For salon owners with a team

Scale your salon
to $1 million

Real profit. Time back. A team that grows without you holding it together. No more winging it.

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"The salon is running the best it ever has, while I'm putting in very minimal work."

Hannah Lane · Berry Lane Hair
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salon owners coached
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coaching salon owners
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The SalonCEO Podcast · New every week

The salon owner's
weekly reset

How to step up as a salon CEO, lead a team that delivers, and build a salon that's profitable and successful.
New every week with Larissa and Joel.

Latest episodes

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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Sound familiar?

The business is running on your shoulders

01The revenue is there. The profit isn't.Busy books, and still that knot in your stomach before payday.
02Your team heard you. They didn't do it.Same conversation, same problem, next week.
0360-hour weeks, give or take.You built this for freedom. You can't switch off for a weekend.

It's not a people problem
It's a plan problem

A salon owner planning her week with a coffee and laptop

Here's the plan · Free 28-minute masterclass

The $1 Million Salon Growth Plan™

Your team, your profit, or you? Find out which one is holding your salon back, and the exact roadmap to fix it.

  • Your growth stage
  • What's holding you back
  • What to fix first
Watch the free masterclass

Results

Owners who stopped winging it

$1M
turnover, 37% growth since June
"Today I will hit $1 Million turnover. I've done a lot of coaching over the years and this is by far the best."
Kristel White
Lemani Hair
12 hours
a week in the business, off the floor
"It changed my business 100%. I no longer work behind the chair and only go into my salon company 12 hours a week."
Erika Rose Brown
Posh Salon and Boutique
4 weeks
of record sales and lowest wage bills
"Highest sales, client retention, average spend, rebooking and new client visits, and the lowest wage bills I've EVER had."
Leigh Nugent
Elle J Hair

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Out of your head
Into a system your team can run

MySalonCEO is your salon's operating system. Jemima, your AI operations manager, runs it with you.

My BusinessYour numbers, your plan and what has to happen this week.
The Profitable SalonKnow the profit you actually made, and what grows it next.
$100k Career PathwaysYour team chases their own growth and their next pay rise.
Salon PlaybooksHow your salon runs, so it doesn't live in your head.
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The team behind your growth

10+ years coaching owners to their next level

For more than a decade, our coaches have been inside salons like yours. 2,458+ owners later, we know what holds a salon back at every stage, and exactly what moves it forward.

Led by founders Larissa and Joel, with a team of specialist coaches across profit, team, leadership and growth. One roadmap, built from what actually works on the salon floor.

3 Global Salon Business AwardsLondon, LA and Spain
Fastest Growing Business of the YearSalon Owners Collective
NZHA AwardsProud sponsor and Business Awards judge
Finalist, Best Business CoachAHIA 2026

Salon Mastery · Strategy call

No more winging it
Scale your salon
to $1 million

Real profit, time back, and a team that grows without you holding it together. It starts with one conversation about where your salon is now, and what it takes to get to $1 million.

  • You own a salon with a team, and you're ready for the next level
  • The revenue is growing, but the profit and your time aren't
  • You want a proven roadmap, not another round of winging it
Book a Strategy Call

2,458+ salon owners coached · 10+ years · 3x Global Salon Business Award winner

What happens on your call

A focused conversation about your salon, your numbers and your next move.

01
We find your growth stageWhere your salon really sits right now, and what that stage needs from you.
02
We pinpoint what's holding you backTeam, profit or you. The one thing standing between you and $1 million.
03
You see the road to $1 millionWhat it takes from here, and whether Salon Mastery is the right way to get there.