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SUMM IT UP

Blake Reed Evans

Booking Overview

This interview podcast focuses on salon and beauty-industry business, leadership, education, and workplace relationships, typically featuring working salon owners, educators, brand artists, coaches, and beauty-technology professionals. Credible pitches include salon entrepreneurs, professional beauty educators, product or technology leaders, and experts in salon team management, retail, or owner wellbeing; booking difficulty is low because guests are generally accessible industry professionals rather than highly prominent public figures.

Metrics

Episodes: 127

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000

Gender skew: Female

Listener location: USA

YouTube: 223 subscribers

Instagram: 76.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

tfisk@summitsalon.com

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Host

Blake Reed Evans - Stylist, salon owner, educator, and Top 30 Colorist Under 30. He is co-owner of Shear Art Salon in Tampa, a Redken Pro artist and educator, and a voice on salon leadership and business.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low
Typical Credentials:  
Working salon owners, beauty-industry educators, salon coaches, professional colorists or brand artists, and leaders of products or technology serving salons and stylists.
Required Achievements:  
Owning or scaling a salon business, Teaching or mentoring beauty professionals, Working as a professional beauty brand artist or educator, Developing products or technology for salon operations and retail

Recent Guest Discussions

Carrie Rutt - Managing Multigenerational Salon Teams, Motivating Employees, Communication, And Developing Stylists Into Leaders.

Cody Evans - Transitioning From Stylist To Salon Owner, Brand Artistry, Professional Education, Work-life Balance, Burnout, And Advice For First-time Owners.

Lisa Giles - Mentoring New Stylists, Pricing, Retail Incentives, Client Development, Business Skills, And Cosmetology Education.

Martin Spritzer - Salon Retail, Interactive Digital Displays, User-generated Content, Artificial Intelligence Personalization, And Competing With Large Beauty Retailers.

Chelle Neff - Building And Scaling A Salon Business, Leadership Delegation, Marketing, Local Search, Financial Confidence, And Overcoming Operational Challenges.

Recent Topics

Business, Salon Management, Beauty Industry, Leadership, Salon Retail

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
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Struggling with retail? Try this experiment

October 07, 2026

If your salon offers retail, chances are you'd like to be selling more product than you currently are. Retail sales boost profit margins, enhance client loyalty, and help clients maintain salon-quality results. But there are a number of reasons we fall short of our retail goals. For instance, providers get busy and don't find the time to talk to their guests about home care; suggesting a guest increase their total ticket can feel icky (especially in a time of high food and gas prices); and se...

Decoding the generations on your salon team

September 23, 2026

Salons professionals span a particularly wide range of ages, from 18 to 60+. That means you probably have three or four generations working together at any given time. Boomers, Gen X, Millenials, and Gen Z each bring something different and valuable to the table -- but we don't always understand each other. Maybe you're a service provider trying to figure out what your Gen X boss wants from you, looking for more clear direction. Or if you're an owner, you're trying to figure out what motivate...

Juggling your passions with salon owner/ brand artist Cody Evans

September 09, 2026

Cody Evans is the co-founder or Colour Collective Salon in Mobile, Alabama, and a L'Oréal Professionnel artist.In this episode, Blake sits down with Cody Evans to get real about what it looks like to juggle salon ownership, brand artistry, education, and still have a life. Cody opens up about the journey from behind the chair to business owner, the persistence it took to become a L'Oréal Professionnel artist, and the less-glamorous side of flying home at midnight only to be back behind the ch...

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Frequently asked questions

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How do I get in touch with SUMM IT UP?

SUMM IT UP is hosted by Blake Reed Evans. Its publicly listed email is tfisk@summitsalon.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for SUMM IT UP?

The publicly listed email for SUMM IT UP: tfisk@summitsalon.com.

How many listeners does SUMM IT UP have?

Podseeker estimates SUMM IT UP reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for SUMM IT UP?

SUMM IT UP typically books working professionals with real expertise. Typical guest background: Working salon owners, beauty-industry educators, salon coaches, professional colorists or brand artists, and leaders of products or technology serving salons and stylists. Common among recent guests: Owning or scaling a salon business; Teaching or mentoring beauty professionals; Working as a professional beauty brand artist or educator. Recent guests include Carrie Rutt, Cody Evans, and Lisa Giles.

How hard is it to get booked on SUMM IT UP?

Low. A guest with relevant expertise and a clear angle for its audience has a realistic chance.

What topics does SUMM IT UP cover?

Recent episodes cover Business, Salon Management, Beauty Industry, Leadership, and Salon Retail. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

tfisk@summitsalon.com

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