Ep. 420 • There's More Than One Way to Get Paid Behind the Chair w/ Sarah Cabral
The Hair Game
Salon Republic
4.6 • 570 Ratings
🗓️ 20 October 2025
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
@sarahzstylz never imagined being an educator, but after teaching her first class she was so fullfilled she made it a permanent part of her career. Through the BTC team, she has also been able to create additional revenue opportunites behind the chair.
We discuss the evolution of hair education and how she navigates multiple income streams. Sarah also opens up about living with multiple sclerosis and how it has shaped her career.
This Week's Topics:
- Journey into Hairdressing
- Finding the Right Fit in the Industry
- Transitioning to Education
- The BTC Team and Influencer Opportunities
- Living with MS and Career Adaptations
- Finding New Clients in the Digital Age
- The Role of Instagram and Google in Client Discovery
- Understanding SEO and Its Importance for Stylists
- Current Trends in Client Preferences
- The Importance of Self-Care for Stylists
- Navigating Difficult Conversations with Clients
- Valuing the Stylist's Role in the Industry
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| 0:00.0 | Like, people don't understand that as hairstylists, there's so many more ways to, like, make money besides just standing behind the chair. |
| 0:08.1 | Hi, everyone. I am Lacey Gattagard West. |
| 0:10.7 | Hi, I'm Marquita Breslin. |
| 0:11.9 | I am Presley Poe. |
| 0:12.9 | I'm Charlie Bowle, Shrunken Heads. |
| 0:14.6 | And you're listening to The Hair Game Podcast. |
| 0:25.1 | Hey, Hair Gamers, Donovan here, producer of the Hair Game podcast. |
| 0:31.2 | Salon Public has some new locations in the Seattle area, so if you're in the area, go on to Salonipublic.com. You can go there in our link in bio, check out the nearest locations to you, |
| 0:38.6 | and find your new hair home. |
| 0:42.4 | Okay, on to our episode with Sarah Cabral. |
| 0:45.1 | Hey, Sarah, how's it going? |
| 0:46.5 | Good. How are you? |
| 0:48.4 | I'm doing great, thanks. So I'll introduce you to the listeners who don't know you yet. |
| 0:51.3 | You're a Ballyage specialist and educator from Franklin, Massachusetts, |
| 0:55.9 | and you're on the BTC team. Yes, I am. Awesome. Well, let's get into it. How did you get |
| 1:01.8 | into this business in the first place? Why aren't you like an insurance salesman? Why are you a |
| 1:05.9 | hairstylist? I wanted to do hair since I was like five years old. I started doing all my Barbie's hair. I cut all the hair off. |
| 1:13.4 | A classic story. I went to vocational high school, so I've been doing it. I got my license at 18 years old. |
| 1:19.8 | Wow. Okay, so hold on. So I've heard vocational high school before, but I just, so is it, do you learn hair only, or is it like half normal stuff, |
| 1:31.2 | like general ed and then half hair? Yep, so it's actually half and half. Like freshman year, |
| 1:36.9 | you get to like do exploratory and like do a bunch of different shops and then halfway |
| 1:41.0 | through you decide. And then from sophomore to senior, every other week was like academics and then the hair part. |
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