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Sometimes making a hiring isn’t the first step to salon growth.

In my experience collaborating with salons across North America, we’ve come to realize that the need to hire is far from straightforward. Salons embark on the hiring journey for a myriad of reasons, each unique to their circumstances. As such, your approach to hiring may vary greatly depending on the specific rationale driving your decision. […]

How to sell your salon for top dollar

Most salon owners don’t sell their business for a profit. The beauty industry has this magical thing going on – people stick around for ages, especially salon owners. 🪄 What’s really cool (and challenging) about owning a salon is that it’s not a walk in the park. It can be tough emotionally and financially. But […]

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 […]

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 […]