Salon Owners Collective

Larissa Macleman
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Salon Owners Collective Podcast Ready to stop working in your salon and start leading it like a true CEO? Welcome to the Salon Owners Collective Podcast—your go-to show for turning hustle into high performance and growing a salon business that gives you freedom, profit, and lifestyle. Hosted by Larissa Macleman, former salon owner turned business strategist, this podcast is for salon & spa owners who are ready to step fully into their Salon CEO role. Each episode brings you: ✨ Strategic frameworks to grow and scale with confidence 🎯 Actionable steps to lead your team, increase profits, and reclaim your time 💬 Real stories of transformation from salon owners who’ve done it 💡 Fresh ideas and mindset shifts to build the business—and life—you deserve Because here’s the truth: you were never meant to do it alone. And you absolutely have what it takes to build a successful salon without burning out.

  1. 6d ago

    Why Your Team Meeting Isn’t Working (And What To Do Instead)

    The Five Meetings Your Salon Actually Needs You've sat down to run a team meeting. You've talked about goals. Everyone nodded. And then nothing changed. So you stopped doing them. Larissa Macleman - founder of Salon Owners Collective, 20-year salon owner - sits down with Janine from Hair and Barber, and Colour Bar Manager. They've known each other since they were both baby salon owners trying to figure it out. Now they're breaking down the five meetings that actually move the needle. Not five random meetings. Five specific meetings, each with a real purpose, each designed to build accountability without you having to chase people around. Because the real problem with most salon meetings isn't the meetings themselves. It's that owners are running the wrong ones, running them without purpose, or running them so inconsistently that nothing sticks. What you'll discover in this episode: Why most salon owners dread team meetings (and how one structure flips that in a week)The daily nine-minute huddle that moves your financial needle faster than anything else you could implementThe one meeting most salon owners skip entirely — and why it's costing them their top talentHow to build real accountability and follow-through without becoming the person chasing every taskHow to structure meetings differently depending on your team member's development stageWhat the owner's actual role should be in meetings (it's probably not what you think)Why consistency beats perfection, and how to start if not everyone's there THE FIVE MEETINGS: Daily Huddle (9 minutes, daily)All-Team Meeting (60 minutes, weekly)One-on-One / Talent Development Meeting (30 minutes, weekly or more/less depending on experience)Talent Development Workshop (monthly minimum, skills training)OMA — Owner-Manager Alignment (fortnightly, 30 minutes, if you have a manager) This episode is for any salon owner who's been running meetings that feel pointless, who's stopped doing them altogether, or who's wondering what they should actually be talking about. If you've ever thought a meeting was a waste of billable time — this reframes that completely. FREE STRATEGY CALL: Ready to build a system around your leadership? Book your free call here: https://bit.ly/ApplySMRiss 3 Reasons Every Salon Owner Should Listen to This Episode:      ✅ Discover the one nine-minute meeting that moves the financial needle faster than anything else you could be doing      ✅ Find out which meeting most owners skip entirely (and why it's costing them their best people)      ✅ Learn the real role you should play in meetings — and why you're probably doing it all wrong

