The Hair Game

Sharon Spellman @sharon.simplyinsane continues sharing her journey to becoming an indie stylist. We discuss numerous meaty topics such as client expectations, setting boundaries, and knowing your worth. This week's topics: • Quitting position for influencer and striking out on her own from her boyfriend's spare bedroom • Moving to salon atmosphere and leveling up her content • Her approach to client expectations & authority • Her experience with a racist and combative client • Setting boundaries and knowing your worth as a stylist • Where she is spending her time online and behind the chair Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? We have a monthly drawing to win $500 cash! To enter, just leave a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

Stylist and brand ambassador Sharon Spellman @sharon.simplyinsane dealt with being bullied throughout school. She shares how this has affected her approach to being an indie stylist and standing up for herself and others. She also shares her horrible experience with assisting and what she decided to do to move on. This week's topics: • Why not everyone should be your client • Losing her father in high school and growing up bullied • Getting kicked out of cosmo school; reality check • Graduating cosmo school and assisting for an influencer Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? We have a monthly drawing to win $500 cash! To enter, just leave a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

We continue with @shmeggsandbaconn this week and get into the topic of hair models and your clientele. Are you using models effectively for content and attracting the clients you want? We also cover her position as Visual Editor for BTC and the current state of social media. This week's Topics: • The importance of models for improving your IG • Being BTC's visual editor; what's involved • her life philosophies that have helped her success • Hiding likes on IG to take off the pressure • The shift of IG and TikTok • An experience with a client that forever changed her approach BTC • writing a book and what her life experience has shown her • what she would change about the industry Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? We have a monthly drawing to win $500 cash! To enter, just leave a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

Hairstylist and BTC Visual Editor @shmeggsandbaconn realized she needed to change salons to pursue more creative hair opportunities. In part 1, she shares her path to hair and the move to LA, as well as the flexibility you need to have to reach your goals and keep being creative. This Week's Topics: • Finding hair working front desk at a salon • Learning through assisting and gaining experience through assistant in training • Winning one-shot and changing salons to pursue more creative color • Moving to LA to help BTC with creative content • How COVID shut down her creative outlet Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? We have a monthly drawing to win $500 cash! To enter, just leave a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

This week, Eric reviews the year 2021 in our industry and offers his predictions and goals for 2022! Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year! Thanks to all of you who continue to listen to The Hair Game and share us with your hair loves. We appreciate all the love and support, and hope to keep you educated and entertained throughout 2022. - Eric & Donovan Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? We have a monthly drawing to win $500 cash! To enter, just leave a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

Two-time Emmy winning stylist and multiple Guild Award winner Robbi Rogers @robbirogers1 has always looked for that 'next level'. She shares how she used that constant feeling of wanting more throughout her career to achieve amazing things. This week's topics: • Getting into hair at a young age; forging her mom's signature to get into a hair program • Winning the student competition at ISSE and joining a salon to assist and be mentored • Moving to a celebrity salon and becoming fascinated with Hollywood/Celebrity styling • Getting connected with Vivica A. Fox and touring with her • Advice for new hairstylists – the things successful stylists are doing • Starting her own wig & product line: how do you do it? • People inspiring her in the industry • Her Hair Horror Story Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? We have a monthly drawing to win $500 cash! To enter, just leave a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

Salon Business Consultants David & Nicole Barnett @highperformancestylist went from hairstylists to salon owners, and have learned a ton along the way. They have taken their knowledge of salon business building and focused on helping other salon owners achieve more success. This Week's Topics: • Getting into the salon business • Selling their salon and moving back to England for family • Developing the different facets of their education • Top 3 Problems facing salon businesses right now - Recruiting & Retention: How do I find (and keep) quality people around me? - Finances: Where is the money going? - Standing Out: How can I make my salon unique from all the others? • Not working Saturdays: changing the business model Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? We have a monthly drawing to win $500 cash! To enter, just leave a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

