About this episode

Kati Whitledge shares leadership lessons learned from managing over 140 employees.

Today, your host, Kati Whitledge shares the five biggest leadership lessons she learned after leading more than 140 employees over 16 years as a salon owner. From hiring the right people and protecting your culture to navigating team transitions with resilience and grace. If you've ever struggled with letting people go, taken employee departures personally, or questioned your strength as a leader, this conversation will give you practical perspective and renewed confidence to keep moving forward. Tune in to discover why your team can become your greatest teachers and how every leadership challenge can shape you into the owner your business needs. WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/_0_cwcK5kRY GET MY BOOK! From First Date to Forever; How to Market Like A Matchmaker: https://joinmya.com/from-first-date-to-forever-book POWERED BY: JOIN mya! joinmya.com LET'S CONNECT! BTT Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beyondthetechnique MYA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/join_mya/ FOLLOW KATI WHITLEDGE Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katiwhitledge/ Get my favorite bio-hacking products: CLICK HERE SPONSORS Join the PBA: https://www.probeauty.org/

People in this episode

Host: Kati Whitledge

Topics covered

• leadership
• employee management
• team culture
• resilience
• personal growth

Keywords

• leadership lessons
• employee management
• team transitions
• hiring
• business owner

Sponsors

JOIN mya

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PBA

Books & works: From First Date to Forever; How to Market Like A Matchmaker

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