If You're a Salon CEO
Generating $10K+ Weeks

...and still feel like the
breakthrough is just out of reach
No more winging it.

You've built a team. There's revenue. Clients keep coming back. And you're still the one holding it all together, 60-hour weeks, give or take.

You know something has to change.
You just don't know what!

It's not your team. It's not even your revenue. It's that the business is still running on you.  When your leadership changes, the numbers follow.
Because the right move at $10K weeks isn't the same
as the right move at
$20K.

You've said it before. You'll say it again tomorrow.
Here's how to stop

The 5 Meetings that
Rule Them All

You've had the conversation... And somehow, next week, the same problem.

This guide gives you The 5 Meetings that fix all that.

Each meeting has a clear job. Together they create a team that listens, follows through, and steps up! ... without you chasing, reminding, or repeating yourself.

✅ Your team heard you,  they just didn't do it. These 5 meetings fix that for good.

✅ No more repeating yourself. Each meeting has one clear job, so your team knows exactly what's expected and owns it.

✅ This is the structure Salon CEOs use to lead teams who listen, follow through, and step up without the daily reminders.

 

Stop Repeating Myself: Download the Guide

Salon Owners Collective Podcast

How She Got Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable

By Larissa Macleman | 19 January 2024

Being uncomfortable is what makes successful Salon Owners…

You get used to taking risks, trying new things, having those tough conversations with your team (and clients!) and before you know it, those uncomfortable situations begin to feel… comfortable!

So comfortable that even when friends, family and clients are asking “Aren’t you freaking about opening a Salon in the middle of a pandemic”… you don’t even flinch.

That is what happened to today’s Salon Owners Collective Podcast guest Kelly Manu, the winner of the New Zealand Salon of the Year 2023 award and founder of UNA! 

Today’s episode is How She Got Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable

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5 Meetings that Rule Them All

By Larissa Macleman | 12 January 2024

We’re too busy, we all work different hours, I’m not sure what to talk about…

These are common feelings Salon Owners have when it comes to meetings. But what if I told you there were 5 different types of meetings you should be incorporating this year?

I know, 5 meetings sounds crazy! But you are not going to spend your life in meetings… if you plan them right. These 5 meetings will save you a lot of stress, 

miscommunication and will even help with productivity…

This episode of the Salon Owners Collective podcast is a snippet of Larissa speaking at a Salon Owners Collective Intensive event. So, here are the 5 Meetings that Rule Them All – are you ready to start scheduling meetings?

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Success, Failure and Starting Over – Lessons of a Salon Owner

By Larissa Macleman | 05 January 2024

Running a Salon is hard. You’re juggling all of these balls and you feel like you can’t catch a break because if you do,  all of the balls will hit the ground! And although there are times when we can add another ball without any problem, sometimes we just need to stop, pick the balls up and start again. 

And that’s ok!

It can be scary going from lots of growth with a full appointment book to seeing the numbers and thinking ‘how am I supposed to pay my team’.  But, you never know where the next opportunity lies… 

Today on The Salon Owners Collective Podcast, Larissa is joined by Kate Jarrett, founder of Hair by Loxy’s to discuss Success, Failure and Starting Over – Lessons of Salon Owner. 

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Salon Owners Collective Blog

The 3 Queen Moves That Change Everything In Your Salon

June 10, 2026

The 3 Queen Moves That Change Everything In Your Salon Last week, we talked about the decision. The decision to step into CEO. The decision to spend less time behind the chair and more time leading the business. The decision to stop being the person who does everything. But the decision is actually the easy…

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The Hardest Lesson I Learned as a Salon Owner

June 4, 2026

The Hardest Lesson I Learned as a Salon Owner I was the best stylist in my salon. Fully booked. Highest revenue column. Working harder than everyone else. And somehow… I was taking home the least. At the time, I thought my team was the problem. Why didn’t they care like I did? Why did everything…

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Why No One Is Applying to Your Salon

May 15, 2026

There Is No Stylist Shortage. You Have a Salon Brand Problem. You’ve heard it. Maybe you’ve even said it yourself. “There’s just no one out there.” No stylists. No therapists. No good applicants. No one who wants to work anymore. And after hearing it repeated across the industry for years, it starts to feel true.…

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