Howdy, Hi, Hello…
I'm Mikki Auld - a salon owner, educator, mentor, and hairstylist with over 16 years of experience in the beauty industry.
What started as a small-town Australian hairdressing apprenticeship has evolved into a career that has taken me around the world, seen my work featured in publications including Harper's Bazaar, Refinery29, Russh Magazine, Fashion Journal and InStyle, and allowed me to build multiple successful salon businesses from the ground up.
Today, I'm the founder and owner of Paloma Roan, a seven-figure salon brand that continues to operate successfully without my day-to-day involvement while I live and work abroad in Austin, Texas.
Over the years, I've learned that building a successful salon has very little to do with luck, and everything to do with creating the right foundations. Strong branding. Clear systems. Exceptional client experiences. Effective leadership. Financial awareness. And a team culture people genuinely want to be part of.
Through Standout Salon Academy, I teach salon owners how to build profitable, sustainable businesses that can grow beyond them. Through Standout Stylist Blueprint, I help ambitious stylists elevate their personal brand, attract premium clients, increase their income, and create long-term careers they genuinely love.
Because success shouldn't mean burnout.
It should mean creating a business that supports the life you actually want to live.
xo Mikki
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I am currently based in Austin, Texas and my online booking system is for Austin.
If you are after Los Angeles pop up dates, please send me an email - hello@mikkiauld.com
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1 on 1 casual coaching memberships
WHAT’S INCLUDED
A 1 hour zoom call with Mikki to talk about 3 main issues/points (team management, systems, staff recruitment, socials etc)
Tips and advice on how to manage and streamline processes in your business
Honest and raw advice (Mikki will share anything you want to know about our brand)
Access to Standout Salon Academy for the life of your membership
You will be sent a Zoom link via email
Book a call now →
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Get your hands on my Standout Stylist Blueprint here
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Build a business that gives you freedom, not just a job that pays you. Join SSA now
GET TO KNOW ME
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Honestly, I didn’t think that my journey would lead me to hairdressing but I’m glad it did. It all started when I took a casual job as a salon receptionist - my boss at the time offered me an apprenticeship & that was it. This was over 15 years ago - since then I’ve been doing my bit to contribute & grow the beauty industry.
I saw a massive gap in the market upon returning from a stint living abroad in London - I couldn’t understand why service based industries didn’t think of themselves as a “brand” - Alas, Paloma Roan was born!
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Aries sun (obviously)
Aquarius moon (dark & deep)
Taurus rising (a lil’ boujey)
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Early morning markets, horses, old time country music, tropical rainstorms & traveling to far away places (Turkey is my fave)
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A successful salon business with a killer team who are happy, healthy & super successful. But for me? I would love to spend my mornings waking up to the sound of horses roaming around our renovated farm house; somewhere in Northern rivers, NSW. Slower mornings & working from anywhere in the world, at any time, with my little family is the ultimate goal.
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Early morning walks on the beach with my love, Ed & doggo Olive… Followed by movement, a healthy meal, client calls, salon appointments, team education… - no two days are ever the same & I am always on the go with something!
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EXPLORE STANDOUT SALON ACADEMY THE COURSE THAT WILL CHANGE YOUR ENTIRE LIFE!
It's time to dream bigger, create stronger systems, and aim higher for greater profit and fulfilment. You didn't open a business to feel burnt out, worked to the bone, and broke.