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Salon Owners Collective

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200 episodes
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Date created
2016/12/17
Latest episode
2026/10/18
Average duration
24 min.
Release period
7 days

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Salon Owners Collective Podcast Ready to stop working in your salon and start leading it like a true CEO? Welcome to the Salon Owners Collective Podcast—your go-to show for turning hustle into high performance and growing a salon business that gives you freedom, profit, and lifestyle. Hosted by Larissa Macleman, former salon owner turned business strategist, this podcast is for salon & spa owners who are ready to step fully into their Salon CEO role. Each episode brings you: ✨ Strategic frameworks to grow and scale with confidence 🎯 Actionable steps to lead your team, increase profits, and reclaim your time 💬 Real stories of transformation from salon owners who’ve done it 💡 Fresh ideas and mindset shifts to build the business—and life—you deserve Because here’s the truth: you were never meant to do it alone. And you absolutely have what it takes to build a successful salon without burning out.

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The Real Reason You Can’t Sleep the night before Payday: How to Build a Salon That Prioritises Profit
2026/10/18
You make the money. You pay the bills. And you still can't sleep on payday. Straight out of her monthly profit workshop inside Salon Mastery, Larissa Macleman, Founder of Salon Owners Collective, walks you through the money principles that take a Salon CEO from running on luck to running on a system. Most salon owners aren't paying themselves correctly, which means the profit they think they're making isn't the real picture. Larissa breaks down the one decision you have to make before profit is even possible, the five magic margins that tell you exactly what to fix next, and the bank account system that shows you where you stand every single week. You'll finish this episode with homework. And a very clear idea of which number is holding your salon back. Key Topics Covered: Which of three payday habits is your default, and the reactive decisions it's quietly drivingThe principle Larissa calls the defining moment in her own money storyThe five magic margins, and the one most owners are over when she first meets themWhy your accountant's report is looking in the rearview mirrorWhat happens when everything goes into one big swimming pool of moneyThe four steps to building a weekly money rhythm that sticks Larissa Macleman is the Founder of Salon Owners Collective. Resources Profit Firstby Mike MichalowiczThe CEO Dash and monthly five margin assessment (inside Salon Mastery)The free Million Dollar Salon Growth Plan Ready to stop winging it with your numbers? Book your free Game Plan Call. We'll build a strategy plan to move you from stuck into momentum and toward a $1M salon, and work out together whether Salon Mastery is the right fit for you: https://bit.ly/ApplySMRiss 3 Reasons Why Every Salon Owner Should Listen to This Episode: Discover the one decision about profit that most Salon CEOs have never actually made.Find out which of your five margins is quietly eating the money you think you're keeping.Learn the simple weekly rhythm that means you'll never lie awake on payday again.
Why You Sabotage Your Salon the Moment It Starts Working
2026/10/11
You finally have a great month. And then, somehow, you find a way to wreck it. Recorded at the bar in Bali the day after the Turning Pro intensive, Larissa Macleman, Founder of Salon Owners Collective, and Joel, SOC's Boardroom Coach, unpack what happened when 40 Salon CEOs decided to stop living with their amateur habits. Episode Overview: Turning pro isn't a course, a certification, or a revenue milestone. It's a decision. Joel walks through it all, the fix, the decision and the upper limit, and why most salon owners never get past the first step. You'll hear the question that showed every owner in the room what they needed to fix first, the line they had to cross on day two, and the reason your brain quietly works against you the moment things start going well. Key Topics Covered: The difference between an amateur habit and a pro one, and how to see yours clearly Why you can't decide to grow while you're still standing in the thing that's making you unhappy The one question that surfaced every owner's first move in under 15 minutes Why intent is the reason so many salon owners stay exactly where they are The upper limit, and your version of self-sabotage. What replaces push, push, push when you want to stay at your best for years, not weeks   Larissa Macleman is the Founder of Salon Owners Collective. Joel is SOC's Boardroom Coach, working with Salon CEOs on leadership and mindset at the highest stage of growth. 3 Reasons Why Every Salon Owner Should Listen to This Episode: 1. Discover the question that shows you, in 15 minutes, what has to change before anything else in your salon can. 2. Find out why your best months are so often followed by your messiest ones, and what's really behind it. 3. Learn the one thing 40 Salon CEOs left Bali committed to, and why it matters more than working harder. Ready to turn pro in your salon, and have a plan for what comes next? Book your free Game Plan Call. We'll build a strategy plan to move you from stuck into momentum and toward a $1M salon, and work out together whether Salon Mastery is the right fit for you:  https://bit.ly/ApplySMRiss
