Since 2013
About The Hair Standard
A hairstylist and a designer walk into a salon.
How It Started
Kelly was a hairstylist. Sam was a graphic designer working the front desk at his sister's salon while finishing art school. That's where they met. Kelly knew the operations, the clients, and the craft. Sam knew branding, technology, and how to make things look right. In August 2013, they opened their own salon in Summerlin. Kelly ran the floor. Sam built the back end. They figured it out fast.
What “The Standard” Means
There's a salon on every corner in Las Vegas. The Hair Standard was never about being the default. The name started simply enough. “The Standard” was already taken, so they added “Hair” and never looked back. Twelve years later, the name means something specific: a place where talented people build real careers, clients keep coming back, and the work speaks for itself.
Built for Stylists
The Hair Standard is a platform, not a personality. A great location, a strong brand, professional photography, marketing tools, and a reputation that brings clients through the door. The stylists bring the talent. Whether they come through the training program or join with years of experience, stylists here get busy and they stay. That's not an accident. It's what happens when the platform works.
The Training Program
New stylists enter as assistants, working alongside experienced mentors for about two years. They learn highlighting every day on the job. Once a month, the whole team comes together for hands-on training day to practice cuts, techniques, and consultations. Kelly personally reviews every assistant's progress and works with their mentor on what comes next. When they graduate, they start taking their own clients with monthly one-on-one meetings to keep growing. Not every salon invests this way. We think it shows.
Kelly
Kelly runs the salon. All of it. She sends about 60,000 text messages a month. That's not an exaggeration. She puts out every fire, handles every concern, and makes sure every stylist and every client is taken care of. When something goes wrong, she's the one everyone looks to. She still works behind the chair with a small group of long-time clients who've been with her for years.
Sam
Sam runs everything you don't see. The brand, the website, the marketing, the technology, and the systems that keep the business growing. Between the two of them, every angle is covered.
Three Locations and Counting
Summerlin was the original. It ran for seven years before the second location even came up. They heard about a new complex being built in the northwest valley, called the number on the sign, and within a month they were doing a full build-out on a dirt lot. Centennial opened in 2019 with 14 stylists working before the doors even opened. The Lakes came in 2021 when a space in the plaza opened up. They gutted it, rebuilt it, and made it the coziest salon in the group. A fourth location is planned for 2028.
What We're Most Proud Of
It's not the awards or the review count. It's watching stylists build real lives from the careers they've built here. Buy houses. Get married. Start families. The Hair Standard isn't about its owners. It never has been. It's about the people inside.
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