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The Modern Hairstylist ™ Podcast
Teaching you how to grow your beauty business as a hairstylist or salon owner without the overwhelm by implementing modern strategies so you can reclaim time, freedom and energy from working behind the chair.
The Modern Hairstylist ™ Podcast
Why You NEED To Drop A Day Behind The Chair
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In this episode of The Modern Hairstylist Podcast, Hunter Donia and Jodie Brown tackle a topic Hunter feels strongly about: why every fully booked hairstylist needs to drop a day behind the chair, and how to do it without losing income.
Hunter gets real about the difference between being booked and busy versus actually growing, and why working two full time jobs (doing hair and running the business) is a recipe for burnout and stagnation. This episode breaks down exactly who is ready to take this step, who isn't yet, and the numbers that make it possible.
Key Takeaways:
⏰ You Are Working Two Full Time Jobs: Doing hair and running a business are each demanding enough to be a full time job on their own. Hunter explains why trying to do both, full time, leaves no room to actually grow, and why something has to give.
🚦 Not Everyone Is Ready For This Yet: If you have gaps in your schedule, Hunter is clear that you do not need a day off, you need to be using that open time to work on your business. The day off is a reward for being solidly booked, not a starting point.
📊 The Math Behind Working Less: Dropping a day means reducing supply, which means you need to know your numbers. Hunter walks through how to calculate what your average ticket needs to increase by in order to make the same money, or more, in fewer days.
🧠 Why This Transition Feels So Uncomfortable: The scarcity mindset that got you fully booked can make it hard to trust that you can take a day away from the chair. Hunter talks through why this mental shift is necessary as you grow into your next level.
🔒 Protect That Time Like It Is A Client: Once you get that day back, Hunter stresses treating it with the same accountability and structure as a day behind the chair, or it will get swallowed up by everything else.
Why You Should Listen: If you are fully booked and feel like you have no time to actually grow your business, this episode lays out exactly why that is happening and what to do about it. Hunter gives you the real numbers based approach to working less while making the same or more, so you can finally start working on your business instead of just in it.
