#392 - 100 Salon Owners Share Their Biggest Mistakes and Regrets

Thriving Stylist Podcast

Britt Seva

Stylist, Business, Hair, Hairstylist, Marketing, Salon, Careers, Businessbuilding

4.7 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever wondered what really goes on behind the gleaming facade of "successful" salons? Do you sometimes feel like you're the only business owner silently struggling, putting on a brave face for social media? I'm telling you, from coaching 17,000 stylists and salon owners, I've seen it all, and it's given me a unique perspective to answer those exact questions. Today, I'm sharing everything I've learned on my journey, along with the incredibly raw feedback I've received from all of you.

In this episode, we're taking an honest look at the functional and structural mistakes and regrets that are so common in our industry. We're tackling the lowest lows that no one talks about, including all the stuff that never makes it to Instagram. And listen, this isn't about shaming you; it's about connecting, learning, and empowering you to build a more resilient and truly thriving business. So, if you're ready for the unfiltered reality that will set you free, go ahead and press play!

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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 coloring
0:27.2	skills will only get you so far, but to build a lifelong career as a wealthy stylist, it takes
0:32.6	business skills and a serious marketing strategy. When you're ready to quit just working in your
0:37.4	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.
0:51.2	What is up and welcome back to the Thriving Stilist podcast.
0:56.2	I'm your host, Brit Siva. And today we're talking about salon owners' biggest mistakes and regrets. And this is a bit of a two-parter.
1:02.5	So this episode I'm going to talk about kind of like functional and structural mistakes and regrets.
1:07.4	And next week, we're going to get into the financial stuff so i want to explain how this
1:12.2	podcast came to be i recently had the privilege of having some very impactful conversations with
1:17.9	salon leaders about their lowest lows which is like not party talk right like this is not the
1:24.9	stuff we're supposed to be talking about. And it made me
1:27.6	realize how important it was to talk about it. I think that I sit in a very unique position
1:32.5	in the role that I have in the company that I've built. So Thriver Society has coached 17,000
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