How to Know It’s Time to Raise Your Salon Prices & Handle a Waitlist

About this episode

Cristal Rubio interviews Andres Zertuche about the realities of the beauty industry, including pricing strategies and managing a waitlist.

Beauty Bound Podcast | Andres Zertuche on Salon Truths, Product Diversion & Going Independent Host Cristal Rubio sits down with Andres Zertuche, a San Antonio hair artist and owner of Upon Request Hair (@uponrequesthair). They talk about what the beauty industry is really like behind the chair. Andres took an unusual path. He earned a business degree from UIW, then chased his real passion at the Aveda Institute. He worked as a clinical hair transplant assistant at Bosley. He did blowouts at Drybar. He survived the speed and pressure of corporate franchise salons. Now he runs his own suite. In this episode, Cristal and Andres cover: Product diversion. Why "professional" salon products sold at big-box stores and online are often expired, watered down, or tampered with. If you buy your salon products outside a licensed salon, you need to hear this. When to raise your prices. A full schedule and a waitlist are signs it's time. Raising prices isn't greedy. It keeps your business healthy and covers rising costs. Ending a partnership the right way. Not every business breakup is dramatic. Sometimes two people just grow in different directions. Andres shares how to split…

People in this episode

Host: Cristal Rubio

Guest: Andres Zertuche

Topics covered

• salon pricing
• waitlist management
• product diversion
• burnout
• stylist advice

Keywords

• salon prices
• waitlist
• product diversion
• burnout
• stylist advice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Upon Request Hair, Aveda Institute, Bosley, Drybar

Places: San Antonio, UIW

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