We continue with Yene Damtew this week and focus on her 5 most important steps for scaling revenue as a hairstylist. We also discuss her advice for marketing your business in the current climate and her passion for creating a more inclusive industry.

Stylist and Mentor @yenedamtew shares her story of moving across the country for an assistant position she knew would be beneficial for her career. We also discuss the important financial strategies she has learned working independently and as a salon owner. 

The most common complaint we hear about beauty schools is how they don’t prepare stylists for real life in the salon. 

As the President/Owner of Salon Success Academy, operating 6 locations in Southern California, Robert Gross gives us the inside look at what it’s like running a beauty school and the challenges that are constantly presented.

He has long championed the need to raise the professionalism and image of the beauty industry in the state of California by co-founding, and participating as an active board member of the Professional Beauty Federation of California. 

Stylist Blake Evans @blakereedevans has leveled up consistently and now is co-owner of the salon he started at as an assistant. We discuss his path, as well as the topics he covers as a social media coach with Summit Salon Business Center.

We continue our conversation with Dawn Bradley @dawnbradleyhair this week and get in-depth with the strategies she has employed to combat her anxiety and achieve success. These have become the core of her education and coaching classes.

Hairstylist, educator and business coach Dawn Bradley @dawnbradleyhair has struggled with anxiety and imposter syndrome throughout her career. In dealing with her anxiety and insecurities, she has developed effective teaching courses for hairdressing as well as business. We discuss how setting boundaries can improve your business (and happiness) behind the chair.

Britt Seva joins us again this week to cover the 5 most important aspects that struggling hairdressers need to address. She also gives us ways to make a human connection between visits. 

We celebrate our 200th episode with one of the best in the business! Britt Seva began helping stylists thrive after she realized her marketing game was stronger than her hair game. She joins us to discuss what important experience she gained as the director of a salon and how she developed Thrivers Society.

Kate Ahl joins us this week to explain how you can use Pinterest to boost your clientele. We discuss the differences between Pinterest and Instagram, as well as tips and advice on creating an effective “Pin”.

Fred Jones, Chief Counsel of the Professional Beauty Federation of California joins us again to discuss the proposed Senate Bill 803 that would remove the required licensure for certain beauty services in California. He takes us through scenarios that we may see down the road if this bill passes.