Meet Jenifer Hiebert

We recently connected with Jenifer Hiebert and have shared our conversation below.

Jenifer, appreciate you making time for us and sharing your wisdom with the community. So many of us go through similar pain points throughout our journeys and so hearing about how others overcame obstacles can be helpful. One of those struggles is keeping creativity alive despite all the stresses, challenges and problems we might be dealing with. How do you keep your creativity alive?

I keep my creativity alive by taking in person and online classes when I can as well as keeping an eye on social media for new trends. Even though I work in a solo salon suite where I’m on my own boss, all of us in the building get along great with each other and can bounce ideas off one another.

Thanks, so before we move on maybe you can share a bit more about yourself?

I have been a licensed hairstylist since May 2010 and have owned my own salon suite since November 2020. I wanted to create a place of my own that is a relaxing escape from the day to day grind for my clients. I specialize in natural looking hair color for brunette, blonde and bronde hair color as well as hidden bead hair extensions.

I love what I do, when someone comes into my space feeling stressed out but then visibly relaxes when I start coloring their hair or during their shampoo it’s a great feeling. It’s an even better feeling when they say “I feel so much better now than when I first came in.”

If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?

I’d tell anyone going into the hair industry to be yourself and start saving for retirement asap. I know of too many hairstylists who have never saved for retirement and have said they’ll work until the day they die so I think it’s important to start saving as soon as you can.

Be careful of what education you invest in, do your research and find as many reviews as you can because there can be some education out there that seems like it will be good, but it isn’t as as good as it seems.

Have a mentor, someone you can look up to and even other friends in the industry.

Thanks so much for sharing all these insights with us today. Before we go, is there a book that’s played in important role in your development?

So this isn’t necessarily a book, but there is a business building and marketing strategist in the hair industry who created The Thriving Stylist Method, her name is Britt Seva. She also has a podcast called the Thriving Stylist.

Her program helped me work on the business side of my business and not just the hair. That’s something that wasn’t really taught much in hair school because the industry was so different than it is now.

I recommend her podcast and program if you’re feeling lost on the business side of doing hair or if you’re just ready to elevate your business..

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.manestudiosalon.com
• Instagram: @jeniferlynnhair
• Facebook: mane studio salon jenifer lynn hair

Image Credits

@jeanizecillarsphotography
@ashlynfaithbranding
Also me, Jenifer