Who we are
About The Salon Group
The Salon Group is the quiet strength behind a growing collection of independently branded local salons across Victoria. Our purpose is simple — to help exceptional local salons endure, grow and stay themselves.
01 — Our story
Built on a simple belief about people.
The Salon Group was established on a simple belief: exceptional salons are built on exceptional people. Rather than creating one large chain where every location looks the same, we believe each salon should retain its own personality, local reputation and loyal community while benefiting from the support of a larger organisation.
Our role is to provide the leadership, investment, systems, education, marketing and operational support that allow each business to grow without losing what makes it unique. As we continue expanding across Australia, our commitment remains unchanged — to build salon businesses that clients trust, employees are proud to work in, and future owners or investors recognise as examples of excellence.
“Quiet strength behind great salons.”
Ronny Khan · Founder & Managing Director
02 — Group leadership
Support that sits behind every salon.
Founded and led by Managing Director Ronny Khan, The Salon Group carries the responsibilities a single salon rarely can — strategy, investment, operations, education and brand — so that salon managers and their teams can concentrate on clients and craft.
Rather than placing management above each salon, the group works alongside it. Day-to-day leadership stays with the people who know their salon and community best; the group provides the structure, standards and resources around them.
Meet our founderGroup strategy & investment
Setting long-term direction and funding growth, refurbishment and succession across the salons.
Operations & systems
Modern booking, back-office and operational support that reduces admin for each salon team.
Education & people
Training, mentoring and career pathways that help stylists and apprentices develop.
Brand & marketing
Marketing support that grows each salon while protecting its distinct local identity.
Hair Station
Sharda Hair
Arty Hair Studio
Cutters His & Hers
03 — Our journey
A group model, built
salon by salon.
The group has grown by bringing together established salons that already had something worth protecting — a name people knew, a team clients trusted, a place in the local community. Our longest-standing salon has served its neighbourhood since 1995.
Today the group comprises four distinct brands across six locations in Victoria: Hair Station, Sharda Hair, Arty Hair Studio and Cutters His & Hers. Each joined for its own reasons, and each has kept the identity that made it successful. What connects them is not a shared shopfront but a shared standard.
“One group. Distinct brands. Shared standards.”
04 — Our philosophy
We strengthen good businesses rather than erase what made them special.
When a successful local salon joins The Salon Group, its history matters. Its name, reputation, client relationships, team and community stay intact. Our role is to add the leadership, investment, systems, education and marketing that help each business grow — without losing its identity.
Think of us less like another salon and more like a boutique hospitality group. The individual salons remain the businesses our clients know and love; The Salon Group is the support behind them.
Sharda Hair · Pakenham
05 — Mission & vision
Where we're going,
and why it matters.
Our mission
To build Australia's most respected network of independently branded hair and beauty businesses.
We do this by empowering talented people, supporting local communities and delivering exceptional client experiences through innovation, education and operational excellence.
Our vision
To become Australia's leading salon group — for the people we develop as much as the brands we strengthen.
It is an ambition rather than a claim: to be recognised not only for the businesses we own, but for the people we develop, the brands we strengthen and the positive impact we create across every community we serve.
06 — What we value
People first. Excellence every day.
Six values guide how we support our salons and the people within them — the same standards, whichever salon you walk into.
People First
Great businesses begin with great people.
Excellence Every Day
Continuous improvement in every salon, service and client experience.
Integrity
We act honestly, transparently and respectfully in every relationship.
Innovation
We embrace technology, education and new ideas that help our businesses grow.
Community
Every salon stays connected to the local community it serves.
Growth
We invest in people, brands and opportunities that create lasting value.
Sharda Hair · Since 2008
07 — Local heritage
The name on the door
stays on the door.
A salon's local heritage is one of the most valuable things it owns — and it is the first thing we set out to protect. When a salon joins the group, its name, its team and its community relationships stay exactly where they belong.
Clients keep seeing the stylists they trust, in the salon they know, under the name they've always used. Nothing about that experience is quietly rebranded away. The support we add sits behind the business, not in front of it.
“Consistency of standard, never sameness of expression.”
08 — Group approach
What a larger organisation makes possible.
Leadership & strategy
Experienced group leadership so salon owners and managers can focus on their craft and their clients.
Investment & growth
Capital and long-term thinking to refresh spaces, add services and support succession.
Modern systems
Booking, operations and back-office systems that reduce admin and lift the client experience.
Education & development
Ongoing training and clear career pathways for apprentices and experienced stylists alike.
Marketing & brand
Professional marketing support that grows each salon while protecting its distinct identity.
Local heritage, protected
A deliberate commitment to keep each salon's name, team and community relationships intact.
09 — Common questions
About the group,
answered simply.
What is The Salon Group?
The Salon Group is an Australian parent company that owns, supports and grows a portfolio of independently branded local hair salons across Victoria. Rather than building one uniform chain, it gives established salons the leadership, systems and investment of a larger organisation while they keep their own name, team, heritage and community.
Is The Salon Group a chain?
No. The Salon Group is not a chain. Every salon keeps its own name, personality, reputation and loyal community. What the salons share is a commitment to professional standards, education and client care — consistency of standard, never sameness of expression.
Where are your salons?
All of the group's salons are in Victoria, Australia — across greater Melbourne, the south-east growth corridor and Werribee. The group currently comprises four distinct salon brands across six locations. You can see them all on the Our Brands page.
What happens to a salon's identity when it joins?
It stays intact. A salon keeps its name, team, local reputation and client relationships. The Salon Group adds leadership, investment, systems, education and marketing behind the scenes, so the business can grow without losing what made it special.
10 — Partnership
Own a salon you've
built with care?
If you're a salon owner thinking about the next chapter — succession, partnership or sale — we'd value a quiet conversation. We take a long-term view, respect what you've built, and look after teams and clients.