Delegate Faster in 5 Minutes: Stop Doing Manager Jobs on an Owner’s Schedule
2026/10/04
You didn't achieve anything today. And it wasn't because you didn't work hard enough. In this episode, recorded poolside in Bali just hours before Larissa switched off for a week, she breaks down why overwhelm isn't a productivity problem at all, and gives you the exact system to fix it. Overview: Every salon owner has three types of work sitting on her plate, and most of them can't tell the difference between the one that grows the business and the one that's just noise. In this episode, Larissa introduces the rocks, pebbles, and sand framework, and the profit and energy audit that tells you in minutes what to prioritize, what to protect, what to delegate, and what to delete completely. Key Topics: Why you need to stop saying " I don't have time" and start making timeThe difference between a project, a task, and the daily duties that aren’t even yours The four-box filter that tells you instantly what to prioritize, protect, delegate, or deleteThe exact business stage where you have to start handing your day to somebody elseWhat burnout actually is, and why working hard isn't the causeWhy doing less, done better, beats doing more of everything Resources Mentioned: The profit and energy audit framework walked through live in the episode. 3 Reasons Why Every Salon Owner Should Listen to This Episode: Discover why the busiest hour of your day might be the one costing your business the most.Find out the exact filter that tells you what to prioritize, protect, delegate, or delete in under five minutes.Learn the real definition of burnout, and why it has nothing to do with how many hours you're working   Ready to build a plan that gets you out of the sand and into momentum? Book your free Game Plan Call: https://bit.ly/ApplySMRiss
The 3 Problems Facing Every Salon Owner in 2026 and How to Fix Them
2026/09/27
54% of salons aren't going to make it to 2030. That's the number Larissa and Joel landed on when they ran the research. In this episode, recorded poolside in Bali during their annual Salon Mastery intensive, they break down exactly why, and what separates the salons that will survive from the ones that won't. Episode Overview: Six years on from COVID, the economics of running a salon have shifted for good. Client spending has changed. The team you can hire has changed. And AI has changed how we show up on our socials. In this episode, Larissa and Joel unpack the three biggest shifts hitting every salon right now, and the one constraint that's quietly deciding who makes it to 2030. Key Topics Covered: Why your salon's real competition isn't the salon down the roadThe "triple constraint" that means no salon gets to be fast, cheap, and high quality all at onceWhy your top-performing team member might be the one most likely to walkThe specific mental narrative running through the head of almost every salon owner right nowThe AI mistake most of the industry has already made, and what to do about it insteadWhat "experience is the new currency" actually means for your pricing and your profit   Joel is the Boardroom Coach at Salon Owners Collective, working with SOC's $1M+ salon owners on strategy, leadership, and profitability at the highest level. Resources Mentioned: MySalonCEO™ and Jemima, SOC's AI coach, referenced in the discussion of building an AI that sounds like your salon instead of generic AI. 3 Reasons Why Every Salon Owner Should Listen to This Episode: Discover the one constraint that's quietly deciding whether your salon survives to 2030, and why trying to have it all might be the riskiest move you can make.Find out why your best team member could be the most likely one to leave, and it's not about a pay rise.Learn the exact mistake almost every salon has made with AI, and the shift that makes your brand impossible to copy. Ready to future proof your salon? Book your free Game Plan Call: https://bit.ly/ApplySMRiss
The Question That Separates Salon Leaders From Everyone Else
2026/09/20
You don't get in life what you want. You get in life who you are. And if that's true - and we believe it is - then the question isn't "What strategies should I implement?" or "What systems should I build?" The question is: Who am I? Not as a person. As a leader. As the person running your salon every single day. Most salon owners never answer that. And the cost is massive. Episode Overview: In this episode, Larissa and Joel break down the exact framework every Salon CEO needs to step fully into her power - without needing to do more, work harder, or sacrifice more of your life. You'll discover the three-part system for answering "Who am I?" - and why the owners who do this work are the ones who build scalable, sustainable businesses that don't require their constant presence.   