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Salon Monét Owner Shellee Mendes Holds "Beauty Business Brunch"
It's mentorship day in Braintree! Successful women join together to give boost to younger generation
It’s all about mentorship! Shellee Mendes, owner/operator of Salon Monét on Newbury Street, hosted her 10th “Beauty Business Brunch” to bring young women seeking to build their careers together with successful role models. Courtney Cole, anchor and reporter at CBS Boston, co-hosted the heart-warming event.
Salon Monét, founded by Mendes in 2003, is the only hair salon on legendary Newbury Street owned by an African-American woman. In 2024 a boston.com survey hailed it as one of 15 top Newbury Street businesses.
Successful Boston-area women attending the event and serving as mentors to the younger generation include Sharnam Mashmasarmi, Attorney & Entrepreneur; Terri Weekes, M.D., Best of Boston 2025; Priscilla Douglas, Executive Coach; Sandra Louis-Charles, CEO, Vanguard Style Suite; amd Nomin Jargalsaikhan, Psychologist/Coach.
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“We need to give young people the tools to succeed in pursuing their dreams and building their careers,” said Mendes. “They need the confidence to let their voices be heard and to know that those voices are important in this world.”
Mendes has been providing mentorship connections between her successful Newbury Street clientele and younger women seeking career assistance via the “Beauty Business Brunch” (formerly “Girls’ Day”) for 10 years.
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Salon Monet has been applauded frequently during its 22 years as the only hair salon on Boston’s legendary Newbury Street owned and operated by an African-American woman. Last year a boston.com survey of readers hailed it as one of 15 top Newbury Street businesses. https://www.boston.com/community/readers-say/best-newbury-street-stores/
Mendes founded Salon Monet in 2003 after years struggling with homelessness and poverty as a young mother of two whose full-time job in financial services could not pay rent and living costs in Boston. She began working after-hours at Newbury Street hair salons. The rest is history!
“Without the mentors who helped me get a start in the business world, I wouldn’t be where I am today,” said Mendes. “I want to pay it forward and give young women the kind of support I received.”
