This is The Salontrepreneur Podcast with Amy & Jeff Stebbins. We’re a husband and wife team, that has started and scaled, bought and sold, in multiple markets, building each salon with its own unique starting point. We launch each business with core hair salon strategies and by always staying true to our vision and brand! Tune in for ideas and inspiration on how to succeed and achieve wealth with your salon business, relationship and family!
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Growing Your Salon in the "Slow Season" || EP#35
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Hosted by Amy & Jeff Stebbins Instagram: @the.salontrepreneur Email us: win@thesalontrepreneur.com Links to other Socials & Salontrepreneur Sites: https://linktr.ee/thesalontrepreneur The Salontrepreneur Website: https://www.thesalontrepreneur.com/ Music by: Alvin Stone https://linktr.ee/alvinstoneBy The Salontrepreneur
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Life & Goals - How We're Kicking Off 2024 || EP#34
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Hosted by Amy & Jeff Stebbins Instagram: @the.salontrepreneur Email us: win@thesalontrepreneur.com Links to other Socials & Salontrepreneur Sites: https://linktr.ee/thesalontrepreneur The Salontrepreneur Website: https://www.thesalontrepreneur.com/ Music by: Alvin Stone https://linktr.ee/alvinstone Hosted by Amy & Jeff Stebbins Instagram: @the.salo…
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Why We Simplify the Client Booking Experience || EP #33
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With the addition of improved online booking capabilities over the last 5 years, it's easier than ever to provide booking access to your clients. We understand the need to try and qualify each new client as your stylist's time is valuable, but are you adding too many steps to attracting your ideal clientele to your business? We talk about our appro…
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Establishing Boundaries as a Salon Owner & Stylist || EP #32
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Hair stylist is one of those professions that everyone LOVES to have in their circle or family. But as a hair stylist or salon owner, it can be a challenge to establish those boundaries between doing favors, helping out, family, friends or other people that turn your profession into a 7 days a week service. This episode we talk about ways to naviga…
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How We Run Our Assistant Program || EP #31
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The assistant program is something that can be very beneficial to a new stylist and to the salon, if it's done right. Our view of an assistant is someone who you supports the salons needs but is also trained in the standards of the salon and the end goal is to have them contribute to the salon as a stylist, on the floor, at a pace that makes sense …
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Get Out the Gate Right and Improve Your Salon Success || EP #30
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Today Amy was on the spot to tell us what 1 thing she does to kick off every service that has lead to rapidly growing her salon businesses. Do this and see what results you get, because it really works for us! Hosted by Amy & Jeff Stebbins Instagram: @the.salontrepreneur Email us: win@thesalontrepreneur.com Links to other Socials & Salontrepreneur …
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We live in a world of information overload! It's easy to consume, consume, consume, and listen to all kinds of ideas...but they only have an impact if you implement them into your business. Today we talk about the importance of grabbing those key concepts that you like and making an action plan to get results. Hosted by Amy & Jeff Stebbins Instagra…
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Why It's So Important to Have Your Partner on the Same Page || EP #28
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Business is better together! While everyone doesn't need to go full on business together as couples or partners, that support and being focused on the same goals in life is so critical. We're not couple's therapy...but if there's one thing we know, it's that communication, talking about your goals and dreams, and having a sounding board that suppor…
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Do this 1 Free Thing and Grow Your Business! || EP #27
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When looking at the best way to grow your business or book of business, it's always a good idea to go back to the basics. We take a look at our #1 way to grow your business and shine a light on some simple changes that yield massive results! Do this and we guarantee results! Hosted by Amy & Jeff Stebbins Instagram: @the.salontrepreneur Email us: wi…
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Myth Busters: Work Less Hours and Make More Money or Build & Demand || EP #26
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With a popular hype topic of "Work Less, Make More Money," we dig into what's real and what's not of this euphoric concept. While this is attainable, we talk about the reality and the unreality of this as a focus depending on where you are at in your stylist or salon ownership journey. Hosted by Amy & Jeff Stebbins Instagram: @the.salontrepreneur E…
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Salon Rental Pros and the 12 Things to Consider Before Making the Move || EP #25
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While we often talk about commission salons providing the most upside to Stylists and Salon Owners, we definitely understand there may be a time and place to try the rental model as a stylist. In this episode we talk about the positives of Renting your Own Suite or Chair and the twelve considerations before trying that model. Hosted by Amy & Jeff S…
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Things to Consider for Stylists and Salon Owners - Employee Based Salons || EP #24
