What is the most crucial thing the salon captain should consider to achieve financial success? Finding the right experts to guide you to your destination.  My guest, Michael Cole, is a Northwestern Mutual-Certified Financial Planning Professional and Co-Owner of Daniel Island Barber Shop in North Carolina. Listen now as we discuss practical strategies for managing your money, setting and achieving your financial goals, planning for retirement, and finding the right resources and trusted...

We are navigating leadership with clarity and effective communication. Steering your conversations for success can be challenging, especially if you are the captain, the first mate, or a member of the crew.  Today, I share real-life stories of boating, sailing, and prepping for a hurricane, as well as how our communication roles changed throughout the process of completing our tasks through turbulent times and leadership skills.  Then, look at your leadership. (Captain Role) in your...

Have you ever heard of a 'red herring' as a distraction technique?  As leaders, sometimes we must avoid all the Red Herring approaches thrown at us, believing that our business is not profitable or slow or excuses why clients are not returning as frequently or buying retail from us.    Listen now as I discuss Head-up and head-down leadership styles. Stay focused on the five anchors of success—sales, operations, mindset, marketing, and education—and avoid the Red Herrings.

SOS Lift Leadership When we look at how a sailboat sails or a plane flies, we see a push-pull effect.  Under all the right circumstances, it provides lift.  Lift in the air and lift through the water.  Now, take that same overview and look at your leadership style. Are you only pulling or maybe pushing but still not getting any lift? Listen now as I break down this leadership effect to help you see where you need to lead to grow your team most effectively and scale your business.

Emotional intelligence is crucial to effective leadership, especially in a people-oriented salon business. EI blends empathy and decisiveness to create a potent leadership style. Leading with heart involves understanding and connecting with people on a deeper level, fostering trust and loyalty. Conversely, leading with an edge demands assertiveness, resilience, and the ability to make tough decisions when necessary. Striking a balance between the two is vital to inspiring and motivating...

I can see why most people don’t like leading. They fear nothing more than not having a foundation of well-intended guidelines and policies in place. However, genuine and authentic leadership ensures that your team is aware of the guidelines and policies and manages those daily, leading them to greater success and opportunities for personal and professional growth.  Leading your crew means setting a straightforward course of action, inspiring them to excel, and creating a culture of trust and...

How would you rate yourself as a leader? Do you fear stepping into difficult conversations? Listen now to the most innovative leaders program ever introduced for the beauty industry and get certified as a unique, emotionally intelligent leader. Leadership is the one skill that will help you to level up!  Listen now... Find out more here! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bonnie-bonadeo/message

We have done it… we are back on a boat in the beautiful Caribbean. But this does not mean retirement… it means I am now “Coach on a Boat.”  This leads us on a journey and conversation about operations. How do you grow and scale a business, whether brick-and-mortar or virtual, on land or at sea?  I will ask you the questions… what operations are working in your business, and what may need an operational system to be more profitable?  Listen now or watch on Youtube! --- Send in a voice...

What are you tolerating in your business?  Today's podcast is based on the Education Anchor and what you are expecting or not expecting in your business this year.  Plus, I share all the opportunities to join me at upcoming industry events between now and August.  Listen now or watch on YouTube. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bonnie-bonadeo/message

Okay, this is your Captain speaking again. We need to review our 2024 navigation Plan (aka our Salon Strategy Plan) and see if we are on track to meet our destination (goals) for 2024. With Q1 over, we can review, access, and correct the course if necessary. Listen now and download your 2024 SOS Strategy Plan if you still need to implement one. It’s not too late! sossalonstrategy.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bonnie-bonadeo/message

Do you know the #1 reason people leave jobs? Do you know the 3-word narrative our industry uses to explain why we lose stylists and providers. Become the leader who provides growth solutions and can create a culture that promotes success! Listen now... PS Here is your free download I was sharing and how you can be a better speaker. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bonnie-bonadeo/message

I recently read a report that stated 67% of us are experiencing burnout!  While 50% of us state we can manage our burnout, 20% said it is affecting work performance.  51% of entry-level employees (Gen Z) reported mental health challenges directly tied to work and claimed they wanted more empathy. So, today, we are talking about Intentional Action.  What are you doing for yourself to inspire action, and what are you doing for your team to provide more empathy and action? Listen now. P.S....