  2. Aug 23

    Nine Minutes That Add $100K to Your Salon

    You've hired the right people. You've trained them. And somehow they're still performing at 60% of what's possible. The trap? If you're still the most important person in your business, you're not building a business-you're building a job you can never leave. In this episode, Larissa reveals why team underperformance isn't a motivation problem-it's a visibility problem. And she shares the exact nine-minute morning huddle system that makes your team's daily target visible, personal, and theirs. Episode Overview: You'll discover why your team is underperforming (and it's not what you think), the step-by-step morning huddle framework you can run tomorrow morning, and the exact math behind adding $100,000 to your salon in the next 12 months from the people already standing behind your chairs. Key Topics Covered: The real reason your team is stuck at 60% (and why motivation won't fix it)The visibility problem holding most salon owners back from their next $100kThe three-part morning huddle system: Wins, Numbers, and PlanHow to calculate exactly what each team member needs to find todayThe past-client-history strategy that plans the perfect service before the appointment happensWhy revenue can stay the same while profit nearly doubles (the Harper example)How to hand off the morning huddle so it doesn't depend on youThe math: $300 more per week = $100k in 12 months Resources Mentioned: Salon Mastery Program:https://bit.ly/ApplySMRissThe Salon Career Pathway Guide:https://bit.ly/SOC-SalonCareerPathway CTA: Ready to map out exactly where the gaps are in your specific business? Book your free Game Plan call: https://bit.ly/ApplySMRiss 3 Reasons Why Every Salon Owner Should Listen to This Episode: Discover why fixing motivation has never worked-and what actually shifts your team into ownershipLearn the nine-minute morning framework that makes your team stop guessing and start huntingSee the real numbers: how a salon went from negative $12,000 profit to $215,000 yearly without hiring anyone new

  3. Aug 16

    The One Number That Ends the Payday Panic

    The One Number That Ends the Payday Panic Six times a year, Larissa Macleman was convinced her salon wasn't going to make it. Bad week. Team off sick. Clients cancelling. Every single time, she panicked. And every single time, when June rolled around, she'd made her goal. In this episode, Larissa Macleman, founder of Salon Owners Collective, breaks down the number that ended the panic for good, the exact maths behind it, and how any salon owner can use it to know if they're really tracking for $1 million, without waiting three months for an accountant's report. What you'll discover in this episode: The one number to track instead of your weekly revenueWhy the weekly number makes you feel like a genius one week and a failure the nextThe exact calculation to know if you're trending for $100,000 more this yearWhat six figures of growth actually costs each stylist, per weekWhy the growth has to come from your team, not from you getting back behind the chairThe one shift that lets you stop running on gut feeling and start running on data This episode is for any salon owner who has felt that stomach drop on a bad Thursday, wondered if payroll would land, and then found out months later she was on track the whole time.   FREE GAME PLAN CALL: Ready to build a full strategy for your salon? Book your free call here: https://bit.ly/ApplySMRiss 3 Reasons Every Salon Owner Should Listen to This Episode      ✅ Discover the one number that ends the payday panic for good      ✅ Uncover the exact maths to know if you're tracking for $100,000 more this year      ✅ Find out what it actually costs your team, per person, per week, to add six figures to your salon

  4. Aug 9

    You Can't Build a Million-Dollar Salon While You're Hustling

    The Answers Come in the Gap You know that moment. You're not trying to solve anything. You're in the shower, or you're swimming in the pool, and suddenly the answer is there. Clear. Simple. The thing you've been chasing for weeks. Most salon owners never get to that moment. They take holidays and bring the laptop. They step away and they're still checking emails. So their brain never actually stops. Never actually thinks. In this episode, Larissa Macleman and Joel Bouzaid record live from a coaching conference in Thailand — and share the conversation that's been shaping why they bring their salon owners to intensive events like Bali every single year. It's not about the destination. It's about three very specific things that happen when you finally create white space. What you discover when you're around people ahead of you. And why resetting your nervous system is the missing piece in scaling past a million dollars. What you'll discover in this episode: Why the best ideas don't come in meetings — they come in the gapThe real cost of running on hustle when you're trying to scale to a million dollarsWhat happens to your nervous system when you finally switch off (and why your business depends on it)Why being around people ahead of you is non-negotiable for your growthThe moment business shifts from feeling heavy and stale to feeling light and inspired again This episode is for any salon owner who's been grinding. Who feels stuck. Who wonders why business feels so heavy when it shouldn't. You can't build a million-dollar business while you're just hustling. Here's what actually needs to happen. Larissa Macleman is the Founder of Salon Owners Collective and Salon Mastery, a 20-year large-format salon owner, and the architect of the Million Dollar Growth Plan. Joel Bouzaid is the Boardroom Coach and Leadership Coach at Salon Owners Collective, bringing 20+ years of business scaling experience to salon owners ready to step into CEO leadership. FREE STRATEGY CALL: Ready to discuss your salon's growth roadmap? Book your free strategy call: https://bit.ly/ApplySMRiss 3 Reasons Every Salon Owner Should Listen to This Episode: ✅ Discover where the real answers actually come from — and why you've been looking in the wrong places ✅ Find out what's really costing you at the million-dollar mark (it has nothing to do with hustle) ✅ Uncover the one thing that shifts business from feeling heavy to feeling light (and how to get there)

