Shop Talk - A podcast for the Beauty Industry, by 124GO

Getting Both Feet In! A Conversation Nikki Lee, Owner of Statements Salon and Statements Academy. Nikki Lee is making moves and shaking up the salon industry by sharing a message of hope that has a track record of success to back it up! Nikki shares the three elements that it takes to develop a lasting career along with actual formulas to success. While Statements Salon and Statements Academy are massively successful, it was not always this way. You'll hear about the humble beginnings of a career professional and making a difference in someone's life became the backbone of Nikki's Career. Once this decision was made to get better, she went all in by applying self-discipline every day to carry out her plan! You can connect with Nikki @Statementsthesalon and https://www.statementsthesalon.com/ Say hi to Chris and John on social: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/124.go/ https://www.instagram.com/chrissulimayhair/ https://www.instagram.com/noindoorvoice/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/124GO/ If you’re a hairdresser, salon owner, salon manager or hair beauty professional, please subscribe and give us a Wicked Good Review!! Follow us on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/124.go/ / Music information: Never Wanna Grow up, by the incredible Katrina Stone.  https://artlist.io/song/6748/never-wa… Thank you for stopping by! Chris and John

As a passionate hairstylist, Caylee Ague realized her dreams of opening a salon. After a couple of years, she realized that if she wanted to be successful as a salon owner she would have to learn NEW SKILLS! This set her on a journey to transform from hairstylist to entrepreneur...  Years later after growing and selling a successful salon in Vancouver Canada Caylee now spends her time helping salon owners and stylists to achieve their personal and professional goals.  Free benchmark tool click here https://register.passionprofitprojects.com/optin-bench1588943657170 Connect with Caylee @ https://passionprofitprojects.com/ https://register.passionprofitprojects.com/aba-offer on social https://www.instagram.com/cayleeauge/  Say hi to Chris and John on social: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/124.go/ https://www.instagram.com/chrissulimayhair/ https://www.instagram.com/noindoorvoice/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/124GO/ If you’re a hairdresser, salon owner, salon manager or hair beauty professional, please subscribe and give us a Wicked Good Review!! Follow us on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/124.go/ / Music information: Never Wanna Grow up, by the incredible Katrina Stone.  https://artlist.io/song/6748/never-wa… Thank you for stopping by! Chris and John

Before you open a salon, LISTEN TO THIS! Interview with Brian Perdue. It's a sad fact that nearly 90% of salons would go out of business if the owner was not able to do hair behind the chair. This is what Brian Perdue, owner of the @salon124group and @Keuneacademyby124, calls a technician driven business. And it’s what holds most owners back from ever experiencing real profit in their business. In this conversation, Brian goes deep on the things you must consider before you open your doors or remodel your salon. Things like, how to choose a location or relocation, how much you should be paying in rent, how to start a training program when is it time to consider a second location, how much space you need per station, and much more! You can connect with Brian on Instagram @124.go and 124Go.com Say hi to Chris and John on social: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/124.go/ https://www.instagram.com/chrissulimayhair/ https://www.instagram.com/noindoorvoice/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/124GO/ If you’re a hairdresser, salon owner, salon manager or hair beauty professional, please subscribe and give us a Wicked Good Review!! Follow us on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/124.go/ / Music information: Never Wanna Grow up, by the incredible Katrina Stone.  https://artlist.io/song/6748/never-wa… Thank you for stopping by! Chris and John

Hi folks, Welcome back! In this episode, Tina Black, owner of 4 Paul Mitchell Schools and 3 Paul Mitchell Salons, shares her compelling story of growing through challenge and becoming the leader that she always knew she could be. She also shares how she uses her personal and professional values as the guiding light for her business on a day to day basis.  Connect with Tina https://tinablack.net/ https://www.instagram.com/tinamblackpmts/ https://www.nextlevelsalonleadership.com/ Say hi to Chris and John on social: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/124.go/ https://www.instagram.com/chrissulimayhair/ https://www.instagram.com/noindoorvoice/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/124GO/ If you’re a hairdresser, salon owner, salon manager or hair beauty professional, please subscribe and give us a Wicked Good Review!! Follow us on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/124.go/ / Music information: Never Wanna Grow up, by the incredible Katrina Stone.  https://artlist.io/song/6748/never-wa… Thank you for stopping by! Chris and John

