@nickiwildflower took a leap and started her own business in a salon studio. After rapid growth of her clientele, she realized her speed & efficiency was part of her popularity. She shares with us how she reframed this into a luxury perk for her clients and developed a coaching and consultation business to help other hairdressers do the same.

• Starting her own business in salon studio

• How she started to establish client & personal boundaries  

• Value-Based Pricing vs. Hourly-Based Pricing 

• Slice Squad: her coaching and consulting program 

• Running a business vs. Doing it ‘for the love of hair’ 

• Her recommendations for automating your business 

Our podcast thrives on the opinions of you, the listener… if you have a moment (and you are an Apple user), please leave us a rating & review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes!  

@mikey_teeze joins us again this week to give a deep dive into his client-centric approach to his business. We talk marketing strategies that are working well for him, client retention, and raising your prices. Catch the first part of his interview on Ep. 278!

• Marketing strategies

• Client retention

• Alchemy academy online

• Incorporating a signature look to attract clients

• His Hair Horror Story 

Our podcast thrives on the opinions of you, the listener… if you have a moment (and you are an Apple user), please leave us a rating & review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes!  

Co-founders and stylists Tonya Thompson @hairbytonya and Sharie Wilson @iamshariewilson share their journey of creating a teachable system of hair care, as well as providing education to stylists on all types of hair textures. We also discuss how to scale your business when you finally realize that if you want to grow, you can’t do it all yourself.

• Rising above the stereotype of Hair as a ‘side-hustle’

• Starting The Healthy Hair Care Program and education

• Challenges of scaling their business

• What they would change about the industry 

Our podcast thrives on the opinions of you, the listener… if you have a moment (and you are an Apple user), please leave us a rating & review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes!  

We’ve taken some of the best discussions we’ve had related to pricing over the years and put them into one episode! We cover price setting, increases, and structure in these choice clips.

Show Notes: 

1. Tab Salsman @tabcutshair Ep. 4 – If you doubled your price tomorrow, What would you do differently tomorrow than what you do today  

2. Andrewdoeshair Ep. 1 – Using your wait times as a gauge to raising your prices 

3. Sarai Speer @theplatinumigiraffe Ep. 174 – Uses a through consultation to set expectations and prices for new clients 

4. Buddy Porter @buddywporter Ep. 111 – a unique price for life approach to clients 

5. Missy Megginson @soyoureahairstylist Ep. 246 – Contacting each client individually for a large price increase and the response she received 

6. Wes Palmer @wesdoeshair Ep. 231 – His reasons for switching to hourly pricing and the client responses 

7. Cryistal Casey @cryistalchaos Ep. 250 – Restructuring her prices to include products/services 

8. Tab Salsman @tabcutshair Ep. 279 – addressing price increases during inflation 

9. Miki Wright @mikiwright Ep. 249 – Understanding what we are paid for and charging accordingly 

10. Crystal Ngozi @crystalngozicoaching Ep. 267 – doing market research to determine your prices 

Our podcast thrives on the opinions of you, the listener… if you have a moment (and you are an Apple user), please leave us a rating & review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes!  

@kendalldorsey1 continues to share his incredible journey this week. He reveals a huge mistake he made early that nearly ruined his career path, as well as the unfortunate realities of session work. We also get into the planning aspects of an editorial shoot… how much is prepared ahead of time?

• His drive and hunger for success due to his background

• The money realities of session work

• The lifestyle of a session stylist

• The preparation & artistry that goes into the look for a shoot

• People inspiring him in the hair and fashion industry 

Our podcast thrives on the opinions of you, the listener… if you have a moment (and you are an Apple user), please leave us a rating & review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes!  

Celebrity stylist and Global Ambassador @kendalldorsey1 was very successful for years without a cosmo license, but came to a point where he needed it to advance his career. We also discuss how changing your location can be daunting and extremely challenging… but can also be the big break you need. 

• Becoming very successful for years without a license; finally going to beauty school

• Move to Washington D.C. and working at a high-end salon

• Move to NYC; Finding Ballroom Culture and meeting Rhianna’s stylist 

Our podcast thrives on the opinions of you, the listener… if you have a moment (and you are an Apple user), please leave us a rating & review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes!  

We’re back with @hairbyhunty – Sooo much great marketing advice and info that we needed a 2nd episode! We continue this week with the sometimes thorny topics of price increases, process & policy changes, and managing client information. 

• Making structural changes to your biz easier for your client 

• Customer relationship management  

• Making policies part of the customer experience 

• Most difficult convo with client 

• What he would change about the industry 

• His Hair Horror Story 

Our podcast thrives on the opinions of you, the listener… if you have a moment (and you are an Apple user), please leave us a rating & review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes!  

Hairstylist Business Educator Hunter Donia @hairbyhunty shares a wealth of knowledge with us this week! We cover a range of topics regarding marketing: the best strategies to target your ideal clients, the best website creation tools and booking apps, and much more.

• Getting his beauty license in high school through vocational classes

• Marketing rules that never change

• How to target your ideal clients by using your current ones

• Best website creation tools and booking apps

• Fighting the effects of inflation through price raises 

Our podcast thrives on the opinions of you, the listener… if you have a moment (and you are an Apple user), please leave us a rating & review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes!