If you avoid conflict to keep the peace, you start a war inside yourself...

Sit with that for a second.

In this episode, I’m diving into one of the toughest, but most necessary parts of salon life: conflict. We’re talking about why so many stylists bounce at the first sign of tension, why it’s destroying salon culture, and how you can start repairing instead of replacing.

I’ll share personal stories from my own leadership journey (yep, the messy conversations I wish I didn’t have to have), plus practical tools you can use to face conflict without blowing up relationships. By the end, you’ll walk away with a simple framework that works in any salon conversation owner to stylist, stylist to stylist, or anywhere in between.

Here’s what you’ll learn in this episode:

• Why “cancelled culture” is killing growth in salons and shortening careers.

• The mindset shift from replace to repair  and why it multiplies trust.

• The REPAIR framework: six steps to navigate tough conversations.

• Team agreements that keep culture strong (and prevent ghosting + gossip).

• The difference between protecting your peace and canceling conflict.

• How to coach yourself and your team to handle conflict with confidence.

Conflict avoided becomes conflict compounded. Conflict processed becomes trust deposited.

If you’ve been peace-keeping to avoid a scene, it’s costing you more than you think. This is your challenge: water your own grass. Have the hard conversation. Growth is on the other side.

👉🏼 Tune in now to hear why cancel culture doesn’t belong in your salon and how to start building a culture of repair instead of replacement.

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