Founded by Lesley D. Flanagan 

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Lesley D. Flanagan | Master Hair Extensionist & Business Consultant

Lesley Flanagan is a master hair extensionist, salon owner, and business coach dedicated to helping hairstylists build their dream clientele with confidence and clarity. As the founder of Black Violet Consulting and co-creator of Local Luxury, she empowers stylists—especially those in smaller markets—to attract high-end clients, refine their consultation process, and elevate their extension services. With a background in luxury extensions and a passion for independent education, Lesley is on a mission to help stylists break free from limiting beliefs and step into their full potential as thriving beauty entrepreneurs. She owns Salon 1827 in Salem, NH, specializing in high-ticket extension services tailored to fit her clients’ lifestyles.

Lesley is committed to changing the public perception that hairstylists are uneducated by providing accessible, high-level education that proves this industry is built on skill, strategy, and expertise. She believes knowledge is power, and by refining technical skills, mastering business strategies, and embracing an elevated mindset, stylists can break through limiting beliefs and build sustainable, six-figure careers.

Bringing real-world strategies, mindset shifts, and proven techniques, Lesley helps stylists build businesses that feel aligned, profitable, and wildly successful.

Lesley believes that we are all a team, and there is enough business out there for us to succeed together. She started her career in 2003 as a commission stylist and then rented a chair for seven years before opening her salon. With its second location opening in the summer of 2018, she doesn’t believe in keeping what worked for her a secret. The only way we can elevate our industry is to do it together.

She has done extensive research, taken many classes, and then implemented what she learned into her business behind the chair. Whether you are the salon next door or the one in the next town, she wants to see us bring up the industry together.

Lesley earned a fashion and retail merchandising degree while continuing in our industry. She has applied the critical concepts and principles she learned to her salon business to grow and help those around her. Will you join her in her commitment to furthering our industry?