About this episode

Lauren Lappin shares how her salon increased revenue by $20,000 in June 2026 compared to the previous year with the same team size.

Salon Goals Academy - get on the waitlist: https://www.laurenlappin.com.au/sg-academy-waitlist In this week's episode Lauren shares how her salon made $20,000 more in June 2026 than it did in June 2025 with a team the exact same size, after a year that started with two newbies, and a brand new manager. She unpacks the hiring, onboarding and training decisions that made the difference, and why a quiet month with a green team is not the disaster it feels like at the time. Business has seasons and this one is a rough trot [00:00] . The June target she stopped checking, and hit anyway [01:06] . The team turnover that reset the whole salon [03:17] . The systems that held while both she and her manager were overseas [06:54] . Why personality and culture fit beat skills and experience every time [08:28] . Using white space to train instead of panicking about it [10:03] . What to hold onto when you're in the hard part [11:33] . Come to the 200th episode party on Friday 7 August 2026 [12:50] . The Salon Goals Academy, waitlist gets first access [14:16] . .... Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenlappin _ The Salon Goals Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/salongoals_podcast

People in this episode

Host: Lauren Lappin

Topics covered

• salon management
• team performance
• business growth
• hiring strategies
• training and onboarding
• seasonal business trends

Keywords

• salon revenue
• team management
• business strategies
• hiring
• onboarding
• training
• business seasons

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Organizations: Salon Goals Academy, Instagram

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