2024 Team-Based Pay Awards Winners
Meet the 2024 Team-Based Pay Award winners for Productivity, Profitability, Team Retention, Client Loyalty and Momentum, salons and spas running the Team-Based Business Model.
Read articleThe Strategies Blog.
Business advice for salon, spa and medspa owners. Profit, leadership, Team-Based Pay and the work of running your company.
Why I ❤️ Being a Team-Based Pay Salon/Spa
We asked the Team-Based Pay community what they love most about working in a Team-Based salon, spa, medspa, barbershop or lash studio. A Glo Spa & Salon Co. in Janesville, WI took the prize.
Read article
What Is the Best Commission Rate for Salon or Spa Staff?
45%, 50%, 60%? The best commission rate question comes up constantly, and commission rate is the wrong number to start with. Here is what to look at instead.
Read article
How to Attract Talent That Thrives in Your Salon/Spa Culture
Today's candidates want more than a paycheck. Here is how to write a salon or spa job description that attracts service providers who share your values and fit your culture.
Read article
Unlocking Salon/Spa Productivity: A Lesson in Listening and Adaptation
Wafaya Abdallah of Curly Oasis in Rockville, MD won the 2023 Team-Based Pay Award for Productivity, then hit curveballs. On the podcast she shares how listening and flexibility kept productivity up.
Read article
How the Beauty Industry Can Recover from the Pandemic Hangover
PPP and EIDL loans kept many salons and spas afloat and masked deeper problems. Here is what happened next and how beauty business owners can move forward.
Read article
5 Tips to Rid "I" from Your Salon/Spa Team Culture
There is no "I" in team, and one "I" can wreck a salon or spa culture. 5 ways owners build a team that works as "we."
Read article
When Salon & Spa Owners Aren't Taking a Paycheck
When you are the owner and you are not getting paid, it feels personal. Here is where to start: reconnect with your goals, face the debt, and build the path back to an owner paycheck.
Read article
The Debt-Free Salon or Spa
A 100% debt free salon or spa runs against typical business thinking, and it is possible. Here is how owners get there and what changes once the loan payments stop.
Read article
2023 Team-Based Pay Awards Winners
Meet the 2023 Team-Based Pay Award winners for Client Loyalty, Momentum, Team Retention, Profitability, Culture Shift and Productivity, including Identity Atelier, Rustic Salon and A Glo Spa & Salon.
Read article
How To Keep Long-Term Salon/Spa Staff Engaged
Your long term staff have seen it all. Here is how salon and spa owners keep senior team members engaged, positive and on board with change.
Read article