#387 - Why Stylists Are Leaving Salons....
Thriving Stylist Podcast
Britt Seva
4.7 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 26 May 2025
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
Have you ever wondered why talented hairstylists are packing up and saying goodbye to established salons? Stylists are leaving mediocre salons for amazing ones, as often happens in an economic downturn, and today, I want to share with you the real reasons why stylists are doing this.
Forget the myth that it's all about studio suites and making more money. I want to talk about the underlying issues pushing stylists to seek new opportunities. You’re witnessing an evolving salon landscape, and what I reveal today will help you safeguard your business and focus on what truly makes a salon a thriving and desirable home for top talent.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Do you feel like you were meant to have a kick-ass career as a hairstylist? |
| 0:05.8 | Like you got into this industry to make big things happen? |
| 0:09.1 | Maybe you're struggling to build a solid base and want some stability. |
| 0:12.5 | Maybe you know social media is important, but it feels like a waste of time because you |
| 0:16.1 | weren't seeing any results. |
| 0:17.9 | Maybe you've already had some amazing success, but are craving more. Maybe you're |
| 0:21.9 | ready to truly enjoy the freedom and flexibility this industry has to offer. Cutting and |
| 0:26.9 | coloring skills will only get you so far, but to build a lifelong career as a wealthy |
| 0:31.5 | stylist, it takes business skills and a serious marketing strategy. When you're ready to quit |
| 0:36.6 | just working in your business and start working on it, |
| 0:39.0 | join us here where we share real success stories from real stylists. |
| 0:42.7 | I'm Britt Siva, social media and marketing strategist just for hairstylists, |
| 0:46.3 | and this is The Thriving Stilist Podcast. |
| 0:51.6 | What is up and welcome back to the Thriving Stilist podcast. I'm your host, Britsiva. And today we're |
| 0:56.3 | going to talk about why some stylists are choosing to leave salons. Now, preface, I understand that |
| 1:02.1 | stylists leave hair salons every day and always have. And we're coming out of an era where from |
| 1:08.1 | like 2012 to 2023 probably, we did see a huge shake-up in stylists |
| 1:16.1 | where they saw this opportunity to go to a studio suite. And for many, many decades, |
| 1:22.3 | definitely from the time I entered the industry, the goal for most stylists was to be in a |
| 1:27.3 | great team-based salon, |
| 1:28.8 | whether it be commission or booth rental. It was like you wanted to work with a group of |
| 1:32.9 | stylists that you enjoyed working with. That was the goal. What I didn't realize was studio |
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