About this episode

Mitchell Wherley discusses his successful transformation of a struggling salon into a thriving luxury experience brand.

He took a bankrupt, struggling salon with 23 demoralized employees and built it into a thriving multi-location business with nearly 400 team members, nearly $3 million in annual gift card deferred revenue, and a reputation for legendary customer service and technical excellence. In this episode of Growth Diaries, Mitchell Wherley joins host Sudheer Koneru to dive into the turnaround playbook that worked: listening first, rebuilding trust fast, crafting a mission statement that still holds decades later, and building experience gifting into a growth engine.

People in this episode

Host: Sudheer Koneru

Guest: Mitchell Wherley

Topics covered

• business turnaround
• customer service
• team building
• luxury experience
• mission statement

Keywords

• salon turnaround
• employee trust
• customer experience
• business growth
• gift card revenue

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Zenoti

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