Grow My Salon Business Podcast

Antony Whitaker

I know that being in business isn’t always easy. Along with the many highs and ‘a ha’ moments it can sometimes be soul destroying, frustrating and a very lonely place to be. Being a business owner is one of life’s greatest educations and it gives you two clear choices, either you continually learn, adapt and grow, or you resist change, stagnate and perish. We live in ever changing and sometimes challenging times, so being informed and constantly inspired is more important than ever.

Join Antony Whitaker talking to thought leaders on the business side of the hairdressing industry discussing insightful, provocative and inspiring ideas that matter. Get ready to learn, get ready to be challenged, get ready to be inspired and most importantly get ready to grow your salon business!

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Feb 23, 2021 · 1 hr 21 min
078 Bonus Episode with Mark Hayes
There are very few job titles in the hairdressing world that carry with them the responsibility of not just keeping a legacy alive, but also having the courage to evolve and reinvent it to maintain its relevance in a fast-changing world. Perhaps the mo
Feb 16, 2021 · 50 min
077 The Architect's Vision: Jonathan Lovett's Impact on Salon Design Worldwide
We work in a creative industry, and many hairdressers have a real love and appreciation not just for hair and fashion but also for art, design, and architecture. Good salon design needs to serve multiple purposes. It needs to express a brand's beauty a
Feb 9, 2021 · 59 min
076 Humility Will Take You a Long Way! Meet the Popular Nobody.
I think we’d all agree that the world we live in is an exciting and sometimes challenging place to be! But even before COVID decided to unleash all manner of challenges for everyone on the planet, the last 10 years had seen massive changes in the hair an
Feb 2, 2021 · 15 min
075 Use this time of Recovery to Reignite, to Reboot, to Reinvent and to Reimagine what your business could be like on the other side
Hello and welcome to this episode of the Grow My Salon Business Podcast I’m your host Antony Whitaker and today I want to talk about the road that lies ahead of us. Now, I know that varies depending on where in the world you live and it’s a constantly
Jan 26, 2021 · 1 hr
074 Embracing Opportunities: Lessons in Success and Adaptation with Andrew Jose
I am an optimist, I believe it’s the only way to be. But, I also believe that it is really important to always be learning, and that means learning from what worked and also learning from what maybe didn’t turn out exactly the way you planned. Many people
Jan 19, 2021 · 48 min
073 Utilising Technology For Better Recruitment.
Success Doesn’t Happen Overnight If You Want To Follow Your Entrepreneurial Dream Then You Need To Be Able To Adapt, Be Flexible And Passionate About Your Goal! The life of an Entrepreneur is a journey and it’s full of ups and downs and being flexible and
Jan 12, 2021 · 51 min
072 The Journey of Growing a Tech Company in The Salon Space.
We are not sponsored as a podcast, so everyone I interview I do so because of what I feel they can add to the knowledge pool for the benefit of hairdressers, salon owners, and the salon industry at large. One of my favourite things is success stories. I
Jan 5, 2021 · 1 hr 8 min
071 An Informed, Objective and Well-Balanced Perspective of How We Are ComingOut of 2020
There are lots of things to love about hairdressers and the hairdressing industry, but let’s be honest, sometimes we have more than our fair share of emotion, gossip, drama and even misinformation. In times of great change, and that means 2020 for sure, w
Dec 29, 2020 · 10 min
070 In 2020 What Are The Lessons You've Learned and What Are You Thankful For?
There is a quote I believe is originally from Woody Allen, who said: “If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans”. Well, if that's the case then whoever your god is then ‘he, she or they’ must have been bent over double with laughter during 2020.
Dec 22, 2020 · 1 hr 7 min
069 Pushing At The Boundaries Of Hair Fashion And Redefining Beauty.
There are two very different aspects of the hairdressing industry. First, there’s the business element of running a salon and all that goes with it and secondly there is the creative and emotional side of hairdressing and that is what draws most of us to
Dec 15, 2020 · 52 min
068 Great Hair Colour Is Both An Art And A Science
As a hairdresser, I specialised in cutting and I never actually coloured hair. I always knew good colour work when I saw it, but for a long time I never really understood the many subtle distinctions that made a particular colour suitable. I could recomme
Dec 8, 2020 · 59 min
067 A Refreshing and Insightful Approach to Salon Ownership
One of the many things I love about Instagram is the ability it gives us to connect and showcase our work and to be inspired by what other salon owners are doing all over the world. But, let's face it... there's a lot of 'backs of heads' and 'beachy wav
Dec 1, 2020 · 1 hr 19 min
066 Success Against The Odds! One Woman’s Journey
I love stories about people who come up with seemingly crazy ideas and despite all the odds being stacked against them, eventually, they still manage to come out the other end of it as a success. And then people say that they “were lucky” or “right place
Nov 24, 2020 · 56 min
065 20% Retail and 20% Profit, How Do You Measure Up?
Often I feature world-renowned hairdressers on the podcast, and at other times, I like to feature lesser-known people from the industry that have great success stories that are not only relatable but every bit as inspiring. Some guests on the podcast ha
Nov 17, 2020 · 59 min
064 Even in This Time of COVID, Some Salons Are Growing. What Are They Doing Differently?
I get the privilege every week to talk with salon owners all over the world, and some of them are doing it really tough, and believe it or not, others are doing better than ever! Now I know there are many reasons as to why some salons are doing well, and
Nov 10, 2020 · 38 min
063 What You Need to Know Before Buying an Existing Salon
Today I'm going to talk about a question I am often asked, should you buy an existing business or build a business from the beginning? There is no one size fits all answer, so let's talk about the pros and cons of both options. I have done both. There ar
Nov 3, 2020 · 1 hr 2 min
062 The Key to Maintaining Your Passion After 30+ Years Behind The Chair.
My guest today is Paul Dare, hair stylist, salon owner, an amazing educator and inventor of the ‘Chisel’ …more about that in a minute… Paul is a friend of mine that I have known for a long time and not only is he a great haircutter, but he has an imme
Oct 27, 2020 · 1 hr 3 min
061 “There Is No Planet B” We Are All In This Together!
Today I am talking about sustainability, carbon footprints, being green, recycling, looking after the planet, etc… And sometimes I think that because that’s the very unsexy side of hairdressing that people might tune out …But I Really, Really want you to
Oct 20, 2020 · 1 hr 2 min
060 With Good Fortune Comes Great Responsibility.
One thing about podcasts that I really love is that you get to ask people questions that in a social situation would maybe be a little too intense, whereas on a podcast they recognise that that's the intention. My guest today is Michaeline DeJoria, not on
Oct 13, 2020 · 1 hr 14 min
059 This Is What Leadership and Optimism Look Like!
You may not realise it, but I always record this introduction after I have recorded the interview and then edit them together. I have just finished today's interview with an old friend and NYC salon and school owner Nick Arrojo, and I don’t mind saying