  5. Aug 2

    The $48 Gap Between You and a Million Dollar Salon

    The $48 Gap Between You and a Million Dollar Salon A million dollars in revenue. You've said the number. You've thought about it on a Sunday night. And then Monday hits, and it feels further away than ever. It's not. And in this episode, Larissa Macleman, founder of Salon Owners Collective and Salon Mastery, and Joel Bouzaid, Boardroom and Leadership Coach, sit down in Thailand and do the actual maths. Not the motivational version. The version that makes you realise the gap is far smaller than you think, and far more specific than you've been told. $48 an hour. That's the gap. But closing it requires three systems most salon owners don't have installed. Larissa and Joel break down each one, why they matter, and what happens when they're missing.   What you'll discover in this episode: The $48 breakdown that turns a million dollar goal from someday into this yearWhy your team keeps leaving, even when your culture is strong, and what that really tells youWhat a career pathway actually looks like inside a salon (and why running without one is like asking your team to sprint a race with no finish line)The talent development shift that means you stop saying "do better" and start seeing measurable resultsHow one tool changed everything in Larissa's salon after years of having the same conversationWhat the mentoring rhythm looks like when it's working, and what most salon owners are missing   This episode is for any salon owner who has written down a revenue goal and then spent the rest of the year wondering why the number barely moved. The answer is simpler than you think. And it starts with $48.   APPLY FOR SALON MASTERY: Ready to stop winging it and build a real strategy for your salon? Apply for Salon Mastery now. We'll map out exactly what it looks like to move from where you are to a million dollar salon, and we'll see if Salon Mastery is the right fit. Apply here: https://bit.ly/ApplySMRiss   3 Reasons Every Salon Owner Should Listen to This Episode:        ✅ Discover the surprisingly small number that separates your salon from a million dollars in revenue      ✅ Find out what your best team members are silently waiting for, and why they'll leave without it      ✅ Uncover the three systems that make the difference between pushing harder and actually scaling

  6. Jul 26

    The AI Mistake Quietly Costing You Clients

    The AI Mistake Quietly Costing You Clients Every salon owner has access to the exact same AI tools right now. And most of them are using them the exact same way, which means most of them are starting to sound exactly the same. In this episode, Larissa Macleman and Joel Bouzaid of Salon Owners Collective, sit down to unpack the three biggest AI mistakes they're seeing salon owners make right now. The ones quietly costing them clients, credibility, and control of their own business. What you'll discover in this episode: The dead giveaways that instantly tell someone AI wrote your message, and why they matter more than you thinkWhy letting AI become the boss of your decisions is one of the most expensive habits you can buildThe calculator story that perfectly explains the risk of leaning on AI without understanding the business behind itWhy a generic AI tool will only ever get you a generic resultWhat it actually looks like to use AI as a tool that scales your brain, without letting it become your brand   Larissa Macleman is the founder of Salon Owners Collective and creator of Salon Mastery. A 20-year large-format salon owner who built her own business to just under $2M, Larissa now coaches salon owners across Australia, New Zealand, and Canada to stop winging it and start building the business they actually had in mind when they started.  Joel Bouzaid is co-owner of Salon Owners Collective and Boardroom Coach to hundreds of salon owners building high-performing teams and businesses. Resources mentioned: My Salon CEO, the industry-specific AI tool built by Salon Owners Collective for salon owners. APPLY FOR SALON MASTERY: Ready to build a real strategy for your salon instead of winging it? Apply for Salon Mastery here: https://bit.ly/ApplySMRiss

  7. Jul 19

    It's Not a Marketing Problem. It's a Mentoring Problem.

