the build-out process for our franchisees.
Marcia’s experience in retail construction makes her services the perfect addition to the IMAGE team. Most recently Marcia helped Cortiva Institute complete a nationwide rebranding effort, updating 32 locations across 13 states. Marcia is skilled at managing multiple construction projects simultaneously and excels in vendor management to ensure our franchisees are always well taken care of.
IMAGE Studios® franchisees across the US are supported by a corporate office in Salt Lake City, Utah. This is the home to founders, Jason, and Shaun Olsen who opened their first location in June 2010; they opened four additional locations over the next four years. Jason and Shaun decided to Franchise in mid-2015 and now have locations open or in development coast to coast. There are nearly 30 people in various capacities that support their IMAGE Owners, from education to operation, to project management and marketing. Together, the IMAGE Studios® family is striving to provide the support, education, and empowerment needed for success.
IMAGE Studios® is an exclusive studio salon that provides modern, high-end salon spaces and studios to entrepreneurs. Our core values of creativity, freedom, and success are the driving force that empowers us collectively and embodies all that we do as industry professionals. We strive to improve the communities we live in with the creation, support, and growth of small independent business owners. Our concept is simple: we provide an incredible space and atmosphere; our professionals bring passion, talent, and clientele. Together, we create an intoxicating formula for success.
IMAGE Studios® is thrilled to announce their Grand Opening in Katy, TX on January 24th, 2020! Health and beauty entrepreneurs throughout the area are being offered a unique business opportunity. IMAGE Studios® provides all of the tools necessary to own and operate a salon with none of the normal risks involved. IMAGE Katy’s Grand Opening party includes cocktails, a photo booth, and a scavenger hunt! The opening featured a ribbon-cutting by IMAGE Owners, Shelley and Jeff Kloiber, with the Katy Chamber and their IMAGE Pros to celebrate.
IMAGE Studios® founder, Jason Olsen, was in Katy for the grand opening, “It is great to see our salons opening in Texas. We were excited to work with Shelley and Jeff as they built such a beautiful and high-end salon and can’t wait to see the success they will have as more and more IMAGE Pros join their location!”
IMAGE Studios® Katy, TX, home to luxurious salon-suite studios, is an exclusive studio salon that provides modern, high-end salon space at affordable rates to salon professionals, making it possible for these professionals to become successful entrepreneurs. By providing a luxurious and high-end space, like-minded professionals to connect with, and the guidance of mentors invested in the success of the entrepreneurs, IMAGE provides a unique opportunity to ensure success for all. They boast the simplicity of their concept: IMAGE provides an incredible space and atmosphere; their IMAGE Pros bring the passion, talent, and clientele. Together, they create an intoxicating formula for success for our small business owners!
IMAGE provides business owners with many resources to grow and manage their business – IMAGE Pro by Gloss Genius, a smartphone app that provides professionals accounting, marketing, scheduling and rebooking software. On-site our IMAGE Pros receive mentoring through a local salon director, and continuing education courses.
IMAGE Studios® Katy is seeking the top professionals interested in starting or moving their business to join their entrepreneur collective!
