The Hair Game

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Ep. 289 • Keep Your Best Clients Coming Back By Doing This w/ Mikey Teeze Mar 20, 2023

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@mikey_teeze joins us again this week to give a deep dive into his client-centric approach to his business. We talk marketing strategies that are working well for him, client retention, and raising your prices. Catch the first part of his interview on Ep. 278!

This Week's Topics:

• Raising prices: desire for your services

• Marketing strategies

• Client retention

• Alchemy academy online

• Incorporating a signature look to attract clients

• His Hair Horror Story

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HIGHLIGHTS • Keep Your Best Clients Coming Back By Doing This w/ Mikey Teeze Mar 20, 2023

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These are clips highlighting some of the topics discussed in the full episode! Check it out if you want a bite-sized version of the full episode.

This Week's Topics:

• Raising prices: desire for your services

• Marketing strategies

• Client retention

• Alchemy academy online

• Incorporating a signature look to attract clients

• His Hair Horror Story

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Ep. 288 • Overcoming the Challenges of Scaling Your Business w/ @dreamgirlshair Mar 13, 2023

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Co-founders and stylists Tonya Thompson @hairbytonya and Sharie Wilson @iamshariewilson share their journey of creating a teachable system of hair care, as well as providing education to stylists on all types of hair textures. We also discuss how to scale your business when you finally realize that if you want to grow, you can't do it all yourself.

This Week's Topics:

• Starting their business by selling extensions

• Rising above the stereotype of Hair as a 'side-hustle'

• Starting The Healthy Hair Care Program and education

• Challenges of scaling their business

• What they would change about the industry

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HIGHLIGHTS • Overcoming the Challenges of Scaling Your Business w/ @dreamgirlshair Mar 13, 2023

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These are clips highlighting some of the topics discussed in the full episode! Check it out if you want a bite-sized version of the full episode.

This Week's Topics:

• Starting their business by selling extensions

• Rising above the stereotype of Hair as a 'side-hustle'

• Starting The Healthy Hair Care Program and education

• Challenges of scaling their business

• What they would change about the industry

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Ep. 287 • The Best of THG: All About Pricing Mar 06, 2023

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We've taken some of the best discussions we've had related to pricing over the years and put them into one episode! We cover price setting, increases, and structure in these choice clips.

Show Notes:

Tab Salsman @tabcutshair Ep. 4 – If you doubled your price tomorrow, What would you do differently tomorrow than what you do today

Andrewdoeshair Ep. 1 – Using your wait times as a gauge to raising your prices

Sarai Speer @theplatinumigiraffe Ep. 174 – Uses a through consultation to set expectations and prices for new clients

Buddy Porter @buddywporter Ep. 111 – a unique price for life approach to clients

Missy Megginson @soyoureahairstylist Ep. 246 – Contacting each client individually for a large price increase and the response she received

Wes Palmer @wesdoeshair Ep. 231 – His reasons for switching to hourly pricing and the client responses

Cryistal Casey @cryistalchaos Ep. 250 – Restructuring her prices to include products/services

Tab Salsman @tabcutshair Ep. 279 - addressing price increases during inflation

Miki Wright @mikiwright Ep. 249 – Understanding what we are paid for and charging accordingly

Crystal Ngozi @crystalngozicoaching Ep. 267 – doing market research to determine your prices

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Ep. 286 • The Life (or Lack Thereof) of a Session Stylist w/ Kendall Dorsey Feb 27, 2023

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@kendalldorsey1 continues to share his incredible journey this week. He reveals a huge mistake he made early that nearly ruined his career path, as well as the unfortunate realities of session work. We also get into the planning aspects of an editorial shoot... how much is prepared ahead of time?

This week's topics:

• Assisting for a celebrity stylist

• His drive and hunger for success due to his background

• The money realities of session work

• The lifestyle of a session stylist

• The preparation & artistry that goes into the look for a shoot

• People inspiring him in the hair and fashion industry

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HIGHLIGHTS • The Life (or Lack Thereof) of a Session Stylist w/ Kendall Dorsey Feb 27, 2023

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These are clips highlighting some of the topics discussed in the full episode! Check it out if you want a bite-sized version of the full episode.

This week's topics:

• Assisting for a celebrity stylist

• His drive and hunger for success due to his background

• The money realities of session work

• The lifestyle of a session stylist

• The preparation & artistry that goes into the look for a shoot

• People inspiring him in the hair and fashion industry

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Ep. 285 • How Changing Cities Was My Big Break w/ Kendall Dorsey Feb 20, 2023

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Celebrity stylist and Global Ambassador @kendalldorsey1 was very successful for years without a cosmo license, but came to a point where he needed it to advance his career. We also discuss how changing your location can be daunting and extremely challenging... but can also be the big break you need.

This Week's Topics:

• Going to school for fashion; doing hair unlicensed in dorms

• Becoming very successful for years without a license; finally going to beauty school

• Move to Washington D.C. and working at a high-end salon

• Move to NYC; Finding Ballroom Culture and meeting Rhianna's stylist

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HIGHLIGHTS • How Changing Cities Was My Big Break w/ Kendall Dorsey Feb 20, 2023

Show notes

These are clips highlighting some of the topics discussed in the full episode! Check it out if you want a bite-sized version of the full episode.

This Week's Topics:

• Going to school for fashion; doing hair unlicensed in dorms

• Becoming very successful for years without a license; finally going to beauty school

• Move to Washington D.C. and working at a high-end salon

• Move to NYC; Finding Ballroom Culture and meeting Rhianna's stylist

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Ep. 284 • Why a Price Increase Can Make Your Clients Happier w/ Hunter Donia Feb 13, 2023

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We're back with @hairbyhunty - Sooo much great marketing advice and info that we needed a 2nd episode! We continue this week with the sometimes thorny topics of price increases, process & policy changes, and managing client information.

This Week's Topics:

• How to handle price increases

• Making structural changes to your biz easier for your client

• Customer relationship management

• Making policies part of the customer experience

• Most difficult convo with client

• What he would change about the industry

• His Hair Horror Story

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