Why most human beings are walking around completely confused about who they are- and what that confusion is actually costing your salonThe three-part framework: Distill your personal values, discover your life purpose, create your leadership philosophy - and what changes when you do all threeThe difference between internal and external identity work- and why most personality tests and frameworks miss what actually mattersHow knowing who you are makes you a better decision-maker- and why decision-making speed is what's actually slowing you downThe confidence that comes from clarity- and how it carries you through the hardest moments in business and lifeWhy your leadership philosophy determines whether your team steps up or stays stuck- and what it means to be the calm in the chaosOperating at your sustainable potential- the difference between working harder and working smarterHow to build a business that doesn't need you for everything- the specific work that makes that possible Joel is the Boardroom Coach at Salon Owners Collective. With 25 years of coaching experience across youth at risk, high-level leaders, and salon owners, Joel specializes in identity work and leadership philosophy - the foundation that everything else is built on. He and Larissa are the architects behind Salon Mastery's three-day intensives and the ones who guide salon owners through the work of discovering who they actually are as leaders. Resources Mentioned: Les Brown's "You don't get in life what you want. You get in life who you are."The three workshops coming this summer: Distilling Personal Values, Discovering Life Purpose, Creating Your Leadership PhilosophyThe Bali/Fiji intensive for Salon Mastery clients 3 Reasons Why Every Salon Owner Should Listen to This Episode: Discover the one thing that determines whether your team steps up or stays stuck- and it has nothing to do with the right hire or the right trainingFind out why decision-making speed is what's actually holding you back from growth- and how clarity about who you are changes thatLearn the exact work that gives you the confidence to lead through chaos, change, and hard conversations- without burning out   Ready to step fully into your role as Salon CEO? Book your free 30-minute  $1 Million Salon Growth Blueprint will help you find your next move. 30 minutes. We look at your salon, where you are, what's blocking you, and we build your exact growth blueprint. Not a pitch. A plan: https://bit.ly/ApplySMRiss
Your Manager's Not In. Here's Why - And What To Do About It
2026/09/13
Your manager isn't the problem. The relationship structure is. In this episode, Larissa and Joel break down the exact framework, the Triple T, that transforms the owner-manager dynamic. If you're still doing your manager's job while she "isn't stepping up," this episode reveals what's actually happening and how to fix it in days, not months.   EPISODE OVERVIEW: You'll discover why your manager isn't stepping in (it's not because she doesn't care). You'll learn the exact framework that brings her into real ownership. And you'll understand the rhythm, just fifteen minutes a week, that keeps you connected while she steps up.   Most owners think they need to hire a better manager. The real breakthrough? Building the relationship structure that brings the manager you have fully in.   KEY TOPICS COVERED: Why it's always the owner's fault (and why that's the path to freedom)The critical difference between blame and responsibility in leadershipUnderstanding the "messy middle": why results don't come immediately and how to stay with itThe Triple T framework explained: Training, Trying, TestingHow to train someone in just four days (and why it works)Why your manager needs to fail and how to let herThe invisible fear keeping most managers on the outsideBringing your manager into business numbers (and why it matters)The power of taking your manager to professional developmentThe OMA (Owner-Manager Alignment): the 15-minute weekly rhythm that changes everythingOne marker that tells you the relationship has shifted   ABOUT THE GUEST:   Joel is the Boardroom Coach and Leadership Coach at Salon Owners Collective, specialising in the owner-manager relationship and team dynamics. He works with Larissa to help salon owners understand that the quality of their team is a direct reflection of the quality of their leadership — not a reflection of who they hired.   RESOURCES MENTIONED: The Triple T framework: Training (owner's responsibility), Trying (manager's responsibility), Testing (both)The OMA (Owner-Manager Alignment): 15-minute weekly connection ritualEasy conversations vs. hard conversations framework (referenced from earlier workshops)Business numbers transparency and financial literacy for managers Ready to transform your manager relationship and build a team that runs without you?   Book your free 30-minute Game Plan Call: https://bit.ly/ApplySMRiss   3 REASONS WHY EVERY SALON OWNER SHOULD LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE: Discover the one thing stopping your manager from stepping in (and it's not what you think) Most owners blame the manager. This episode reveals what's actually happening on the inside.         2. Learn the exact framework that brings your manager into real ownership — in days, not months The Triple T removes guesswork from delegation and gives you a clear rhythm.      3. Understand why helping your manager win is your job as a leader (and what happens when you finally do it) When your manager feels connect
