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Hosted by Jen & Todd Ford · EN-US · 258 episodes
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Jen & Todd Ford hosts the Hello Hair Pro podcast, a business show with 258 episodes published.
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"Send us a message!" Salon owners have a habit of making business more complicated than it needs to be. We chase industry standards. We add policies because one client did something annoying. We build enormous service me
"Send us a message!" Salon owners are constantly looking for answers. What product line sells best? Should I add a head spa? Are Google Ads worth it? What software should I use? Should I expand? Those sound like reasonab
"Send us a message!" The best conversations aren't planned. For this episode, we filled a bowl with random salon and business topics, took turns drawing them out, and challenged ourselves to answer each one in just a few
"Send us a message!" Most business owners don't fail because they take too many risks–they fail because they avoid them. In this episode, we examine the hidden costs of playing it safe—from avoiding difficult conversatio
"Send us a message!" What if the biggest business advantage isn't talent, experience, or even hard work? What if it's curiosity? In this episode, we explore why the best salon owners aren't the ones who blindly copy tren
"Send us a message!" "I'm just so busy." It's one of the most common things we hear from salon owners. But being busy and building a business aren't the same thing. In this episode, we revisit one of our favorite leaders
"Send us a message!" Why do stylists choose one salon over another? Most owners think hiring starts when they post a job ad. We don't. In this episode, we explain why the strongest salons attract great people long before
"Send us a message!" What if someone asked you the questions you usually avoid asking yourself? In this episode, we tried something completely different. We asked AI to interview us, not to generate answers, but to chall
Send us Fan Mail Most salon owners spend years learning how to do hair, but very little time learning how money actually works inside a business. That's a problem. In this episode, we break down some of the biggest misco
Send us Fan Mail Somewhere along the way, parts of the salon industry stopped focusing on hair. Now it feels like everyone is chasing trends, distractions, aesthetics, side hustles, “luxury experiences,” influencer conte
Send us Fan Mail Most salon owners don’t fail because they aren’t working hard enough. They fail because they focus on the wrong things. In this episode, we break down some of the biggest misconceptions salon owners have
Send us Fan Mail Salon owners everywhere are asking the same questions: “How do I hire stylists?” “How do I fill my suites?” “How do I attract better people?” But what if the real problem is that most salons are still tr
Send us Fan Mail There’s a disconnect in the salon industry. Salon owners often feel like they’re leading, building, and protecting a business, while stylists often feel controlled, underpaid, or misunderstood. In this e
Send us Fan Mail Most people mistakenly think opening a salon is about the exciting stuff. The logo. The branding. The social media. The aesthetic. The “grand opening” moment. But the truth is, the things that actually d
Send us Fan Mail Salon owners make decisions every day. But not all decisions actually move the business forward. In this episode, we break down the types of decisions that truly create change inside a salon, from having
Send us Fan Mail There’s a clear split happening in the salon industry. Some salons are building careers, places where stylists grow, stay long-term, and feel part of something bigger. Other salons are building jobs, pla
Send us Fan Mail Why do stylists leave? If you listen to the industry, you’ll hear the same answers over and over: “There’s no loyalty.” “No one wants to work.” “It’s the younger generation.” But if that were true…why ar
Send us Fan Mail Why does running your salon feel harder than it should? Hint: It’s not your staff. It’s not your clients. And it’s not the industry. In this episode, we break down why so many salon owners feel stuck, ov
Send us Fan Mail Salon owners spend a lot of time thinking about details. Logos, branding, decor, certifications, events…the list goes on. But what if many of those things aren’t actually what clients care about? In this
Send us Fan Mail Hiring is one of the most frustrating challenges salon owners face. Stylists leave. Chairs open up. Owners panic and hire quickly just to fill the space…and before long, the cycle repeats. In this episod
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