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Data-Driven Salon Summit — developed by Salon Today

Celebrating its 11th year · Produced by SALON TODAY

Understand
your data.
Own your success.

Join forward-thinking salon, spa, and barbershop owners and managers for a hands-on experience designed to help you uncover what your numbers are telling you — and turn those insights into smarter decisions, stronger teams, and business growth.

Edition
DDSS 2027
Dates
May 15–17
City
San Diego, CA
Host hotel
The Westin San Diego Gaslamp Quarter
01Ticket Boosters02Generational Management03Talent Recruitment04Culture Building05Productivity06Technology Tools07Client Acquisition & Retention08Customer Service09Boosting Profitability10Compensation Programs11Employee Education12Growing Retail Sales13KPI Management14Leadership Development15Marketing and Communication Strategies16Streamlining Operations
  • 11th

    Year of the Summit

  • 5

    Power metrics

  • 30th

    Year of SALON TODAY 200

  • 200

    Salons honored yearly

  • 6

    Excellence awards

  • 47

    Sponsors & exhibitors

Salon Today 200 · 30th year

Home of the SALON TODAY 200 celebratory dinner

Following an elegant sit-down dinner, the honorees of this landmark business competition are celebrated on stage and receive their certificates. In addition, six outstanding owners are celebrated with special surprise awards in leadership, customer service, team culture, philanthropy, business innovation, and education.

Ticket sold separately from Summit registration

Featured speakers

Industry thought leaders, not keynote tourists

All speakers
  • Ameet Kallarackal

    Ameet Kallarackal

    CEO & Co-Founder

    Glammatic

  • Barry Quinn

    Barry Quinn

    President, North America

    Phorest Software

  • Heath Smith

    Heath Smith

    VP of Global Education

    Vish

  • Kristi Valenzuela

    Kristi Valenzuela

    Co-Owner

    Summit Salon Business Center

  • Sudheer Koneru

    Sudheer Koneru

    CEO

    Zenoti

  • Terra Harvell

    Terra Harvell

    CEO & Founder

    Harper Ellis Hair Co

Welcome 2026 sponsors

The partners behind better beauty businesses.

Become a sponsor

Platinum

06
  • Glammatic
  • Phorest Software
  • SalonCentric
  • Strata Salon Systems
  • Vish
  • Zenoti

Gold

04
  • Boulevard
  • EXO-GROW by DermapenWorld
  • High Performance Salon
  • Meevo

Silver

12
  • Aveda
  • BYOB
  • Collins
  • easihair pro
  • Ergo Styling Tools
  • Heirs to Beauty
  • Innersense Organic Beauty
  • Intelligent Nutrients
  • Kopsa Otte
  • Shortcuts Software
  • Takara Belmont
  • Wella

Business Partners

25
  • American Express
  • Azarvand Tax Law
  • Bellamonte Pro
  • BookingBee.AI
  • Green Circle Salons
  • Illume Financial Strategies
  • Infiniti HR
  • Lightheart Sanders & Associates
  • mya
  • Nikki Le Consultancy
  • Cole Wealth Management
  • Occipital Salon Marketing
  • Perfect Corp.
  • Professional Beauty Association
  • Qnity
  • Relish
  • SalonClouds+
  • Salonumbers
  • Salonspa Connection
  • Spark Pro Global
  • Style by Color
  • The Power and Joy Coaching Academy
  • Tippy
  • Ultraceuticals & Sylton
  • Wellify

Association Partner

01
  • Salon Spa Network

Media Partners

04
  • Barbering Today
  • MODERN SALON
  • MODERN SALON Career Center
  • NAILS Magazine

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