The Business of Beauty with Mike Franklin

Join Kosta and his guest: Mike Franklin, Co-Founder and Owner of Aspire Barber and Beauty Academy, and Owner of Cookeville’s newest luxury salon Wild Honey Beauty Co.

In this episode: After over a decade of being Cookeville’s beauty destination, this summer Loxx Salon and Spa is closing. As a business owner, how did you know it was time to move on? Aspire Barber and Beauty Academy opened in February of 2023, and has already celebrated several rounds of successful graduates and is getting ready for its largest cohort to date. What inspired Aspire and what is your biggest mission for this school? When it comes to the business of beauty, what’s one piece of advice you’d share with stylists, salon owners and anyone hoping to make a living from the beauty industry? 

Find out more about Aspire Barber and Beauty Academy:
https://aspirebarberandbeauty.com/

Find out more about Wild Honey Beauty Co.:
https://www.facebook.com/wildhoneybeautycocookeville

Better Together with Kosta Yepifantsev is a product of Morgan Franklin Media and recorded in Cookeville, TN.

This episode of Better Together with Kosta Yepifantsev is made possible by our partners at Volunteer State Community College.

Find out more about Volunteer State Community College:
https://www.volstate.edu/campuses/cookeville

What is Better Together with Kosta Yepifantsev?

Better Together with Kosta Yepifantsev is a podcast about business, parenting and living life intentionally. We're here every week to bring you intentional conversations on making your own path to success, challenging the status quo, and finding all the ways we're better. Recorded in Cookeville, TN, Kosta joins guests from all walks of life to bring fresh perspective and start your week with purpose. We're better together.