SUMM IT UP

Juggling your passions with salon owner/ brand artist Cody Evans

Episode Summary

Cody Evans is the co-founder or Colour Collective Salon in Mobile, Alabama, and a L'Oréal Professionnel artist.

Episode Notes

Cody Evans is the co-founder or Colour Collective Salon in Mobile, Alabama, and a L'Oréal Professionnel artist.

In this episode, Blake sits down with Cody Evans to get real about what it looks like to juggle salon ownership, brand artistry, education, and still have a life. Cody opens up about the journey from behind the chair to business owner, the persistence it took to become a L'Oréal Professionnel artist, and the less-glamorous side of flying home at midnight only to be back behind the chair at 8 AM the next morning.

Topics covered:

• The leap from commission stylist to salon owner
• Becoming a brand artist — the Ambassador Network, immersion program, and why persistence pays off
• "Work-work-life balance" — why perfect balance is a myth
• Giving up Saturdays and why clients magically figure it out
• Burnout while opening a salon and traveling to teach — and how reconnecting with your "why" helps
• Self-care that actually counts: massages, chiropractic care, therapy, and Head Up Keys (mental health resource from L'Oréal Professionnel)
• Advice for first-time salon owners: set firm timelines with contractors and be tough — you're the client