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The debate rolls on as far as the best business model for stylist and salon owner. The Renter vs Employee discussion is one that has a multitude of perspectives and opinions. In this episode we look at the benefits of employee based salons and how as a salon owner you should be setting yourself and your stylists up for success. Hosted by Amy & Jeff…
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Our Industry is Big! How Big? Let's Win Big! || EP #23
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Hair and nail salon industry is a large industry. From services to retail products, this is one of those unique businesses that almost everyone needs, in some capacity, and is a recurring opportunity for growth. We discuss some of the numbers and how we think we can come together to maximize our time and profit! Let's make it happen together. Hoste…
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5 Factors in Knowing How Much a Salon is Worth || EP #22
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You've built a hair salon business, put everything you have into it, and are at a point where you're looking to exit from this season in your life. Buying and Selling a salon has several factors to consider, but the question is, "How much is it worth?" This episode we dive into some of the key factors to look at when developing the value of your sa…
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The Only Person That Can Limit You Is You || EP #21
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There's a million reasons to go after your passion and your dream of starting a new business, but so often a few things seem to stand in the way of making the move. The timing is NEVER perfect, there's always life events, and so often it is entrepreneurial Mom's that take a backseat to taking that risk. Amy's fired up on this one, so tune in and he…
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4 Keys to Hiring in a Labor Shortage || EP #20
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All we hear about these days is the economy and the labor shortage. With our different salons, we've created an approach and some key items that have helped us attract incredible talent, regardless of the economic conditions. Stay the course, follow these ideas, and get that new stylist onboarded! Want our job posting template? Email us @ thesalont…
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How We Handle "One Star All-Stars" || EP 19
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"Oh no! I got a bad review!" We use this episode to help stylists and owners alike focus on the positive and how to handle scenarios where you did a great job, but the "One Star All-Stars" still left a bad review. How we've changed our approach and are much happier for it. Download The Salontrepreneur Salon Business Plan Template: https://dogged-au…
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One of the key salon business ingredients is focusing on "The Uniques." Very simply, what makes your business, service, experience, team...special! Well, truth is, if you don't tell people what makes you special, they might not know. So our advice and what works for us...tell 'em! You know your business best, so take the time to define what stands …
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How We Build Our Salon Design Budget - FF&E || EP #17
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Digging deeper into the V.O.L.U.M.E. framework and our 'Optimization' plan, we begin to put our Build Out Budget together. We need to understand how much will our design potentially cost to realize and we focus a lot of our time on FF&E. Fixtures, Furniture, and Equipment. These are the real assets of the salon. In this episode we explore the consi…
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How to Write Your Salon Business Plan || EP #16
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We follow our V.O.L.U.M.E. framework for any salon business opportunity. The 'O' is the Optimization zone and part of that is putting pen to paper and developing your Salon Business Plan. This is such an important exercise to go through as it takes you through the process and gets all the ideas in your head and gets it into something that you, bank…
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We all get there...a little burnt out, a little "what am I doing with my life," a little I just need to find some inspiration to make it through the day. It's normal, but it's abnormal to let that feeling persist for a long time. So...we've got our tips to staying motivated. Things that work for us and have allowed us to have success despite what t…
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The customer is always right...until they're not. While it's typically a rare occasion, a consistently challenging client can have a massive impact on stylists and the salon. This episode we talk about the scenarios that may lead to a decision to make a break from your client and do what's best for you, the salon, and the client. This is what's wor…
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4 Reasons We Love Online Booking || EP #13
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We all want "easy" in our lives and one part of the client experience is an easy and simple way to book an appointment. In our experience, the benefits far outweigh any downsides and utilizing technology with the right messaging is an awesome way to find clients, book them and establish the long term client experience. There are many booking platfo…
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Make the Move! 4 Tricks to Reduce the Stress of Moving || EP #12
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We've told the story before, but one of the things we have a lot of experience with is starting over from ZERO! We've done it five times! That means new people, new social media hair pages, new challenges, and of course...no book of business. But, the good news is, You Got This! We live life to the fullest and have had aspirations to move to differ…