The $50K on the Shelf
2026/09/06
Your bank account is nearly empty. Your revenue looked solid. Your team showed up. It doesn't compute. But here's what I know: the money isn't gone. It's in your salon right now. It's just in the wrong place.   In this episode, I'm walking you through where hidden cash lives in your salon, why knowing one specific number changes everything about how you manage your business, and the framework that tells you exactly how much stock should actually be on your shelf - and what to do when it's too much. Most salon owners have no idea how much money is sitting on their shelf right now. And that gap - between where your cash is and where it should be - is the cash you can move back into your bank account. Key Topics Covered: The specific moment you realize the money isn't gone, it's just stuckWhy one salon owner had $50,000 on the shelf instead of in her bank accountThe "magic margins" framework and why stock is one of themThe rule: your total stock on hand should represent 1–3% of your annual revenueWhy your team isn't selling the product they "love using"How to give your team a clear boundary on stock without dramaThe handbag story: what happens when you find $30,000 of cash you didn't know you hadWhy the CEO Dashboard catches cash problems before they become crisesOne move: find your number this week   If you want help finding the money in your salon, understanding your numbers, and building a clear plan for where your business needs to go next. Map your next move with a 30minute Million Dollar Salon Growth Blueprint and discover the exact framework I use to find hidden cash, unlock profit, and build a salon that runs without you carrying it. I only work with salon owners who are ready to move from stuck into momentum - because this work is personal and the results need to be real. ➡️GET STARTED 3 Reasons Why Every Salon Owner Should Listen to This Episode: Discover where $10,000–$50,000 of your cash might be sitting right now- and how to move it back into your bank account without hurting your business Learn the one number that tells you whether your stock is helping or hurting your profitability- and what to do when it's telling you something's wrong Find out what your team is actually doing with that product they "love"- and why using and selling are two completely different conversations
Why Your Team Meeting Isn’t Working (And What To Do Instead)
2026/08/30
The Five Meetings Your Salon Actually Needs You've sat down to run a team meeting. You've talked about goals. Everyone nodded. And then nothing changed. So you stopped doing them. Larissa Macleman - founder of Salon Owners Collective, 20-year salon owner - sits down with Janine from Hair and Barber, and Colour Bar Manager. They've known each other since they were both baby salon owners trying to figure it out. Now they're breaking down the five meetings that actually move the needle. Not five random meetings. Five specific meetings, each with a real purpose, each designed to build accountability without you having to chase people around. Because the real problem with most salon meetings isn't the meetings themselves. It's that owners are running the wrong ones, running them without purpose, or running them so inconsistently that nothing sticks. What you'll discover in this episode: Why most salon owners dread team meetings (and how one structure flips that in a week)The daily nine-minute huddle that moves your financial needle faster than anything else you could implementThe one meeting most salon owners skip entirely — and why it's costing them their top talentHow to build real accountability and follow-through without becoming the person chasing every taskHow to structure meetings differently depending on your team member's development stageWhat the owner's actual role should be in meetings (it's probably not what you think)Why consistency beats perfection, and how to start if not everyone's there THE FIVE MEETINGS: Daily Huddle (9 minutes, daily)All-Team Meeting (60 minutes, weekly)One-on-One / Talent Development Meeting (30 minutes, weekly or more/less depending on experience)Talent Development Workshop (monthly minimum, skills training)OMA — Owner-Manager Alignment (fortnightly, 30 minutes, if you have a manager) This episode is for any salon owner who's been running meetings that feel pointless, who's stopped doing them altogether, or who's wondering what they should actually be talking about. If you've ever thought a meeting was a waste of billable time — this reframes that completely. FREE STRATEGY CALL: Ready to build a system around your leadership? Book your free call here: https://bit.ly/ApplySMRiss 3 Reasons Every Salon Owner Should Listen to This Episode:      ✅ Discover the one nine-minute meeting that moves the financial needle faster than anything else you could be doing      ✅ Find out which meeting most owners skip entirely (and why it's costing them their best people)      ✅ Learn the real role you should play in meetings — and why you're probably doing it all wrong
