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Thriving Stylist Podcast

The beauty industry has changed dramatically in the last 10 years. The days of hoping your good reputation and referrals was enough to grow or maintain your clientele died out and successful stylists today need a real marketing strategy. It"s actually never been easier to grow a clientele as a hair stylist or a business as a salon owner, yet stylists are giving up or struggling more often than they are thriving in this incredible industry. When I was first building my clientele, I realized

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39:56

#458 - Ask Britt: 9 Hot Questions From Stylists &...

Thriving Stylist Podcast ·

2026/10/05

Every single day my team and I get flooded with questions: in the DMs, in Apple Podcast reviews, in emails. So today I'm doing something a little different and bringing back a format I haven't used in a couple of years - a listener Q&A! I pulled 9 of the most recent and most relevant questions submitted across all the places you reach out to us and I'm giving you my honest, unfiltered hot takes on all of them. We're covering salon owners, commission stylists, independent stylists, and some topics

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43:27

#457 - 2027 Industry Predictions - The Biggest Shift

Thriving Stylist Podcast ·

2026/09/28

This is the episode a lot of you wait for all year! Some of you don't even listen to the podcast regularly, but always come back for this one. And I get it, because my track record on these predictions is pretty hard to argue with. Almost a decade in, maybe two misfires across dozens of calls… Before we get into what I think is coming for 2027, I'm going back through everything I predicted for 2026 and holding myself accountable. Then we get into the 8 (actually nine) predictions I'm making for the

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25:28

#456 - $100k+ Working 3 Days a Week as a Stylist

Thriving Stylist Podcast ·

2026/09/21

I know how it sounds when I say you can make 6-figures working three days a week, but I'm not here to sell you a fantasy. Today, I'm here to show you the math, the real case studies, and the specific things these stylists are actually doing differently. I've spent a lot of time this year deep in the backend of some of the most successful styling businesses I've ever seen. Solo providers clearing $300,000 behind the chair. Stylists working Thursday, Friday, Saturday and taking home well above

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25:13

#455 - Biggest Demand & Revenue Destroyers Stylists...

Thriving Stylist Podcast ·

2026/09/14

A business advisor said something to me years ago that completely reframed the way I look at revenue. He told me my biggest blind spot was that I was so focused on the clients I had, I was completely ignoring the ones I was turning away without even realizing it. He was right…and it changed everything! That's what this episode is about. Not the clients who are leaving, but the ones who would have come, could have come, almost came, and then didn't. Because in 2026, clients are not stopping getting

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25:36

#454 - Maternity Leave, Injury, and the 4-Phase Plan...

Thriving Stylist Podcast ·

2026/09/07

I've taken two maternity leaves, recovered from shingles, herniated two discs in my neck, and navigated extended time away for grief. None of those were things I saw coming except for one, and the difference between the leaves I was prepared for and the ones I wasn't was everything. This is one of the most requested topics I get from stylists and salon owners, and today I'm finally bringing it to the podcast. Whether you're planning a maternity leave, staring down a medical situation, or just a

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28:45

#453 - Gen-Z Tell All…

Thriving Stylist Podcast ·

2026/08/31

There is so much chatter in our industry about Gen Z stylists being lazy, unmotivated, and difficult to manage, and I've talked about this before on the podcast. I wanted to get to the actual root of that conversation though, so I did something I've never done before. I put out a survey exclusively to Gen Z stylists, screened every single respondent to make sure the data was real, and got over 300 responses back! What came back completely surprised me in the best way. The stereotypes don't hold up

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18:09

#452 - What the Most Successful Stylists are Doing...

Thriving Stylist Podcast ·

2026/08/24

I've spent a good chunk of 2026 on the road, and between filming After the Last Client, attending speaking engagements, and sitting across from some of the most successful stylists and salon owners in this industry, I started noticing something. There's a common thread running through every single one of these people and it has nothing to do with double booking or raising prices! In this episode, I'm sharing the patterns I observed from the most successful stylists and salon owners I've been around

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24:30

#451 - What We Look For In Thrivers Society Coaches

Thriving Stylist Podcast ·

2026/08/17

This one is a little different, and honestly, it's been a long time coming. Every time we post that we're looking for new coaches, the questions flood in: What does the hiring process look like? What are you actually looking for? How do you even become a Thrivers Society coach? So today I'm sharing all of it. I'm going through how our coaching model has evolved over the years, the mistakes I made early on, why we moved away from contractors entirely, and what the hiring and training process looks

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31:35

#450 - For The Salon Owner Who Feels Overwhelmed....

Thriving Stylist Podcast ·

2026/08/10

No frameworks, no metrics, no strategies today. This one is heart to heart. If you're a salon owner who's exhausted, who feels like every decision backfires, who has given everything to this business and genuinely has nothing left, I want you to hear this. What you're feeling is real. The last five years have been brutal and I'm not going to minimize that for a second. I've been there too, in ways that might surprise you. But here's what I need you to understand. What you're experiencing is not a

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25:43

#449 - Creating a Motivating, Modern Assistant...