Frank Gambuzza, Owner of Salon Visage and Past President of Intercoiffure. A lifetime of experience packed into one conversation.”Recognized as one of the top 20 hairdressers in the USA, Frank Gambuzza a Past President of Intercoiffure America/Canada, the global leading association of the hair industry’s elite, and co-owner of Salon Visage, one of America’s most acclaimed salons, with his wife and partner Belinda.” In this conversation, Frank shares how his journey led from shining shoes in a barbershop in New Jersey to owning one of the world's prolific salons, and how he and Salon Visage and Frank’s Barbershops are staying ahead of the ever-changing beauty industry. We cover topics like Delivering Excellence, The new reality of barbering and how it is here to stay, and advice for people in the industry. Whether you are a sophisticated multiple location salon owner or a stylist new to the industry, you’re sure to get some golden nuggets in this conversation! Enjoy! http://salonvisage.com/ https://www.facebook.com/salonvisageknoxville/\ https://www.instagram.com/salonvisageknoxville/ To connect and find out more about 124Go visit: https://124go.com/ https://www.instagram.com/124.go/ Say hi to Chris and John on social: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/124.go/ https://www.instagram.com/chrissulimayhair/ https://www.instagram.com/noindoorvoice/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/124GO/ If you’re a hairdresser, salon owner, salon manager or hair beauty professional, please subscribe and give us a Wicked Good Review!! Follow us on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/124.go/ / Music information: Never Wanna Grow up, by the incredible Katrina Stone.  https://artlist.io/song/6748/never-wa… Thank you for stopping by! Chris and John

Rosemary Tejeda has had a lifetime in the salon industry and still works behind the chair. Her career changed when she met Vivian Mackinder - this chance meeting led to Rosemary working to bring to life her full professional potential. She is now (along with her career behind the chair) - a certified John Maxwell coach and RT-salon coaching. https://rosemarytejeda.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Rosemarytejeda15 https://www.facebook.com/VivienneMackinder Say hi to Chris and John on social: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/124.go/ https://www.instagram.com/chrissulimayhair/ https://www.instagram.com/noindoorvoice/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/124GO/ If you’re a hairdresser, salon owner, salon manager or hair beauty professional, please subscribe and give us a Wicked Good Review!! Follow us on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/124.go/ / Music information: Never Wanna Grow up, by the incredible Katrina Stone.  https://artlist.io/song/6748/never-wa… Thank you for stopping by! Chris and John

Megan Schipani, @Shmeggsandbaconn, BTC Visual Editor and Two-time One-Shot Award winner After struggling to find her place in the career world Megan Schipani discovered hairdressing, almost by accident.  However, she quickly fell in love after doing her first creative color on a model in the salon. From there it was game on and she's been setting the hair world on fire ever since, being nominated for multiple BTC One-Shot awards and winning twice. In this conversation, Megan shares, her story of entering the industry, some game-changing social media insight for new and veteran stylists,  and some of her secrets on creating vivid hair-color (and helping them to last). Truly an inspired conversation!! Currently a visual editor at Behindthechair.com. On a daily, you can find her asserting her talented hands and a keen eye for beauty and detail while helping to keep #BTC social pages on point.  As well as building and maintaining relationships with stylists as an industry mentor. You can connect with Megan on IG @Shmeggsandbaconn Say hi to Chris and John on social: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/124.go/ https://www.instagram.com/chrissulimayhair/ https://www.instagram.com/noindoorvoice/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/124GO/ If you’re a hairdresser, salon owner, salon manager or hair beauty professional, please subscribe and give us a Wicked Good Review!! Follow us on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/124.go/ / Music information: Never Wanna Grow up, by the incredible Katrina Stone.  https://artlist.io/song/6748/never-wa… Thank you for stopping by! Chris and John

