Do you think there's not enough diversity & inclusion in the hair industry? Whether it be gender, race, style, hair texture, the list goes on. 

Our first guest of season 2 and a leading voice in our industry, Andrea Sampson - President of Efe Magazine talks to us on how we can empower each other and our guests and bring more inclusion to our every day salon environment.

Efe Magazine is Canadas leading multicultural magazine for hair salon professionals

''efe means Beauty, efe Magazine is Canada’s multicultural publication for the salon professional; balancing industry insight and cutting-edge trends. We deliver diverse industry coverage: inspirational and educational content, styles and tips from top stylists, beauty, technology, business, retailing and staffing issues. The latest beauty secrets and newest products lives here. Creating a platform where everyone belongs.''

To learn more about Efe Magazine, find them here on Instagram 

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Welcome to Shop Talk Season 2! We have a special announcement to make from our founders Jody & Sonia. 

This season we're excited to bring you more amazing guests with a wealth of knowledge to share with our ever-growing & ever-changing industry.

If you have a guest that you would LOVE to hear on our podcast, or you would like to be a guest, reach out to us at [email protected] and let us know! 

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In this episode Jody has an open conversation with founder and CEO of Salon Scale Alicia Soulier. Alicia has been on a mission to change the industry and helping salons take their profits to past the industry standard of 5%.

Since 2019 they have been making head way and we’re excited to have them as one of our partners and sponsors of our retreats. Because we believe we are stronger together.

Jody and Sonia know first hand how challenging it can be to run a salon and the rising costs and pressures that come along with it. Back in 2019 they were introduced to Salon Scale and it completely changed their businesses and gave them a fresh and real perspective on how they wanted to move forward with their business.

Alicia and Jody address:

- How inflation is affecting our price raises

- The importance of covering all your costs and how Salon Scale helps with that

- How to implement Salon Scale into your business

- How to speak to guests and employees about Salon Scale

If you’re new to Salon Scale, be sure to follow them on Instagram @salonscale 

Check out their cool profit calculator here

 To learn more about them and how they can help you take your business to the next level, click here 

In this episode we dive deep with our guest Lindsey Means who was a former stylist turn coach. When she discovered Human Design, it completly transformed her life behind the chair, relationships, family dynamics, and more. She is on a mission to share Human Design with as many hairstylists as possible. 

She believes that every hairstylist deserves to live free from stress, anxiety, and overwhelm – she's here to help them feel better behind the chair. She does this by teaching hairstylists how to live by their Human Design, do inner work, and recognize how powerful, unique, and loved they are. 

Sonia and Jody speak about their experience with human design since recently diving into it. They chat openly about how important it is to just understand others around you rather than trying to change them. Human design has allowed them to confidently approach life and business in a new way. 

Here are some links to Lindsey’s offerings with a 10% off code:

FREE GUIDE

MEMBERSHIP

START LIVING BY DESIGN COURSE

You can find her at @lindseymeans_ 

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For more information on our Elevated Stylist Membership, visit www.elevatedstylist.com

In this episode Jody and Sonia will be sharing their knowledge and insight on how to build your client ticket. This is is something that is rooted in a solid consultation process. They will go over key points to cover in your consult and how to approach it from a hair colourist standpoint and from a hair cutter standpoint. If you're looking for ways to add more abundance to your income then this is the episode for you!

For more in depth teachings join our exclusive members portal: at www.elevatedstylist.com

For more free content visit our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaBGBEK3HV8HCS6GBf_3jlw where we release weekly videos.

If there are topics you would love for us to cover send us an email at [email protected] 

In this episode Sonia and Jody chat openly about the struggles they had financially in the early years of their careers as stylists and as salon owners and share valuable insights on how to gain Financial intelligence so you can set yourself up for success and get out of the paycheque to paycheque cycle and begin a road to thriving. 

They recently hosted an exclusive workshop with CFP Cindy Marques and co founder of Make Cents a financial platform designed to help small businesses, entrepreneurs and solopreneuers get on the right road to financial success. In this workshop you will learn valuable tools and takeaways you can use immediately to help you get started.

For more ways to connect with Cindy check her out @that_makecents https://www.instagram.com/that_makecents/?hl=en

for ways to continue to connect with us please visit us at www.elevatedstylist.com or check us out on instagram Elevated Stylist

In this juicy episode we are chatting with Anna Gala, a mindset coach and soulful business mentor and creator of the Morning Magic method.  We really wanted to shed some light on what imposter syndrome is and how your mind can play tricks on you and truly prevent you from getting out there and doing the things you want to do. Anna shares her story along with some deep insights into how our egos play a huge role in this. She also shares with us her morning magic method that shes created which we will be sharing with you at this years retreat.

For more info on how to connect with Anna follow her on Instagram @sitwithanna ( https://www.instagram.com/sitwithanna/ )

For more info on Anna’s journal the Morning magic visit https://www.mymorningmagic.ca/

Finally Join us at this year’s retreat by registering at https://elevatedstylist.com/pages/elevated-stylist-retreat-2022

This is a solo episode with one of our founders Sonia. She is truly a retail master and in this episode, you will learn the why’s, the how’s , and the what’s of retail.  And along the way she drops some wisdom bombs on how you can take your career and salon to the next level with a little shift in perspective.  Tune it for this quick  and impactful episode you can come back to anytime

If you loved this episode and want to learn more about retailing check out this quick webinar on How to Become a Retail Guru

https://elevatedstylist.com/products/how-to-become-a-retail-guru?_pos=1&_sid=836ab927c&_ss=r&variant=40963977085079

 You can also follow us and Sonia on Instagram at 

@elevated_stylist https://www.instagram.com/elevated_stylist/

@sonia_hairstory https://www.instagram.com/sonia_hairstory/

 In this episode, we chat with Sara Francis.  She is an energy coach, and mentors spiritual entrepreneurs on how to get into a state of flow to get out of burnout and move into a focus state.  She has a mentorship container called FLOW STATE BLUEPRINT. 

And we will be chatting about her story on how she moved from burnout to flow,  her ideas on manifestation and energetics, and how that tie into work and life. Her zone of genius is the juncture between the 2 worlds. We also chat about how to tap into that flow state energy and practical tools we can use in our day-to-day life behind the chair. Be sure to tune in to the end where Sara shares with us a real T on how to do this in your everyday.

Here is where you can connect with Sara: Instagram @sararosefranc
 https://www.instagram.com/sararosefranc/

Here private FB group https://www.facebook.com/groups/spiritualbizinflow/

And if you liked what you heard, join us at the Elevated Stylist retreat where we share more tools on energy, manifestation and mindfulness

https://elevatedstylist.com/pages/elevated-stylist-retreat-2022