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Episode 449
Something interesting keeps coming up when I talk to salon owners about hiring. Half of them are telling me the quality of applicants has dropped, pe…
2 months, 1 week ago
The Big Marketing Shifts Salons are Making in 2026
Episode 448
This episode is different from anything I've shared on salon marketing before, and that's intentional. The foundation of what I'm about to share isn'…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The Growth Map Framework Every Salon Should Steal
Episode 447
Last week we talked about why the systems still running most employee-based salons today are quietly failing, and how that failure is landing on owne…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Bonus: Uncapped Commission FAQ's and Real Owner Stories
A few weeks ago, my team posted something on Instagram that we could not have predicted would take off the way it did. The graphic said uncapped comm…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Your "Best" Stylist Doesn't Deserve a Promotion
Episode 446
Picture two stylists. One is a money machine, hitting every metric, booked solid, making multiple 6-figures. The other is producing 30% of that reven…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Salons Are Closing at Scale...Here's Why and How to Prevent It
Episode 445
Something is happening in our industry right now that we just need to talk about. Salon closures are happening at scale, coast to coast, and I've per…
3 months ago
Uncapped Commissions Will be the Standard in 3 Years
If you've been in the salon industry for any length of time, you already know the traditional commission model is broken. Stylists feel cheated, salo…
3 months, 1 week ago
Google Changes You Should Know About
Episode 443
It's no secret that the digital landscape is shifting FAST, and a lot of stylists and salon owners are feeling completely exhausted by the constant u…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Slow Salon Growth + Assistant Program Struggles
Episode 442
Let's be honest: one of the biggest challenges salon owners are hitting right now is figuring out how to actually attract, motivate, and retain the m…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Nobody Was Honest. Until Now
Episode 441
How would you like to hear the real talk about the massive amount of misinformation, manipulative jargon, and false narratives that float around our …
4 months ago