#MomBoss Ashley Toliver Williams, Owner of Fringe Salon & Color Bar and National Chairman Eufora of Business Team What is holding you back from the career and income that you deserve? What would have to change for you to get there? The answer, your perception… In this spirited conversation with Ashley Toliver-Williams, schools Chris and John and uncovers the core of what holds a lot of Hairstylists and salon service providers from attaining their goal of a lucrative career. Maybe not a surprise, that thing holding us back, is our own belief systems about our career. From her unique and compelling perspective Ashley shares that we are not artists when we are behind the chair - we are salespeople. And in believing that, we take a much different approach in everything we do in the salon. This approach has helped Ashley grow a team of high performing stylists at Fringe Salon and Color bar in Houston TX. Now along with her partner, Timothy Humphries is now launching a Movement called Fuse Republic that will help salons and stylists raise the standards of income and professionalism for the industry as a whole. You can connect with Ashley @ashleytoliverwilliams and @fuserepublic Say hi to Chris and John on social: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/124.go/ https://www.instagram.com/chrissulimayhair/ https://www.instagram.com/noindoorvoice/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/124GO/ If you’re a hairdresser, salon owner, salon manager or hair beauty professional, please subscribe and give us a Wicked Good Review!! Follow us on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/124.go/ / Music information: Never Wanna Grow up, by the incredible Katrina Stone.  https://artlist.io/song/6748/never-wa… Thank you for stopping by! Chris and John

Bruce Tulgan is a thought leader, an author, and the CEO of Rainmaker Thinking. His latest book “The art of being indispensable at work” speaks to the importance of being a leader in any position that you hold. His first book “It’s okay to be the boss” offers what seems like much-needed permission to manage and lead people to their highest potential. Bruce is also an enormous advocate of consistent planned conversations to keep your team on track and hitting their goals! https://rainmakerthinking.com/ https://twitter.com/BruceTulgan?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Say hi to Chris and John on social: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/124.go/ https://www.instagram.com/chrissulimayhair/ https://www.instagram.com/noindoorvoice/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/124GO/ If you’re a hairdresser, salon owner, salon manager or hair beauty professional, please subscribe and give us a Wicked Good Review!! Follow us on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/124.go/ / Music information: Never Wanna Grow up, by the incredible Katrina Stone.  https://artlist.io/song/6748/never-wa… Thank you for stopping by! Chris and John

Master your Mindset with Jason Everett. Empowerment Coach, Business Mentor. If you have never met Jason Everett, YOU are in for a treat! Imagine someone in their late 30's who looks like they are in their 20's, has childlike energy and curiosity, and the wisdom of someone who has lived lifetimes. That about sums up Jason... In this conversation, Jason shares his energy and humor with John and Chris to tackle a very serious topic - changing your mindset to create the income YOU DESERVE and the lifestyle YOU DESIRE! For most people, big dreams like these have been cast aside because of personal beliefs that we acquire from childhood or the peers that we associate with. Over time, little by little, we give up and accept living below our potential. Jason believes that we all have the power to create and design our lives by changing our mindset and actions. This can happen by understanding a few simple, but life-changing things. (for those answers, you'll have to listen:) This is the reason why Jason started High-Performance Academy and Business Refuel over 11 years ago. Since that time Jason has helped thousands of people inside and outside of the salon industry to live as their best selves. To follow or connect with Jason check out: https://www.facebook.com/BusinessRefuel/ https://www.instagram.com/businessrefuel/ Say hi to Chris and John on social: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/124.go/ https://www.instagram.com/chrissulimayhair/ https://www.instagram.com/noindoorvoice/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/124GO/ If you’re a hairdresser, salon owner, salon manager or hair beauty professional, please subscribe and give us a Wicked Good Review!! Follow us on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/124.go/ / Music information: Never Wanna Grow up, by the incredible Katrina Stone.  https://artlist.io/song/6748/never-wa… Thank you for stopping by! Chris and John

Power Habits | Set your mindset and life up for happiness and success | Certified Success Coach Andrew Finkelstein Andrew Finkelstein has spent a lifetime in the salon industry. He was first attracted to the “family business” at Glenby international - at that time a $250 million dollar salon chain. After 15 years there he opened a forward-thinking salon TSERS in NYC.. After selling this to his partner he began a journey of coaching. He’s been on that track for almost the last 25 years. In this episode, Andrew shares his wealth of knowledge with John, Chris, and you the listener. Find Andrew on Linked-in - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-finkelstein-8aa2b42/ Say hi to Chris and John on social: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/124.go/ https://www.instagram.com/chrissulimayhair/ https://www.instagram.com/noindoorvoice/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/124GO/ If you’re a hairdresser, salon owner, salon manager or hair beauty professional, please subscribe and give us a Wicked Good Review!! Follow us on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/124.go/ / Music information: Never Wanna Grow up, by the incredible Katrina Stone.  https://artlist.io/song/6748/never-wa… Thank you for stopping by! Chris and John

