Grow My Salon Business Podcast

Some hairdressers have a specific niche that they focus on, whether it’s education or colour or barbering, product development or photographic work, or entering competitions. And others are involved in everything the industry has to offer.  My guest on today's podcast is involved in everything he is Bruno Marc Giamattei of the multi-award-winning Marc Antoni Salons in the south of England and Brun...

In this episode, I talk about salons in a post covid world and the emotional, financial and business roller-coaster of the last 18 months and what that means to you. Depending on where you live in the world will determine whereabouts on the roller-coaster ride you currently are and why you need to stop and think about your options as you navigate your way through the next 6 -12 months. In this Epi...

The 3 P’s ‘Pricing, Productivity and Pay’ are always interlinked and hot topics of interest no matter what size salon or where you live. Last month I hosted a room on Clubhouse with my guest Michael Cole, and the topic of conversation centred around the ‘pricing of salon services’. I think that it’s an interesting episode that salon owners everywhere will enjoy. In this Episode: [0:00:43] An intro...

There has never been a brand in the hairdressing industry that has as much global recognition and heritage attached to it as the name Vidal Sassoon.    Brands have to change or they cease to exist. They have to continually evolve and that will always present challenges and opportunities - both creatively and business-wise.   So, what’s it like having the responsibility of being the Chief Executive...

If you are a serious hairdresser, you will know the name ‘Eugene Souleiman’ and if you don’t, then you should! I talk to many of the biggest names in the hair industry and when it comes to the world of session work and creativity ‘Eugene’ consistently comes up as being a major creative force who always pushes the boundaries of what can be done with hair. We often marvel at the end result of the cr...

If you are a serious hairdresser, you will know the name ‘Eugene Souleiman’ and if you don’t, then you should! I talk to many of the biggest names in the hair industry and when it comes to the world of session work and creativity ‘Eugene’ consistently comes up as being a major creative force who always pushes the boundaries of what can be done with hair. We often marvel at the end result of the cr...

I always find that in someone else’s story there is inspiration and lessons for all of us about how their career has evolved, the choices they have made and the path they have taken along the way. This is definitely one of those stories. My guest on today's Podcast is Mark Woolley founder and creative director of ‘Electric’ a brand that encompasses award-winning salons, an ethical professional pro...

The world is full of salons! And oftentimes they all start to look and feel the same. But then occasionally you see something or talk to someone, and you realize that they have taken a different path, that they have different values and they have had the courage to pursue their own vision of what a salon should not only look and feel like, but also how it should operate as a business, and how it s...

Businesses are built by those who dare to dream and have the determination to turn the dream into reality.    Like everyone, the people who are successful in business don’t always have everything go their own way, they have plenty of challenges to overcome, they make mistakes, and they often go to the edge, but it’s the belief that they have in themselves, their vision and never give up attitude t...

The world over the salon industry is a collection of small businesses, and in many cases, the owners of those businesses are often overwhelmed with issues around employment law, tax, health and safety updates, changing legislation, and a raft of other challenges as well as all the other fun stuff that comes with being a small business owner.  Luckily, in many countries, we are supported by industr...

At the beginning of May, Amazon opened their first-ever salon. It certainly made a big noise in all the Clubhouse rooms, social media platforms, and news outlets across the world. Much of the commentary was based on assumptions of what the motives of Amazon were and how it would impact every area of the salon industry from product development, to new distribution channels, data collection as well...

I like to say that all my guests have something special that they bring to the podcast.  Most of them are hairdressers, or started out as hairdressers and then maybe have gone off in another direction.  But sometimes there are people in our industry that have made a huge impact and contribution to hairdressing even though they have never stood behind the chair with a column of clients.  My guest t...

The world over the salon industry is a collection of small businesses, and in many cases, the owners of those businesses are often overwhelmed with issues around employment law, tax, health and safety updates, changing legislation, and a raft of other challenges as well as all the other fun stuff that comes with being a small business owner.  Luckily, in many countries, we are supported by industr...

As I am recording this it’s coming up to the end of May and in case you don’t know May has been Mental Health awareness month.    Earlier this month I hosted a room on Clubhouse that we recorded and the topic was “Hairdressers and mental Health”.    Many people shy away from discussing mental health openly as there are often stigmas attached to doing so but I am fortunate enough to have two wonder...

The salon industry is predominately a collection of small businesses, and in many cases, the owners of those businesses are often overwhelmed with tax and legal issues, health and safety updates, and a raft of employment problems, as well as all the other fun stuff that comes with being a small business owner.  Luckily, in many countries, we are supported by industry associations that are there to...

My guest on the show today is Ashley Toliver Williams. She is a salon owner, educator and entrepreneur from Houston Texas and she has a passion and commitment to the industry that is refreshing no matter where you are from.… so listen up, this is another great episode… In today’s podcast we discuss: Changing the reputation of the salon industry Where salon owners should be focusing their time The...

Today's podcast is a little different than usual, I thought we could mix it up a bit by not having my normal format of interviewing one guest on the show but instead sharing a recording of a Clubhouse event that I did a couple of weeks back. This episode features James Alba, a New Jersey-based salon owner of the Bhive Salon , Fry Taylor from the UK, a Co-Founder of Green Salon Collective , and Mar...

Most people I interview on the podcast fit into a specific category, they are either an editorial or celebrity hairstylist, a colourist, a barber, the founder of some new industry technology, or perhaps they have founded a new business model, or are an educator, a product developer, a salon owner, or represent some other industry niche where they have achieved success. But my guests on today's pod...

There are many things to love about this industry, but one thing that I really love is the potential that it has to take you on a journey and enable you to go off in all sorts of different directions, whether it's as an educator, a salon or school owner, an editorial hairdresser or to work in the product sales or corporate side of the industry.  My guest today is Jason Yates, who started out as an...

With the podcast, I consciously strive to have a diverse range of guests, because if I were you, I’d want the full gamut of what the industry at large has to offer. Some guests are inspiring in their creativity, others are inspiring in their business acumen, others are inspiring in the technology that they bring to the industry and others are people who inspire me, and hopefully you, for their con...

I often get emails from listeners asking me questions and suggesting topics or even potential guests for the podcast. I decided on the topic for this week's podcast because of an email I was sent from a salon owner who wrote to me … and I am going to read the essence of what she said… “How does a traditional Salon transition to dealing with an ever-growing trend of team members who have been emplo...

It’s always interesting how people find their way into this industry and for some of them, it’s not a case of they found hairdressing as much as hairdressing found them…  Before I push the record button, I often prep my podcast guest by telling them that most of the times the listener is not that interested in their life story, but that what you want to know as a listener is “what can I learn from...

Oftentimes on the podcast, I talk about the changes that are happening in the industry and particularly the ever-evolving business models.  In the United States, the Salon Suite or Studio as some prefer to call it has had a massive impact on hairdressing and how hairdressers work and that model is influencing salons in many countries. The biggest operator of salon suites is Sola Salon Suites and t...

I am a great believer in using technology to help you succeed in business, unfortunately, though the hairdressing industry is sometimes slow in embracing technology to help them be more successful. From a salon owners point of view, it's important to maximise efficiency in every area of the business and to use technology to help your salon run more efficiently and ultimately be more profitable. My...

I talk with many salon owners all over the world and one conversation that is constantly coming up these days is about the changing business models in the industry and that there is a shift towards more self-employed or individual contractors and that is happening in many countries.    There are lots of things driving these changes and I love seeing how some people see it as opportunities to start...