Studio Mae

Staying comfortable in a salon is costing you more than you think.

It can look like being busy all week but still feeling capped on income. It can look like having clients you love but not being able to give them the experience you wish you could in your own space. It can look like a schedule that is “fine” but never actually yours. And it can look like working in an environment you have simply gotten used to, but that no longer matches the level of your work.

The longer you stay, the more normal it all starts to feel.

But comfort in this industry is not just emotional, it is financial too.

It is the difference between raising your prices or staying where it feels safe. It is the difference between building real flexibility or working around someone else’s system. It is the difference between creating a client experience that just gets by or one that allows you to confidently charge more because the environment supports it.

And slowly, without noticing it, comfort becomes the reason growth stops.

Not because you are not capable. But because it feels easier to stay than to make a change.

At some point, you have to ask what that comfort is actually costing you.

Behind the chair vs behind your own door.

One day you’re working within someone else’s space working behind the chair… and the next, you’re deciding what happens behind your own door.

A rare opening is currently available at Studio Mae for the right hairstylist. DM to learn more!

I still think about the version of me working as a commission stylist.

I was proud of her. I worked hard, built a clientele, did everything I was “supposed” to do.

But deep down, I knew I wasn’t meant to stay there.

So I took the risk and went out on my own to become an independent stylist and that decision changed everything.

It taught me that risks are scary, but they’re so worth it. They stretch you and they change you.

Even as an independent stylist renting a chair, I still felt it… that pull toward something bigger. I’ve always been an entrepreneur at heart. I genuinely get excited when I hear someone is starting their own business.

Then came the biggest leap yet.

My husband Egli and I created Studio Mae. We invested everything into building a space for independent beauty professionals to have something of their own. It was a real risk, with no guarantees it would work.

Now I get to watch women take that same leap, betting on themselves and building successful businesses inside these walls.

And if you’re feeling that pull too… that sense that you’re ready for something more in your business, don’t ignore it. Studio Mae was built for that next step.

There are a very limited number of studios available right now. If you’re ready to explore what your next chapter could look like, DM me “Studio” and I’ll send you the details.