Where the Growth Framework comes to life.
Our Partner Salons are where the Mendoza Salon Growth Framework is put into practice — real salons, real leadership, and real, measurable growth.
Salon of Pooler
The original salon where the Mendoza Growth Framework was developed, refined, and proven.
Built together, proven together
Salon of Pooler holds a permanent place as our Founding Premier Flagship Partner — the salon where the Growth Framework was first developed and demonstrated.
In November 2025, Carole partnered with the salon to evaluate its client journey and uncover opportunities. After a redesigned client journey launched at the end of December, the results spoke for themselves.
What the framework builds
Through the flagship partnership, the Growth Framework has been proven across the areas that matter most to a thriving salon.
An invitation, earned
The Partner Salon Network is intentionally selective. Over time, salons that demonstrate real alignment with the Academy's values — and put the Growth Framework into practice in their own businesses — may be invited to become Academy Partner Salons.
It's not a membership you buy. It's a standard you grow into.
How a salon becomes a Partner
Every Partner Salon begins the same way any owner does — with the Salon Growth Blueprint Assessment and a Discovery Session. From there, salons that consistently live the Academy's values and implement the framework may be invited into the network.
The standard every Partner Salon shares
These are the values at the heart of the Academy — and the foundation every Partner Salon is built on.
Every Partner Salon started with one step.
Take the free Salon Growth Blueprint Assessment and see where your salon's biggest opportunities are — the same way our flagship partnership began.
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