David Ryan Salon

What David Ryan Salon does

David Ryan Salon is a privately held, founder-owned luxury hair salon operating two full-service locations in Flower Mound and Trophy Club, Texas, serving affluent North Texas suburban communities across Denton and Tarrant counties. Founded in 2012 by David Ryan, a 25-year industry veteran, the salon offers a comprehensive service portfolio including precision haircuts, dimensional and balayage color, hair extensions, smoothing and keratin treatments, styling, and waxing, supported by professional product partnerships with Redken and Kerastase.

The business is built on a tiered stylist Level System (L1-L6) that aligns pricing and career progression with stylist experience, and is differentiated operationally by the Vish Color Management System, which tracks every gram of color product applied to enable transparent, usage-based pricing. Operations are supported by a Meevo online booking portal and text-marketing automation. Revenue is generated primarily through in-salon service commissions and retail product sales at the point of service, with no disclosed external funding, parent company, or institutional ownership.

The customer base is entirely direct-to-consumer, targeting discerning adult clients seeking premium hair care, with secondary segments for special-occasion styling and color-treated hair maintenance. Marketing is conducted through the salon's website, Instagram, Facebook, blog content, and local reputation, with sustained local brand recognition evidenced by Best of Denton County awards from 2015 to 2019 and Best of Denton Magazine in 2024.

Name

David Ryan Salon

Legal name

David Ryan Salon

Website

https://davidryansalons.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

David Ryan Salon is a privately held, founder-owned luxury hair salon operating two full-service locations in Flower Mound and Trophy Club, Texas, serving affluent North Texas suburban communities with premium cuts, color, extensions, and styling services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Luxury Hair Salon Services

NAICS

Beauty Salons (812112), Hair, Nail, and Skin Care Services (81211)

akta.pro primary industry

Women's Hair Salons (HSALAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Men's Hair Salons (HSALAAAB), Haircutting & Styling Services (HSALAAAD)

Keywords

• Luxury hair salon
• Hair color services
• Hair extensions
• Keratin smoothing treatments
• Precision haircuts

Headquarters

HQ city

Flower Mound

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Hair Services Revenue: Primary revenue from providing hair care services including cuts, color treatments, extensions, styling, smoothing treatments, and waxing services. Services are priced based on complexity, stylist level, and product usage. Commission-based compensation for stylists.
2. Retail Product Sales: Sale of professional-grade hair care products including Redken and Kerastase products for at-home maintenance. Products available for purchase at both salon locations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

David Ryan Salon operates two full-service luxury hair salon locations in Flower Mound and Trophy Club, Texas, delivering haircuts, dimensional color and balayage services, hair extensions, keratin smoothing treatments, formal styling, and waxing. Services are priced by stylist level and, for color, by exact product usage tracked through the Vish Color Management System. The salon also retails professional-grade products from Redken and Kerastase for at-home maintenance.

