Salon & Hairstylist Business Growth Podcast for salon owners and hairstylists who want to grow their businesses and achieve their goals. Our hosts share tips and strategies on marketing, branding, customer service, financial management, time organization, and personal development. We also interview successful salon owners and hairstylists all over the world. If you are committed to growing your business and making a difference in the world, then this podcast is for you.
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What separates a good stylist from a great one? In this episode, we sit down with industry educator Katie Alm to talk about the unspoken habits and mindset shifts that set top stylists apart in today’s competitive beauty industry.
We cover everything from discipline, professional growth, and being of service — to why collaboration will always outlast comparison. Whether you're a salon assistant, an independent stylist, or a beauty educator, this episode dives deep into the leadership skills, daily discipline, and client-first mindset that fuel long-term success behind the chair.
If you're looking to grow your beauty business, avoid burnout, and build a sustainable career in the salon industry — this one's for you.
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From Stylist to Educator: Building Your Brand and Growing Your Impact
Season 6 · Episode 126
Friday, April 4, 2025 • Duration 34:37
In this episode, we join Katie Alm, getting real about what actually moves the needle in your beauty career, and it’s not chasing the latest trends. From posting with intention to fully understanding the brands you align with, we’ll cover mindset and strategy shifts that can change everything.
1. Posting with intention, sharing your knowledge, and aligning with a brand you love can change the trajectory of your career.
2. Experimenting with the full line of a brand you love and getting really knowledgeable about the full line, makes all the difference.
3. Forget the trending, use the tried and true: posting consistently, come from a place of gaining more experience, and get to know the culture behind the brand.
Setting the Standard for Salon Success
Season 6 · Episode 125
Saturday, March 22, 2025 • Duration 31:13
In Part 2 of our leadership deep dive, we’re tackling proactive leadership strategies to create a thriving salon culture. Learn how to set clear expectations, communicate with confidence, and lead by example—not just in action, but through clear communication. We’ll cover holding your team accountable without micromanaging, addressing issues with clarity and kindness, and creating systems that drive long-term success. If you’re ready to shift from reacting to leading with confidence, tune in!
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1. Leading vs Reacting: reaction comes from a place of fear and defensiveness.
2. People may think they’re leading, but we need to understand more about the individual to know what works for them.
3. Is the way you’re perceiving love or acceptance healthy?
Leading a Salon Team: Setting Expectations & Creating Accountability
Season 6 · Episode 124
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 • Duration 31:15
Running a salon team isn’t just about great hair—it’s about clear expectations, accountability, and strong leadership. In this episode, we break down why stylists ignore responsibilities, how to get them to care, and the key shifts that turn frustration into teamwork. Learn how to lead with confidence, and create a culture where everyone takes ownership. If you’re tired of repeating yourself or struggling with follow-through, this episode is for you.
1. One of the biggest reasons a task isn’t done is they just don’t see how it can benefit them.
2. Rather than should’s or shouldn't's, focus on tying responsibilities to personal success.
3. Creating a culture of salon leadership brings up future leaders, making your business more sustainable.
4. Be firm but kind
Life Lessons of an Entrepreneur with Ambrosia Carey
Season 6 · Episode 123
Tuesday, February 18, 2025 • Duration 35:11
Entrepreneurship is full of highs, lows, and lessons you don’t see coming. In Life Lessons of an Entrepreneur, Ambrosia Carey shares unfiltered insights on business growth, boundaries, and the mindset shifts that make success sustainable. Whether you're a hairstylist, salon owner, or creative entrepreneur, this podcast delivers real talk on navigating challenges, scaling with purpose, and building a business that works for you—not the other way around. Tune in for honest conversations, actionable strategies, and the lessons Ambrosia learned the hard way so you don’t have to. Subscribe now!
1. Slow down, you could actually get more done because it allows you to be efficient.
Hiring & Trusting New Employees: Building a Strong Salon Team with Confidence
Season 6 · Episode 122
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 • Duration 21:38
Struggling to hire and trust new employees in your beauty business? In this episode, we break down when to hire, how to identify the right team members, and ways to build trust so you can scale your salon or beauty brand with confidence. Learn the key benchmarks for hiring, how to avoid those red flags, and how to create a smooth onboarding process that sets your team up for success. Whether you're bringing on a stylist, assistant, or front desk support, this episode will help you make strategic hiring decisions to grow a sustainable and thriving business. Tune in and take the guesswork out of building your dream team!
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Key Take-aways:
1. If you are 80% capacity on your books for 3 months, you know it’s time to start hiring.
Financial Freedom for Beauty Pros: How to Grow Income, Reduce Debt & Invest Smart
Season 6 · Episode 121
Friday, February 7, 2025 • Duration 19:26
Are you ready to take control of your finances and build lasting wealth? In this episode, we’re breaking down a sustainable plan to grow your income, reduce debt, and invest in your future—all tailored for hairstylists, salon owners, and beauty entrepreneurs. Learn smart money strategies, the best ways to eliminate high-interest debt, and how to start investing wisely (even if you're new to it). Whether you're looking to scale your business, create passive income, or build financial security, this episode gives you actionable steps to make it happen. Tune in and start making your money work for you!
