EILEEN | OWNER + MASTER STYLIST
Kantor & Company owner and master stylist Eileen Kantor has been working in a salon for long as she can remember. Literally. Eileen's mother ran a salon out of her childhood home. "It was just like the salon in the movie Steel Magnolias," she says. And despite an education in interior design, Kantor found her way back to what she feels is her true calling: styling.
Since 2003, Eileen has developed her skills, studying the art of cutting at the esteemed Vidal Sassoon salon in both Los Angeles and San Francisco, and color with Aveda and Wella. She also worked at two of Boulder's top-rated salons, Pompadours and Twig, before opening Kantor & Company in 2017.
Eileen’s business model focuses on detailed consultations with every client so she can understand their specific hair type, maintenance goals, and desired look. While the cut is the foundation from which she builds each client's look, color is the complement. Eileen works with each of her clients to find the hair cut and color that will best empower her client's expression of their personal style. She matches color to skin tone and eye color with precision, which helps her achieve the exact result she is after.
In addition to Vidal Sassoon, Aveda, and Wella, Eileen has studied with experts at American Crew, Redken, Schwartzkopf, Tony and Guy, Pravana. For more than ten years, she has been an educator, training junior stylists and helping them perfect their craft. Whether you're looking for a classic cut and natural color, an edgy, off the runway look, or something in between, Eileen can't wait to see you in her chair for a consult, and to ultimately help you walk out of Kantor & Company with the hair of your dreams.
ANNIKA | STYLIST
Annika has been in the beauty industry since 2015, graduating with an esthetician certificate from the esthetics program at her high school. A year later she obtained her Colorado esthetician license and began working at facial bars and waxing studios in the Boulder area specializing in makeup.
Annika has been a featured makeup artist on a Veneno Magazine Cover as well as for music videos, burlesque dancers and photo shoots. She dreams of being a makeup artist and hairstylist creating monsters for movies and fantasy shoots.
In 2017, Annika returned to school to complete her cosmetology license and began working as an assistant at local salons. Annika is passionate about advanced education in the industry and is excited to be working with Kantor & Company to expand her knowledge of the industry.
MERYL | RESIDENT STYLIST
Meryl Hansen is a Boulder native who has been in the industry for 10+ years and began her hairstyling career in high school with a degree from Vo-tech. After college, she continued her education earning degrees as a cosmetologist and as a barber. Creating a relationship and co-creating goals with her clients is Meryl’s favorite part of her job. She especially loves highlighting and creating easy, low maintenance hair cuts for feminine, masculine, and everyone in between.