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The #1 Thing You Need to Have in a Hair Consultation || EP #11
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Besides your skills, confidence and drive, the one thing that can make it or break it with your client is a killer consultation. This week we talk about the most critical outcome that you and your client need from a consultation and why it is SO important! After hearing this, we hope your next client's hair consultation gets the right focus and you…
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6 Keys to Confidence - The Stylist Confidence Checklist || EP #10
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"Confidence is Key," one of Amy's mantras for Stylists and Salon Owners alike. With our focus on maximizing each of our stylists' careers whether in one of our salons or through our coaching & training, we are consistently working on ways we can reduce any moments that cause confidence to waiver or flat out disappear. By being aware of these 6 Keys…
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Becoming a Salontrepreneur - Stylists...Be Humble, Be Trainable! || EP # 9
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Back from an amazing two week summer vacay with the family and we're excited to hit this topic! This week we're looking at stylists and what it takes to become a Salontrepreneur. Regardless of your skillset, it is vital that you show up ready to hustle, but more importantly ready to learn. If you continue to add capabilities to your arsenal, the sk…
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Having owned, operated and grown four unique salons, we've been through the hiring process multiple times. Each time getting better and better at hiring quality stylists and providing an opportunity where both owner and stylist can be aligned and excited about growth together. Hiring the right people is the key to success and creating a culture tha…
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Hair Salon Strategy Optimization & Business Plan || EP #7
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Putting detail to your high level Vision! Build that business plan, you'll need it, you'll use it as your Vision handbook and many other needs throughout the salon start-up process. So many people dream of owning a salon, but once you start down the path of optimization, the reality sets in once you start to capture that into a plan. Hosted by Amy …
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New Hair Salon - Month #1 in Review || EP #6
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We started our 5th Hair Salon in Scottsdale, AZ (Desert Blonde Salon) and have applied the playbook we have for The Salontrepreneur. We started this salon, new to the area, with ZERO Clients, ZERO Revenue, ZERO Social Media, ZERO built out, (nothing but a concrete floor) and built out a Luxury Hair Salon from the ground up. We're recapping our firs…
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[Must Listen] Becoming The Salontrepreneur - Why The Time is Now! | EP #5
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Hard Truth: if you're an expert at being a hair stylist and in a salon suite or chair rental...you max your earning potential within the first few years in business. There has never been a better time than now to start your hair salon business and allow you the opportunity to grow a real business and make that money you deserve! There's a differenc…
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5 Factors of Hair Salon Location, Location, Location | EP #4
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Today's show hits on one of Amy's favorite parts of the salon launch process...finding the location. We review the Five Factors we think you should take into consideration whenever looking at your salon location. Get this decision right or pay the price. Hosted by Amy & Jeff Stebbins The Salontrepreneur Website: https://www.thesalontrepreneur.com/ …
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5 Tips on Hair Salon Sizing, Maximize the Space | EP #3
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You've picked a location, you're ready to start planning a build-out or remodel...how should you maximize every square foot of your lease investment? We've identified the sweet spot for your first salon and five game changing salon sizing ideas and how to make the optimized space and experience. Hosted by Amy & Jeff Stebbins The Salontrepreneur Web…
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Salon #Vision - The Foundation for Success | EP #2
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Without a Vision for your hair salon, you're just going through the motions. Your Vision is required to start building your Salon Strategy. You need to know "What" you're doing and "Why" you're doing it. It's the first piece of our Salontrepreneur V.O.L.U.M.E. salon strategy framework. Get inside our brain with what our Vision process looks like an…
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The Road to Hair Salon Ownership || EP #1
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Episode 1! The kickoff to The Salontrepreneur Podcast and we are excited to talk about the road to hair salon ownership. In owning five different salons in four markets throughout the U.S., we've been a part of some incredible businesses and learnings that inspired The Salontrepreneur. Take a trip down memory lane with us as we talk about our backg…
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TRAILER: Becoming 'The Salontrepreneur' - Why The Time is Now!
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This is The Salontrepreneur Podcast with Amy & Jeff Stebbins. We’re a husband and wife team, that has started and scaled, bought and sold in multiple markets, building each salon with its own unique starting point. We launch each business with core strategies and by always staying true to our vision and brand! Tune in for ideas and inspiration on h…
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