Salon Success Secrets
Welcome to Salon Success Secrets With Jen & Lindsay! (Formerly Blondes in Business: A Luxury Beauty Business Coaching podcast) Get ready to unlock the secrets of success as we empower salon and spa owners with a powerhouse team to gift them more time, money, and freedom. Join our hosts Lindsay Lowe & Jen Booth as they share their insights, strategies, and experiences in the world of luxury beauty business. If you are looking for the best salon owner podcast, you're in the right place! Each episode is designed to provide practical tips, proven techniques, and innovative solutions to elevate your salon or spa to the next level. From building a superstar team, mastering marketing and branding, enhancing client experience, optimizing operations, to increasing profitability, this podcast is your ultimate guide to thriving in the competitive beauty industry. Whether you are a seasoned salon or spa owner or just starting out, our goal is to help you scale your business and create an empire that allows you to live life on your own terms. Tune in and let us inspire you to turn your dreams into reality, while enjoying the ultimate luxury of more time, more money, and the freedom to live the life you desire. Get ready to make waves in the beauty industry with Salon Success Secrets Podcast. Let's dive in together and make your salon or spa the epitome of success! Want to purchase Think And Get Rich As A Beauty Pro? Click Here: https://www.salonbusinessschool.com/think-and-get-rich-as-a-beauty-pro Want to join our upcoming Salon Success Secrets 3 Day Challenge? Click Here: www.salonsuccesssecretschallenge.com
Episodes
We explore the invisible yet crucial value commission salon owners bring to their teams and how to help your team see the power of what you do. As salon owners, we generate traffic, manage marketing, build brands, and create stability—all while team members sometimes assume we're just sitting in the back scrolling through social media.
• Bringing in new guests is one of a salon owner's most importan...
Salon owners can now claim the FICA tax tip credit, a dollar-for-dollar tax credit on payroll taxes paid on team tips that was previously only available to restaurant owners. This new legislation through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act gives salon owners the opportunity to redirect thousands of dollars back into their businesses or personal wealth development.
• Dollar-for-dollar tax credit on the 7.65% employ...
We dive into the essential framework for grooming salon leaders who maintain your salon's soul while scaling operations. Leadership is about transferring clarity, building beliefs, and documenting systems so your mission outlives you.
• Clients come first, systems come next - protect the client experience at all costs
• Great leaders are mirrors, not megaphones - they don't blame but get curious...
Toxic coaching advice is running rampant in the salon industry, leading to broken systems, confused teams, and forgotten clients - but there's a better way forward through measured strategies and genuine leadership.
• The 100% commission promotion disaster - why marketing is the owner's job and giving away services doesn't teach the right lessons
• AI-powered bots fail to replace human conn...
We explore how proper diagnosis transforms stylists from service providers to trusted beauty guides, creating undeniable value that clients can't resist.
• The moment when you see a client's Pinterest dream but know it won't work with their current hair
• Why proper diagnosis builds trust, retention, confidence, and higher ticket prices
• Most service providers are customizing based on ...
We explore Dr. Ben Hardy's "Science of Scaling" framework to help salon owners shift from incremental to exponential growth through a powerful three-part system: Frame, Floor, and Focus.
• Frame: Set an audacious goal that forces you to completely rethink how you operate
• Floor: Raise your minimum standards by determining what you will no longer tolerate
• Focus: Identify the vital few...
We explore how salon owners can transform their training approach from simply teaching technical skills to developing beauty professionals with million-dollar mindsets. Every new hire represents a $20,000 investment that requires a structured development path to ensure they become profitable team members instead of costly turnover statistics.
• The average cost to train a new beauty pro exceeds $20,000 per pe...
Today we explore how to transform your salon by elevating your team from service providers to true beauty professionals who deliver meaningful transformations rather than just completing tasks.
• Beauty comes from the Latin word bellus, meaning "good"—we're in the business of creating goodness, not just performing services
• In today's market with one Starbucks for every 60 salons, tec...
Ever notice how "freedom" becomes a trap for so many salon professionals? That quest to escape the 9-to-5 grind often leads straight into a 24/7 hustle that's anything but liberating.
We're breaking mental chains in this episode by challenging everything you think you know about freedom in the salon industry. The truth? Freedom isn't the absence of structure—it's having the right...
Tired of the endless hustle for new salon clients? This game-changing episode reveals why your existing clients are actually your greatest untapped resource for building predictable, sustainable income.
We break down the shocking math behind client acquisition that most salon owners never consider. When you calculate that acquiring each new client can cost around $145 (factoring in marketing and overhead), it...
That stomach-dropping moment when a service provider says "Can I talk to you?" is something every salon owner dreads. Your mind races to "they're quitting," and suddenly all the training, coaching, and heartfelt investment you've poured into them feels like it's evaporating before your eyes.
But what if these moments weren't failures at all? What if they were necessary ...
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Ever wondered how a teenager with braces transformed the beauty industry through technology? This enlightening conversation with John Harms, founder of Meevo (Millennium Evolution) software, reveals the fascinating journey from a simple college-funding project to creating the most awarded salon management system in industry ...
Ever found yourself constantly pushing your team, feeling drained at the end of each day, wondering why your salon staff just won't "get with the program"? This transformative episode introduces a leadership paradigm shift that could revolutionize how you run your salon and lead your team.
We dive deep into the critical distinction between force and power in salon leadership. Force—that exhaust...
Why do promising stylists sometimes lose their spark? It's not a mystery—it's entropy. The universal principle that everything naturally moves from order to disorder unless acted upon by an intelligent force applies directly to your salon team.
Through the contrasting stories of two stylists—one who disconnected from structure and saw her $132,000 annual income slip away despite her talents, and ano...
Your salon isn't just losing clients—it's missing the fortune hidden in those final moments after they leave your chair. That stunning statistic reveals the hard truth: 76% of new clients vanish after their first visit, not because your service disappointed them, but because you disappeared from their lives.
The magic happens in what we call "the last 10%"—those critical follow-up touchpoi...
Michael Odell's journey from Marine Corps service to prison to leadership offers a masterclass in building teams that last through accountability, courage, and personal growth.
After struggling with addiction from his teenage years through his military service, Michael found himself in prison, where he made a pivotal prayer: to use his experiences to help others and provide for his family. That prayer wa...
What if those elusive "dream clients" who happily pay premium prices aren't something you find, but something you create? This paradigm-shifting conversation challenges the common salon belief that ideal clients either walk through your door or they don't.
Through real-world examples and practical strategies, we explore how transforming your approach to client interactions can dramatically...
The secret to salon success might not be what you think. Jane Johnson, personal development expert with over 40 years of experience, reveals how toxic relationships could be silently sabotaging your business and draining your energy.
Want to identify toxic patterns and create a healthier salon environment? Here are free resources to help you, grab them here:
📖 Free Ebook: Identifying Supportive People by Jayne Johnson...
Ever had that visceral reaction when someone slides into your DMs with a "hey girl, business opportunity" message? That feeling of wanting to run is exactly what we're unpacking today as we dive into the truth about attraction-based marketing for salon professionals.
What if the secret to filling your books isn't chasing clients but creating experiences so magnetic they're drawn to yo...
Our latest episode unveils the secrets behind extraordinary service in the hospitality industry. Join us as we sit down with Martin, the acclaimed waiter from Le Cirque, who has mastered the art of providing unforgettable guest experiences. With a million-dollar mindset, Martin reveals how he transformed a simple career into a journey filled with remarkable stories and insights that can empower any service provider. D...
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