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oday on the AHC Podcast we are launching our next episode of The Schmooze, where we get up close and personal with some of the hair industry’s most famous and colourful personalities, discussing their stories, journeys and ideas to inspire, educate and entertain, and most importantly, to help grow your business. Our guests today need no introduction and are definitely two of the industry’s most infamous and beloved duos, leading a legendary Australian company that has supported many hair...
Today on the AHC Podcast we are launching our next episode of The Schmooze with a very special guest, Tina Winchester. Tina is from the Career Development Centre and is also a mental health director for Mentally Well Workplaces. Today we’ll be talking about a subject that’s very relevant to a large part of our audience in the hairdressing world - menopause. Menopause is often a taboo topic which is grossly misunderstood in terms of what it actually means and the affect on a woman's psychologi...
Today on the AHC Podcast we are launching our next episode of The Schmooze, where we get up close and personal with some of the hair industry’s most famous and colourful personalities, discussing their stories, journeys and ideas to inspire, educate and entertain, and most importantly, to help grow your business. 🥳🥳🥳Our guest today needs no introduction. She’s an industry icon, hairdresser, and education giant in Australia and across the globe, and has been instrumental in the careers of thou...
Today on the AHC Podcast we are launching our next episode of The Schmooze, where we get up close and personal with some of the hair industry’s most famous and colourful personalities, discussing their stories, journeys and ideas to inspire, educate and entertain, and most importantly, to help grow your business. Our guest today needs no introduction. She’s an industry icon, business owner, hairdresser, passionate industry advocate and also the CEO of the Australian Hairdressing Council,...
Today on the AHC Podcast we are launching our first episode of The Schmooze, where we get up close and personal with some of the hair industry’s most famous and colourful personalities, discussing their stories, journeys and ideas to inspire, educate and entertain, and most importantly, to help grow your business.To kick off this new series, our guest today is Rumbie Mutsiwa, founder of Rumbie & Co salon and academy in Chippendale, Sydney. Originally from Zimbabwe, Rumbie came to Sydney t...
Are you familiar with the term ‘managing people, not things’? This is something that is super important in our industry, because if your salon business doesn’t have a happy productive team, then you basically have no business.On today’s AHC podcast, iconic business coach Faye Murray is back to share her thoughts on this very topic. “I work with many managers who are very good at their jobs, but some are more successful than others,” she says. “The most successful managers are those that work ...
Welcome back to the AHC podcast. Today we are chatting with our resident employment guru Keira Maloney from HeadHunter Recruitment about employment trends for 2023.The biggest trend - and no surprise here - is not just unique to the hair and beauty industries. It’s a sought after benefit by job seekers across all industries around the world. We’re talking about work/life balance and job flexibility. So many companies are offering hybrid or work from home arrangements for their employees, a re...
It's almost that time of the year...Christmas! Are you ready? 🌲🌲🌲We don't mean are you fully booked - we mean ARE YOU READY? 🤔In today's Business Snips video + podcast, we've invited back our very own AHC angel Faye Murray to share some of her many ideas on how to get your salon ready for the busiest time of the year so you and your business can thrive! 😍"If you don't plan, I guarantee the results won't be anything like what they could be if you put energy and effort into it," Faye says. Wise...
Welcome back to the AHC podcast. Today we’re talking about a fantastic program for small businesses that was created as a response to the pandemic - Partners in Wellbeing. Unfortunately - or fortunately for those down south - this program is just for Victorians, and to give us a rundown on all the different areas that Partners in Wellbeing can support business owners is mental health consultant Kate Ryan.We all know that businesses were hit hard during COVID, particularly those in Melbourne, ...
Spendsuasion… Do you know what it means? If you guessed it’s a combination of two words - Spending and Persuasion - then you guessed right! Basically, Spendsuasion is a new way to help your clients spend money. So if you or any of your team members struggle with recommending retail or upselling services, and securing a sale, this is the perfect session for you. This podcast is the second and final instalment of the Spendsuasion series. In the first one - listen HERE - business coac...