LA Hairstylist Jill Buck @jill901 found her way to hair from a small town in Oregon. She shares her story of building the clientele she wanted in a trend-driven city like Los Angeles, and what has changed with her work approach since quarantine. This week's topics: • Building her clientele and business in the culture of LA • What quarantine taught her – slowing down and working smarter • Things you can do now for a client now you couldn't before • Beauty coach TV - online education • Difficult convos with clients • What to change about the industry: judgement Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? Next week's Pod Loot winner will win $1000! To enter, just leave a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

We continue with stylist and salon owner Najah Aziz @najahliketheriversalon and discuss the 3rd and 4th core principles of her business. We also get into how she started her salon, the education and mentoring she does, and the story of her original IG account getting hacked! This week's topics: • The 4 core principles: - No waiting, double-booking policy - Building w/ talented, licensed stylists that buy into the values • Starting and marketing her salon • Errors she sees during her education classes • Mentoring • Having her original IG account hacked • What she would change about the industry – more community Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? Next week's Pod Loot winner will win $1000! To enter, just leave a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

Stylist and salon owner Najah Aziz @najahliketheriversalon spent 16 years in the insurance industry before finding hair. She shares what she learned from corporate life and how she uses it to find success running a salon. This week's topics: • Finding her way to hair after working insurance for 16 years • The joy of making a living doing hair • Gaining knowledge outside the hair industry & being productive • The principles Najah follows for success Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? We have a monthly drawing to win $500 cash! To enter, just leave a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

We continue our discussion with Sal Salcedo @salsalhair. We hear the story of meeting his wife and how raising their son has changed the way he approaches his leadership at the salon and in his education. We also discuss the idea of transformation and why it is an important tenet of Sal's life. This Week's Topics: • Meeting his wife – one of his clients • Decision to become a father • How fatherhood has affected his leadership at his salon • Transformation: in life and behind the chair • How he approaches his education classes Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? We have a monthly drawing to win $500 cash! To enter, just leave a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

Cut Artist and salon owner Sal Salcedo @salsalhair grew up as a ranch hand in Mexico. In this first of two episodes, we hear his amazing story about his journey to the U.S., and how he discovered his passion for being behind the chair. This Week's Topics: • Finding his way to hair: working on a ranch in Mexico • Having an absentee father and how that affects his parenting • Moving to US without knowing English; teaching himself how to cut hair and starting to to do it for money • Finding fulfillment in cutting hair and going to cosmo school (for real :) ) • Working with older stylists and learning from them • Outgrowing his salons and finding his next steps Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? We have a monthly drawing to win $500 cash! To enter, just leave a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

We continue our discussion with @heatherchapmanhair and find out why she has decided to leave Instagram alone and focus on promoting her online education exclusively on.... TikTok? This Week's Topics: • why she is quitting IG & moving to TikTok • Her online edu: what she offers • Dealing with effects from surgery • Social media sapping her creativity • Wedding Hair Horror stories FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

Hair Styling Educator Heather Chapman @heatherchapmanhair was inspired by the success of her stylist was and realized she needed to go back and finish beauty school. Through self-teaching, she became a styling expert and realized her future was moving toward educating. We discuss that transition and how she has taken her in-person education online. This Weeks Topics: • Her journey to finish hair school • Learning skills and refining at home through YouTube and instructional videos • Moving to New Mexico and starting on IG • Gaining a following and moving to full-time educating • Building her online education platform and marketing Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? We have a monthly drawing to win $500 cash! To enter, just leave a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

Josh Skinner is a Television Producer and Host of the podcast American Influencer Real Talk. He gives us a rundown of the awards show, as well as a frank discussion about the realities of being an influencer and the psychological effects of social media in general. This Week's Topics: • How society views and defines influencers • How influencers are nominated for the AIA awards • Adapting to the challenges of influencing • The economy of being an influencer • AIA Real Talk podcast - His favorite interview • The psychological effect of social media • The landscape of social platforms Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? We have a monthly drawing to win $500 cash! To enter, just leave a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

