Our Sola community is a culture of beauty professionals who are continuously motivating each other in and out of the salon. We come from all walks of life, share like experiences and strive to be successful business owners. What’s beautiful about this community of ours is that we have all either given or received some great career advice at some point that we can pay forward. We asked our 2018 Faces of Sola to share what their best career advice would be. Here’s what they had to say: LaShonda Banks, Tress Elite Salon // Atlanta, Georgia // @tresselitesalon2 “Be a professional—present yourself well and always be on time.” Morgan Cameron, Enlightened Beauty // Sacramento, California // @enlightenedbeauty “Just do something that you love and do something that speaks to you. You spend so much of your life creating or being at a job. You have to work for yourself or with someone that shares similar passions that you have. And when you do that, you feel the success grow.” Mahogany Plautz, Carve Salon // Minneapolis, Minnesota // @mahoganyhairstylistmpls “The best career advice I could give someone would be to cultivate your clientele. The people who are in your chair are the people you will see the most and you will spend the most of your time with them. Also, work hard on referrals and pre-booking. The best career advice I have ever received would be from Kimi Bennett who is the Culture Ambassador for Sola and one of my dearest friends. She told me to go for it and to trust what I’m doing—that I have something to give to the world and to be brave enough to give it.” Amanda Fagan, Saba Salon // Novi, Michigan // @amandafaganhair “If someone was anticipating making a move or staying with a company, or making a hard decision, I would probably say to them, ‘Why not?’ I have experience in so many different industries. It all boils down to the same thing in your career and the question about taking the next step. Should I do this? Should I do that? Why not just try and explore it. Don’t let anything or anyone hold you back. Just do it. You’re not going to know unless you try it.” Jennifer LaVigne, Jennifer LaVigne Hair Studio // Ann Arbor, Michigan // @jenniferlavignehair “Everything I do, especially as I get older, comes down to karma. Reap what you sow. Do everything excellently and be an excellent person and be you. If you can do that, you will always harvest great results. The other side of it, you have to know the business side of business. Be disciplined with your money.” Ashley Lantz, TressPassing Salon // Avondale, Arizona // @ashleylantzhair “Don’t be afraid to take chances. Anytime I have felt uncomfortable going into something, I just jumped in and it gave me exactly what I was searching for.” Alex Sylvester, Edge by Alex Sylvester // Birmingham, Michigan // @alex_sylvester_ “Don’t focus on mak