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Overcoming Burnout and Anxiety

Overcoming Burnout and Anxiety

"Burnout is nature's way of telling you to take a break." Jon Gonzales Building and growing a hairdressing career or owning a salon/spa business can be daunting. Balancing your personal, professional and financial development is a challenging journey that can cause a series of peaks and balances that will from time to time cause burnout. Our current Corona Virus is certainly a concern for all of us. Instead of worrying and eventual burnout, use this idle time to start developing a passion for self improvement [Click here to read full article...]

hcds4you342020-04-03T13:25:11-07:00April 5th, 2020|

Overcoming Business Challenges

Overcoming Business Challenges

"Persistence will give you the power to prevail over all problems and obstacles." As a salon owner, you will experience many challenges and obstacles as you compete in a very competitive and changing business environment in 2020. Avoiding staff turnover, combating rising business costs, staff retention, client retention, combating salon gossip, owner burnout, increasing salon traffic cost effectively, improved profitability, finding quality hairdressers, new minimum and overtime labor laws, to name a few of the challenges salon owners face daily. Working 10-12 hours behind the [Click here to read full article...]

hcds4you342020-02-23T08:09:56-08:00February 23rd, 2020|

Time Management for Salon Owners

Time Management for Salon Owners

Time is Money --- Jon Gonzales Do you manage time, or does time manage you? Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed due to lack of time? Get the feeling there is never enough time between business and your family? Don’t feel bad, this is just one of the many challenges of owning your own business. In today’s competitive economy, salon owners must wear many hats. Working salon owner, human resource expert, advertising and marketing expert, bookkeeper, mentor, leader, business person, educator, referee, manage people, working long [Click here to read full article...]

hcds4you342020-02-15T14:58:07-08:00February 16th, 2020|

My Wish List for 2020

My Wish List for 2020

My Wish List for 2020 As we enter a new year, it is my wish that we as professionals take back our profession and our salons and a higher standard of living for salon owners, hairdressers, and beauty professionals. Unfortunately as a profession, we have not adapted to the many challenges and changes we face in the beauty profession. Many of our salons are failing, many more are struggling unnecessarily. Sadly many of our hairdressers are struggling to make a decent living. Until we [Click here to read full article...]

hcds4you342022-04-12T08:40:36-07:00January 5th, 2020|

Your Journey to Success (Part 2)

Last week we reviewed the characteristics of successful people, figuring out together why certain people tend to stand above the crowd. Now that's all mapped out, we continue our journey to success by learning from their triumphs. Like last week, I urge you to follow these guidelines within yourself every day to unleash your inner power. You and only you have the power to be as successful as you want to be. Follow these guidelines with an open mind: Professional Appearance --- are we are [Click here to read full article...]

hcds4you342018-07-22T10:59:26-07:00July 29th, 2018|

Your Journey to Success (Part 1)

Over the years I’ve made it a point to observe why some people make it big while others just get by. What personal characteristics set them above the crowd? I finally figured it out: they all seemed to have true grit, that fierce determination to succeed. I want to share some of my findings, so you too can obtain the same passion it takes to succeed. This is part one of my journey to success series, where I show you the key personal growth characteristics [Click here to read full article...]

hcds4you342018-07-22T10:45:39-07:00July 22nd, 2018|

Happy Mother’s Day!

"To the world you might be one person, but to one person you might be the world." -- Anonymous This message is dedicated to all the mothers who work in the beauty profession. As a hairdresser, educator, and salon owner, I certainly understand the sacrifices you make daily in trying to earn a better living for yourself and your families. Trying to be a wife, a mother, or a single mother working to help yourself and family to a better life is truly inspiring to [Click here to read full article...]

hcds4you342018-05-12T11:07:28-07:00May 13th, 2018|

You’re Graduating from Beauty School! Now What?

You’re Graduating from Beauty School! Now What?

