TABATHA COFFEY MAKES OVER AMERICA ONE SALON AT A TIME IN “TABATHA’S SALON TAKEOVER”
Faith W | July 4, 2008
(Press Release)
TABATHA COFFEY MAKES OVER AMERICA ONE SALON AT A TIME IN THE NEW BRAVO SERIES “TABATHA’S SALON TAKEOVER,” PREMIERING THURSDAY, AUGUST 21 AT 10 PM ET/PT
NEW YORK July 1, 2008 The straight-talking, perfectly coifed Tabatha Coffey lends her sound advice and styling expertise to help desperate salon owners turn their struggling businesses around in the new Bravo series, “Tabatha’s Salon Takeover,” premiering Thursday, August 21 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
“Tabatha’s Takeover” will follow Coffey, the charismatic former “Shear Genius” contestant and Australian native, as she visits struggling salons in the Los Angeles and New York areas and literally takes over the establishments to whip them into shape. Coffey brings her no-nonsense approach to the salon owners and stylists, all teetering on the verge of collapse and in dire need of her skilled business direction. With just a week to work her magic, can she put these salons back on their feet or is it time for the shops to put up the closed sign for good?
At first meeting, Coffey’s distinct personality and wicked comments are jarring, but soon the owners and stylists figure out that in order to be a success in the competitive high-end beauty business, they need to take the savvy and fearless approach that has helped Coffey’s own career flourish. Since her start as a salon assistant at the age of 14 in her homeland of Surfer’s Paradise, Australia, she instantly fell in love with the field. At 15, she started a four-year apprenticeship program in Australia, and her love for hairdressing grew. Next she moved to London for eight years to continue her training, and has since been working in the beauty field in the U.S. for 19 years.
Coffey takes her training and the training of other hairdressers very seriously, and this passion drives her sincere quest to turn these salons around. Coffey’s intensity for the business is clear in her unswerving dealings with the salon owners and stylists, sometimes driving them to tears as her critical eye probes the salons’ customer service, cleanliness, professionalism, and overall styling techniques. She will also make her recommendations for which stylists should raise their rates, and which ones should be let go in order for the businesses to get to the next level as high-end establishments. The end results are often dramatic and inspire all those who have come in contact with Coffey to strive for only the best.
The salons Coffey will makeover in the Los Angeles and New York areas include:
Ten Salon Long Beach, CA
De Cielo Salon Burbank, CA
Martino-Giovanni & Pileggi Sewell, NJ
Images Hair Salon Oyster Bay, NY
Tika Salon Rockville Centre, NY
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Susan | August 21, 2008 | 10:04 pmHow do I sign up?
I know of a salon in Mechanicsville, Virginia that really
Kim | September 8, 2008 | 10:59 amI know of a salon in Mechanicsville, Virginia that really need Tabitha’s help. And not just of the salon itself, which is wildly decorated. The owner is a very nice woman, but the drama that goes on in the salon is unbelievable. It is exhausting to try to get your haircut there because of all the drama and fighting. The name of the salon is Misti Belle’s Hair & Beauty Salon. Most people find it relaxing to go to a salon to get your hair cut or styled. Not at Misti’s. You can catch up on all the drama and gossip in the lives of the stylists. You actually feel stressed when you leave. It makes you want to go to another salon just to relax. Maybe Tabitha or the producers of the show could send someone with a minicam to see what I am talking about. They do great cuts and color, but everything else about the salon is totally draining. Please help this salon!!
tabitha our salon is desperately in need of your help!
jennifer | September 11, 2008 | 9:18 pmtabitha our salon is desperately in need of your help! we are one of a few salons in a very small town and i would absolutely love for us to be the best! we have a very talented team and we all work really well together. the problem is the salon and the owner. the salon is filthy and everything in it is mismatched or out of date. our owner is one of the sweetest people you’ll ever meet and we all love her to death but she is very disorganized and the salon is not her first or even her third priority. she has a team who is very willing to go the extra mile to make this salon great but we aren’t going to kill ourselves when we don’t see her putting forth the effort. i really love our location, i absolutely adore my fellow stylists, and we have amazing clients. i’m just tired of working in a run-down, disorganized salon. when the clients make comments about how dirty the salon is it’s time to take action!! also we’ve had meetings and addressed all these issues and we all leave excited and ready to make changes but then our owner doesn’t follow through with anything. i feel that our salon is fun, we do great work, and our clients are really happy, but i want a more upscale environment and an owner we can depend on and who cares about our business as much as we do. tabitha please help!!! thanks so much.
