{"id":22213,"date":"2026-10-27T17:57:51","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T17:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imsfund.com\/?p=22213"},"modified":"2026-10-27T17:57:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T17:57:51","slug":"how-this-hgtv-star-bought-and-revived-a-35-year-old-salon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imsfund.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/27\/how-this-hgtv-star-bought-and-revived-a-35-year-old-salon\/","title":{"rendered":"How This HGTV Star Bought and Revived a 35-Year-Old Salon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Every great small business has a story, and Entrepreneur\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/topic\/americas-favorite-mom-pop-shops\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">America\u2019s Favorite Mom and Pop Shops<\/a> series goes on location to hear them firsthand. In this episode, editor in chief <a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/author\/jason-feifer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jason Feifer<\/a> visits Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, a former steel town that has spent 30 years figuring out what comes next.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s where he meets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kimmyles.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kim Myles<\/a>, who won HGTV\u2019s Design Star and spent two decades on television. A year ago, she and her husband, Scott, bought <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gadzookssalon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gadzooks<\/a>, a Lehigh Valley salon that has been on the same corner for more than 35 years. <\/p>\n<p>Her first move was doing nothing. Kim promised her team she wouldn\u2019t change a thing for six months, aside from sprucing up the interior. \u201cYou be curious, and you shut up, and you listen,\u201d she advises entrepreneurs buying beloved local businesses. The strategy worked, keeping loyal customers coming through the door, while making gradual changes to bring in new ones.<\/p>\n<p>Another out-of-the-ordinary move: While Kim has skills, she doesn\u2019t cut hair at Gadzooks. As Jason puts it, \u201cIf a company can\u2019t run without its owner, you didn\u2019t buy a business, you bought a job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gadzooks offers perks that are rare in the salon world, including 401(k)s, maternity leave and mental health leave. Next, Kim and Scott plan to make Gadzooks employee-owned. \u201cWe hope by making this an employee-owned company that this outlives us,\u201d Kim says. <\/p>\n<p>Watch the video above to see how Kim redesigned the salon without closing its doors, what building community really means, and why she believes the long way is the right way.<\/p>\n<p><em>America\u2019s Favorite Mom and Pop Shops\u00ae is brought to you by \u202aCLA\u202c.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/entm.ag\/AFMPS2026CLA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn how CLA can help your small business grow.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/building-a-business\/americas-favorite-mom-and-pop-shops-hgtv-star-kim-myles-bought-a-35-year-old-salon-gadzooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every great small business has a story, and Entrepreneur\u2019s America\u2019s Favorite Mom and Pop Shops series goes on location to hear them firsthand. In this episode, editor in chief Jason Feifer visits Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, a former steel town that has spent 30 years figuring out what comes next. 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