Donny Grazano


Author • Educator • Beauty Industry Leader


Donny Grazano is a hairstylist, entrepreneur, educator, and author with more than 30 years of experience in the beauty industry. Beginning his career behind the chair at age 18, Donny became a salon owner by 26 and soon after transitioned into education, teaching both technical color work and the business systems that help salons succeed.


As an international educator and speaker, Donny has helped thousands of stylists, salon owners, and managers strengthen client relationships, improve leadership skills, and build healthier salon cultures.


He is the author of three books:


Step Zero: The Real Foundation of Salon Success

No Boxes, Only Blueprint

Step Zero: Rewiring the Love Pattern


Through DL Coaching, Donny works alongside Leandro Sablan to help professionals develop stronger leadership, communication, and business systems. Their work focuses on helping individuals and teams clarify their goals, remove obstacles, and build sustainable success.

With a successful background in the the banking, business and entertainment industries Leandro found his home working in the beauty profession.  He found his unique background married perfectly with his current career.


In his 30+ years in the industry Leandro has taught, coached and mentored over 1000 beauty professionals to help lift their career to the next level.  His brand of teaching not only incorporates the numbers and business sides of the profession but also the human side.  Through his observation he learned that the basis of happiness and longevity for beauty professionals is their confidence, belief and interpersonal skills.  Once an individual is grounded in their vision and identity of self, the application of their learned skills will soar.


Together with Donny Grazano, they bring an environment that offers interpersonal communications skills, public speaking skills and salon environment skills.  Learn to build your business by revisiting your goals, reassessing your goals and learning how obstacles can be removed or avoided.