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Sola Salon Studios Celebrates 5,000

By Rachael Drehobl·August 31, 2017

Sola Salon Studios is celebrating a very special milestone—5,000 salon professionals finding the freedom that comes with owning your own business. "Being able to give the American dream to thousands of stylists' has been the most rewarding business endeavor we've ever done," says Stratton Smith, Co-Founder of Sola Salon Studios. "It's all about experiencing the freedom to live the live you love."

Founded in 2004, Sola provides an upscale, professional setting for stylists to take control of their careers, putting ownership, freedom and a work-life balance in the palms of stylists' hands. The company has grown…

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