All Episodes

113 | Esthetician turned Executive MBA gives her take on People, Management and Salon Business Kelsi & Ashley |

112 | Entitlement issues on salon teams

111 | Building the business you want

110 | People-First AND Profitable

109 | Your Vision is Possible and Worth Chasing

108 | Retail Training for Hairstylists

107 | Stop Believing This About Hair Care: The Industry Needs to Talk

106 | Salon Leadership in less than 10 mins

105 | The Real Catalyst Behind Salon Retail Failures—And How to Break the Cycle

104 | Why Retail Programs are Failing, pt. 2

103 | Why Retail Programs are Failing pt. 1

102 | Compensation: How to pay more in your salon when there's no money

101 | From Classroom to Nail Boss: A Bold Leap into Beauty w/ Kylee Hone

100 | CPA for Salon Talks: You are the biggest risk in your business w/ Michelle Cook

99 | From school principal to six-figure stylist w/Herta Branding

98 | Leadership, making hard decisions and delegating in your salon w/ Misty Krant

97 | Branding, online image and growing through social media w/Mitch Rose

96 | Proving the beauty industry is full of possiblity w/ Beauty Entrepreneur, Jessica Rae Shattuck

95 | A good leader is willing to tell their team when a trainwreck is coming" w/Colton Brockbank

94 | Proving it's okay to change direction in the beauty industry w/Megan Diez

93 | Mental health and the impact of working with the public w/ Somatic Psychotherapist, Brandon Parkhurst

92 | Collaboration, Alignment and Overcoming fear in the Beauty Industry w/Hunter Donia

91 | Leaving the beauty industry & gaining alignment w/Sagewolf

90 | Burnout and reinvention in the beauty industry w/Courtney Smith

89 | Selling retail & getting creative when you need revenue w/micro-salon owner Anna Mannino

88 | Women in a male-dominated industry: getting what you want and raising confidence in the pro salon industry w/ Salon Owner & Session Stylist Carly Elizabeth

87 | Key success points from my conversation with Chandler Larsen

86 | Color Analyst & Influencer talks creative business, unhappy clients & goal-setting for success w/Chandler Larsen

85 | Retail in the salon industry: in-salon or affiliate?

84 | Raise your profit by $49,000 without changing compensation

83 | Before you change your commission structure, listen to this

82 | Getting rid of slow moving Inventory in your salon

81 | Becoming the Business Owner you want to be, A conversation w/Lisa Franz

80 | The Let them Theory

79 | When you have no business owning a business

78 | Do this if you want to reach your goals

77 | Your Vision: Getting your team on board

76 | Level Systems in Salons - the Good, Bad & the Ineffective

75 | The fastest way to get people on board in your salon

74 | Avoid this when your retail sales are slow

73 | The real cost of bad education

72 | Everyone is an influencer

71 | Beware of taking this advice in your business

70 | How to build a salon business that runs without you

69 | Buying Retail is like Buying Stock

68 | Love Letter to Salon Owners & Hairstylists

67 | When your top earner is your biggest resistor

66 | Becoming The Real Beauty Industry w/Tim Humphries

65 | New technology is killing profitability

64 | Salon Leadership - When your ideas don't move the way you want them to

63 | Salon Finances without an Accounting Degree

62 | Forget Selling Retail, Do this instead

61 | When selling retail feels wrong

60 | Selling more retail without working so hard

59 | Salon leadership is all about noticing what is going on around you w/ Nick Graham

58 | 5 things every great team needs

57 | RANT: Benchmarks in salons

56 | You are the only one who can't quit, so start acting like it

55 | The cost of low retail sales

54 | How to bring out the best in your weakest team members

53 | The #1 Financial mistake most salons make

52 | It all started with fight on Facebook...

51 | The Personal Journey of Business Ownership

50 | What actually works to raise retail sales?

49 | How to make smarter financial decisions in your business

48 | 3 things to help you better understand Salon Finances

47 | How retail improves your culture

46 | LIVE COACHING: Systems and Consistency

45 | Before you pay for information, tap into the one resource that is always FREE

44 | You know your business best!

43 | The size of your market doesn't matter: success exists everywhere w/Crystal Ferry

42 | Are you signing up for something just to gain someone else's approval?

MYTH: SALON RETAIL MAKES NO MONEY

41 | 7 Core Truths to Improve Your Retail Sales

40 | Quit Being Surprised: People, Leadership, and Training with Paula Henson

39 | Communication in your salon: How to Win and What to Watch for

38 | Get Good People in your Corner and Stop Making Excuses

37 | The Cure for Lonership - Feeling Alone on the Journey of Business Ownership

36 | How could we be even better for our clients?

35 | Lessons That Will Strengthen Your Leadership in Your Salon with Haley Frentz

34 | A better way to deal with complaints in your salon

33 | 5 Issues Keeping Salon Owners up at night as published by Salon Today

32 | The newest innovation in hair color...your clients are going to love it

31 | Making Big Financial Decisions in Your Salon: The ONE Thing to Change for Better Success

30 | When you're underestimated because you own a salon...LISTEN UP!

29 | Here's a secret way to get your clients to say YES more

28 | Don't waste your money on this type of education

27 | The 3 most powerful questions to ask in a consultation

26 | Stop being pushed around by the brands you carry

25 | We changed this one thing and sold retail to over 50% of our guests last week.

24 | How to get your team more excited about ANYTHING

23 | Challenges in the salon industry that we all accept

22 | The truth about making people feel beautiful

21 | Create Retail Promotions that work

20 | When an ex-employee bashes your business

19 | Ignore their follower count, and check their facts: Who to spend money with in your salon.

18 | Want to build a bigger business? Get a helmet! ...with Timothy Humphries

17 | Skills will not pay your bills

16 | Should senior stylists pay to have an assistant?

15 | If you want clients to listen, SPEAK UP.

14 | Raising Prices, Making Big Changes, & Other Things We Do in This Industry

13 | Salon Retail Promotions: Make this one change to increase sales

12 | The #1 thing hairstylists need in order to sell more retail

11 | For Salon Owners in 2025 - The one thing you can do to have a successful year

10 | How do I motivate my team?

9 | Listen to this BEFORE you open your first salon

8 | The Biggest Problem with Retail Selling in Salons

7 | Choosing Your Next Business Coach

6 | Be A Better Leader Now

5 | Team Engagement Ideas for Your Salon Team

4 | Change Your Life Through Who You Listen To

3 | You Don’t Have To Do What You’ve Always Done

2 | If You Want To Thrive, Raise Your Baseline

1 | Maybe It’s Not Hard, Maybe That’s Just What It Takes

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