I didn't get into the beauty industry because I loved hair ...
I got into it because I needed income. For 17 years, I cut hair while dreaming of doing literally anything else. But here's what I did love: the backend operations.
While I was co-owning a barbershop, I handled 80% of the operational work: taxes, payroll, product ordering, managing 1099 contractors, tracking booth rentals, all of it. The stuff most salon owners avoid? That's what I was good at.
I built financial tracking systems that actually worked. Not the pretty Pinterest budget templates that fall apart the second real life happens. I mean crisis-tested systems that held up through housing instability, variable income, and all the chaos that comes with running a service business.
I know your world because I lived it.
- Booth rentals vs commission splits
- 1099 contractor income tracking
- Product cost margins that eat into profit
- The cash/card/app payment mix
- Why your books are uniquely messy (and it's not your fault)
You don't have to explain your industry to me. I already get it.
Why I focus on salons, barbershops, and spas:
Credentials:
- Currently completing professional bookkeeping certification
- Intuit QuickBooks Online certification (in progress)
- Associate's degree in Software Development (2022)
- 18 years of hands-on experience in salon/barbershop operations
- Years of building and managing financial systems for service-based businesses
Translation: I know bookkeeping, I know QuickBooks, and I know your business specifically.
I know what it's like to make decent revenue but have no idea what your actual profit is. I know the booth rental tracking chaos. I know the "where did my money go?" panic when you're bringing in $15K-$20K a month but still feel broke. I know the tax-time dread when your books are a disaster and you're not even sure where to start.
And I know what it's like to be incredible at your craft while drowning in the financial backend you never signed up for.
So I decided to do what I'm actually good at: bookkeeping.
Now I help salon, barbershop, and spa owners stop avoiding their books and start understanding their money. I clean up the mess, set up QuickBooks properly, and give you the financial clarity you need to actually run your business with confidence.
No judgment for the chaos. No accounting jargon. Just clean books and straight answers about where your money's going.