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title: "Advice for Women Seeking Management Roles from Nikita Hair Founder Inger Ellen Nicolaisen"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/e9d00942-e472-4f65-bea7-da967a9d1173
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/advice-for-women-seeking-management-roles-from-nikita-hair-founder-inger-ellen-nicolaisen-2714924
category: "Hair & salon suites"
industry: "Beauty & Wellness"
segment: "Hair & salon suites"
published: 2021-02-08T21:16:38.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T01:43:19.102Z
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# Advice for Women Seeking Management Roles from Nikita Hair Founder Inger Ellen Nicolaisen

**TL;DR:** Nikita Hair founder Inger Ellen Nicolaisen advises women on management roles. Nicolaisen started the hair salon franchise as a passion project and is now driving its expansion into the U.S.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2021-02-08. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/advice-for-women-seeking-management-roles-from-nikita-hair-founder-inger-ellen-nicolaisen-2714924).*

## Story

According to Inc. , Nicolaisen started hair salon franchise Nikita Hair as a passion project and a way to make a living after becoming a homeless teenage mother. Now, the 150-plus location salon franchise is booming and Nicolaisen is driving the company as they embark on expanding Nikita Hair into the U.S.

"Each experience or project will shape you into a better leader and more knowledgeable team member, so work every angle from exciting short-term opportunities to long-term planning," Nicolaisen told Inc.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Beauty & Wellness (sector)
- United States (location)
- expansion plans (topic)
- Inc. (company)
- salon franchise (topic)
- women in management (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/advice-for-women-seeking-management-roles-from-nikita-hair-founder-inger-ellen-nicolaisen-2714924). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/e9d00942-e472-4f65-bea7-da967a9d1173).