Stylist and Educator Samantha Harman @samanthasbeautyconfessions was constantly told she was a failure and would not amount to anything... we discuss how her relationship with her father affected her personal and professional life. She also explains how she was able to build a massive clientele and following living in a town of 4,500 people. This Week's Topics: • Leaving college and going to hair school instead • Her father's reaction to her quitting college and becoming a stylist; dealing with his negativity • How her relationship with her father affected her marriage • Building a clientele in small town • Her success on IG: Doing something she was looking for but couldn't find • Auditions for brands on IG: add educational value to every post • What it means being a part of brand teams • Most difficult convo with a client • What she would change about the industry Click the link below for the LA City Vaccine Mandate: LA City Vaccine Mandate Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? We have a monthly drawing to win $500 cash! To enter, just leave a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

Salon owner Kelly Cardenas @kellycardenassalon grew up with constant positive encouragement... he shares how it profoundly affected his career in hair and other aspects of his life. We also discuss his salon strategies that guarantee success for his stylists. This Week's Topics: • What it was like growing up with positive encouragement • Finding his way to hair; trimming his basketball teammates • Starting his own salons after being let go • Putting systems in place at his salon to get rid of issues and guarantee success for his stylists • His daily journaling and how it helps his focus Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? We have a monthly drawing to win $500 cash! To enter, just leave a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

Ashlee Norman joins us again this week to continue the conversation of family and motherhood. We discuss how it has influenced her career, her education classes, as well as the effect the indie movement has had on female stylists raising children. This Week's Topics: • Finding financial responsibility to support marriage • Navigating covid and quarantine: deciding to move out of California • Going to tradeshows independently • The most important aspects of her education • What she would change about the industry – a hybrid salon model? • Discussion on indie vs. Commission pros and cons • Hair Horror Story! Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? We have a monthly drawing to win $500 cash! To enter, just leave a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

Hairstylist, Independent Educator, Mom, Wife.... Ashlee Norman @ashleenormanhair has been balancing all of it for years now. We discuss how she started her education business during her first pregnancy, as well as advice on managing it all. This week's topics: • Doing hair for high school theatre; going to beauty school and college • Having a rough few years starting out; joined friend's salon and began steady education for herself and teaching others • Leaving the salon to do independent education • Building her brand before and during her pregnancy • Advice for mothers balancing work & family Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? We have a monthly drawing to win $500 cash! To enter, just leave a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

Master Hair Cutter and educator Nick Arrojo @nickarrojo had just opened his salon in New York a week before 9/11. He shares his incredible story of being a block away when it happened. We also discuss navigating catastrophes such as 9/11 (and now Covid) as a salon owner. This Week's Topics: • Walking into Vidal Sassoon salon at 16 years old to ask for apprenticeship • Moving to London and New York to advance career • Starting a business with partners – leaving to operate independently • His experience living 1 block away from twin towers during 9/11 • Getting his salon restarted after 9/11 • Navigating the Covid shutdown – Having to permanently shut down a location • Discussion on grant programs and financial assistance • Lack of advocacy and lobbyists in the beauty industry – Why? Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? We have a monthly drawing to win $500 cash! To enter, just leave a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

For nearly three decades, stylist David John has been doing hair at some of the busiest, high-end salons in Los Angeles. He recently left commission salons and opened his own studio inside Salon Republic in Beverly Hills. He shares with us what factors helped him make the switch to indie. This Week's Topics: • Becoming a Russian Linguist & doing hair in the Army • Finding hair school in Santa Monica • What new hairdressers need to do: habits and steps • How Covid helped him learn he could run his own business • Being able to do both cut + color as an indie stylist https://www.modernsalon.com/1074219/after-30-years-in-salons-why-this-stylist-went-solo Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? We have a monthly drawing to win $500 cash! To enter, just leave a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

