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the Hello Hair Pro podcast — 244 episodes

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1

Salon Owners Are Solving the Wrong Problems [EP:244]

2

Why Salon Owners and Stylists Clash (And How to Fix It) [EP:243]

3

What Surprises People Most About Running a Salon [EP:242]

4

Why Most Salon Decisions Don’t Lead to Growth [EP:241]

5

Why Some Salons Build Jobs And Others Build Careers [EP:240]

6

Why Stylists Leave Salons (And How to Keep Them) [EP:239]

7

Why Your Salon Feels Hard to Run (And How to Fix It) [EP:238]

8

What Salon Owners Focus On vs What Clients Actually Care About [EP:237]

9

Why Salons Struggle to Hire Stylists & How to Fix It [EP:236]

10

Why the Salon Industry is Splitting in Two [EP:235]

11

The Salon Owner Has to Change First [EP:234]

12

Why Salon Owners Stay Stuck (And How to Break Out of It) [EP:233]

13

Boutique Isn’t a Look — It’s How Your Salon Operates [EP:232]

14

The Five Modes Every Salon Owner Must Learn to Lead In [EP:231]

15

Leadership When Everything Goes Wrong [EP:230]

16

How to Lead When Criticism Gets Personal [EP:229]

17

Borrow Principles, But Build Your Own Salon [EP:228]

18

Momentum: What Actually Moves the Needle in Your Salon [EP:227]

19

How to Start the New Year Without Overcomplicating Your Business [EP:226]

20

Keep Going: Lessons From the End of 2025 (And What Comes Next) [EP:225]

21

Slow Seasons Are Predictable — Panic Is Optional [EP:224]

22

Why Salon Owners Feel Overwhelmed (And How to Fix It) [EP:223]

23

What Salon Owners Should Be Working On (When They’re Not Behind the Chair) [EP:222]

24

Lead When Others Pause [EP:221]

25

2026 Salon Predictions Pt3: Culture, Leadership & Mentorship [EP:220]

26

2026 Salon Predictions Pt2: Employment Models, Operations & Profitability [EP:219]

27

2026 Salon Industry Predictions Pt1: Education & Technology [EP:218]

28

How to Open a Salon (Without Regretting It Later) [EP:217]

29

How to Build a Salon Apprenticeship Program (and Grow Talent In-House) [EP:216]

30

What Commission Owners & Stylists Get Wrong (And How to Fix It) [EP:215]

31

Why Suite & Booth Renters Struggle (And How to Fix It) [EP:214]

32

Attracting Stylists & Renters: Why Experience Comes First [EP:213]

33

Staff Retention Secrets: How to Keep Stylists for 5–10 Years [EP:212]

34

What Stylists Really Want to Ask Their Bosses (But Don’t) [EP:211]

35

Retention vs. Acquisition: Why Your Salon Needs Both [EP:210]

36

The Truth About Booth and Suite Rental [EP:209]

37

Why Salons Stop Growing [EP:208]

38

How to Fill Your Books Without Giving Discounts [EP:207]

39

How to Raise Your Salon Prices Without Losing Clients [EP:206]

40

Salon Success: Avoid Pitfalls, Find Mentors, and Set Non-Negotiables [EP:205]

41

How to Keep Your Salon Staff: What Our Stylists Said When We Asked Why They Stay [EP:204]

42

How to Train and Grow Hair Stylists [EP:203]

43

Salon Staff Retention, Episode Re-Do! [EP:202]

44

How to Run a Successful Commission Salon in 2025 Pt 3 [EP:201]

45

How to Run a Successful Commission Salon in 2025 Pt 2 [EP:200]

46

How to Run a Successful Commission Salon in 2025 Pt 1 [EP:199]

47

Salon Brand Building: A Modern Approach [EP:198]

48

Boss Myths & Rental Mistakes: Salon Success Tips That Work [EP:197]

49

Insights for Hair Pros: Love, Business and More [EP:196]

50

Overcoming Slumps: Refresh Your Career [EP:195]

51

Mastering Hospitality: Boost Retention & Clientele [EP:194]

52

Level Up Your Salon: Tips for Success [EP:193]

53

Brooke Wrobel [EP:192]

54

Self-Awareness [EP:191]

55

Studying CEOs [EP:190]

56

Bad Advice from Beauty Schools [EP:189]

57

Navigating Tariffs in the Salon Industry [EP:188]

58

Salon Success: Retaining Staff and Clients [EP:187]

59

Hello Hair Pro Educators & Creating Opportunities [EP:186]

60

Building a Thriving Salon: Strategies and Tips [EP:185]

61

Business, Hair, and The Power of Hospitality [EP:184]

62

Overcoming Salon Challenges [EP:183]

63

Answering Some Industry Questions [EP:182]

