About Us

Meet The Owner, Colette Meinke

As a second-generation hairstylist + educator for nearly 20 years, I have a strong, charismatic passion for the industry that I grew up in and thus far in my career, I have played every role in a salon which has helped me grow as a professional hairstylist and now owner.

I have developed all the necessary skills to bring you a new style of salon experience designed just for YOU!

I carefully developed The Collaborative Salon brand and our main goal is to make sure you receive an excellent experience from start to finish. From client relations to being involved with our team, I am here to provide you with quality and client satisfaction every time you visit!

Our Story

How The Collaborative Salon Started!

A little bit about me that drove me to provide this concept to you, I have been an educator for nearly 20 years of my career which means I have taught locally, nationally and internationally to other salon professionals.  During my tour of being an educator, my teachings have included haircolor, haircutting, product knowledge and also business development.  I have been blessed to strongly refine my craft through the mentorship of some industry greats, have worked with numerous professional hair product lines from Beverly Hills to Sweden and have 4 master level haircolor certifications with 4 different haircolor lines.  Why?  I LOVE learning and teaching.  In fact, so much, I even decided to venture into coaching volleyball.   I just LOVE seeing a great change in people and being a part of that process.  From client relations to being involved with our team, I am here to provide you with quality and assurance of that delivery.  

I carefully developed The Collaborative Salon brand and our main goal is to make sure you receive an excellent experience and as the owner I have developed a whole salon system to cater to that.  You got that right can go to any of us and get a great service!!!!!   Here we work as a team to make you feel valued and encourage you to celebrate in finding a salon home where your needs are the priority of the salon.  There is a standard that we set here so all clients leave here with a fully complete happy salon experience from when you walk in the door to when you leave and go home.  You got that right… when you go home?  Yes, we brand ourselves in giving you full recommendations for you to complete the look you desire at home along with a mini styling session.   We take great pride on doing this for you!  

Our entire staff is trained and professionally certified by the salon through personal and industry standards before being allowed to perform any service.  Yay!!!!  Here, we all do things well!   So to note as you scroll on, we have one set price for all as we know you will love the look we give you or we wouldn’t be performing it!  We actually guarantee that!   No more guessing who is the best, no more wondering what kind of shampoo you will get… will you like your hair service and look?  Dang, right you will!  Customer satisfaction is key!  Thank you for allowing us to have the opportunity to serve you, the client, for you are the reason we are here!   

Please help us make THE COLLABORATIVE SALON, Omaha’s new go-to salon for the ultimate client experience by telling your friends and family if you were very happy here!  We strive to help you complete your ultimate look and achieve the very best experience as our goal is to create the hair you love.

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WE'LL WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE YOUR DREAM LOOK & CAREER A REALITY.