ep21 – James Alba
This week’s guest is perfectly timed for #EarthDay. James Alba joins me to talk about salon sustainability. James is a co-owner at The B Hive
ep20 – Ginger Boyle
I’m excited to chat with my next guest Ginger Boyle, a Lifetime Achievement winner and Hall of Heroes award winner. Complete Show Notes Chris Baran
ep19 – George Alderete
For this week’s Headcase, I was very excited to sit down with master hair colorist and Keune’s Create Color Ambassador, George Alderete. Complete Transcript Chris
ep18 – Michelle O’Connor
This week on Chris Baran’s Headcases, I sit down with Michelle O’Connor: educator, 5-time NAHA winner, and Artistic Director for Matrix. Michelle is a leading
ep17 – Nieves Almaraz
This week’s guest is Nieves Almaraz, winner of NAHA Men’s Hairstylist of the Year 2021. With a barbering license and a cosmetology license, Nieves owns
ep16 – Geno Stampora
This week’s guest is Geno Stampora, industry expert and business guru. And he has probably held every single job there is in the beauty industry.
Salon Culture
I recently ran a poll on my Facebook Group, Salon Team Training, asking ‘what is the number one thing that helps to retain staff’ and
Disconnected
Thank you to my amazing Redken team Haircolor: Suzanne Sturm Photography: Babak and Nico Wardrobe/Styling: Pascal et Jeremie Makeup: Marie Laure Support: Lori Zabel ❤️
Coaching vs Critiquing
Something that came up recently on my Salon Team Training Facebook Group was coaching vs critiquing and the concern around hurting someone’s feelings. I think
Dealing with unwilling staff
Being a salon owner comes with many benefits, and having a great team behind you is a huge win, but an issue that often comes
How do I get my new hires to pre-book?
As the owner or team leader of your salon, you might feel like you’re always preaching about the importance of pre-booking appointments. But when it
How do you keep your stylists from feeling left out?
This is a question someone recently asked in the Salon Team Training Facebook group: How do you keep senior stylists from feeling left out when
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