Maximizing Profitability: Creative Income Strategies for Stylists
Season 6 · Episode 120
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 • Duration 27:32
Ready to boost your income without adding more hours behind the chair? In this episode, we’re diving into creative strategies to grow your salon business and increase revenue. Learn how to make retail sales a natural part of your service, leverage affiliate marketing, and create digital products that keep clients coming back. We’ll also discuss hosting client education events, teaching at beauty schools, and collaborating with brands to build new revenue streams. From high-ticket services like extensions to e-commerce opportunities, this episode is packed with actionable tips to help you reach your financial goals while elevating your client experience.
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Key Take-Aways:
1. Retail Sales: Make its a part of your service and not an add-on.
A Beauty Professional's Guide to Leadership and Growth
Season 6 · Episode 119
Wednesday, January 22, 2025 • Duration 55:25
Are you ready to shift your mindset and take control of your beauty career? In this episode, we explore what it truly means to be accountable as a beauty professional. Instead of seeking validation from others, discover how to reclaim your power, embrace leadership, and create work-life harmony. This episode is packed with honest advice and actionable insights for stylists, salon owners, and anyone ready to elevate their mindset and career. Tune in for the conversation you might just be ready to hear!
1. Rather than focusing on how clients make us feel, what is our responsibility and how we allow ourselves to feel?
Mindset Shifts with Hairdustry: Navigating Change in the Salon World
Season 6 · Episode 118
Wednesday, January 15, 2025 • Duration 01:01:06
In this episode, we sit down with the host of Hairdustry, a podcast dedicated to exploring the mindset and evolution of the hair industry. We discuss how staying adaptable, embracing change, and fostering the right mindset can help hairstylists and salon owners thrive in an ever-evolving landscape. From navigating industry changes to building a sustainable career, this conversation is packed with insights to empower beauty professionals at every stage of their journey. Whether you're behind the chair or leading a salon, you’ll walk away with thought provoking advice to align your mindset with how your our future could evolve.
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Key Take-aways:
1. Responsibility is simply the ability to respond.
2. Instead of responding or reacting, try pausing.
3. Asking the big question “is this true“ can help with reshaping limited beliefs.
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4. It’s all about perspective baby! Do you look at what you’re losing or what you’re gaining?
5. Where can you volunteer help in an area that might be needed?
6.If you’re juggling more than one career path at the same time, communicate and accommodate your clients. By setting the tone in the beginning and letting clients know how you operate, there won’t be surprises when it does happen.
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4. There are reactive and proactive listeners. Reactive leaders wait until a problem explodes to address it.
5. Never complain about a team member behind their back.
6. As a leader, pull anyone aside to hash out issues and listen.
7. You can’t hold team members accountable for what you yourself are not practicing.
8. Proactive leaders set clear standards up front, have it in clear writing, and reinforce them.
9. Proactive leaders address small issues before they become big.
10. Leading by example isn’t only about the task, it also needs to be communicated.
11. Explaining why creates purpose behind the task.
12. A script example is: “I’m restocking the backbar because I noticed we’re running low, when we stay ahead of this we don’t run out in the middle of a service.”
13. “Hey (name) I’ve noticed a pattern where (address a specific issue), I want to check in with what’s going on.” Then pause.
14. Be short and sweet, and direct and kind.
15. Create a framework that surrounds the issue not the person.
16. When you create clear systems and you create consistency, it becomes a ripple effect.
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5. Another reason someone doesn’t take responsibility is because they assume someone else will take care of it.
6. When addressing, keep it short and simple, and pull them away privately.
7. When someone owns a task, they’re more likely to do it.
8. Create a sanitation list and introduce it at a meeting.
9. Another reason something isn’t done is because someone doesn't feel accountable.
10. Try a nomination box to bring team morale together, give a gift card to the most nominated employee.
11. Personally thank and publicly recognize when someone goes above and beyond.
12. Come up with solutions during team meetings. Ask your staff if they have ideas.
13. Focus on clarity over assumption
14. Have policies like this written in a team handbook or policy guide.
15. Address issues 1:1 and not in a group. Calling someone out publicly is a form of public shaming.
16. If you have high turnover, it’s time to take a look at how you’re leading your culture and environment.
17. Frame your approach as collaboration so that you can work together and bond as a team.
18. The bigger picture is to create a team that builds a sustainable business, and therefor creating opportunity and freedom to make choices or take risk.
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2. No one is coming to save you, rather than resenting the feeling of being held back, make different choices and take authority of your life’s outcomes.