Men's hairstylist and educator Dean Lauer @deanothebarber_ built a foundation of skills early by grinding hard.... owning a shop AND starting a barber school within the first few years of graduating hair school. He left it all behind to follow his dream to work in LA. He shares the whole story this week! This week's topics: • Trying to set up his future in baseball; gets injured • Going to a primarily African-American barber college • Opening a barber shop at 19; and then a barber school shortly after • Leaves everything to move to LA • Advice to new stylists • His Hair Horror Story Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? We have a monthly drawing to win $500 cash! To enter, just leave a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

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. This Week's Topics: • The five most important steps to doubling your income in 12 months • Best ways to market your business right now • Her strive for a more inclusive industry • Her Hair Horror Story! Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? We have a monthly drawing to win $500 cash! To enter, just leave a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

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. This Week's Topics: • Going to cosmo school at 16 yrs old; leaving for college because of parents but going back • Moving across the country for an assistant position in DC for the Obamas • Her move to working independently & salon ownership; learning important financial strategies • Her business education academy Click below to view the San Francisco vaccine mandate: https://sfdph.org/dph/alerts/coronavirus-healthorders.asp Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? We have a monthly drawing to win $500 cash! To enter, just leave a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

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. This Week's Topics: • The complications of beauty school and funding for students • Accreditation issues when trying to modernize beauty school • Trying to change and update state requirements • SB 803 – the good and the bad • Response to the complaint of beauty school not preparing them for life in the salon • What he would change about the industry – the industry's image from the outside Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? We have a monthly drawing to win $500 cash! To enter, just leave a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

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. This Week's Topics: • Leaving marketing major and going to hair school • Assisting at a salon and working hard to provide for family • The unique ownership structure of his salon – how it operates • Incentivizing and helping employees retail • Tactics for advancing your business through social media - taking pictures of your clients - planning for social - the emergence of TikTok • The perception of hairstylists charging too much • His hair horror story! Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? We have a monthly drawing to win $500 cash! To enter, just leave a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

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. This week's topics: • Review of her consultation process • Setting boundaries with clients • Pricing & the anxiety surround it • Finance and planning for your future • Her advice for young stylists • Her coaching and education classes for stylists Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? We have a monthly drawing to win $500 cash! To enter, just leave a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

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. This week's topics: • Getting her dream job at 24 and having anxiety & self-sabotage; quitting and moving back home • Avoiding unfamiliar situations and people to avoid anxiety • Moving to Calgary and building a clientele out of her basement through social media • A bad client experience that caused a major panic attack & wake-up call • Top things a hairdresser can do to improve their situation behind the chair Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? This week's Pod Loot winner is getting a Roomba! To enter, just leave a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

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. This Week's Topics: • How to stop being a chronic learner & start taking action • How the pandemic changed what clients want from us • Ways to make a human connection between visits Britt's top 5 most important topics for the struggling hairdresser • target market and branding • effective consultations • margin for magic – book in time for the game changers • social media platforms – which are best for you? • selling retail Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? This week's Pod Loot winner is getting Britt's education course + a $100 Amazon gift card! To enter, just leave a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

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. This Week's Topics: • leaving the corporate world for hair school; finding out she wasn't great at haircuts but great at marketing • Being hired as the director of the salon she worked at; learning managerial and entrepreneurial tactics • Lessons learned running a salon • Developing and running Thriver's Society Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? This week's Pod Loot winner is getting Britt's 3 education courses! To enter, just leave a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

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". This week's topics: • What is Pinterest & why it is different • How to create an effective Pin • Why your website is crucial to use Pinterest effectively • Pinterest Ads • Monitoring and posting frequency • Claiming your other social media accounts to boost connections Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? This week's Pod Loot winner is getting a GHD Pro Hairdryer! To enter, just leave a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