Nine Minutes That Add $100K to Your Salon
2026/08/23
You've hired the right people. You've trained them. And somehow they're still performing at 60% of what's possible. The trap? If you're still the most important person in your business, you're not building a business-you're building a job you can never leave. In this episode, Larissa reveals why team underperformance isn't a motivation problem-it's a visibility problem. And she shares the exact nine-minute morning huddle system that makes your team's daily target visible, personal, and theirs. Episode Overview: You'll discover why your team is underperforming (and it's not what you think), the step-by-step morning huddle framework you can run tomorrow morning, and the exact math behind adding $100,000 to your salon in the next 12 months from the people already standing behind your chairs. Key Topics Covered: The real reason your team is stuck at 60% (and why motivation won't fix it)The visibility problem holding most salon owners back from their next $100kThe three-part morning huddle system: Wins, Numbers, and PlanHow to calculate exactly what each team member needs to find todayThe past-client-history strategy that plans the perfect service before the appointment happensWhy revenue can stay the same while profit nearly doubles (the Harper example)How to hand off the morning huddle so it doesn't depend on youThe math: $300 more per week = $100k in 12 months Resources Mentioned: Salon Mastery Program:https://bit.ly/ApplySMRissThe Salon Career Pathway Guide:https://bit.ly/SOC-SalonCareerPathway CTA: Ready to map out exactly where the gaps are in your specific business? Book your free Game Plan call: https://bit.ly/ApplySMRiss 3 Reasons Why Every Salon Owner Should Listen to This Episode: Discover why fixing motivation has never worked-and what actually shifts your team into ownershipLearn the nine-minute morning framework that makes your team stop guessing and start huntingSee the real numbers: how a salon went from negative $12,000 profit to $215,000 yearly without hiring anyone new
The One Number That Ends the Payday Panic
2026/08/16
The One Number That Ends the Payday Panic Six times a year, Larissa Macleman was convinced her salon wasn't going to make it. Bad week. Team off sick. Clients cancelling. Every single time, she panicked. And every single time, when June rolled around, she'd made her goal. In this episode, Larissa Macleman, founder of Salon Owners Collective, breaks down the number that ended the panic for good, the exact maths behind it, and how any salon owner can use it to know if they're really tracking for $1 million, without waiting three months for an accountant's report. What you'll discover in this episode: The one number to track instead of your weekly revenueWhy the weekly number makes you feel like a genius one week and a failure the nextThe exact calculation to know if you're trending for $100,000 more this yearWhat six figures of growth actually costs each stylist, per weekWhy the growth has to come from your team, not from you getting back behind the chairThe one shift that lets you stop running on gut feeling and start running on data This episode is for any salon owner who has felt that stomach drop on a bad Thursday, wondered if payroll would land, and then found out months later she was on track the whole time.   FREE GAME PLAN CALL: Ready to build a full strategy for your salon? Book your free call here: https://bit.ly/ApplySMRiss 3 Reasons Every Salon Owner Should Listen to This Episode      ✅ Discover the one number that ends the payday panic for good      ✅ Uncover the exact maths to know if you're tracking for $100,000 more this year      ✅ Find out what it actually costs your team, per person, per week, to add six figures to your salon
You Can't Build a Million-Dollar Salon While You're Hustling
2026/08/09
The Answers Come in the Gap You know that moment. You're not trying to solve anything. You're in the shower, or you're swimming in the pool, and suddenly the answer is there. Clear. Simple. The thing you've been chasing for weeks. Most salon owners never get to that moment. They take holidays and bring the laptop. They step away and they're still checking emails. So their brain never actually stops. Never actually thinks. In this episode, Larissa Macleman and Joel Bouzaid record live from a coaching conference in Thailand — and share the conversation that's been shaping why they bring their salon owners to intensive events like Bali every single year. It's not about the destination. It's about three very specific things that happen when you finally create white space. What you discover when you're around people ahead of you. And why resetting your nervous system is the missing piece in scaling past a million dollars. What you'll discover in this episode: Why the best ideas don't come in meetings — they come in the gapThe real cost of running on hustle when you're trying to scale to a million dollarsWhat happens to your nervous system when you finally switch off (and why your business depends on it)Why being around people ahead of you is non-negotiable for your growthThe moment business shifts from feeling heavy and stale to feeling light and inspired again This episode is for any salon owner who's been