Meet Our Staff

Kara

My name is Kara Anderson and I started at Village Hair Co. in January 2007. I am originally from Hutchinson, MN and I moved to Minneapolis in 2006 to attend the Aveda Institute, graduating in 2007. Living in the Cities is great—it's so much different than the small town I grew up in!

I am fortunate to have been able to start my career at a place like Village Hair Co. I like working in a salon with a small town feel. Cutting and coloring are my favorites because the results can be so dramatic. Meeting new people and making people feel better about themselves makes this a rewarding career. I hope to see you soon!

Caira

Bio coming soon.

Jeanne

My name is Jeanne Link. I graduated from Hastings Beauty School in July of 2001. I came to Village Hair Company right out of school and have watched the salon grow into an unbelievable success over the years.

My favorite things to do are foiling, cutting and styling. However, when it comes to doing hair, I love it all! I definitely have a great passion for doing hair and making people feel great about themselves.

I look forward to our first make-over together!

Sam

Growing up in a small town in western Wisconsin and graduating from Hastings Beauty School in 2006, I am excited about working at Village Hair Company. I like Village Hair Company for the team oriented environment that allows me to grow as a cosmetologist. My passions in the salon are haircuts (men and women), highlights, facials, and body waxing.

Since being at Village Hair Company I have attended numerous hair shows and advanced education classes. I have attended the Redken Symposium at the Lake Geneva Resort, numerous advanced styling and haircutting classes sponsored by our distributor. I have also been certified by Aveda Corporation in Aveda Color, body treatments and facials. I look forward to my very successful career at Village Hair Company and cannot wait to see you!

Shawn Manley

Welcome guests and clients.

First of all, to introduce myself, I am Shawn Manley the owner of Village Hair Company. I have owned Village Hair Company since May of 1999. I bring a little over 13 years of experience, in the beauty industry, to the Nokomis East Neighborhood and Village Hair Company.

I have experienced many things in the beauty industry that have led me to my current passion of salon ownership and stylist mentoring. I have been involved in many hair shows, charity events, worked in some great salons with unbelievable mentors to me, involved with many local musicians and actors as well as the love of doing hair! I continue to expand my training by attending many beauty shows and classes such as the Las Vegas Redken Symposium, Aveda Master Jam in Kansas City, Redken Expressions show, the Redken Exchange in New York City, and numerous classes on salon management, ownership, haircutting, and coloring.

I grew up in the small town of Walhalla, North Dakota. Yeah, small town. I then attended a couple years at Moorhead State University as a theatre major before finding my calling as a hairdresser and eventually a salon owner.

I have found many challenges owning a small salon in a big city market but they have been very rewarding. These challenges have not only pushed me to grow my business but have also made me grow personally in no way I could have predicted. I probably couldn't have done any of this without the support of the best staff an owner could ask for. Staff that has stood behind me no matter how stupid they felt my ideas were! Let alone my partner who has stood by me through a lot as well!

I couldn't have done this without all of you! Thank you to all of you for bringing my crazy ideas to reality and make them work. You know who you are!

I look forward to seeing you at Village Hair Company! Thank you to all of our clients for your constant support!

Jessica

Bio and photo coming soon.