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. This week's topics: • What is Senate Bill 803? What would happen if it passes? • Impact on Education • Impact on professionalism of industry • Recognizing out-of-state licenses • What has happened in other states with similar bills For more information or to get involved, visit @probeautyfederation on IG or https://www.beautyfederation.org/ Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? This week's Pod Loot winner is getting a Bose wireless speaker! To enter, just leave a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

Leda @ledafazal joins us again this week to share her story growing up in an abusive household and the toll it took on her family. Listen to her inspirational journey towards hair and how she has made the most of her past experiences to become the successful hairdresser she is today. This Week's Topics: • Growing up in an abusive household • Running away and getting emancipated • Using work ethic to support herself and go to college • Having a bad experience as a client motivating her to hair school • Reconnecting with her father & that experience affecting her as a mother Hairstylists- you can learn the signs of Domestic Abuse - there's actually a program stylists can take called Cut It Out that teaches: 1. How to recognize signs of domestic abuse 2. How to compassionately communicate with someone in your chair about it. Go to https://elitebeautysociety.com/cut-it-out-pba/ for more info on the program Domestic Violence Hotline 800.799.SAFE (7233) Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? This week's Pod Loot winner is getting an $150 Apple gift card! To enter, just leave a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

As a behind-the-chair stylist, is it worth putting your time and effort into ANOTHER social media platform? Master Color Specialist and TikTok creator Leda Fazal @ledafazal joins us to tell us all about TikTok! We discuss if being on TikTok brings in clients, what types of content does well (and what doesn't), and much more. This Week's Topics: • What makes a video discoverable on TT vs IG • How TT live works; your viewers can tip you! • TT as a viable way to get clients in the chair • What the hair community wants to see on TT • Why she requires her stylists to do b4 & after photos • What types of content can attract a following • Posting: Frequency, editing, hashtagging, and captioning Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? This week's Pod Loot winner is getting an $150 Amazon gift card! To enter, just leave a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

Hairdresser, Author, Mentor... Tabatha Coffey is known throughout our industry as someone who can help you cut through the noise and truly improve yourself. Tabatha takes us through lessons to take away from the past year when it comes to finances, mental health, & client relations. This Week's Topics: • Her personal journey towards becoming a behavioral and cognitive therapist • The power of positive thinking • Important Lessons to be taken from the past year • ETA on Hair Shows & in person education Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? This week's Pod Loot winner is getting an EyeVac Pro touchless vacuum! To enter, just leave a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

We continue our conversation with IG Expert Jamie Dana @jamiedanahairstylist this week. Jamie gives us the 3 aspects of a great caption and how to make writing them a much easier (and quicker) task. She also weighs in on the negative aspects of social media and what she would change about the industry. This week's topics: • How to write effective captions for IG • IG Story Highlights – How these are important & What to include • The 5 different types of videos on Instagram – How they are different & why to use each one • The Social Dilemma and dark side of social media • What she would change about the industry • Her Hair Horror Story! Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? This week's Pod Loot winner is getting a Roomba! To enter, just leave a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

Hairstylist Business Educator Jamie Dana @jamiedanahairstylist has transitioned from a behind-the-chair stylist to an Instagram coach dedicated to helping hairstylists attract their dream clients. In the first of a 2-part series, she gives us valuable advice to improve your IG account. She breaks down 5 specific things you can do right now to help convert page lurkers to followers, and followers to clients. This week's topics: • Transitioning to 100% education & leaving her business behind the chair • Her business education retreat for beauty pros • Teaching beauty pros about IG for business • Tactics to use on your IG account to attract dream clients • Converting followers to clients • Improving photos of your work and overall content Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? This week's Pod Loot winner is getting a Harmon Kardon bluetooth speaker! To enter, just leave a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