grinding. Who feels stuck. Who wonders why business feels so heavy when it shouldn't. You can't build a million-dollar business while you're just hustling. Here's what actually needs to happen. Larissa Macleman is the Founder of Salon Owners Collective and Salon Mastery, a 20-year large-format salon owner, and the architect of the Million Dollar Growth Plan. Joel Bouzaid is the Boardroom Coach and Leadership Coach at Salon Owners Collective, bringing 20+ years of business scaling experience to salon owners ready to step into CEO leadership. FREE STRATEGY CALL: Ready to discuss your salon's growth roadmap? Book your free strategy call: https://bit.ly/ApplySMRiss 3 Reasons Every Salon Owner Should Listen to This Episode: ✅ Discover where the real answers actually come from — and why you've been looking in the wrong places ✅ Find out what's really costing you at the million-dollar mark (it has nothing to do with hustle) ✅ Uncover the one thing that shifts business from feeling heavy to feeling light (and how to get there)
The $48 Gap Between You and a Million Dollar Salon
2026/08/02
The $48 Gap Between You and a Million Dollar Salon A million dollars in revenue. You've said the number. You've thought about it on a Sunday night. And then Monday hits, and it feels further away than ever. It's not. And in this episode, Larissa Macleman, founder of Salon Owners Collective and Salon Mastery, and Joel Bouzaid, Boardroom and Leadership Coach, sit down in Thailand and do the actual maths. Not the motivational version. The version that makes you realise the gap is far smaller than you think, and far more specific than you've been told. $48 an hour. That's the gap. But closing it requires three systems most salon owners don't have installed. Larissa and Joel break down each one, why they matter, and what happens when they're missing.   What you'll discover in this episode: The $48 breakdown that turns a million dollar goal from someday into this yearWhy your team keeps leaving, even when your culture is strong, and what that really tells youWhat a career pathway actually looks like inside a salon (and why running without one is like asking your team to sprint a race with no finish line)The talent development shift that means you stop saying "do better" and start seeing measurable resultsHow one tool changed everything in Larissa's salon after years of having the same conversationWhat the mentoring rhythm looks like when it's working, and what most salon owners are missing   This episode is for any salon owner who has written down a revenue goal and then spent the rest of the year wondering why the number barely moved. The answer is simpler than you think. And it starts with $48.   APPLY FOR SALON MASTERY: Ready to stop winging it and build a real strategy for your salon? Apply for Salon Mastery now. We'll map out exactly what it looks like to move from where you are to a million dollar salon, and we'll see if Salon Mastery is the right fit. Apply here: https://bit.ly/ApplySMRiss   3 Reasons Every Salon Owner Should Listen to This Episode:        ✅ Discover the surprisingly small number that separates your salon from a million dollars in revenue      ✅ Find out what your best team members are silently waiting for, and why they'll leave without it      ✅ Uncover the three systems that make the difference between pushing harder and actually scaling
The AI Mistake Quietly Costing You Clients
2026/07/26
The AI Mistake Quietly Costing You Clients Every salon owner has access to the exact same AI tools right now. And most of them are using them the exact same way, which means most of them are starting to sound exactly the same. In this episode, Larissa Macleman and Joel Bouzaid of Salon Owners Collective, sit down to unpack the three biggest AI mistakes they're seeing salon owners make right now. The ones quietly costing them clients, credibility, and control of their own business. What you'll discover in this episode: The dead giveaways that instantly tell someone AI wrote your message, and why they matter more than you thinkWhy letting AI become the boss of your decisions is one of the most expensive habits you can buildThe calculator story that perfectly explains the risk of leaning on AI without understanding the business behind itWhy a generic AI tool will only ever get you a generic resultWhat it actually looks like to use AI as a tool that scales your brain, without letting it become your brand   Larissa Macleman is the founder of Salon Owners Collective and creator of Salon Mastery. A 20-year large-format salon owner who built her own business to just under $2M, Larissa now coaches salon owners across Australia, New Zealand, and Canada to stop winging it and start building the business they actually had in mind when they started.  Joel Bouzaid is co-owner of Salon Owners Collective and Boardroom Coach to hundreds of salon owners building high-performing teams and businesses. Resources mentioned: My Salon CEO, the industry-specific AI tool built by Salon Owners Collective for salon owners. APPLY FOR SALON MASTERY: Ready to build a real strategy for your salon instead of winging it? Apply for Salon Mastery here: https://bit.ly/ApplySMRiss
It's Not a Marketing Problem. It's a Mentoring Problem.
