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Erin Mills

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visionary entrepreneur, multi-salon owner, and advocate for women’s healing and empowerment

Erin Mills is a visionary entrepreneur, multi-salon owner, and advocate for women’s healing and empowerment, driven by a mission to create spaces where safety, growth, and authenticity thrive. After exploring careers in real estate and as a stylist, entrepreneurship always felt like a natural progression for Erin, fueled by a passion for big-picture thinking, leading teams, and making meaningful impact. Determined to challenge the male-dominated salon industry and its often unsafe environments, Erin built salons of 55+ team members where both clients and the team feel welcomed, supported, and uplifted.
Known for a unique ability to find solutions where others see roadblocks, Erin sees opportunity in everything and inspires those around her to reach their highest potential. That mindset was tested when she opened her first salon just five months before COVID shutdowns, only to face a devastating flood weeks after reopening. Despite starting on savings and even selling her home, the outpouring of community support helped the business not only recover, but thrive—clearing debt, becoming profitable, and surpassing $1M in sales in its first year. This resilience reinforced Erin’s belief in focusing on impact as the key to lasting success.
Beyond the salons, Erin is committed to helping women break free from limitations imposed by trauma, grief, and societal expectations. Having personally experienced the transformative power of creating true safety—internally and externally—Erin teaches that healing begins when we can sit with ourselves, listen to our bodies, and embrace both pain and joy. Through initiatives like a new meditation and tapping program, she guides women through the difficult but necessary journey of rediscovering who they were called to be, offering tools, support, and a reminder that no one is too broken to begin again.
Outside of work, Erin finds strength and renewal in nature, running half marathons, and spending quiet moments walking at dawn or dusk to stay grounded and connected to family. Whether on the beach or through music, she draws inspiration from faith and the natural world. Erin’s core message remains powerful and clear: It’s not too late, and you are not too broken to create the person you want to be.