Welcome back to the AHC podcast series, we hope you are enjoying these insightful interviews and that they are helping you grow your business. Did you know that when it comes to retail sales, the hairdressing industry sits at an average of 12%, which, when you compare to industry turnover, is very low. At the moment, every salon would like to make more money. And to do so, all they would need would be to make more retail sales in products but also services. Today we are chatting to Caroline S...
If Covid taught us anything, it was not that cash was king, but CASHFLOW was king. When you have things like a global pandemic, extended lockdowns, client cancellations, all out of your control, it really does prove that you need to have your cashflow in order and also back up for a rainy day.So today we are talking with AHC member and salon owner Anthony Giorgio from the Acqua Lounge in Adelaide, who shares with us his Top 5 tips on how to get your cashflow in order. Please note that Anthony...
Is your appointment book FULL, but you STILL can't seem to make enough money? Do your staff work hard, but still don't hit their targets? Are you working WAY harder than your staff but paying yourself LESS than an employee? Profitability requires a whole new set of skills. And unfortunately we don't learn this when we earn our qualification. So we've invited business coach Kym Krey aka The Salon Mentor to talk to us today about Pricing Services Profitably, and more specifically, th...
How are these stats: 😱👉 Client retention/rebookings: +90%👉 Retail sales: +483%👉 Apprentices: almost full columnsHow? Keep listening! 👏Today's guest on the AHC podcast series is Jonina Menzies from Maiden Hair in Nowra, on the NSW South Coast. Jonina has very kindly agreed to share her story with our audience, and the reason we asked her on the show is because hers is a great example of pivoting your business model and achieving phenomenal success. 👏👏👏Jonina has transformed from a business own...
As a business owner, do you see yourself as a ‘Leader’ or an ‘Owner’ Are you the boss of the business, with a clear hierarchy, or do you muck in with the team share the load?Today's Business Snips video and podcast covers exactly this subject - Leadership - and we are chatting to AHC member and salon owner Anthony Giorgio from Acqua Lounge Hair Studio in Adelaide. Anthony and his wife have been in business for 15 years and have been fortunate to have a high staff retention rate - althoug...
How's your wellbeing? Are you a 'well being'? Running a business is always a challenge, but it's been so much more over the last couple of years. It's so important that we look after ourselves when we are also looking after our businesses, our teams and our loved ones. Today's podcast covers exactly this subject - wellness. Our featured guests are Garth and Susie Russell from Wellbeings & Co. Their motto is: Healthy Team, Healthy Business, Healthy YOU.This husband-and-wif...
So, what are we doing today?” Have you or your team been guilty of saying this to a client? Or do you think it’s a phrase that should be banned from every hairdresser’s script?Today we’re talking to one of our favourite grand dames of the industry, Faye Murray, about one of her favourite subjects - processing clients. And unfortunately, it happens every day in salons all over the world. In fact, you’ve probably been processed as a client at a restaurant or cafe or even at the supermarket. It’...
Spendsuasion… Do you know what it means? If you guessed it’s a combination of two words - Spending and Persuasion - then you guessed right! Basically, Spendsuasion is a new way to help your clients spend money. So if you or any of your team members struggle with recommending retail or upselling services, and securing a sale, this is the perfect session for you. Neil Osborne explains the concept of spendsuasion and how it can work effectively in your business. Basically, it bridges the ga...
Today we're back with Christo Hall, co-founder of Basic Bananas Marketing Mentoring, and we're talking all about smart email marketing tactics that are working in 2022. So, strategies you can use for your salon to help nurture your relationships with your customers and ultimately generate more sales. The goal of email marketing is for your audience to see you as a trusted advisor. And at the end of the day, if all the social media platforms in the world disappeared, you still own your da...
In today's podcast, we cover the subject of how Salon Memberships can benefit your business, chatting with Tara Shaw from Payleadr. Put simply, a salon membership is similar to a gym membership model. You receive a certain level of membership with various inclusions, and you pay for it weekly or monthly. A salon membership may be for a 12 month period and also be paid for weekly, annually or monthly. You can design bespoke memberships for clients, however most usually provide membe...
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