Tabatha, I have been a hairdresser for 4 yrs. and
nicole shea | September 14, 2008 | 2:50 pmTabatha, I have been a hairdresser for 4 yrs. and I really want to own my own salon. Since your show has premiered, a friend of mine that wasnt sure about the business, now has turned her mind around, and all we can think about is pursuing a top notch salon of our own. We would really appreciate your advice. You have been a role model for us and we hope to one day follow in your footsteps, and eventually become a leader such as yourself. We hope to hear from you soon because you are truely an inspiration.
Sincerely,
Nicole Shea and Randi Forney
Help What do you do, when you work in a salon,
CC | September 18, 2008 | 8:34 pmHelp
What do you do, when you work in a salon, where the owner, even though very sweet, is more interested in hanging out with her clique and smoking, or going next door for a drink, the receptionist does not confirm clients or makes sure they have their next appointment scheduled before they leave the salon, where the assistants eat their lunch at the sink and leave the food on the counter, where you run out of color and at times have no hairspray in the entire salon??? we cannot offer our clients any water, because there is no water to give to them unless we go to the bathroom and get it from the faucet.
It is so frustrating to work like that, and even though we have tried to speak to the owner, nothing ever changes. To go to another salon is not an option.
How about a program where you can help frustrated stylists open up their own business.
A response would be greatly appreciated.
CC
Hi Tabatha, I wanted to know what would it take for
Christina Fretz | September 28, 2008 | 12:29 pmHi Tabatha,
I wanted to know what would it take for you to make a visit to the salon that I booth rent in. I love the owner there as she was my senior instructor in cosmetology school, get this 17 years ago. Our salon is struggling REALLY bad & there is no sense in that. The salon is beautiful but there really is no team work. There are 7 of us in there and every idea one of us comes up with for marketing there is always this one stylist that refuses to do any of the work in marketing. Not a team player at all. HELP!!!!!!!!!!! I know that somethings could be better in the decor and we are looking at options but with no more revenue coming in we are stuck. I love the show and I’ve only seen 2 episodes. I’m hooked. The name of our salon is The Great Hair After. Thanks so much for everything.
Your show is awesome! i just opened my salon in
beth | September 29, 2008 | 1:18 pmYour show is awesome! i just opened my salon in a little town in colorado. The things they you tell them are very helpful to know what not to do!!!! Just wanted to tell you that you are awesome and love your show!
Love the show! I want you to come to the
Lyn | September 30, 2008 | 9:21 pmLove the show! I want you to come to the salon that I’m renting a booth in. The salon is nice, the staff is great, but the owner, while sweet, has no backbone and most of the time things just don’t get done around the shop. She’s just telling us what we want to hear at the time to get us out of her face, I think. Help us!
Hi Tabatha When are you and your team coming to
Marie | October 2, 2008 | 10:02 amHi Tabatha
When are you and your team coming to the N. Scottsdale, AZ area? Very interested in becoming one of your salon takeover projects.
Hooray for Tabitha, Just a note...I LOVE YOUR SHOW.
Annette | October 7, 2008 | 9:51 amHooray for Tabitha,
Just a note…I LOVE YOUR SHOW. I am not a stylist, shampooer, colorist or have anything to do with salons, but I think that you are the badest “b—h” on televison. I don’t care what time your show comes on but I am literally glued to the set. Keep up the good work and work those salons. To many of the salons in Maryland waste a lot of their customers time and money by keeping them in shops all day just for a wash and set.
Thank the producers of the show and God Bless for choosing the right person for the Salon Takeover.
I love your show and would love for you to
Lana | October 17, 2008 | 6:29 amI love your show and would love for you to come to our salon. I am in a small town named Highland, Il. which is close to St. Louis, Mo. How can I nominate our salon for you to come and check us out?
I have a client that is always late . What
Connie | October 18, 2008 | 12:17 pmI have a client that is always late . What can I do . She is my last client on saturday . I have been overly nice about her lateness But now I fell disrespected . How do I handle this without losing a client?
HI, tabitha, I am in need of your help
pauline Fairclogh | November 29, 2008 | 4:34 pmHI, tabitha, I am in need of your help in my salon. I don’t know where to start. I have so much going on here at new beginnings beauty salon. I will like for you to take a look here where I am. Please share your advise on what I need to do. Please help. I have been doing hair for 18 years and I’m beginning to think I should shut the place down. Please HELP. Thanks