After making a career change as a corporate suit wearing professional in the Chicago area, China Wong felt herself wanting to feel more fulfilled. After doing some research she found herself pursuing a career in the beauty business and moving to Atlanta to train at the Van Michael Salon. Her career then moved her back to Chicago as a color director before she felt compelled to open her own salon in her hometown of Des Moines.  Starting over 14 years ago Salon Spa W has enjoyed double digit growth every year and grown to over Five Million Dollars in revenue in one powerhouse location.  In this conversation, we caught up with China for just a few minutes before she was going up on stage to speak with a standing room group of Salon/Spa owners. Her story is one that every salon owner and stylist will want to listen to.  You can connect with China on IG @salonspaW and @Chinawong212

Have you ever had a hair color not come out the way that you thought it would? We all have, why does this happen? Well, that's a loaded question, in this conversation American Board Certified Haircolorist Courtney talks about some of the common haircolor mistakes - and how you can learn to master them!  Courtney is a moderator for the American Board of Certified Hair Colorists, a nonprofit organization that has the goal of helping you to achieve excellence in your craft. She is also the co-creator of the Keune Haircosmetics Color Certification Test.   to find out more go to https://www.haircolorist.com/ or https://keuneeducation.com/ Say hi to Courtney on social - https://www.instagram.com/courtvb/ Say hi to Chris and John on social: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/124.go/ https://www.instagram.com/chrissulimayhair/ https://www.instagram.com/noindoorvoice/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/124GO/ If you’re a hairdresser, salon owner, salon manager or hair beauty professional, please subscribe and give us a Wicked Good Review!! Follow us on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/124.go/ / Music information: Never Wanna Grow up, by the incredible Katrina Stone.  https://artlist.io/song/6748/never-wa… Thank you for stopping by! Chris and John

Self Empowerment, Following Through, Building Trust and Living Your Truth are just some of the thoughts we are left with after this inspired conversation with Heather Yurko Owner of Neat Beat Salon and Founder of PIP University.  Like many salon professionals, Heather came to a life roadblock realizing that “the traditional path to success,” was not going to be her road. So she used this experience to uncover her genius and truth.  In this conversation Heather shares her mindset and some actions that stylists and salon owners can apply in their everyday situations to bring your best self and your passion to every situation, as well as how to take action even when you are afraid. Connect with Heather at: https://pip-university.com/  And on Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/pipuniversity/ If you enjoyed this podcast please subscribe and give us a Wicked Good Review!!  https://www.instagram.com/124.go/ / https://124go.com/

Chris Nedza founder of Zeezor - who recently partnered with Mindbody shares his provocative insight on the minute to minute changes and opportunities that are happening in the salon world. KPI’s that we were measuring pre-covid may not be the areas of focus that will get you to your next level of growth. Check out Mindbody and Booker software and business solutions: https://www.mindbodyonline.com/ To contact sales: https://www.mindbodyonline.com/business/salon-software?landing=y&campaignID=7010e000000nYvZ&utm_source=google&utm_medium=ppc&utm_campaign=9711873585&ad_group=108533691024&utm_term=aud-535548429528:kwd-24778464647&utm_device=c&referralSource=paid+search&matchtype=b&cid=437993225903&networkType=search&adgroupid=108533691024&matchtype=b&creative=437993225903&matchtype=b&network=g&adGroup=108533691024&gclid=CjwKCAjw_-D3BRBIEiwAjVMy7KcAmVJjd3AhYADivrtWyHlXCzHCZGz1MkjDVN_OjtwCelJcG08DexoCrmkQAvD_BwE Say hi to Chris and John on social: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/124.go/ https://www.instagram.com/chrissulimayhair/ https://www.instagram.com/noindoorvoice/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/124GO/ If you’re a hairdresser, salon owner, salon manager or hair beauty professional, please subscribe and give us a Wicked Good Review!! Follow us on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/124.go/ / Music information: Never Wanna Grow up, by the incredible Katrina Stone.  https://artlist.io/song/6748/never-wa… Thank you for stopping by! Chris and John