This year, we sure started with a bang. I am up to big things and hope you are too. Today, let’s narrow our focus on big things and see if we can strategically find 1 or 2 to focus on for the next 30 days. Navigate success with consistency, community, and conversion. When the sails are up, it means we are going in the direction toward our goals, and that means sales are up! Listen Now… --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bonnie-bonadeo/message

SOS Anchoring Your Values When we talk about values, it is more about what is valued, what you value, and how your core values create your foundation for success. Listen now as we break down, Values, Values Driven and being of Value to others. Join me for the SOS Action Planning Workshop here! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bonnie-bonadeo/message

We are closing out 2023 and prepping for 2024! Now, to look back at the 2020 vision, yes, we are reflecting on the last three years and the trends that are important to observe and recognize that what worked in the past is not working today for growing our businesses and we have to get way more strategic and sophisticated.   Are you ready? Listen now.   Plus, join me for the ACTion Planning Workshop 2024 on January 22- It’s free through the end of the year, and your SOS Plan is...

There would be no Thanksgiving!  As we sail into the holiday season and reflect on our year, ask yourself what you are thankful for. Listen to my gratitude list and share yours this Thanksgiving to create abundant love, compassion, and gratitude toward others.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bonnie-bonadeo/message

Increasing your sales and creating excitement with your team and excellent client engagement is not too late. Listen now as I share from Halloween to the New Year Promotions and everything in between for fun, and market your business as a retail location. Let’s do this…. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bonnie-bonadeo/message

New research has shown that humanity is stuck in a grief cycle of depression and decision following the pandemic. I know this all too well as we struggle to return to what we had and then add on any other loss from 2020. We may feel broken! Today is the first anniversary of my mom and my dog's death (I wrote the story of that day in "One Day, Two Loves"; you can find it here in Women Standing Strong Together Volume II. Although I miss them very much, writing the story helped me heal along...

Today, we are looking at how difficult communications can be, what gets in the way, and how to separate whether it is a performance or behavior conversation. Why that matters and the impact if you don’t get it right. Plus, I am sharing my weekend with Sunlight Symposium 23 and my presentation “Mastering Effective Communications, How to Have a Great Team and Client Conversation Every Time. Want to find out more? Join me for Mindset and Strategy Online Live Workshop Oct 16th --- Send in...

So many expressions we use today are linked to boating and sailing.   Like man overboard, walk the plank and scuttle the ship. This would be where the crew intentionally undermined the captain to sink the ship.   Speaking in metaphors can create a lively conversation until I read a post that, in so many words, said it’s okay to start poaching other stylists in salons and to normalize this. I thought, my goodness, we were an industry scuttling our industry.  Listen now… --- Send...

What do High-Performance Habits mean to you?  My guest, Andrew Finkelstein, is a high-performance coach who shares the 6 Pillars or habits of high performance and how to stay connected with service from the heart!   Listen Now!  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bonnie-bonadeo/message

75%? 55%? 38%? 7%? What do all these numbers mean? Find out now as I share the truth about speaking and the opportunity to be a better speaker no matter your role, leader, stylist, Educator, influencer, teacher, or desire to be a better communicator. I got your ticket! You may want to have a voice and join me for some FB live sessions for Bold conversations. Listen now to get the deets! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bonnie-bonadeo/message

How often have you said yes to something you did not want to do? How many times do we put ourselves second or even third? Listen or watch episode 108 with my extraordinary guest, Brigette Sobus from Power and Joy Coaching Academy, as we take on Mindset Madness. Learning to say yes to you every time may mean saying no to others at times.  Brigette shares the NLP and Timeline Therapy approach to removing blocks that have kept us from being who we want to be, growing our business to the next...

What does it take to be successful in the beauty industry? My guest Vivienne Mackinder, known as the hairdressers- hairdresser, has the answers.  Listen now as we discuss the three things every stylist should do to succeed. How to always have the perfect consultation with your new and existing clients. Plus, which of the four archetypes are you when doing a consultation? Check out her education options and join her upcoming Masterclass now. --- Send in a voice message:...