“You're graduating from beauty school — now what?” Congratulations for choosing a career in the beauty profession as your chosen profession. You have chosen a profession that offers unlimited opportunities provided you know what it takes and have what it takes to be a winner in a profession that can be fulfilling, challenging and potentially financially rewarding. As you proceed with your school education you need to ask this question, now what? what is your next step? Sadly many new beginners fail to maximize their [Click here to read full article...]

hcds4you342017-10-29T13:16:52-07:00October 29th, 2017|

Business Mistakes Salon Owners Must Avoid

Business Mistakes Salon Owners Must Avoid

Some of the best lessons we learn, we learn from our mistakes and failures.These are some of the business mistakes we must avoid if we are to grow a profitable business Unfortunately, learning by trial and error in today's competitive and changing business environment is just too costly. The beauty industry is rapidly changing. Business costs continue to rise, it seems like it is getting more difficult to find quality hairdressers, we face an economy that is struggling, staff turnover, price and commission wars, and [Click here to read full article...]

hcds4you342022-04-12T11:06:48-07:00June 4th, 2017|

How to Find and Keep Top Talent

“Time spent hiring peak performers will be a great investment and time well spent.” – Jon Gonzales Finding and keeping top talent is a key component to building and keeping your championship team. As I travel throughout the United States and Canada presenting my business seminars to salon owners and managers, one of the top questions I am asked over and over by salon owners; how do I find quality hairdressers? Why is it so difficult to find talent who truly have a passion about [Click here to read full article...]

hcds4you342017-02-05T11:40:15-08:00February 5th, 2017|

Techniques to relax from a long and stressful week at the office

Techniques to relax from a long and stressful week at the office

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hcds4you342016-08-17T15:45:15-07:00August 17th, 2016|

A beginners guide to aromatherpy and basic scents

A beginners guide to aromatherpy and basic scents

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hcds4you342016-08-17T15:44:55-07:00August 17th, 2016|

Is hydrotherapy any more effective than a long relaxing bath?

Is hydrotherapy any more effective than a long relaxing bath?

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hcds4you342016-08-17T15:44:33-07:00August 17th, 2016|

Are holidays quite as relaxing as we are led to believe?

Are holidays quite as relaxing as we are led to believe?

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hcds4you342016-08-17T15:43:42-07:00August 17th, 2016|

Why everybody should consider taking longer baths

Why everybody should consider taking longer baths

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hcds4you342016-08-17T15:43:15-07:00August 17th, 2016|

New Oil Treatments Available

New Oil Treatments Available

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hcds4you342016-08-17T10:31:41-07:00August 17th, 2016|

Balancing Your Life and Business

“Tomorrow will be a better day if we begin today to improve it” Salon owners, do you sometimes feel overwhelmed by the pressures and challenges of owning your own business? Are you combating burnout? Is your business affecting your personal life? Is stress affecting your health? Do you manage your business or does your business manage you. Do you manage your staff or do they manage you? I think you know what I’m talking about. I’m sure everything that has happened to you has happened [Click here to read full article...]

hcds4you342016-11-28T10:13:46-08:00March 13th, 2016|

My 2019 Wish List for Hairdressers

” If we are to raise the standard of living for hairdressers,then we must raise our standard of educational excellence.” – Jon Gonzales Last week I created a wish list for salon owners in an effort to help them become better business men and women. There ability to develop strong leadership skills and become astute business men and women,will benefit our hairdressers personally, professionally,and financially. I also want to help salon owners bridge the gap between management and staff,so we could better understand and communicate [Click here to read full article...]

hcds4you342021-09-30T11:59:03-07:00April 8th, 2014|

Keys to Improving Staff Performance and Productivity

Written by Jon on August 25, 2013 – 12:00 pm - “I do not believe hairdressers perform poorly on purpose;they just have not been properly educated.” Jon Gonzales Assuming that you have taken the time to hire the right people who share your vision, goals, and educational concepts; your next step to improving your salon’s greatest asset will be in educating and leading your staff to higher levels of performance and productivity. This will require strong leadership skills on your part as leader,mentor, and coach [Click here to read full article...]

hcds4you342014-05-22T23:40:54-07:00April 8th, 2014|

Five Tips for Improving Staff Performance

"The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team." John Wooden Five Tips for Improving Staff Performance One of the biggest challenges of owning a hair/spa salon business is improving staff performance and productivity. It starts with the owner. Excellence does start at the top. Before you can manage others you must be able to manage yourself if you want to earn the trust and respect of your team. Managing people who share your vision and goals can be daunting. The question [Click here to read full article...]

hcds4you342022-04-12T09:08:59-07:00April 15th, 2011|

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