The Elevate Podcast

Patricia Nowakowski
  • 4.9 (38)
  • Entrepreneurship

Join Patricia Nowakowski every other Monday to elevate your mindset & business! Patricia is a coach for salon owners as well as a commission salon owner, studio rental owner and founder of Opulent Beauty Pro. Patricia shares her two decades of experience in the beauty industry, packing each episode with practical advice that will take you from feeling overwhelmed to feeling empowered in your business!

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  1. Sep 26 • Subscribers Only

    Q4 Is Coming: Is Your Salon Ready?

    The fourth quarter can be one of the most profitable times of the year for your salon, but only if you have a plan. In this episode of The Elevate Podcast, I’m breaking down how to intentionally plan Q4 so you’re not scrambling your way through the busiest season of the year. We’re talking holiday promotions, retail, gift cards, team goals, client retention, marketing, prebooking, and how to start thinking ahead now instead of waiting until November and December. The goal isn’t just to be busy. It’s to maximize the opportunity that already exists during the holiday season while creating a strategy that carries momentum into the new year. If you own a salon, grab a notebook and start mapping out your Q4 with me. The holidays are coming whether you’re prepared or not. Let’s make sure this year you are. Supporting pdf: https://opulentbeautypro.mykajabi.com/offers/xba2Bv6r

    Q4 Is Coming: Is Your Salon Ready?

  2. Sep 26 • Subscribers Only

    Your Body Is Part of Your Business Strategy

    What if one of the best things you could do for your business had nothing to do with marketing, strategy, or making more money? In this episode, I’m talking about why working out has become one of the most important parts of how I show up as a business owner. Exercise builds discipline. It clears your head. It improves your energy, confidence, focus, and ability to handle stress. And all of those things directly impact the way you lead your team, make decisions, solve problems, and grow your business. We spend so much time looking for the next business strategy, but sometimes the biggest upgrade your business needs is you. If you want to become a stronger leader, think more clearly, feel better, and bring more energy into your business, your workout might be a bigger part of the equation than you think. Supporting pdf: https://opulentbeautypro.mykajabi.com/offers/p4BLQWFL

    Your Body Is Part of Your Business Strategy

  3. Sep 14

    201: What motivates your team?

    What Actually Motivates Your Team? Have you ever offered your team a bonus, incentive, promotion, or opportunity you thought they would be excited about, only to receive a lukewarm response? The problem may not be that your team is unmotivated. The problem may be that you are trying to motivate everyone the same way. Some employees are motivated by money. Others care more about freedom, security, recognition, professional growth, or the opportunity to lead. When you understand what each person genuinely values, you can create incentives, rewards, and career opportunities that actually mean something to them. In this episode of The Elevate Podcast, Patricia explains how to uncover your team members’ primary and secondary motivators, why compensation alone will never motivate everyone, and how to personalize rewards without creating an unfair workplace. You will learn: How to identify the six primary team motivators Why the same reward can excite one employee and disappoint another How to have better conversations about compensation and career growth How to create personalized rewards while maintaining consistent performance expectations Why you should keep each employee’s actual scores instead of only assigning them a label How to use a universal reward system that gives your team choices without giving up control of your salon’s finances Patricia has also created a complete Team Motivation Assessment Toolkit to accompany this episode. It includes a 30-question assessment, instructions for building it in Google Forms, a private scoring guide, six detailed team profiles, a scoring worksheet, compensation ideas, and a customizable Reward Bank framework. Stop guessing what should motivate your team. Find out what success actually looks like to each person. Supporting pdf: https://opulentbeautypro.mykajabi.com/offers/7DQJdicK

    201: What motivates your team?

  4. Sep 10 • Subscribers Only

    INSIDER: What motivates your team?

    What Actually Motivates Your Team? Have you ever offered your team a bonus, incentive, promotion, or opportunity you thought they would be excited about, only to receive a lukewarm response? The problem may not be that your team is unmotivated. The problem may be that you are trying to motivate everyone the same way. Some employees are motivated by money. Others care more about freedom, security, recognition, professional growth, or the opportunity to lead. When you understand what each person genuinely values, you can create incentives, rewards, and career opportunities that actually mean something to them. In this episode of The Elevate Podcast, Patricia explains how to uncover your team members’ primary and secondary motivators, why compensation alone will never motivate everyone, and how to personalize rewards without creating an unfair workplace. You will learn: How to identify the six primary team motivators Why the same reward can excite one employee and disappoint another How to have better conversations about compensation and career growth How to create personalized rewards while maintaining consistent performance expectations Why you should keep each employee’s actual scores instead of only assigning them a label How to use a universal reward system that gives your team choices without giving up control of your salon’s finances Patricia has also created a complete Team Motivation Assessment Toolkit to accompany this episode. It includes a 30-question assessment, instructions for building it in Google Forms, a private scoring guide, six detailed team profiles, a scoring worksheet, compensation ideas, and a customizable Reward Bank framework. Stop guessing what should motivate your team. Find out what success actually looks like to each person. Supporting pdf: https://opulentbeautypro.mykajabi.com/offers/7DQJdicK

    INSIDER: What motivates your team?

