Fastest 50: EJS Companies/ Elayne James Salon

EJS Companies/ Elayne James Salon
Location: Middletown
Elaynejamessalon.com

We give confidence to others to see AND feel their optimum everyday, through trust in our products and services. We provide education of and for market leading service experiences in professional hair, lash, nail, and specialty services and pair them with the best prescriptive products.

What have been the biggest factors that contributed to your company’s growth over the past three years?
Organizational Development Practices, Training & Recruiting, and Digital Marketing strategies. Our philosophy is in growing people for a living. We’re blessed with talent and dedication in providing amazing beauty services and in growth as professionals. We utlize Summit Salon Business Strategies to execute short and long term planning, L’Oreal Professional Products brand partnerships and execution of leadership development and career path development have been the biggest reason for our success.

What is the most valuable lesson you’ve learned over the past three years?
Lead from the heart. It sounds so simple. Though if it were that simple, there would be more happiness in the world. I know that facts and numbers don’t lie but there is no feeling to them. Visionary people can sometimes be too linear. Now, there are times when a linear vision is necessary and times when it is not. The Elayne James company has evolved by creating a culture that is focused on a growth-oriented mindset, providing a flexible work environment for great work/life balance and leading outside of the box, where we embrace living outside of our comfort zone.