Katie Steller
She/Her/Hers
Founder, CEO / @stellerhairco + @katiesteller @stellerkindnessproject + @stellerconnect
Meet Katie Steller. Katie is a Stylist, as well as the Founder and CEO of Steller Hair Company, Steller Kindness Project and Steller Connect.
Not only is Katie the owner of Steller Hair, she is a leader, a fighter, and an advocate for people — her employees, clients, and members of her beloved community,
Steller Hair Company opened its doors in June of 2013, and has grown at an incredible rate. Katie’s motivation to open her business came from her personal experience in the hair industry. She realized that instead of complaining about what she did not like, she had an opportunity to change her experience and lead by example in her own salon.
Articles:
+CBS Kindness Gone Viral - The Steller Kindness Project
+Women We Admire: Top 50 Women Leaders of Minnesota 2024
+PublishHer: Katie Steller Leads With Kindness At Her Minneapolis Salon and Nonprofit
+Driven By More: Interview with Katie Steller
+Voyage Minnesota: A Conversation with Katie Steller
+Reader’s Digest: March 2020 Inspiring Stories, Katie Steller and The Red Chair Project
+Star Tribune: Stylist takes her Minneapolis salon to the streets
+Star Tribune: Minnesota hair salon owners prepare for the worst for shops
+Kare 11 Feature: Women ‘Crushing it’ Wednesday
+Boyd Hupperts Land of 10,000 Stories: The Red Chair Project
+Twin Cities Business: Notable Woman Entrepeneur 2022
+Star Tribune: Humble Minneapolis Entrepeneurs on the mend after COVID downturns
+Star Tribune: The true beauty of the salon: ‘People laugh in that chair, and cry in that chair’
+Passion Collective Interview: Kindness as a Catalyst
+SBA Feature: Millenial Entrepreneurs are a Force for Change
+Disillusioned by salon business model, Minneapolis stylist opened her own shop
+SBA Dedication (Young Entrepenuer 2018)
+Star Tribune: Katie Steller overcame disease; plans business expansion
+Star Tribune: A Minneapolis salon owner's kindness project honors beauty within
+CityPages: Minneapolis businesses throw wedding for Indian couple amid immigration uncertainty
+WomenVenture: Success Story: Katie Steller, Owner of Steller Hair Company (2014)
+MSP Magazine: Emerging Business: Katie Steller-Schultz (2014)
Videos:
+Kare 11 Feature: Women ‘Crushing it’ Wednesday
+The 2019 BWC Annual Forum: Connection+Community
+Boyd Huppert’s Land of 10,000 Stories / Red Chair Project
+SBA 2018 Young Entrepreneur of the Year Interview
+Steller Kindness Project (2017)
+Emerging Business Award (2014)
+Steller Announcement Video (2018)
+Open Letter to Health Insurance Companies (2015)
+ I Am Connected #HowCanIHelpYou Video Interview (2018)
Podcast Interviews:
+White On Rice 2021: Interview with Katie Steller
+1 Girl Revolution 2020: Interview with Katie Steller
+Let’s Give A Damn 2020: Interview with Katie Steller
+It's All About Her (HER Spirit) 2017: Interview with Katie Steller
+It's All About Her (HER Spirit) 2018: Interview with Katie Steller
+Blunt Cuts Podcast: Guest Host Katie Steller (What Makes A Great Female Boss?)