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The $500 Haircut: Becoming the Best Stylist at the Best Salon Spa

February 8, 2017

Back in 1991, Molly Haeg was starting out at Juut as a young stylist eager to reach her professional goals. One of those goals was to become a master stylist. “When I told David Wagner I wanted to be a master stylist, he asked me, ‘What does a stylist offering a $500 haircut look like? What does your station look like? The salon? Your hair and makeup?’” Haeg says. Wagner then told Haeg not to wait until she achieved master stylist status—she needed to act like she was already there. This advice had a powerful impact on her and…

A Safe Place

February 8, 2017

Kindiss Stiller, director of Juut’s Edina location and colorist, is amazed at some of the things her clients have told her in the past 23 years. “You never know what people are going through,” she says. “I have had guests tell me some horrible things nobody else in their life knows—stories and secrets they don’t share with anyone else because they don’t feel safe.” Stiller says Juut guests have a lot of trust in their service professionals and that’s why they share. “We have a gift of being in close range, so they tell us when they’re pregnant, or…

Older and Wiser

February 8, 2017

Years ago, when Craig Whipple was in his 20s, he had a client who made a big impression. Whipple, who has now been with Juut Salon Spa for 25 years and is a master stylist, master educator and hair director of the Wayzata salon location, says this guest was a powerful, fierce woman who ran her own business with a big entrepreneurial spirit. “She was passionate and had a story for everything,” Whipple says. “But then one day, she came in and told me she had a diagnosis of ALS. But what was amazing is she never let it…

Palm-Down Giving

February 8, 2017

Jenn Pardue, talent scout and education liaison, started her career at Juut Salon Spa as a stylist in 2008. “I’m one of the Juut ‘boomerangs,’” she says. “I have left the salon for other opportunities, but have always been drawn back. Juut is personally and professionally the best I’ve known.” The Daymaker culture resonates with her naturally optimistic, joyful personality, and while she has many positive stories and experiences at Juut, one in particular stands out. A few years ago, when Pardue was still a stylist, an older man came into the salon looking for someone to do his…

Skin Deep

February 8, 2017

For many of Rachel Barth’s clients, getting a facial isn’t about an indulgence or treating themselves to a relaxing experience. It’s about finding a solution to a serious skin problem. As an esthetician at Juut Salon Spa for almost 11 years, Barth has seen it all, and says her clients’ skin problems genuinely affect how they feel about themselves. “I had one client cry because she looked and felt so good after a series of facials cleared up her skin,” Barth says. Often, her clients just need sound advice. Barth says a common issue is guests who wear makeup…

It Takes a Village

February 8, 2017

When Anna Larkin’s endometrioses forced her to endure six surgeries in two years, she had to stop working for almost 12 months. Larkin, a master esthetician at Juut’s Wayzata location, worked at Juut for five years before she left for another spa, where she was working when her illness struck. “I had never been sick before and was out of work for almost a year,” she says. “When I was ready to return, Juut hired me back.” When Juut hired Larkin, it was with the understanding she would only be able to work 10 hours a week due to…