We're Open: Squad Beauty Professionals helping people catch up on self-care routines

Squad Beauty Professionals opened its doors just two weeks before Governor Sisolak's non-essential business shut down.

But owner Stephanie Ryder was determined to make it a good thing.

TWO WEEKS BEFORE GOVERNORSISOLAK'S ORDER TO SHUT DOWNNON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES THATSQUAD BEAUTY PROFESSIONALSOPENEDRIGHT HERE IN THIS SPACE.WELL NOW THEY'VE REOPENED ANDTHE CLIENTS ARE COMING BACKSHUT DOWN NON-ESSENTIALBUSINESSES THAT SQUAD BEAUTYPROFESSIONALS OPENED RIGHT HERE"PEOPLE I GUESS APPRECIATE WHATTHEY COULDN'T GET DURING COVIDSQUAD BEAUTY PROFESSIONALS ONMARCH 7TH.SO GREAT.THIS HAS TO BE SOMETHING GOODFOR ME.I'M GOING TO MAKE THISSOMETHING GOOD FOR ME." RYDERSPENT THE MAJORITY OF THE NEXTTWO MONTHS AT HOME CREATINGCONTENT AND DEVELOPING SYSTEMSTO ENSURE WHEN SHE REOPENED,EVERYTHING WOULD RUN SMOOTHLY."A LOT OF THE TIMES WHEN WE'REWORKING IN YOUR BUSINESS, YOUDON'T ALWAYS HAVE THE TIME TOWORK ON YOUR BUSINESS." RYDERHAS ACTUALLY BEEN WORKING ONSQUAD FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS,STARTING IT AFTER SHE SPENT 13YEARS SERVING OUR COUNTRY INTHE AIR FORCE.WHAT STARTED AS A KIND OFPOP-UP BEAUTY BUSINESS - WHERERYDER AND HER TEAM MADE HOUSECALLS - EVOLVED INTO RYDERRENTING SPACE IN ANOTHER SALON.WITH HER CLIENT LIST BUILT UP,SHE DECIDED IT WAS TIME TOEXPAND."I WANT TO NOT JUST OWN MY JOB,I WANT TO OWN A BUSINESS.I WANT TO BUILD A BUSINESS THATSTILL RUNS WHEN I'M NOT AROUNDSO I WAS LIKE, I'M GOING TODO IT." IN HER OWN SPACE,REOPENED, RYDER'S MISSION IS TONOT ONLY PROVIDE PROFESSIONALWORKING WOMEN A BALANCE BETWEENTHEIR PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONALLIVES AND FREE THEM FROM ANYBEAUTY INSECURITIES, BUT ALSOGROW PROFESSIONALS LIKE HER.SHE SAYS MANY PEOPLE HAVETALENT AND SKILLS WHEN IT COMESTO PROVIDING SERVICES BUT NEEDTO BE EMPOWERED ON THE BUSINESSSIDE."I JUST FOUND THAT MY FAVORITETHING IS NOT JUST BUILDING MYSUCCESSES BUT ULTIMATELYSHARING THEM WITH OTHER PEOPLE.I WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW GUYS, WEHAVE A SPACE FOR US WE CAN DOTHIS, WE CAN DO THAT, AND IT'SJUST NICE TO SEE EVERYONEELSE'S BUSINESSES GROWING ASWELL." JK, 13 ACTION NEWSIF YOU'D LIKE TO CHECK OUT"SQUAD BEAUTY PROFESSIONALS"THEYARE NEAR SAHARA AND RANCHO INTHE PLAZAS.WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION ONKTNV DOT COM SLASH OPEN.HE'S JUST TWO YEARS OLD..BUT HE'S ALREADY A SOCIAL MEDIASTAR!'TINY HAWK' S