Name
Katie
McLaughlin
Company
Hair &
There
Arthean
Zehra
Dervisevic
Designer since
2012
Location
Bosnia
Katie McLaughlin had a thing for hair for
as long as she can remember – as a little
girl, you could always find her playing
beauty shop with her sisters. When she
graduated high school though, she chose
college over cosmetology school. But after
taking on a full time job as a marketing
manager, she was still feeling the pull of
the beauty industry. She started doing
Before her biz could be (literally) on-the-go, Hair &
tons of research online and found that
There needed a clear brand identity. And so began the
Texas offers a mobile salon license.
99designs fairytale of Katy and Arthean. Because of
Without delay, Katie found the perfect
Arthean’s background in architecture, she understood
trailer, the perfect builder, and let her
how to infuse the uniqueness of Katy’s mobile salon
imagination go wild. One 40-page
into a functional design, and Katy immediately fell for
business plan and four months of
Arthean’s clean, vintage aesthetic. After Arthean won
renovation later, Hair and There Mobile
Katy’s contest for a retro logo-and-business card, the
Salon was born!
two went on to work on a 1:1 project to design Hair &
There’s website in similar fashion.