64

Is Being "Independant" a Flex in 2025? [EP:181]

65

Accelerate Career Growth, Speeding Up Success [EP:180]

66

Elevating Staff: A Key to Success [EP:179]

67

Effective One-on-One Meetings Follow Up [EP:178]

68

Avoid Wasting Time: Effective One-on-One Meetings [EP:177]

69

What Cosmetology School Won't Teach You [EP:176]

70

Resilience in Chaotic Times [EP:175]

71

Setting Up Your Business for the New Year Pt.2 [EP:174]

72

Setting Up Your Business for the New Year Pt.1 [EP:173]

73

A Quick Update [EP:172]

74

Christmas Countdown: Self-Care & Staff Ideas [EP:171]

75

Branding Beyond the Hair [EP:170]

76

Christian Gaytan [EP:169]

77

Salon Staff & Leadership Problems [EP:168]

78

End the Salon Slump [EP:167]

79

Hiring Mistakes We've Made [EP:166]

80

Holiday Survival for Salons [EP:165]

81

Ashley Enciso [EP:164]

82

Leading Modern Hair Pros [EP:163]

83

Productive Hair Education [EP:162]

84

Building a Winning Culture [EP:161]

85

Mastering Missed Opportunities [EP:160]

86

Marie Kieffer [EP:159]

87

Expert Tips on Client Acquisition [EP:158]

88

Bad Reviews & Business Challenges [EP:157]

89

End-of-Year Strategies Unveiled [EP:156]

90

Pricing Thoughts [EP:155]

91

How We Retain Staff [EP:154]

92

Rental? Commission? [EP:153]

93

Let's Talk Clientele [EP:152]

94

Walking the Walk [EP:151]

95

Be Yourself [EP:150]

96

Overconfidence [EP:149]

97

Business Ups & Downs [EP:148]

98

Starting a Podcast [EP:147]

99

Podcasting Tips & Some Biz Questions [EP:146]

100

Business & Career Maintenance [EP:145]

101

Mastering Your Mental Bandwidth [EP:144]

102

Lessons from the Trenches [EP:143]

103

Hello Apprentices & The Busy Season [EP:142]

104

Education, Expectations & Difficult Clients [EP:141]

105

Creative Collab & Pricing Services [EP:140]

106

Salon Staffing in 2024 [EP:139]

107

Thoughts on Tipping [EP:138]

108

Crafting a Clientele [EP:137]

109

Resilience, Relationships, and Retention [EP:136]

110

Accountability [EP:135]

111

Fear [EP:134]

112

Get Unstuck in Your Career! [EP:133]

113

Fundamentals [EP:132]

114

Navigating the Salon Industry [EP:131]

115

Thoughts on Hiring & Client Retention [EP:130]

116

Our Start Up Story [EP:129]

117

Outlining Our Salon's 2024 Direction [EP:128]

118

Family & Business [EP:127]

119

Behind the Scenes with Todd [EP:126]

120

Jen's Australian Training Adventure [EP:125]

121

A Wellness Perspective [EP:124]

122

Social Media's Negative Side [EP:123]

123

Numbers for Salon Success with Missy Megginson of Schedulicity [EP:122]

124

Happy New Year! [EP:121]

125

Merry Christmas! [EP:120]

126

Motivate & Inspire People [EP:119]

127

How to Hire Hair Pros [EP:118]

128

Boundaries & Business with Missy Megginson of Schedulicity [EP:117]

129

Maximizing Social Media [EP:116]

130

Tim Howard of Vish [EP:115]

131

Hello Update! [EP:114]

132

Missy Megginson of Schedulicity [EP:113]

133

Problem Solving: Simplified [EP:112]

134

Client Finding Strategies [EP:111]

135

Storytelling Salon [EP:110]

136

It's All About the Client [EP:109]

137

Fun in Marketing: Creative Strategies [EP:108]

138

Money and Your Business [EP:107]

139

The Power of Purpose [EP:106]

140

The Future of Education [EP:105]

141

Breaking Molds: Chase Uniqueness [EP:104]

142

Act or Fail [EP:103]

143

Become More Confident [EP:102]

144

Breaking Limits: Ask Better Questions [EP:101]

145

Pricing with Purpose [EP:100]

146

Staying on Track [EP:99]

147

Stop Losing Employees [EP:98]

148

The Hair Industry is Under Attack! [EP:97]

149

It's Your Fault [EP:96]

150

Are You Becoming Complacent? [EP:95]

151

From Student to Hair Pro [EP:94]

152

Building Your Clientele [EP:93]

153

Hello Assistant Program! [EP:92]

154

Level Up: Focus [EP:91]

155

Enhancing Your Skill Set [EP:90]

156

Commision & Rental Salons: Are They Even Different? [EP:89]