  5. Sep 1

    200: What’s the point of building a successful business if you’re miserable?

    We spend years chasing revenue, growth, bigger teams, bigger goals and the next level but at some point, we have to ask what all of that success was supposed to give us in the first place. Because a business can look incredibly successful from the outside while the woman running it is exhausted, overwhelmed and barely participating in her own life. In this episode of The Elevate Podcast, we’re redefining what it actually means to elevate. We’re talking about why your health, strength, relationships, energy, time, finances, confidence and happiness deserve KPIs too and why your next level might have nothing to do with making more money. Maybe you don't need a bigger business. Maybe you need a bigger life. If you've built something you're proud of but secretly wonder, "Is this really what success is supposed to feel like?" this episode is for you. Accompanying PDF: https://opulentbeautypro.mykajabi.com/offers/MYoWfrum

    200: What’s the point of building a successful business if you’re miserable?

  6. Aug 30 • Subscribers Only

    INSIDER: What’s the point of building a successful business if you’re miserable?

    We spend years chasing revenue, growth, bigger teams, bigger goals and the next level but at some point, we have to ask what all of that success was supposed to give us in the first place. Because a business can look incredibly successful from the outside while the woman running it is exhausted, overwhelmed and barely participating in her own life. In this episode of The Elevate Podcast, we’re redefining what it actually means to elevate. We’re talking about why your health, strength, relationships, energy, time, finances, confidence and happiness deserve KPIs too and why your next level might have nothing to do with making more money. Maybe you don't need a bigger business. Maybe you need a bigger life. If you've built something you're proud of but secretly wonder, "Is this really what success is supposed to feel like?" this episode is for you. Accompanying PDF: https://opulentbeautypro.mykajabi.com/offers/MYoWfrum

    INSIDER: What’s the point of building a successful business if you’re miserable?

  7. Aug 10

    199: The One Training Your Salon Is Probably Missing

    Most salons spend countless hours training their teams on consultations, technical skills, customer service, policies, and procedures. But there's one area that often gets overlooked, and it could be costing you thousands of dollars in lost guests. In this episode, we're talking about guest recovery and why every salon needs more than just a redo policy. You'll learn how to create a clear system for handling unhappy guests, train your team to navigate difficult conversations with confidence, and turn complaints into opportunities to build trust and loyalty. I'll also share why guest feedback is one of the most valuable training tools you have, how to identify gaps in your systems, and the role playing exercises every salon should be practicing. Plus, I've created my Guest Recovery Playbook, featuring 25 real world guest recovery scenarios you can use to train your team. If you're an Elevate Insider, this resource is included with your membership. If you've ever wondered why some salons lose guests after a complaint while others create lifelong loyal clients, this episode will show you the difference. Download the guest recovery training guide here: https://opulentbeautypro.mykajabi.com/offers/Rk7VxLbh

    199: The One Training Your Salon Is Probably Missing

  8. Aug 10 • Subscribers Only

    INSIDER: The one training your salon is probably missing

    Most salons spend countless hours training their teams on consultations, technical skills, customer service, policies, and procedures. But there's one area that often gets overlooked, and it could be costing you thousands of dollars in lost guests. In this episode, we're talking about guest recovery and why every salon needs more than just a redo policy. You'll learn how to create a clear system for handling unhappy guests, train your team to navigate difficult conversations with confidence, and turn complaints into opportunities to build trust and loyalty. I'll also share why guest feedback is one of the most valuable training tools you have, how to identify gaps in your systems, and the role playing exercises every salon should be practicing. Plus, I've created my Guest Recovery Playbook, featuring 25 real world guest recovery scenarios you can use to train your team. If you're an Elevate Insider, this resource is included with your membership. If you've ever wondered why some salons lose guests after a complaint while others create lifelong loyal clients, this episode will show you the difference. Download the guest recovery training guide here, use the code in the episode at checkout: https://opulentbeautypro.mykajabi.com/offers/Rk7VxLbh

    INSIDER: The one training your salon is probably missing
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Join Patricia Nowakowski every other Monday to elevate your mindset & business! Patricia is a coach for salon owners as well as a commission salon owner, studio rental owner and founder of Opulent Beauty Pro. Patricia shares her two decades of experience in the beauty industry, packing each episode with practical advice that will take you from feeling overwhelmed to feeling empowered in your business!

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  • Creator
    Patricia Nowakowski
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    298
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    The Elevate Podcast
  • Provider
    The Elevate Podcast

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