From Fantasy to Fruition: Silk Salon Launches with Help from TEDC
Table of Contents:
Bringing Luxury Hair Care to Life
Five-Star Vibes and Fantastic Service
Finding a Partner Again in TEDC Creative Capital
Partnership Makes the Dream Work
TJ Woodberry, whose serial entrepreneurial ventures include Poppi’s Spa and Lounge, opened Silk Salon in January 2025. With its elegant, indulgent vibes, Silk Salon is dedicated to prioritizing the client experience. When she was ready to launch, she turned to her trusted financing team at TEDC Creative Capital to help bring her vision for Silk to life.
Bringing Luxury Hair Care to Life
Nestled next to Isla’s Kitchen in downtown Tulsa, Silk Salon is a full-service luxury salon catering to all hair textures. In Silk’s gorgeous upscale setting, clients can treat themselves to anything from a haircut to color to extensions, as well as lash and brow services, all while loving every minute of being pampered.
Silk’s owner, TJ Woodberry, is a successful serial entrepreneur. One of her trademarks is her commitment to creating a superior experience for clients. Just as she has achieved at Poppi’s Spa and Lounge, which offers body and skin care services, Silk Salon also offers an unmatched experience focused on luxury and delight.
“The most important thing is the client experience,” TJ says. “That’s one of the things that we’ve been super proud of at Poppi’s, and I wanted to really elevate the client experience at Silk as well.” To create that luxe feel from the moment people step inside, Silk Salon features a beautiful space and wonderful services and amenities so that clients feel truly special. Silk’s staff, just like Poppi’s staff, centers the experience around the client at every step.
Five-Star Vibes and Fantastic Service
Silk’s high-end level of service is a cut above, something that can be a lost art form in today’s modern world. “Anticipation of client needs is something that we really focus on here at Silk, and obviously, of course, at Poppi’s,” TJ says. “We want every single client who comes in to feel like the only person in the world.”
To create Silk’s high-end, luxurious atmosphere, TJ knew she had to concentrate on all the fine details of the experience. Every aspect of the salon’s design and space is intended to offer the soothing, cozy vibe of a premium hotel lobby so clients can feel like they’re having a retreat from their normal, everyday lives while visiting Silk. While clients wait, they can enjoy top-tier refreshments in a beautiful parlor that’s like a fantasy come to life.
Of course, achieving that look and style takes careful planning, an eye for design, and the right setup. So, when TJ was ready to find a financing partner to bring the salon to life, she turned to the team that helped her make Poppi’s such a success—TEDC Creative Capital.
Finding a Partner Again in TEDC Creative Capital
For TJ, returning to TEDC was a logical decision. The team helped her obtain the nontraditional financing she needed to redesign and expand the interior layout of Poppi’s Spa and Lounge so she could successfully grow that business and serve more people. They’d caught her vision and were wonderful partners on that project. So, she knew TEDC would be the perfect partners as she launched her new endeavor, Silk Salon.
“I am so grateful and lucky to have partnered with TEDC,” says TJ. “The whole team is just amazing! When I came to them with the vision for Silk, they got it immediately—which is so rare in a funding partner. I’m really, really excited to continue to work with them. They’ve just been super supportive, and they’ve got lots of resources outside of funding that have been really impactful for my business.”
Partnership Makes the Dream Work
When asked for advice for entrepreneurs like her, TJ says it’s worth pursuing your dreams, especially when you find the right mentors and partners to help you. “Ask for help immediately and often,” she says. “We’re lucky here in Tulsa. This community really wants to see you win.”
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