If you’re a successful solo esthetician with a full book of appointments, you may be feeling exhausted or even a little burnt out just from servicing your clients. You may even be turning businesses away, which makes you feel like you’re leaving money on the table. Is it time to hire someone? Hiring employees may seem to be the obvious …
Essential Financial Skills For Beauty Business Owners
Many spa owners or estheticians shy away from dealing with their finances and I get it – it’s often confusing, overwhelming, and intimidating. Let’s take an honest look at your numbers and give you confidence so that small financial problems don’t turn into bigger issues. A handful of financial skills can help improve the health of your business and your …
How To Structure Compensation When Expanding Your Beauty Business
Are you ready to expand your beauty business but not sure how to structure the compensation model? Should you hire a team of employees, booth-rent, or bring on independent contractors? We need to consider how different compensation models affect your business plan and profit margins. It’s also important to know what you want to create. There isn’t really a one-size-fits-all answer. …
Legacy Is More Important Than Currency
Is money more important to you or is creating an impact in your community more significant? To think about your legacy, ask yourself the following questions: What do you want to be known for? How do you want to be remembered? Are you in business just for the financial reward or do you want to create something bigger than yourself? …
How To Create a VIP Spa Experience To Get Premium Clients
How often do you invest time and attention to improve the spa guest experience for your clients? The key to attracting premium clients is to create a VIP luxury experience they will never forget. Most estheticians do a “good” job every single appointment but are we putting in the effort to create an exceptional VIP spa experience and make it …
Create Success In Your Beauty Business With A Morning Ritual
As a Beauty business owner, you have a hundred things vying for attention. Engage in morning rituals to create a predictable, successful outcome each and every day. Do you have a set of practices to ensure a successful day ahead? The morning activities you engage in either set you up for success or defeat. If you let everyone else’s priority determine …
Empathetic Listening – The Key To Successful Communication
Whether you’re building a successful team, or developing a deeper understanding of client needs, empathetic listening is key. Relationship building is all about client communication. How well you listen your your client’s needs with an empathetic ear can determine your success. As a service professional, your interpersonal communication skills are vital for relationship and business building. Without the ability to …
Your Business Values: Foundation For A Successful Spa Business
When running your own spa business, you have to juggle many things every single day. Getting clear on your business values will certainly give you a solid foundation to help you run a successful spa. It’s easy to lose sight of the bigger picture. Or get caught up in the next latest, greatest gadget, you may find yourself a bit lost …
Spa Owner’s Guide To Successfully Leading a Team
So, you’re ready to take the leap from being a solo practitioner to leading a team of employees. You are excited, yet nervous. You want to do it right, but you’re not sure how to do it. You might be thinking….how do I lead? Am I a leader? Once you cross that threshold of hiring employees, your business is no …
How To Stay Motivated As A Beauty Business Owner
Many spa professionals I’ve spoken with have expressed how difficult it is to stay motivated while running their beauty businesses – whether they are leading a team of service providers or work alone. When we feel inspired – we are motivated to do what it takes to improve the areas of our life. Building a business is not easy. It …