BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT
man work in one room at Hair We Are Salon. No fights, dramas
or sarcasm. These four actually like each other. They’ve
done it for 25 years at three salons. That’s togetherness.
“Not too many people like going to work every morning,”
says Mautz. “But I do.”
The owner of the salon on U.S. 1 and Rio Mar, Mautz loves
her work and she’s grateful for her loyal customers, but it’s
her three co-workers that make her happy.
“We might disagree now and then,” says Cain, a hairdresser
for 45 years, “but we always work it out.”
“They’re like my brothers and sisters,” says Mautz.
The four first met in 1990 at the Talking Heads Salon in
Port St. Lucie. They got along beautifully, and when the salon
changed owners, they were determined to stick together.
They found a place that needed four full-time hairdressers.
After Talking Heads, the foursome worked together for 16
years at Benir Hair Salon, also in Port Saint Lucie. Then the
owner unexpectedly left town.
“If one of us didn’t open a new place right away, we’d be
forced to break up,” says Mautz. “So in just six weeks, we
found this and I bought it.”
Hair We Are Salon is in Grimes Plaza II, 7220 S U.S. Highway
1. The salon’s tropical color palette is restful instead of
glaring, and since it’s free of the typical hair salon froufrou, it
suits men and children, too.
The salon has been the four stylists’ home for the past nine
years and they all have their regular customers.
“This can be a cutthroat business, but none of us are going
to steal the other’s customers,” says Mautz. “We’re a team.”
“There’s chemistry here,” says De Sanctis, finishing a combout.
He is from Italy, and his Italian accent purrs. >>
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828.898.9887
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Salon owner Carole Mautz enjoys visiting with a customer while giving her
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