3. Perfection is just fear in a fancy outfit. Done is better than perfect.
4. Ask yourself, what can you launch messy today?
5. Boundaries are your freedom, not your punishment.
6. Boundaries don’t push the right people away, they push the wrong people out.
7. If it’s not a hell yes, it’s a no.
8. People will show you who they are…believe them.
2. How much cash flow do you have? If you’re generating 6 figures, you’ll have a stronger cushion in case you need a safeguard for any changes in the business.
3. If you’re not quite at 6 figures but your profit margins are at 20%, this is a benchmark that allows you to see if you’re ready for the next stage of growth
4. Sometimes small business get ahead of themselves and want to grow a team due to emotional investments, and they fall backward financially.
5. When you’re ready to hire, define clearly what this person looks like; lay out responsibilities, job description, qualifications, will they be an employee or rental? How much experience do they have, are they looking for an apprenticeship or assistant program before taking clients?
6. Once you know what you’re looking for, visit beauty schools to get a better sense of what students are looking for in a leader.
7. Connect locally though social media. Be intentional about your approach with places that could align with your brand.
8. Connect in person with other businesses through local events. This is a great way to attract new clients for your growing team.
9. Recruiting can attract people who are less loyal or looking for the next best thing & that could be a red flag to growing a less sustainable team.
10. Build up your resumes and contact to set up a group interview if there are 3 of more candidates.
11. Invite stand outs to come back for an individual interview where you can address specific topics, allow them to ask questions, and go into details what you are both looking for to see if you align.
12. The last step is a technical interview to see how they work behind the chair. this is a good time to see how they communicate, interact, are they a natural educator?
13. The next step is to decide how your training will go down. What are you providing for them as a team member? Do you want to them to get involved? Are you interested in training?
14. If you’re bringing on an employee, have an employee handbook prepared to lay out responsibilities, expectations,and benchmarks.
15. Trust is built through repetition. Offering a 1:1 meeting with your employees is a time to check-in & go over goals and realign expectations.
16. Offering incentives, incentives, opportunities for leadership also builds trust.
17. When first hiring, start with a 90 day trial to see if you are a good fit.
1. Pay off high interest debt first: credit cards can hold an interest rate up to 25% causing the average person to pay 2.5x more than the original purchase.
2. The suggested amount is to pay 15-25% of your income monthly to pay off that debt.
3. Avalanche Method: is a debt repayment strategy where you focus on paying off debts with the highest interest rates first to save the most money on interest over time.
4. Allocate 20-30% of your income every month toward your emergency fund, whether you choose to pay off debt first or divide 25% to debt and 5% toward saving.
5. Some debt is healthy debt, but your credit score is impacted when your debt to credit limit goes over 30%. Once your debt to credit limit hits 30%, it can drop your credit score by 20 to 50 points depending on your overall credit profile.
6. An emergency fund provides financial security by covering unexpected expenses. It offers peace of mind, supports business stability during slow periods, and allows you to make decisions confidently without financial stress. Plus, it encourages better money habits and protects long-term investments.
7. Setting clear goals helps you get there faster.
8. Set aside 10-15% of your income to your savings once you’ve paid of your remaining debts. The goal is to build 3-6 months of your monthly average spending to hold in your savings.
9. The next step is to open a high-yield savings account, which compounds over time at a higher interest rate allowing you to accumulate more income as the account grows.
10. Compounding means you’re growing income from interest continues to grow as the money grows. The more frequently your interest is compounded, the quicker your money grows.
11. Leverage your own business as an investment. You want every square inch of your business to be income producing. If you’re independent, what lines or affiliate programs can you work with to add multiple streams of income?
12. Build a roadmap for your income strategy building. Start thinking of this as placing your efforts seasonally to pour into multiple buckets, which allows wealth to build more wealth for yourself.
13. When seeking a financial advisor, ask them what their fee structure is.
2. Talk retail during the consultation to know what you need to recommend. It’s a deeper way to take better care of your client.
3. With the average 15% commission with retail, even if you only sold 10 products per week, that’s close to an extra $250 per month…without having to do extra behind the chair.
4. Affiliate marketing will also become more natural if you talk retail in the salon. You can send the link to your clients as well.
5. Add your affiliate links into places that have clickable links such as Pinterest & Facebook.
6. Create digital products such as quick video tutorials for your clients.
7. Digital products also make you irreplaceable.
8. Host an educational event for your clients, it can also bring added income into your space.
9. Start teaching in a beauty school to be a better presenter and offer a low-ticket class for students.
10. Collaborate with brands by having a clear goal and approach from a place of giving, not taking.
11. Work with a brand you’ve already been using, reach out, showcase examples of your work or create a clever offer.
12. If you’ve already established a relationship with the brand, propose Sponsorship.
13. Extensions bring added income both as a high ticket service, retail sales on the hair, and a reoccurring service that has an average higher price per minute.
14. If you added a $400 installation twice per month, thats close to $10k per year.
15. Ecommerce is another way of expanding your sales; from retail purchases on your website to sending kits to clients.
