#405 - Policies: The Salon Business Destroyer
Thriving Stylist Podcast
Britt Seva
4.7 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 29 September 2025
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Why do some salon policies feel more like business destroyers than solutions? Today, I'm diving deep into this topic that is causing a major divide in our industry. Is your business model built on long-term solutions for short-term problems? We’ll explore how the post-COVID boom led many of us to create strict, complicated policies that are now pushing clients away.
You'll hear real-life stories, like a viral client post about feeling like she had to "audition" for a haircut, a stylist's message to me about why his demand is suddenly waning, plus a whole lot more.
If you're wondering what's next for the industry, then this is the episode you’ve been waiting for! It’s an opportunity to take a fresh look at your business and discover why a softening of policies might just be the most profitable trend of 2026.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | What is up and welcome back to the thriving stylist podcast. I'm your host, Britsieva, and we have |
| 0:04.6 | got our first ever business planning workshop coming up in just a couple of weeks. This is for any |
| 0:10.6 | stylists or salon owner who just wants a better, stronger, more organized plan for your business. |
| 0:16.9 | This is not your grandma's business plan. It's nothing like the vague templates you'll get from a |
| 0:21.3 | Google search. What we're creating together is your own custom play by play for how to have the |
| 0:27.5 | business that matches your lifestyle and your life goals. We're not talking marketing funnels, |
| 0:32.6 | nothing of that stuff. We're just getting strategic about what your business and your life are craving in |
| 0:38.3 | 2026, making balance, making money, mapping it all out. You're going to get a 20-page workbook |
| 0:43.8 | to detail all of this out. Head to www.thrivingstylist.com forward slash success plan to register |
| 0:50.9 | today. That's www.thrivingstallist.com forward slash success plan. I'll see you there. Do you feel like you were meant to have a kick-ass career as a hairstylist? Like you got into this industry to make big things happen? Maybe you're struggling to build a solid base and want some stability. Maybe you know social media is important, |
| 1:11.4 | but it feels like a waste of time because you weren't seeing any results. Maybe you've already |
| 1:15.5 | had some amazing success, but are craving more. Maybe you're ready to truly enjoy the freedom |
| 1:20.4 | and flexibility this industry has to offer. Cutting and coloring skills will only get you so far, |
| 1:26.2 | but to build a lifelong career as a wealthy stylist, it takes business skills and a serious marketing strategy. |
| 1:32.3 | When you're ready to quit just working in your business and start working on it, |
| 1:35.9 | join us here where we share real success stories from real stylists. |
| 1:39.6 | I'm Britt Siva, social media and marketing strategist just for hairstylists, |
| 1:43.3 | and this is The Thriving Stylist |
| 1:44.8 | Podcast. |
| 1:48.0 | What is up and welcome back to the Thriving Stilist Podcast. I'm your host, Britt Siva, and you |
| 1:53.4 | read that title, right? Today we're talking about policies, the salon business destroyer. |
| 1:59.3 | I have talked very openly about this for a long time. The first time I shared |
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