Grow My Salon Business Podcast

078 Bonus Episode with Mark Hayes

077 The Architect's Vision: Jonathan Lovett's Impact on Salon Design Worldwide

076 Humility Will Take You a Long Way! Meet the Popular Nobody.

075 Use this time of Recovery to Reignite, to Reboot, to Reinvent and to Reimagine what your business could be like on the other side

074 Embracing Opportunities: Lessons in Success and Adaptation with Andrew Jose

073 Utilising Technology For Better Recruitment.

072 The Journey of Growing a Tech Company in The Salon Space.

071 An Informed, Objective and Well-Balanced Perspective of How We Are ComingOut of 2020

070 In 2020 What Are The Lessons You've Learned and What Are You Thankful For?

069 Pushing At The Boundaries Of Hair Fashion And Redefining Beauty.

068 Great Hair Colour Is Both An Art And A Science

067 A Refreshing and Insightful Approach to Salon Ownership

066 Success Against The Odds! One Woman’s Journey

065 20% Retail and 20% Profit, How Do You Measure Up?

064 Even in This Time of COVID, Some Salons Are Growing. What Are They Doing Differently?

063 What You Need to Know Before Buying an Existing Salon

062 The Key to Maintaining Your Passion After 30+ Years Behind The Chair.

061 “There Is No Planet B” We Are All In This Together!

060 With Good Fortune Comes Great Responsibility.

059 This Is What Leadership and Optimism Look Like!