Freebird Collective

Ready for Your Own Chair?

Everything You Need. Already Here.

Going independent shouldn't mean rebuilding an entire salon from scratch. Freebird Collective gives you the freedom to run your own business with the space, systems and amenities already around you.

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Your Space

• Beautiful furnished salon station
• Shampoo + processing areas
• Reservable scalp-therapy space
• Towels + laundry
• Backbar
• Wi-Fi + utilities
• Convenient client parking
• Client drinks + snacks

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Your Business Tools

• Phorest online booking
• Your own schedule + service menu
• Payment processing to your own account
• Vish color tracking
• Professional Color Pantry access
• Artist profile on the Freebird website
• Your own online booking link
• Established Freebird online presence

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Your Independence

Your business. Your clients. Your way.

Set your own schedule.
Set your own services and pricing.
Manage your own clientele.
Build your own brand. Keep control of your business.

The freedom of independence with a salon home already around you..

A COLOR ROOM.

WITHOUT THE COLOR ROOM INVESTMENT.

Going independent shouldn't mean spending thousands of dollars building a professional color inventory before you see your first client.

As a Freebird Collective artist, you'll have access to our shared Professional Color Pantry stocked with the color lines you already know and love.

Professional Color at Your Fingertips

Our Color Pantry includes:

L'Oréal Professionnel
INOA • Dia Color • Dia Light

Redken
Shades EQ • ALK

No buying an entire color line.
No shelves of shades you rarely use.
No large upfront inventory investment.
No running out to the supply store between clients.

Use What You Need. Your Client Covers the Product.

Our Color Pantry is integrated with Vish, which measures the professional color used for each service.

The measured product charge can be added directly to your client's ticket, so the cost of the color doesn't have to come out of your service revenue.

Through our Phorest checkout system, your service revenue can be routed to your business while the applicable Color Pantry charge is routed back to Freebird.

One checkout for your client. A cleaner system for your business.

More Freedom. Less Inventory.

You focus on your formulas, your clients and your craft.

We take care of maintaining the shared Color Pantry.

It's one less piece of the salon you have to build yourself.

Founding Artist Memberships

Choose the schedule that fits the business you're building.

Full-Time Founding Artist

$350/week

Make Freebird your salon home with a dedicated station and full-time access.

Includes:
Dedicated station
Freebird amenities + business systems
Color Pantry access*
Website artist profile + booking
Scalp-therapy room access
Laundry, backbar + client hospitality 2 Free vacation weeks per year

Best for: Established stylists ready to make the move to full independence.

Part-Time Founding Artists

3 Days — $250/week

For artists building a substantial schedule at Freebird.

2 Days — $175/week

A flexible option for established part-time artists or someone transitioning into independence.

1 Day — $100/week

Perfect for adding a Boulder day, beginning the move from commission, or growing an independent clientele.

Consistent days are reserved for you each week.

*Color Pantry access is included with membership. Product used is charged separately based on actual usage and tracked through Vish.

WHY FREEBIRD?

You're not starting from zero.

Bring the clientele you’ve already built.
Give new clients another way to discover you.

  • Freebird has spent nine years building a trusted local reputation, an established online presence and a salon experience Boulder clients already know.

  • Your independent business can be featured on the Freebird website with your specialties, artist profile and direct booking pathway giving new clients another way to discover you.

  • Low-tox color, Color Pantry access, Phorest + Vish, scalp-therapy space, parking, laundry, backbar and client hospitality are already here so you can focus on running your business instead of building a salon around it.

  • Full-Time Founding Artists receive two rent-free vacation weeks each year. Your station remains yours while you're away, giving you the freedom to actually take time off without paying for an empty chair. Vacation weeks are earned throughout the year and details are outlined in your membership agreement.

9 YEARS IN BOULDER • 4.9★ GOOGLE • 30+ NEW CLIENTS/MONTH

APPLY FOR A CHAIR

Interested in becoming a Founding Artist? Tell us a little about you and the business you're building. We'll reach out to schedule a private salon tour + conversation.