#445 - Salons Are Closing at Scale...Here's Why and How to Prevent It
Thriving Stylist Podcast
Britt Seva
4.9 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 6 July 2026
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Something is happening in our industry right now that we just need to talk about. Salon closures are happening at scale, coast to coast, and I've personally saved over 60 closure announcements on Instagram just since the start of 2026. This is not normal, and pretending it isn't happening isn't going to help anyone.
In this episode, I break down exactly what's driving these salon closures right now, the specific mistakes that are quietly working against so many owners, and what the salons that are winning are doing differently.
The industry is not broken. It's evolving fast, and there is still so much opportunity on the other side of a change in plan!
Ready to see exactly how this works for your salon? I'm hosting a free 3-day training starting July 13th where we dig into all of it. Head to www.thrivingstylist.com/nextlevelsalon to register. Spots are not held, so make sure you sign up before the 13th to get access!
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| 0:00.0 | What if I told you that some of the most profitable salons in the country right now are also the |
| 0:05.2 | ones paying their stylists the highest commissions? While a lot of employee-based salon owners |
| 0:10.6 | are watching their margins shrink and their best stylists walk, there are thousands of salons on the |
| 0:15.3 | other side of this, generating half a million dollars or multi-seven figures in annual revenue, |
| 0:20.6 | getting 300 plus |
| 0:22.1 | stylist applications every single year, and fielding over 1,000 new guest requests as a team, |
| 0:28.5 | all while giving their team full schedule flexibility and commissions of up to 70%. |
| 0:34.0 | The difference isn't location, it's not market size. It's how the salon is structured. |
| 0:39.3 | At the next level salon workshop, my three-day online training running July 13th through the 15th, |
| 0:45.5 | I'm going to show you how exactly to build that structure in your salon. You're going to walk away |
| 0:50.2 | knowing how to grow revenue by 20% or more, how to offer uncapped commissions while |
| 0:55.0 | guaranteeing your own profit every single month, and how to become the salon that the best |
| 1:00.2 | stylist in your market are fighting to get into. This is a paid experience. Spots are going fast. |
| 1:05.9 | Get registered now at thrivingstylist.com forward slash next level salon. That's thrivingstallist.com forward |
| 1:12.5 | slash next level salon. Do you feel like you were meant to have a kick-ass career as a hairstylist? |
| 1:21.1 | Like you got into this industry to make big things happen? Maybe you're struggling to build a |
| 1:25.8 | solid base and want some stability. Maybe you know |
| 1:28.3 | social media is important, but it feels like a waste of time because you weren't seeing any results. |
| 1:33.2 | Maybe you've already had some amazing success, but are craving more. Maybe you're ready to truly |
| 1:38.0 | enjoy the freedom and flexibility this industry has to offer. Cutting and coloring skills will |
| 1:43.1 | only get you so far, but to build a |
| 1:45.4 | lifelong career as a wealthy stylist, it takes business skills and a serious marketing strategy. |
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