    The Real Reason Your Best People Keep Leaving You've raised your prices. Possibly more than once. And yet the book still has white space, the roster still feels gappy, and you're left wondering if the market has genuinely turned against you. It hasn't. Something else has shifted, and most salon owners are only seeing one piece of it. In this episode, Larissa Macleman, founder of Salon Owners Collective and Salon Mastery, breaks down three shifts happening across the industry right now, and what they mean for the salons that will still be thriving by 2030. What you'll discover in this episode: Why five-star team members will not work in your salon, even with a genuinely strong cultureThe five dead giveaways that tell people instantly when AI wrote it for youThe real reason your best people leave the second they run out of futureWhat it actually takes to become the kind of mentor your team is waiting forWhy systems and processes, not hustle, are the thing that finally sets you free Resources mentioned: The Three-Step Behavior Reset (link to be confirmed), and Jemima, the salon-specific AI mentoring tool referenced in this episode. Flag for team: this is the first content pack where 'Jemima' appears as a named, salon-facing AI tool in a transcript. Please confirm the correct public name, positioning, and link before this goes out, in case it's still an internal-only name. APPLY FOR SALON MASTERY: Ready to build a real strategy for your salon instead of winging it? Apply here: https://bit.ly/ApplySMRiss 3 Reasons Every Salon Owner Should Listen to This Episode ✅ Discover the real reason five-star team members choose someone else, even when your culture is strong ✅ Find out the five giveaways quietly telling your clients and team that AI wrote it, not you ✅ Uncover the real reason your best people leave, and what it means for how you lead from here

  8. Jul 12

    Become the Mentor your salon needs to grow $100K

    Are you leading your team into the next level, or waiting for them to find it on their own? This is where so many Salon CEOs get stuck: You hire the team. You train the team. You pay the wages. You carry the emotional load. Then you quietly wonder why they are not stepping up, rebooking properly, lifting their column, or acting like the business matters. The gap is not always skill. The gap is leadership. And that does not happen by accident. In this episode, Joel Bouzaid takes you inside one of our Salon Mastery intensive workshops, where Salon CEOs doing between half a million and over three million in revenue worked through what it really means to become the 100K Mentor inside their salon. 3 Reasons Why Every Salon Owner Should Listen  Why your future salon requires an elevated version of youThe leadership shift that creates $100K stylists or beauty therapistsThe five traits your team needs from YOU before THEY can truly step up 👉 Click here to watch the $1 Million Salon Growth Plan now Want us to build your own custom million-dollar salon roadmap? That’s exactly what we can do for you inside of the Salon Mastery program… ✨ Click here to apply now.

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Salon Owners Collective Podcast Ready to stop working in your salon and start leading it like a true CEO? Welcome to the Salon Owners Collective Podcast—your go-to show for turning hustle into high performance and growing a salon business that gives you freedom, profit, and lifestyle. Hosted by Larissa Macleman, former salon owner turned business strategist, this podcast is for salon & spa owners who are ready to step fully into their Salon CEO role. Each episode brings you: ✨ Strategic frameworks to grow and scale with confidence 🎯 Actionable steps to lead your team, increase profits, and reclaim your time 💬 Real stories of transformation from salon owners who’ve done it 💡 Fresh ideas and mindset shifts to build the business—and life—you deserve Because here’s the truth: you were never meant to do it alone. And you absolutely have what it takes to build a successful salon without burning out.

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  • Creator
    Larissa Macleman
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2026
  • Episodes
    200
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026 Larissa Macleman
  • Show Website
    Salon Owners Collective

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