2026/07/19
The Real Reason Your Best People Keep Leaving You've raised your prices. Possibly more than once. And yet the book still has white space, the roster still feels gappy, and you're left wondering if the market has genuinely turned against you. It hasn't. Something else has shifted, and most salon owners are only seeing one piece of it. In this episode, Larissa Macleman, founder of Salon Owners Collective and Salon Mastery, breaks down three shifts happening across the industry right now, and what they mean for the salons that will still be thriving by 2030. What you'll discover in this episode: Why five-star team members will not work in your salon, even with a genuinely strong cultureThe five dead giveaways that tell people instantly when AI wrote it for youThe real reason your best people leave the second they run out of futureWhat it actually takes to become the kind of mentor your team is waiting forWhy systems and processes, not hustle, are the thing that finally sets you free Resources mentioned: The Three-Step Behavior Reset (link to be confirmed), and Jemima, the salon-specific AI mentoring tool referenced in this episode. Flag for team: this is the first content pack where 'Jemima' appears as a named, salon-facing AI tool in a transcript. Please confirm the correct public name, positioning, and link before this goes out, in case it's still an internal-only name. APPLY FOR SALON MASTERY: Ready to build a real strategy for your salon instead of winging it? Apply here: https://bit.ly/ApplySMRiss 3 Reasons Every Salon Owner Should Listen to This Episode ✅ Discover the real reason five-star team members choose someone else, even when your culture is strong ✅ Find out the five giveaways quietly telling your clients and team that AI wrote it, not you ✅ Uncover the real reason your best people leave, and what it means for how you lead from here
Become the Mentor your salon needs to grow $100K
2026/07/12
Are you leading your team into the next level, or waiting for them to find it on their own? This is where so many Salon CEOs get stuck: You hire the team. You train the team. You pay the wages. You carry the emotional load. Then you quietly wonder why they are not stepping up, rebooking properly, lifting their column, or acting like the business matters. The gap is not always skill. The gap is leadership. And that does not happen by accident. In this episode, Joel Bouzaid takes you inside one of our Salon Mastery intensive workshops, where Salon CEOs doing between half a million and over three million in revenue worked through what it really means to become the 100K Mentor inside their salon. 3 Reasons Why Every Salon Owner Should Listen  Why your future salon requires an elevated version of youThe leadership shift that creates $100K stylists or beauty therapistsThe five traits your team needs from YOU before THEY can truly step up 👉 Click here to watch the $1 Million Salon Growth Plan now Want us to build your own custom million-dollar salon roadmap? That’s exactly what we can do for you inside of the Salon Mastery program… ✨ Click here to apply now.

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I have a digital agency for salon owners, the knowledge Shared in this podcast is just amazing. Since then I bring about 200 to 300 more customers to ...
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So insightful!
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with all of us! I am working on starting a microblading business and your podcast is giving me so much in...
★★★★★
swampmermaid 2019/06/26
Profit is a choice
So helpful and amazing!!
★★★★★
Zamiskiemama 2017/10/25
Passion
I love the little tips that remind us to do what we love and the little things that make us better than the best. I love listening to other salon own...
★★★★★
😄😩😅😴😎 2017/06/15
Growth
How are you helping salons grow their business? Reduce no-shows? Increase re-bookings? And stay connected with their clients? Would texting from the b...
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