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Episode 2 - Mastering Time Management.mp3

[ 00:00:05]Welcome to the Hair

Hustle Podcast. I'm Heather Podlesney, your salon coach dedicated to helping

stylists master the business side of beauty. Whether you're starting your

journey behind the chair or you're a seasoned pro looking to level up, this

podcast is for you. Each week we'll dive into the tips and tricks you need to

run a successful salon business with topics that will change the way you work

and earn. From budgeting hacks to help you keep more of what you make, to time

management tips that will keep your schedule stress-free, and the strategies

for boosting your retail sales and nailing that next promotion. Get ready to

build your dream business without burning out. Together we'll cut through the

noise and get to the root of what makes your salon thrive.

[ 00:00:47] So grab your shears,

turn up the volume, and let's hustle. Welcome, welcome to episode two of the

Hair Hustle Podcast. I am your host, Heather Podlesney. I'm so excited that you decided to

join me for episode two. Today we are going to talk about one of the biggest

issues and problems that I see on my stylist minds, and that is time management

in the salon. So today I am going to give you four simple tips in 15 minutes or

less to really get you on the right track with your time. Tip number one in

time management is time blocking. So I know that you guys have heard it. I know

that you understand it.

[ 00:01:35

] We need to take this to

a new level, and we need to make this part of our habit. One of the biggest

things with time blocking in your salons is simply dedicating specific tasks to

a certain time. So whether that's appointments, whether that's social media,

bookkeeping, anything like that, time for it to get you around, whatever that

looks like, those all need to be blocked off. So let's start with how can you

create the perfect day for yourself, and that is literally to come in 15 or 30

minutes before your guest. So we are not walking in the door when our guest is

already sitting there, because that time blocked 15 minutes can be enough for

you to get set up and get ready for your day. Obviously we have time blocked

for appointments.

[ 00:02:22] I know you guys are all

already great with that. Possibly you have an office time. You know. I have a

lot of clients that are just busy, and I have time, I even have some clients

that we have started to block off like just a little 30 minutes for maybe for

them to eat and not just like shovel their food in their mouth as they're

trying to mix up color. So if that's one of your dreams, do that. And then also

bookkeeping, we talked about that in episode one. Like where are you going to

find that time? So if you have a set schedule that you want, if it's Monday

through Thursday from nine to six and that's all that you want to work, great.

[ 00:02:54] One of the beautiful

things about this industry, especially even about being an independent stylist,

is that we have control of our time, so we need to take advantage of that and

not let everything just come into this huge overwhelming situation. We want to

prioritize our tasks; we want to make sure that we have efficient productive

hours, whether that is we're working on someone behind the chair doing

highlights or we are figuring out what our business budget needs to be. Tip

number two for time management is to prioritize profit. So, we just talked

about in time blocking showing up 15 to 30 minutes before our guest. What does

that mean? What do we do there? Some people might be saying, and