Kelsey

Owner, Color and Blonding Specialist, Invisible Bead Extensions® Master Technician

I’m Kelsey Fulco, one of the owners of Blend Salon. I graduated from Harford Tech where I met my business partner, Ashley! We both started our career in cosmetology at tech back when we were in 9th grade, and here we are today, salon owners. I strongly believe post graduation is one of the most confusing time for self growth. I went through a challenging period myself, trying to decide whether I should go to college or do hair the rest of my life. It was such a stigma that “hairdressers couldn’t make a living” and that made it tough for me to stay in the industry. Honestly, the thought that this future decision would impact the rest of my life scared me. I started my salon life very young as a shampoo girl and continued after high school working at a salon but it just wasn’t a great fit. Later down the road, I started to question if a career change would be how I could financially be able to afford my future.

After a few years at a salon, post graduate, I decided to give hair a break. I turned to another passion of mine which was fitness. I started working at a gym and I got my certification as a personal trainer. Not long after I started, I not only realized that personal training wasn’t for me, but that I would talk to clients more about their hair than their work out. My head was never mentally 100 percent in the fitness industry. Slowly I started doing clients from the gym’s hair at my house because they knew I was a previous stylist. At that point, I felt a little lost in what I truly wanted to do with my career. Even though I was unhappy where I was at I’ve always had a strong work ethic and will give 100% no matter what my job was.

Taking the leap of faith to get back into the hair industry was the best decision I ever made.