Eric Fisher Salon

What Eric Fisher Salon does

Eric Fisher Salon is a privately held, founder-owned multi-location premium salon chain founded in 1987 by Eric Fisher in Wichita, Kansas. The company operates four physical salon locations across the Wichita metropolitan area (East Wichita flagship with Eric Fisher Spa, West Wichita, Derby, and Downtown Wichita Studio), employing 50+ stylists organized in a tiered hierarchy from Master Artists to Stylists. Service offerings span three primary categories: hair services (cuts, color, highlights, balayage, keratin treatments, and Kérastase conditioning), skin/spa services (SkinPen microneedling, HydraFacial, dermaplaning, facials, and the NanoFusion Facial treatment), and brows/lashes/makeup/waxing services. Pricing follows a tiered model tied to stylist experience level, with services ranging from $15 (lip wax) to $360+ (keratin smoothing treatments).

The business generates revenue through unit-priced service transactions, retail product sales of premium third-party brands (Kérastase, Kevin.Murphy, SkinCeuticals, Image Skincare, Aquage, Eleven Australia, Reuzel, Viviscal Pro, Dermablend) via in-salon retail and the Cosmetic Café at the East location, and education revenue through the affiliated Eric Fisher Academy cosmetology school. The company uses Phorest as its online booking and management platform. Distribution is exclusively regional, limited to the Wichita, Kansas market, with no geographic expansion beyond the metro area.

Beyond core salon operations, Eric Fisher Salon operates an extended ecosystem including Eric Fisher Academy (a cosmetology education institution with strategic partnerships with Dermalogica, Make-up Designory, MAC Cosmetics, and Aquage) and the Prosper U Business Training Program created by founder Eric Fisher. The company has earned significant industry recognition including 12-time 'Best Hair Salon' honors in Wichita, 25+ NAHA nominations, features in Vogue, Elle, and Allure, and UCLA Global Business Awards in London and Barcelona. Leadership includes CFO Simone Reinhardt, District Manager Jessica Runyan, Director of Marketing Christina Jacks, and Director of Human Resources Jennifer Maddox Gonzalez.

Name

Eric Fisher Salon

Legal name

Eric Fisher Salon Inc.

Website

https://ericfishersalon.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Eric Fisher Salon is a privately held, founder-owned premium salon chain founded in 1987 in Wichita, Kansas, operating four locations and serving men, women, and children with hair, skin/spa, and beauty services plus retail product sales and cosmetology education.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hair Salon Services

NAICS

Beauty Salons (812112), Cosmetics, Beauty Supplies, and Perfume Retailers (456120), Cosmetology and Barber Schools (611511), Personal Care Services (8121)

SIC

Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations (2844), Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics (2840)

akta.pro primary industry

Haircutting & Styling Services (HSALAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Women's Hair Salons (HSALAAAA), Professional Hair Care (Shampoo, Conditioner, Treatments) (CRABALAB), Waxing & Depilatory Professional Products (CRABALAH)

Keywords

• Hair salon services
• Professional hair styling
• Skincare treatments
• Beauty salon services
• Cosmetic products retail

Headquarters

HQ city

Wichita

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Hair Services: Hair cutting, styling, coloring, highlights, balayage, keratin treatments, and conditioning treatments. Pricing based on stylist level system ranging from starting to top-level stylists.
2. Skin/Spa Services: Skincare treatments including SkinPen microneedling, HydraFacials, classic facials, acne facials, dermaplaning, and LED phototherapy treatments.
3. Brow, Lash, Makeup, and Waxing Services: Lash lifts, tinting, brow services, makeup application, and body/facial waxing services.
4. Retail Product Sales: Sale of professional hair and skincare products including Kérastase, Image Skincare, SkinCeuticals, Kevin.Murphy, Aquage, and cosmetics through the Cosmetic Café.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Eric Fisher Salon operates four physical salon locations in the Wichita, Kansas metro area delivering professional hair services (cuts, color, highlights, balayage, keratin treatments, conditioning), skin and spa services (facials, SkinPen microneedling, HydraFacial, dermaplaning, NanoFusion), and brows/lashes/makeup/waxing services. The company also retails professional hair care and skincare brands and runs Eric Fisher Academy for cosmetology and esthetics education.

Product overview

Eric Fisher Salon is a multi-service beauty salon operating four locations in Wichita, Kansas (East Wichita, West Wichita, Derby, and Downtown Wichita). The company offers a portfolio of service offerings organized across three main categories: Hair Services (haircuts, color, texture treatments, conditioning), Skin/Spa Services (facials, microneedling, HydraFacial, dermaplaning, NanoFusion), and Brows/Lashes/Makeup/Waxing. The salon also operates Eric Fisher Academy as an education arm and a Cosmetic Café retail space at its East location. In addition to services, the salon retails professional hair care brands (Kevin.Murphy, Kérastase, Aquage, Eleven Australia, Reuzel) and skincare/beauty brands (SkinCeuticals, Image Skincare, Viviscal Pro, Chella, Beautyblender, MakeUp Eraser, Dermablend, Patchology, Spongellé, Babe Original). Services are priced on a tiered system based on stylist experience, and all four locations operate independently with varying hours and service availability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Eric Fisher Academy: A beauty and cosmetology education institution that teaches what works in the real world, offering training for aspiring hair and skin care professionals.

