Made Glow is a Florida beauty marketplace built around independent licensed pros. We'd love to work with The Salon Professional Academy Tampa as a post-graduation placement option for the school's licensed alumni — never as a way for current students to accept paid bookings. This is a prospective partnership; we have not yet signed a formal agreement with the school.
Tampa Bay is a fast-growing market for mobile and freelance beauty, and Tampa's bridal calendar runs year-round. The Made Glow consumer side has Tampa as a near-term expansion city; TSPA Tampa alumni are well-positioned to be early supply.
The Salon Professional Academy network blends classroom theory with a working salon-floor model, so its graduates tend to leave with both a license and real client-facing reps. That's a strong fit for the Made Glow marketplace, where the first 30 days of bookings benefit hugely from prior real-client practice. Most newly-licensed cosmetologists from any Florida program face the same crossroads — chair-rental contracts at $200–$600 per week, or freelance hustle through DMs. Made Glow's New Grad program is the third option: a free Pro account, a New Grad badge for 12 months, and a built-in payment, calendar, and messaging stack.
Free Made Glow Pro account on license-issue day. "New Grad" badge in consumer-facing search for the first 12 months post-licensure. 85% of every booking and 100% of tips kept. No booth-rental, no monthly fee, no minimums. Stripe Instant Payouts available after your first verified booking.
Final-term TSPA Tampa students can pre-register through /new-grads and have their application held in pending_license_issue status until the state issues their license. From there: Checkr background check, portfolio review, then live within 1–3 business days.
If you head career services at The Salon Professional Academy Tampa, the program is free for the school. We come to campus for cohort onboarding (timed for the final term, before the state board exam), provide anonymous outcome reporting back to your team, and offer an optional revenue share on the first 90 days of each grad's bookings.
Read the full program at /partners/schools and email [email protected] to schedule a 15-minute intro. We don't ask for exclusivity, and the partnership agreement is reviewable by your school's counsel.