Episode 134
Premiere Orlando 2023 Recap & Takeaways! | Robert Hughes, Host + Stylist | Sammi Heffron, Marketing + Community Engagement | HairdresserStrong.com
Tune in to relive the premiereORLANDO 2023 Conference! We share our takeaways and expo floor interviews with your fellow beauty professionals on trending topics in the industry!
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KEY TAKEAWAYS:
Sessions we attended (for key takeaways from each, click here)
-- Destroy Bad Business (Destroy the Hairdresser)
-- How to Develop & Deliver a Benefits Package for Today's Salon (Nikki Le Trowbridge)
-- Marketing Your Way to More Money (Stephen J. Gomez)
-- Life Beyond the Chair (Knowledge by Niki)
-- Social Authority (Daniel Mason Jones)
Guest Co-host for Your Day Off Podcast (@Hairdustry)
-- Conventional pathways are not necessary to finding success in business.
-- Team building inside of booth rental salon with super short-term leases… as short as 1 or 2 weeks.
-- Maintain your flexibility to run your own business.
-- Building yourself up, despite the challenges that you have in life, is imperative
-- Stay focused on your goals
-- Only compete with the person you were yesterday, not with others
-- If you want to start a conference/hair show, start super small and grow until you are bursting at the seams, then change venue. Repeat…
-- Family and/or a strong support system are so important for success.
-- Family Rearing: Your kids are on your time; you do not have to give up your goals because you are worried your kid needs to have a strict schedule.
-- Drive and motivation only get you so far; hard work and consistency are imperative to accomplish your goals.
-- Make sure you love the social media game or the traveling if you pursue those avenues. You will not be successful unless you LOVE IT!
-- Find balance and enjoy your life in between the grind.
-- Make sure you love the social media game or the traveling if you pursue those avenues. You will not be successful unless you LOVE IT!
-- Being a trendsetter means looking within and being bold, and sharing with the world your ideas and creations…others will follow.
How do you say BaByliss?
-- We walked around the conference and asked people how they say it…don't forget to check out the video version here!
Expo Floor Interviews!
-- We asked your fellow beauty professional to answer a few questions on the most trending topic in the industry (Boundaries, Pricing, & Hustle Culture, and more) and there was a lot of variance!
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