Taking back control of salon growth
Are you finding yourself stuck at a revenue plateau or striving to achieve ambitious growth goals for your salon this year? If so, here’s a crucial truth: scaling is often elusive without strategic hiring. It’s a common dilemma; you recognize the need to expand your team, but the financial considerations and time commitment associated with […]
Navigating the Year Ahead: The Journey to Salon Growth
As we stand on the threshold of a new year, I’m excited to share a practice that has been instrumental in shaping my professional journey: self-reflection. In this blog post, I’ll take you through some of my favorite self-reflection questions and how leveraging both qualitative and quantitative data has guided transformative decisions for the exciting […]
Boosting Salon Recruitment: The Power of Building Brand Awareness
In the fiercely competitive beauty and wellness industry, attracting top-tier talent to your salon is more than just posting job listings. Establishing a strong brand presence is key to attracting skilled professionals who align with your salon’s values and vision. Here are three essential tips to help salons recognize the importance of building brand awareness […]
Strategic Staffing: The Key to Sustainable Salon Growth
In the ever-evolving beauty and wellness industry, the success of a salon business hinges not only on its ability to stay current with trends but also on the strategic management of its most valuable asset: its staff. The notion of constant hiring might seem smart at first, but it’s counterintuitive. Instead salons should consider adopting […]
Transforming Recruitment: Treating it as a Marketing Function for Your Salon’s Success
In the fast-paced world we live in, recruiting for your salon demands a strategic approach, viewing it as a marketing function aimed at selling a compelling idea – that your salon is the ultimate destination for skilled stylists. Traditional methods of posting job openings and hoping for applicants are no longer effective in today’s bustling […]
Tech-Powered Solutions: How Salons Can Retain Staff by Prioritizing Work-Life Balance
In the fast-paced world of the salon industry, employee retention can be a significant challenge. Salon professionals often struggle to maintain a healthy work-life balance, which can lead to burnout and high turnover rates. However, forward-thinking salon owners are turning to technology to create a more employee-centric environment, ultimately boosting staff satisfaction and loyalty. In […]
The Journey Upwards: Navigating the Struggles of Becoming a Leader
Leaders are people too. They have the same struggles and hardships that everyone else faces, so what is it that sets them apart with the title “leader”. And how do they work to live up to that name so it’s not just a title. Todays beauty workforce is looking for a salon where they can […]
The Salon Leaders Story
Sharing the story behind a salon leader can be a compelling way to connect with your employees and potential talent. As leaders it’s easy to convince ourselves that our story isn’t interesting, or compelling, or maybe even worthy of telling. But i’m here to tell you that todays salon talent cares a lot about you- […]
Making Feedback Less Scary
Feedback can quickly sound like a buzzword for salon businesses and land in our “we’ll do that later category.” The desire to do it later is often rooted in how uncomfortable it makes us to give feedback to our teams. Most salon owners have had the experience of giving feedback to someone where it didn’t […]
The Biggest Buzzword for Salons is Recruiting
The buzzword of 2023 for salons has been “salon recruiting”. The recruiting challenge has been faced by salons big and small and across the entire United States. It seems like no one is exempt from this. However, it is a disservice to consider a recruiting plan without considering your retention strategy as well. At Talent […]
