73 episodes

AND WE'RE BACK!It’s no secret Hairstylists have the best job in the world. The ability to make connections with different people, make people feel beautiful, and transform others lives. But sometimes we forget to take care of ourselves, set aside time to work on our business not just in it, and take a moment to appreciate the amazing industry we get to be apart of every single day. 
My name is Samantha Lacoste and I am a hairstylist, salon owner & educator and I’m so excited that you are here to stay inspired and grow from some amazing people in our industry and I’ll let you in on a secret, you might just find out that you are not alone! We are all all human and have so much more to learn in this thing called life. Welcome to The Secret Life of a Hairstylist.

Secret Life of A Hairstylist Samantha Lacoste

    • Business
    • 4.1 • 10 Ratings

AND WE'RE BACK!It’s no secret Hairstylists have the best job in the world. The ability to make connections with different people, make people feel beautiful, and transform others lives. But sometimes we forget to take care of ourselves, set aside time to work on our business not just in it, and take a moment to appreciate the amazing industry we get to be apart of every single day. 
My name is Samantha Lacoste and I am a hairstylist, salon owner & educator and I’m so excited that you are here to stay inspired and grow from some amazing people in our industry and I’ll let you in on a secret, you might just find out that you are not alone! We are all all human and have so much more to learn in this thing called life. Welcome to The Secret Life of a Hairstylist.

    Using AI to Grow your Clientele

    Using AI to Grow your Clientele

    I can't believe how far AI has come in such a short amount of time, and it's about time we start talking more about how we can utilize it more than we fight it.

    From how to make processes easier in your business, to how to grow your client through marketing with AI, there are so many different ways we can use it.

    In this episode, I am specifically talking about ChatGPT, as resource I've utilized throughout the last year to grow my business and make things just so much easier! Take a listen now!

    Links:
    ChatGPT https://chat.openai.com/
    My IG: @hairbysamlacoste 
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    • 31 min
    SECRETS REVEALED

    SECRETS REVEALED

    I am SO excited to announce this new series apart of the SECRET Life of a Hairstylist, where we are sharing all of our most funniest, embarrassing & downright laughable stories about being behind the chair.

    These episodes will probably be the most relatable episodes, make you feel like you're not alone, humanize us & we just wanna have a good laugh!

    So for all the Bravo fans out there, I got a little inspired, so welcome to our very own Secrets Revealed.

    If you're DYE-ing to share your story, send me a DM @hairbysamlacoste 

    • 14 min
    Part 2- Diving Deep with Salon Ownership w/ James Ouellette

    Part 2- Diving Deep with Salon Ownership w/ James Ouellette

    This two part series dives DEEP into the minds of salon ownership.

    I'm so excited to have my business partner, James Ouellette on with me, which I don't know if this episode is more therapy for us or for you, but we're opening up about the struggles & realities of salon ownership.

    Some of the mistakes we've made, some of the life lessons, navigating partnership, imposter syndrome,  finances, and SO MUCH MORE.

    I can't wait for you all to take a listen and share with us some of your own struggles or  some things you resonated with.

    *This is a two part series so make sure to listen in sequence!

    James IG: @hairbyjamerz

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    • 1 hr 23 min
    Part 1-Diving deep with Salon Ownership w/ James Ouellette

    Part 1-Diving deep with Salon Ownership w/ James Ouellette

    This two part series dives DEEP into the minds of salon ownership.

    I'm so excited to have my business partner, James Ouellette on with me, which I don't know if this episode is more therapy for us or for you, but we're opening up about the struggles & realities of salon ownership.

    Some of the mistakes we've made, some of the life lessons, navigating partnership, imposter syndrome,  finances, and SO MUCH MORE.

    I can't wait for you all to take a listen and share with us some of your own struggles or  some things you resonated with.

    *This is a two part series so make sure to listen in sequence!

    James IG: @hairbyjamerz

    Get a month FREE with Ovatu: https://ovatu.com/referral?referrer=25475

    • 54 min
    Secrets to a Successful Salon with Blake Reed Evans

    Secrets to a Successful Salon with Blake Reed Evans

    I'm so excited I finally got Blake Reed Evans on the Podcast to chat about one of my favourite things, Salon Ownership!

    We talk not only about some of the biggest learnings in growing a successful salon, but also keeping the culture in a salon of 5 to a salon of 70, how to hire the right employees AND KEEP THEM, how quickly we can get caught in the comparison trap of social media and even some of the biggest social media strategies he learnt at the Salon Centric Meta event last month.

    Make sure to take a listen to this amazing conversation!

    IG: @blakereedevans 

    • 54 min
    Making Your Dream Goals a Reality in 2024

    Making Your Dream Goals a Reality in 2024

    We are still only in January, and there is so much time to accomplish the things we want to achieve this year. 

    So why not take this month to organize ourselves and set ourselves up for success so all the actions we want to take this year don't get pushed to the side and forgotten about.

    We are capable of doing so many things in this career, but sometimes we just need to lay it all out, have someone (or ourselves) hold us accountable and a plan to keep us going so we can MAKE IT HAPPEN!

    Whether it's going on our dream vacation, putting a down payment on a house, growing our social media or niching down on a service, we can't do it without a why and a how. 

    So take a listen to this weeks episode as I break down all the things we look at in our one on one meetings so we can set up our team for success and make their dreams a reality in 2024!

    • 32 min

Customer Reviews

4.1 out of 5
10 Ratings

10 Ratings

Samantha Harman ,

so educational!

such a great podcast for hairstylists! i love listening!

susanvdoeshair ,

Must

This is a must for all hairstylists , great concise information.

SuiteOwner ,

So Needed!!

I have needed a podcast like this for a long time. Especially now as a suite owner like so many, it can feel like we are less interactive with fellow stylists. This podcast serves as a morning pep talk for me often... linking me back into the wider community of my industry and I love it!!

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