97% of consumers go online to find a service - Is your business coming up towards the top of online searches? That's SEO. Digital Marketing Expert Kim Fischer @13emeraldsmarketing joins us this week to explain the importance of SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and how to fine-tune your online presence for local results to get more clients! This week's topics: • What is SEO? • Getting set up on Google My Business • Important aspects to pay attention to on GMB • How to take care of your reviews section • Citations & List Building • Tips for your website to improve SEO • Paying for Ads- should you do it? • The services she offers for hire Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? This week's Pod Loot winner is getting a GHD Pro Flat Iron! To enter, just leave a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

Part 2 with Digital Creative Director for @oligopro and Educator J Ladner starts off with a discussion on what COVID has done to actually strengthen our industry. We also discuss his approach to educating tomorrow's industry leaders and how asking for help can give you the boost you need. This Week's Topics: • Moving to LA to reach his next level • COVID waking up & strengthening the industry • Building his online education format and his choices • Teaching the future industry leaders • Putting your ego away to learn & grow • Mistakes struggling stylists are making • What he would change about the industry • His Hair Horror Story Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? This week's Pod Loot winner is getting Samsung Galaxy Earbuds! To enter, just leave a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

Digital Creative Director for @oligopro and Educator J Ladner shares his personal journey of growing up in a family without acceptance, but making the choice to always choose light. We also discuss how embracing risk and being fearless can help you achieve more than you ever thought possible. This Week's Topics: • Growing up in an abusive household & being kicked out of home because he was gay • Being a salon manager and turning a salon around • Embracing risk and being fearless – opening his own salon • Committing to creating content on IG to build his brand and use his voice Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? This week's Pod Loot winner is getting an Echo Show 8! To enter, just leave a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

We are with Gina Bianca again this week and continue the discussion on strategies to build your dream clientele. We then discuss her education and coaching, as well as the addictive qualities of social platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. What are some ways we can make sure we are using our time on these platforms to benefit our business? This week's topics: • Her Online coaching and education platforms • Her podcast and elevating the beauty industry • Social Platforms & balancing productivity vs consuming • Discussion on the commission salon • Hair horror Story! Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? This week's Pod Loot winner is getting Apple Airpods! To enter, just leave a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

Salon owner & business educator Gina Bianca battled anxiety and trauma until entering rehab. We talk about her transition back to 'normal' life after rehab, as well as what stylists can do to rebuild their clientele and raise their prices post pandemic. This week's topics: • Her battle with anxiety & trauma and going into rehab for THC addiction • Her transition back to her life after rehab • Current Business topics & trends – elevating the industry & empowering the stylist • Finding new clients after the pandemic • Filling your book and raising your prices • Her formula for calculating how much you want to make Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? This week's Pod Loot winner is getting a Kindle Paperwhite! To enter, just leave a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

This episode is all about building your clientele. Not from a simple numbers perspective, however. We want to help you build a clientele that is specific to the services and people you WANT. We put together audio from clients and industry professionals to give you strategies, advice, and techniques to fill your books with the people you WANT. SHOW NOTES: Ep. 59 - Street Interviews #3 – How clients find their stylist Ep. 45 - Lucas Doney @lucasdoney Ep. 160 & 161 - Ryan Weeden @ryan.weeden Ep. 157 & 158 - Victor ValVerde @victorval Ep. 126 - Amanda Lyberger @thehairygodmotherr Ep. 124 - Maximizing Your Success as an Indie Hairdresser w/ @philipwolffhair @nealmhair @dasibstudio & @edithnavarroartist Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? This week's Pod Loot winner is getting an iWatch! To enter, just leave a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

We continue our conversation with Leysa Carillo and discuss her difficulty retaining clients as she adjusted to life in the USA. Though curly-haired herself, she was not trained and versed in textured hair initially. We also get into the topic of curly vs. straight hair services and what you can do to learn and expand your clientele with textured hair. This week's topics: • Difficulty in retaining clients due to accent and background • Learning to work on textured hair and expanding her clientele • Common mistakes hairdressers make on textured/curly hair • How she approaches a curly service vs straight service • Her approach to pricing • Who inspires her and what she would change about the industry • Hair Horror Story! Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? This week's Pod Loot winner is getting a $150 Apple gift card! To enter, just write a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

