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  • Can Your Staff Function without You?

    On today's episode of the Spapreneur® podcast it's all about hair and policies. Sessy's hair stylist didn't follow the 5 Pillar and her hair paid the price. Do you have a backup plan if you're injured or suddenly can't work?

    Topics Covered

    • The great hair debacle - 2020 strikes again
    • What's More Important? Your Hair or Your Pride?
    • Don't talk while the dryer is going
    • Are you in the position to keep your business if you have an emergency?
    • Front desk that works
    • Building a Team that Can Pick Up when You Fall Down
    • You will Never, Ever Scale if You Can't Relinquish Control
    • You Have to Have a Plan if Emergencies Happen

    44 min
  • Building a Staff in the Time of COVID-19

    On today's episode we're talking about recruiting and keeping staff in the COVID-19 era. It's important to know who you are as a person before you hire staff members.

    Topics Covered:
    • The weird thing Evan laughs at
    • How do we manage our staff without turmoil
    • Stop comparing yourselves to us
    • Understand your company culture
    • Understand Your Core Values
    • Hire to Replace your Weakness
    • Don't be Afraid of Sorority Members
    • Does the modality fit your company's ideal client?
    • The clients don't belong to them
    • You're not their parent
    • The team is your first customer
    • It's a number's game

    Resources Mentioned

    • The Pumpkin Plan by Mike Michalowicz

    37 min
  • We're Talking about Anxiety and Business
    On today's episode of the Spapreneur® Podcast, we're talking about how it's extra this time of the year and anxiety is up. With the election and discussion, it's hard to escape and your clients feel they can take over your emotional state. How do we take on this challenge and anxiety with grace? This is what we're talking about today.
    42 min
  • How to Handle Team Members during COVID-19

    On today's episode of the Spapreneur Podcast: we're back and up to date. And we're in the office! So you're going to hear our people in and out. We're celebrating because we're coming back.

    We're talking about how to balance posting on social media versus what your clients see. How to handle employees when they aren't socially distancing themselves during their off time.

    Topics We Cover

    • It's been a long, fucked up year
    • Family updated and events
    • President Trump held a rally
    • You don't know who you're associating with
    • Ramona is Punished
    • Setting boundaries
    • You can't control their personal life, but you can control their professional life
    • It's like dealing with teenagers

    30 min
  • Knowing Your Numbers with Danielle Hayden
    Danielle Hayden from Kickstart Accounting, Inc is our guest today, and she is amazing. Danielle Hayden is a recovering hairstylist who went to business school and ended up in accounting. After spending 10+ years in the boardroom as a corporate finance officer, Danielle is now in her sweet spot as the co-owner of Kickstart Accounting, Inc. where she helps business owners with bookkeeping, financial analysis, and education and is the author of the Profit Planner book series.
    Before she became a CFO, she had plans to open her own hair salon and that prompted her move to attend business school. Her background in the salon world and business education allows her to bring her unique experience and knowledge to salon and spa owners!
    51 min
  • Why Sales Aren't Icky
    On today's episode of the Spapreneur Podcast:
    Guest today is Nikki Rausch, from Your Sales Maven is joining Ramona today. After 25 years of experience selling to such prestigious organizations as The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Hewlett-Packard, and NASA, Nikki Rausch decided to trade in her road warrior status so she could help entrepreneurs sell in a way that builds relationships, creates true connection, and results in more closed deals and long-term clients. Now, as a sales coach, author, speaker and founder of Sales Maven, Nikki transforms the misunderstood process of “selling” into techniques, tools, and tips that can be successfully incorporated into a process replicable by anyone whose livelihood relies on selling a product, a service, or themselves.
    Topics We Cover:
    - Misconceptions About Selling
    - Why Selling Makes an Impact
    - Don't Sell From Someone Else's Wallet
    - You're Not Your Ideal Client
    - Don't Make it About You
    - The Selling Staircase
    40 min
  • Special Guest Mike Michalowicz: Entrepreneurship Made Simple

    We have the amazing Mike Michalowicz joining us on the show! Mike is the author of Ramona’s most recommended books to help you grow your business, Profit First. His advice can truly transform your business and thinking. On this episode, Mike is giving out a bunch of expert advice that you need to be hearing right now!

    Resources Mentioned

    • Profit First Professionals
    • Profit First
    • Spapreneur Comnunity

    31 min
  • Special Guest Amber Dugger: Profit for Keeps

    Money! This is one of the things, if not THE ONE thing that a lot of Spa Owners are stressing about the most at this time. On this episode, we have the truly amazing Amber Dugger joining us on the show. Amber runs her own financial coaching business, Profit for Keeps and is also Ramona’s personal finance coach. After this episode, you’ll be filled with positive thoughts and a great amount of information on how you can take control of your financial position during this difficult time.

    Resources Mentioned

    • Profit for Keeps
    • Spapreneur Comnunity

    51 min

About Spapreneur Podcast

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Spapreneur® is the podcast where we help day spa, salon, nail, and massage therapy owners build long-lasting and successful businesses. With actionable, real-life tested tips and tricks, Spaprenuer® is the podcast where real-life spa experts come on to help you with all the business aspects of running your day spa, salon, and massage therapy studio. We help you build your business beyond the treatment room.