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The Hair Game

HIGHLIGHTS • 10 Tips That Help you Succeed in a Salon Studio w/ Christopher Aaron

The Hair Game

Salon Republic

Fashion & Beauty, Arts, Business

4.9571 Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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L'Oreal Professional artist & educator @christopheraaronstudio shares his 10 most important aspects of running an indie salon. We dive into topics such as atmosphere, organization, client loyalty, and networking.

This Week's Topics:

• His Career Journey
 The Importance of Education and Learning
 Building a Successful Independent Studio
 Client Engagement and Loyalty Programs
 Mastering Client Communication
 The Power of Networking
 Educating Clients for Loyalty
 Staying Ahead of Trends
 Creating Signature Services
 Enhancing Client Experience
 Overcoming Negativity in the Industry

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Coming up are the highlights of the full episode.

0:09.0

Hey everybody, Donovan here, producer of the Hair Game podcast.

0:12.8

Salon Republic has a new location opening in Philadelphia.

0:16.9

We are hitting the East Coast late this fall, so go to Salonrepublic.com or our link in bio.

0:23.1

You can book a virtual tour.

0:24.8

We'll show you in 3D, the space.

0:27.0

Find your favorite studio there.

0:29.5

And get first dibs on your new hair home.

0:33.0

All right.

0:33.6

On to our episode with Christopher Aaron.

0:37.1

Number five, network with local businesses

0:41.0

ooh old school christopher's getting old school on us collaborate with nearby businesses

0:46.1

for cross promotions partnering with a local boutique or a wellness center can help

0:51.6

both businesses reach new clients.

0:59.9

This is something that it is so funny that so many people don't think that handing out those old flyers and meeting people on the street doesn't give you clients, but it does.

1:07.0

I mean, literally, I got a client when I was just in Sephora the other day, who was just like, oh, my God, what do you do? And just like networking. I was like talking to her about how I was talking to my client about our skincare. And I wanted to come in by this $100 moisturizer because I was like, I heard about it. And literally, I was like, well, and if ever you need your hair done because you're right around the corner from me and handed her card.

1:29.0

And now she's a client.

1:30.4

But she thinks of that one person at Sephora is seen by how many people a day, how many

1:34.8

more clients can she send me?

1:36.7

And I think people forget that networking is everything.

1:40.4

There's a med spa next door to me.

1:43.5

And the ladies are always, I personally go bring

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