Redken ambassador & 2020 AIA Textured Stylist of the Year Leysa Carrillo gives us a glimpse into life in Cuba. She shares her amazing story of defecting to the USA and finding hair. This Week's Topics: • Life in Cuba & defecting to the USA • Finding hair and struggling to connect with clients • Learning English and appreciating what we have Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? This week's Pod Loot winner is getting a $150 Amazon gift card! To enter, just write a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

We pick up with Caitlin again this week to cover her strategies and advice for creating and monetizing your content, as well as how to avoid the obstacles of self-sabotage and imposter syndrome. This Week's Topics: • Building her brand on YouTube & Suggestions on starting a YouTube channel • Struggles with clientele after shutdown; changes in the business since COVID • Dealing with imposter syndrome and self-sabotage • People inspiring her right now • The future of influencers in the hair industry & ways to monetizing your own content • What she would change about the industry • Hair Horror Story Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? This week's Pod Loot winner is getting a 16 GB digital photo frame! To enter, just write a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

2020 AIA Hair Colorist of the Year Caitlin Ford lost her index finger in an accident two years ago and had to adapt to her new situation. We discuss this, as well as her love of self-teaching and how she followed her creativity into coloring hair. This Week's Topics: • Losing a finger on a table saw remodeling her studio: how she adapted doing hair • Landing a position at a high end salon, but losing motivation due to the salon culture • Moving to another salon that encouraged social media • Getting into creative color through watching Guy Tang & Rebecca Taylor and experimenting • Creativity – What is it and what does it require? • Rainbow Bangs: Her creative process for placement of color • The relationship of creativity and engineering Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? This week's Pod Loot winner is getting a Bose bluetooth speaker! To enter, just write a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

We continue with Carly Zanoni from last week and discuss her best business advice for hairdressers. We also cover what you need to know about hiring an assistant. This week's topics: • Building her online education during quarantine– @the.BCU • Best business tips for hairdressers • Hiring an assistant: what to look for, how to train, holding accountable • Exploring other social media platforms and features • Balancing family with career: integration over balance Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? This week's Pod Loot winner is getting a EyeVac Pro Vacuum! To enter, just write a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

Hairstylist and educator Carly Zanoni struggled her entire first year of booth rental. Building a clientele became her number one focus, and has now achieved success along with becoming a Schwarzkopf ambassador and a part of the BTC team. She shares what worked for her then, and what works now in the Instagram era. This Week's Topics: • Being a part of the BTC team & the Schwarzkopf Digital Artistic Team- creating digital content for brands • Leaving her first commission job for booth rental; major struggles for the first year • What she would do differently to build a clientele now • Specific Instagram strategies for attracting clientele • Raising your prices – how she does it Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? This week's Pod Loot winner is getting a BaBylissPRO Straightening Iron! To enter, just leave a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic

Accountant Michelle Cook @smallbusinesscpa breaks down the requirements of the second PPP grant and how to apply. She also gives us lots of info & advice on the tax implications of this and any unemployment benefits received this past year. This Week's Topics: • The new PPP situation: what are the specifics? Who qualifies? • Calculating what amount of money you can get • The updated processes making it easier for you to get your loan forgiven • Are PPP Funds taxable? Tax implications of PPP and unemployment • Should you hire an accountant this year? • Good options for doing your own taxes • Good reasons why you need you file your taxes Have you left a review for The Hair Game Podcast yet? This week's Pod Loot winner is getting a Roomba! To enter, just leave a review on the Apple podcasts app or iTunes. ⁣⁣Don't forget to leave your Instagram handle so we can find you!⁠ FOLLOW US http://www.instagram.com/thehairgamepodcast http://www.instagram.com/salonrepublic http://www.instagram.com/loveerictaylor http://www.facebook.com/salonrepublic