Product overview

David Ryan Salon is a luxury hair salon operating two locations in Flower Mound and Trophy Club, Texas. The company offers a comprehensive suite of hair care services organized as a unified salon service portfolio rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Core services include Hair Color Services (balayage, blonding, highlights, lowlights, color correction), Haircuts & Treatments (precision cuts, deep conditioning, protein reconstruction, scalp health treatments, keratin smoothing), Hair Styling (blowouts, formal updos, bridal styling, special occasion styling), Hair Extensions (hand-tied weft, tape-in, halo using Remy and virgin human hair), Brazilian Blowout smoothing treatments, and Waxing Services. Operations are supported by a Meevo online booking portal and Vish Color Management System for transparent pricing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Balayage & Blonding Services Hand-painted balayage and dimensional blonding services including classic balayage, foilayage, babylights, color melt finishing, full blonde transformations, platinum/icy blonde, color correction, and root smudges for clients seeking dimensional lightening and custom blonde results.
• Hair Color Services Professional hair coloring including custom color formulation, scalp protection protocols, dimensional highlighting and lowlighting, balayage application, foil highlighting, lowlight integration, and root shadow techniques for clients seeking personalized color services.
• Haircuts & Treatments Precision haircutting for women, men, and children plus restorative treatments including deep conditioning, protein reconstruction, scalp health treatments, and keratin smoothing systems for clients seeking routine cuts and restorative hair health services.
• Hair Styling Professional styling services including signature blowouts, keratin smoothing, Brazilian blowout systems, volumizing techniques, formal updos, bridal hair design, and special occasion styling with trial sessions for everyday and event-driven styling needs.
• Hair Extensions Premium hair extension installation including hand-tied weft systems, tape-in extensions, and halo extensions using Remy human hair and virgin hair for length, volume, and styling versatility.
• Brazilian Blowout Professional Brazilian smoothing treatments including keratin smoothing, anti-frizz treatments, and smoothing services for all hair types including curly and color-treated hair, with results lasting up to twelve weeks.
• Waxing Services Professional facial hair removal including eyebrow waxing and shaping, lip waxing, chin hair removal, full face waxing, plus brow and lash tinting services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Balayage appointments typically last 3-5 hours depending on hair length, density, and desired lift
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• RedkencoreOthersPreferred professional product partner. Salon exclusively uses Redken products ensuring stylists work with industry-leading formulations for color, styling, and treatments.
• KerastasecoreOthersPreferred professional product partner. Salon exclusively uses Kerastase luxury hair care products, ensuring premium quality products for client services and retail.
• Extension Manufacturers (Multiple Brands)coreTechnology or IntegrationStylists complete certification programs through leading extension manufacturers ensuring proficiency across various application methods and product lines for hand-tied, tape-in, and keratin-bond extensions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Sport Clips: Sport Clips is a national men's and boys' haircare franchise with a sports-themed environment. It is comparable as a chain competitor for men's haircut share in the same North Texas trade area but is differentiated by gender focus and franchise scale.
• Supercuts: Supercuts is a national value-priced hair salon chain. It is comparable as a same-category competitor in DFW suburbs but targets a mass-market price point with limited premium color and extension services.
• Great Clips: Great Clips is the largest hair salon franchise in North America, focused on value-priced, walk-in haircut services. It competes with David Ryan Salon on convenience, price, and trade-area presence, but at a fundamentally different price point and service scope.
• Ulta Beauty: Ulta Beauty is the largest specialty beauty retailer in the US and operates in-store salon services alongside its retail assortment. It is comparable to David Ryan Salon in serving the same affluent suburban beauty customer and carrying many of the same professional brands (Redken, Kerastase), albeit at a different scale and format.

Others

• Mindbody: Mindbody is a leading SaaS platform for salon and spa appointment scheduling and business management. It is an ecosystem peer to David Ryan Salon (which uses Meevo, a comparable platform) rather than a direct competitor, but it shapes the same operating environment and competitive dynamics for premium salons.

Direct peers

• Drybar: Drybar is a national chain of single-service blowout salons positioned as a premium, appointment-based experience. It is comparable to David Ryan Salon in target demographic (women willing to pay a premium for a polished result), premium pricing, and emphasis on stylists as the core product.
• Glamsquad: Glamsquad is an on-demand mobile beauty service delivering hair styling, blowouts, and makeup at the client's location. It competes with David Ryan Salon for the same affluent suburban woman's appointment budget, particularly for special occasions, and operates with a similar premium positioning.
• Madison Reed: Madison Reed combines a professional hair color product line with in-person color services at Madison Reed Color Bars. It is comparable to David Ryan Salon in its premium color focus, use of trained colorists, and hybrid retail-plus-services revenue model targeting affluent women.
• Salon Lofts: Salon Lofts operates a chain of salon-suite locations where independent stylists rent their own rooms. It is comparable to David Ryan Salon as a competing salon operating model serving the same affluent suburban female clientele, with a different go-to-market (independent suite renters versus a single-branded team).

Regional players

• Floyd's 99 Barbershop: Floyd's 99 Barbershop is a barber-focused franchise with locations across multiple US regions. It overlaps with David Ryan Salon for men's haircut demand in shared trade areas but is positioned as a barbershop experience rather than a full-service unisex salon.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/davidryansalons
• Instagraminstagram.com/davidryansalons
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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