157

Stepping Up Your Leadership [EP:88]

158

Consider Your Audience, Systems, and Take a Minute! [EP:87]

159

Empire State of Mind II [EP:86]

160

Where Should You Invest Time as a Hair Pro? [EP:85]

161

We Chat with Tyler Sullivan of Sullivan Beauty: Part 2 [EP:84]

162

We Chat with Tyler Sullivan of Sullivan Beauty: Part 1 [EP:83]

163

Motivating Your Salon Team [EP:82]

164

Inside Look: Our Salons Hiring Process [EP:81]

165

The Differences Between an Apprentice & an Assistant [EP:80]

166

Simple Methods to Find More Hair Clients [EP:79]

167

Don't Let These Things Hold Your Salon Business Back [EP:78]

168

Streamline & Simplify Your Salon Business [EP:77]

169

WTF is Business Culture? [EP:76]

170

The Art & Science of Customer Service [EP:75]

171

Balancing Act [EP:74]

172

Bigger ≠ Better and Yes, This is a Service Industry [EP:73]

173

Find Your Perfect Clients [EP:72]

174

Salon Business Success: The Power of Perseverance [EP:71]

175

New Year; Now What? [EP:70]

176

Negative Nancy [EP:69]

177

What do Hair Pros REALLY Want? [EP:68]

178

Ways to Avoid Being Average [EP:67]

179

You're Not Putting Effort Into Social Media [EP:66]

180

Changes [EP:65]

181

I Can See Clearly Now [EP:64]

182

Don't Stop [EP:63]

183

Empire State of Mind [EP:62]

184

You Can Get With This, or You Can Get With That! [EP:61]

185

Stuck in the Middle with You [EP:60]

186

Are You Feeling Uninspired at Your Current Salon? [EP:59]

187

Creating Consistency & Developing Habits [EP:58]

188

Business Systems, Influences & Inspiration [EP:57]

189

Innovation & Stuff That Needs to Change [EP:56]

190

Perspective, Evolution, and Some Math [EP:55]

191

Who's Responsible for What?! [EP:54]

192

We Turn One! [EP:53]

193

Lessons Learned [EP:52]

194

Starting Out [EP:51]

195

Shifting Your Mindset [EP:50]

196

Say Hello to Some Do's & Don'ts [EP:49]

197

Ways to Increase Business [EP:48]

198

Let's Rethink Busy [EP:47]

199

Working Through Problems [EP:46]

200

Create More: Different Ways to Think about Content [EP:45]

201

Expect the Unexpected [EP:44]

202

When to Walk Away & When to Run [EP:43]

203

What's Holding You Back? [EP:42]

204

More Questions! [EP:41]

205

Creating Opportunities [EP:40]

206

Frequently Asked Questions [EP:39]

207

Who Am I, What Am I Doing, Can I Really Do This? [EP:38]

208

Social Media [EP:37]

209

When and How to Raise Prices & Building a Clientele [EP:36]

210

Todd's Story [EP:35]

211

Inspiration, Expansion, and Closed Books oh my! [EP:34]

212

Jen's Story [EP:33]

213

Culture in Your Business [EP:32]

214

Working Through Complacency and Perfectionism [EP:31]

215

Running a Business Together: The Impact on Our Relationship Outside of Work [EP:30]

216

Finally, We Talk About the Pandemic [EP:29]

217

What a Real Education Program Looks Like [EP:28]

218

How to Fast Track Your Career [EP:27]

219

Start Where You Are: A Beginner's Mindset & Goals [EP:26]

220

Stop Discounting Your Time [EP:25]

221

The Cost of Doing Business [EP:24]

222

Is a License to do Hair Really Necessary? [EP:23]

223

The Customer is NOT Always Right: Dealing with Bad Reviews & More! [EP:22]

224

Pros & Cons: Commision and Rental [EP:21]

225

Showing Up: How to Make Real Changes [EP:20]

226

Avoiding Exhaustion [EP:19]

227

Building a Network [EP:18]

228

State of the Salon: Happy New Year 2022! [EP:17]

229

End of Year: Where Are Things Going? [EP:16]

230

Hello Holidays! [EP:15]

231

Leadership [EP:14]

232

Hiring & Firing [EP:13]

233

Raising Prices [EP:12]

234

The Day to Day [EP:11]

235

Employee Freedom [EP:10]

236

Steve's Story [EP:09]

237

Pricing Structures [EP:08]

238

Social Media & Marketing [EP:07]

239

Finding the Right Fit [EP:06]

240

Creating Career Opportunities [EP:05]

241

Educating In The Hair World [EP:04]

242

Discounting [EP:03]

243

Salon Tech, Retail, And The Importance Of Being Able To Pivot. [EP:02]

244

Hello Hair! [EP:01]