Thriving Stylist Podcast ·

2026/08/03

Something interesting keeps coming up when I talk to salon owners about hiring. Half of them are telling me the quality of applicants has dropped, people aren't as driven, and it's harder than it's ever been to find great new talent. The other half are saying they can barely keep up with the volume of incredible applicants coming through their doors. The only conclusion I can draw from hearing both sides of that story is that assistants have gotten pickier about where they'll go. And honestly, good

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25:59

#448 - The Big Marketing Shifts Salons are Making in...

Thriving Stylist Podcast ·

2026/07/27

This episode is different from anything I've shared on salon marketing before, and that's intentional. The foundation of what I'm about to share isn't based on gut feelings or personal opinion. I analyzed the social media activity of salons I know for a fact are scaling financially, growing their teams effortlessly, and turning real profit margins. And then I looked at the salons where the following is big but the revenue isn't moving. The contrast is striking. For the first time on this podcast,

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25:24

#447 - The Growth Map Framework Every Salon Should Steal

Thriving Stylist Podcast ·

2026/07/20

Last week we talked about why the systems still running most employee-based salons today are quietly failing, and how that failure is landing on owners as a people problem when it's really a structure problem. This week, we're getting into the actual framework. The four levers I'm covering in this episode are the same ones I use when I walk into a salon, pull back the curtain, and start rebuilding from the ground up! So, if you've been wondering what it actually looks like to run your salon like a

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30:59

Bonus: Uncapped Commission FAQ's and Real Owner Stories

Thriving Stylist Podcast ·

2026/07/15

A few weeks ago, my team posted something on Instagram that we could not have predicted would take off the way it did. The graphic said uncapped commissions will be the salon standard within three years, and the response was unlike anything we've seen. 260 shares, 461 comments, hundreds of DMs and emails from salon owners who were equal parts excited and scared. So we made this bonus episode to answer your questions directly! This week you're not just hearing from me. You're hearing audio clips from

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29:41

#446 - Your "Best" Stylist Doesn't Deserve a Promotion

Thriving Stylist Podcast ·

2026/07/13

Picture two stylists. One is a money machine, hitting every metric, booked solid, making multiple 6-figures. The other is producing 30% of that revenue but mentoring newer team members, showing up on time, taking great photos, and supporting the salon's culture in every way possible. Now ask yourself honestly: who is your current system set up to reward? If your salon's promotional path is built primarily around revenue-based KPIs, chances are stylist number one wins every time, no matter how much

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31:35

#445 - Salons Are Closing at Scale...Here's Why and...

Thriving Stylist Podcast ·

2026/07/06

Something is happening in our industry right now that we just need to talk about. Salon closures are happening at scale, coast to coast, and I've personally saved over 60 closure announcements on Instagram just since the start of 2026. This is not normal, and pretending it isn't happening isn't going to help anyone. In this episode, I break down exactly what's driving these salon closures right now, the specific mistakes that are quietly working against so many owners, and what the salons that are

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26:37

#444 - Uncapped Commissions Will be the Standard in 3...

Thriving Stylist Podcast ·

2026/06/29

If you've been in the salon industry for any length of time, you already know the traditional commission model is broken. Stylists feel cheated, salon owners feel cheated, and somehow, we've all just accepted that this is "the way it's done." But what if there was a model where everybody wins, profit is protected, and your top performers actually want to stay? That's exactly what uncapped commissions deliver, and I genuinely believe that by 2030, this will be the standard of pay across our industry

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24:14

#443 - Google Changes You Should Know About

Thriving Stylist Podcast ·

2026/06/22

It's no secret that the digital landscape is shifting FAST, and a lot of stylists and salon owners are feeling completely exhausted by the constant updates, the algorithms, and the tech overload. I know it's tempting to want to unplug and just focus on the creative side of what we do, but the reality is that our industry is becoming more connected to the digital world, not less. The good news? Our service-based, local businesses are incredibly safe from AI disruption, but if we don't get smart about

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29:47

#442 - Slow Salon Growth + Assistant Program Struggles

Thriving Stylist Podcast ·

2026/06/15

Let's be honest: one of the biggest challenges salon owners are hitting right now is figuring out how to actually attract, motivate, and retain the modern generation of talent. You've heard me say it many times, but if you want a team of self-motivated, hungry stylists, your brand positioning, your backend education system, and your own digital footprint have to be completely aligned. I'm sorry, but you can't fix your team until you look at how you're presenting your business to the world, and I'm

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22:29

#441 - Nobody Was Honest. Until Now

Thriving Stylist Podcast ·

2026/06/08

How would you like to hear the real talk about the massive amount of misinformation, manipulative jargon, and false narratives that float around our industry? We've all seen it and we've all experienced it: the secrecy around how someone actually built their business, or the people who look amazing on social media while we both know the back end tells a very different story. I've wondered for a long time: what do we do to quit the secrecy in this industry? We talk a good game about community over

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38:07

#440 - Thrivers In-Person Retreat 2026 Mess Ups &...

Thriving Stylist Podcast ·

2026/06/01

We just got back from San Antonio hosting our second annual X Club Retreat, and honestly, I'm still riding the high. Four days with 86 of the highest-performing stylists and salon owners in the industry who are doubling and tripling their revenue, running multi-seven-figure salons, and doing $300,000 a year solo behind the chair, and I walked away with pages of notes I knew I had to bring back to everybody. Here's the thing about a room like that: there is no gatekeeping. It's almost like a

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