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FISHERS WOMEN-OWNED SALON FLOURISHING FOUR YEARS LATER Radiate 60 Hair Collective isn’t your typical hair salon. The salon was founded in 2016 by two friends and longtime stylists Carly Rush and Krystal Brown. Rush and Brown became friends while working to launch Antioch Indianapolis, a church that now meets at its location in Castleton. Through their church community, the two quickly became friends and discovered they shared the same passion for hair and people. After Rush’s previous salon, MakeFresh on Maple, had to relocate due to the city’s demolitions and new construction
surrounding the Nickel Plate District, Rush brought up the idea to Brown about the two opening a new salon in Fishers. The idea quickly became reality. The result is Radiate 60 Hair Collective, located inside The Edge Building in Fishers, around the corner from The Well Coffeehouse. Today, the salon’s nearly 3,000 square-feet space is flourishing with 19 stylists, making it one of the bigger salons in Fishers. “Our space was custom created, by my husband, Chris, with a purpose,” Rush
says. “We wanted an open concept not to critique the stylists but to inspire and encourage each other daily. The concept of booth rent salons is not new, but we took our own approach by changing how we operate day-to-day and interact, personally, with our stylists.” The name of the salon itself also has a special meaning. Radiate 60 comes from the Bible verse Isaiah 60:5 and highlights Brown and Rush’s overall mission for their space to be a place of light and encouragement to their clients and stylists. “Our personal life is devoted to having a relationship with Jesus and wanting to love and serve others well, like he did,” Brown says. “We didn’t want to separate that mission from our work. We wanted to create a place where people feel welcomed, encouraged and served by us.”
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