Products and services

• Hair Services Comprehensive hair care services including haircuts for women, men, and children, shampoo and style, special occasion styling, all-over color/single process, weave/highlights, balayage, keratin smoothing treatments, and Kérastase Fusio-Dose conditioning treatments. Pricing is tiered based on stylist experience and technical ability.
• Skin and Spa Services Skincare and spa services offered at the East Wichita Eric Fisher Spa location, including SkinPen microneedling, Deluxe HydraFacial, Express HydraFacial, Classic Facial, Acne Facial, DermaPlane Facial, Express DermaPlane, and NanoFusion Facial, with available add-ons of chemical peels and dermaplaning.
• NanoFusion Facial A specialized 75-minute facial treatment using the NanoFusion pen handheld device that targets fine lines and wrinkles, skin texture, pigmentation and sunspots, acne, and luminosity. Includes a classic facial plus the NanoFusion treatment, available at the East Wichita location.
• Brows, Lashes, Makeup, and Waxing Services Brow and lash services including lash lift, lash tint, brow tint, and false lashes; facial waxing (eyebrow, lip, nose, chin, cheeks, full face); body waxing (half leg, full leg, underarms, back); bikini and Brazilian waxing; and special occasion makeup application at the East location.
• Professional Hair and Skincare Product Retail Retail sales of professional hair care brands (Kérastase, Kevin.Murphy, Aquage, Eleven Australia, Reuzel) and skincare/beauty brands (SkinCeuticals, Image Skincare, Viviscal Pro, Chella, Beautyblender, MakeUp Eraser, Dermablend, Patchology, Spongellé, Babe Original) available at EFS locations and at the Cosmetic Café.
• Eric Fisher Academy Beauty and cosmetology education institution that teaches customer service, business skills, products, and techniques for aspiring hair and skin care professionals. Operates as a Dermalogica Partner School, Make-up Designory Partner School, MAC Cosmetics Affiliated School, and Aquage Training School, and offers the Prosper U Business Training Program created by Eric Fisher. Open to all cosmetology students and stylists through Tuesday night classes.
• Cosmetic Café Retail space inside the East Wichita Eric Fisher Salon location stocking makeup lines, fragrances, bath products, exclusive brow bar services, and professional brands including SkinCeuticals, Image Skincare, Chella, Viviscal Pro, Beautyblender, MakeUp Eraser, by Rosie Jane, Dermablend, Patchology, Spongellé, and Babe Original.

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Eric Fisher Academy - DermalogicacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEric Fisher Academy is a Dermalogica Partner School, providing students with education in skincare and esthetics using Dermalogica products and methodologies.
• Eric Fisher Academy - Make-up DesignorycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEric Fisher Academy is a Make-up Designory Partner School, offering makeup artistry education and certification programs.
• Eric Fisher Academy - MAC CosmeticscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEric Fisher Academy is a MAC Cosmetics Affiliated School, providing students with professional makeup education using MAC products.
• Eric Fisher Academy - AquagecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEric Fisher Academy is an Aquage Training School, offering hair styling and treatment education with Aquage professional products.
• Eric Fisher Academy - Prosper UcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEric Fisher Academy teaches in-depth business training with the Prosper U Business Training Program created by Eric Fisher, focusing on salon business development and entrepreneurship.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Mario Tricoci: Premium multi-location salon and spa brand based in the Midwest (Chicago). Comparable as a regional premium salon chain offering combined hair, skin, and spa services with similar tiered stylist pricing model.

Broad incumbents

• Great Clips: Largest U.S. hair salon franchise with thousands of locations. Comparable as a multi-location branded salon operator, though positioned at a more value-oriented price point than Eric Fisher's premium tier.
• Ulta Beauty: Largest U.S. beauty retailer with both products and in-store salon services. Comparable through its professional product assortment (Kérastase, etc.) that overlaps with Eric Fisher's Cosmetic Café retail mix.
• Supercuts: National walk-in hair salon brand under Regis Corporation. Comparable as a multi-location salon operator, though mass-market priced versus Eric Fisher's premium tiered model.
• Aveda: Professional beauty brand with own retail stores and Experience Centers offering services. Comparable through its salon-grade product positioning and the parallel between Aveda Institutes and Eric Fisher Academy.
• Regis Corporation: Parent of multiple salon brands including Supercuts, Cost Cutters, and SmartStyle. Comparable as a multi-brand salon operator with a portfolio approach versus EFS's single-brand premium positioning.

Direct peers

• Empire Beauty Schools: Operates a chain of cosmetology schools. Directly comparable as a beauty education institution operating parallel to Eric Fisher Academy, with similar product partner school relationships and curriculum scope.
• Sport Clips: Multi-location hair salon franchise offering haircuts and styling services across the U.S. Directly comparable as a multi-unit branded salon chain with tiered service menus and similar geographic footprint strategy.

Others

• Phorest Salon Software: Salon management software provider used by Eric Fisher for online booking and operations. Comparable as an ecosystem enabler whose product roadmap and pricing directly affect EFS's operating costs and client experience.

Emerging players

• Floyd's 99 Barbershop: Multi-unit branded salon concept with strong marketing identity and full-service offerings. Comparable as a regionally grown premium salon brand pursuing multi-state expansion with similar apprenticeship-influenced culture.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC1myUFfDpTJLT5IAwHwZgSA
• Facebookfacebook.com/ericfishersalon
• Instagraminstagram.com/efsalon

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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