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[ 00:00:05]Welcome to the Hair

Hustle Podcast. I'm Heather Podlesny, your salon coach dedicated to helping

stylists master the business side of beauty. Whether you're starting your

journey behind the chair or you're a seasoned pro looking to level up, this

podcast is for you. Each week we'll dive into the tips and tricks you need to

run a successful salon business with topics that will change the way you work

and earn. From budgeting hacks to help you keep more of what you make to time

management tips that will keep your schedule stress-free, and the strategies

for boosting your retail sales and nailing that next promotion. Get ready to

build your dream business without burning out. Together we'll cut through the

noise and get to the root of what makes your salon thrive.

[ 00:00:47] So grab your shears,

turn up the volume, and let's hustle. Hey, hey, welcome to the first episode of

the Hair Hustle Podcast. I am Heather Podlesny, your salon coach dedicated to

helping stylists master the business side of beauty. I'm so excited that you

are here today. So I want everyone to keep in mind and let's get episode one

kicked off so that you understand all of the podcasts, unless I've announced

differently, will be around 10 to 15 minutes because I know that our minds work

so quickly here in the beauty industry and we don't always have time to take in

an hour podcast, a two hour podcast, all of the things, and sometimes even a 30

minute. So my hope is to get in your ears for 10 to 15 minutes every week.

[ 00:01:31] So that could be your

commute in the car, taking your kids to school, anything like that. So let's

kick it off, get into episode one. I've got four hot tips on budgeting basics

for independent stylists today. And then I've even got one bonus. I feel like I

might have two bonuses, but we'll get into it. So bonus number one, not bonus

number one. Let's get into it. So let's get into it. So let's get into it.

Let's get into it. So let's get into it. So let's get into it. So let's get

into it. So let's get into it. So let's talk about the hot tip number one and

that's to track every dollar. Now I know so many of you try to track every

dollar and I know most of you know what's coming in and what's going out and

sort of like a, an ish version in your mind.

[ 00:02:14] So let's stop ishing

that. And sometimes tracking every single dollar is simply more about your time

and taking the time to do it. So my suggestion Simply pick a time. I understand

that if Friday's the last day of the week that you're working, do you really

want to do it on Friday night? Especially if you got one munchkin that is maybe

in some type of a sporting event, you got somebody that's in football, and

you're kind of like mom Uber driver as well as soon as Friday night kicks off.

I totally understand. So maybe that is Sunday night for 30 minutes. You're

going to be able to open up your Square, your Gloss Genius, whatever you're

using app. You're going to be able to see every dollar that you brought in, and

you're actually going to be able to write that down.

[ 00:03:01] So now we're going to

get also into a detailed version of what's going out, and that's also going to

be put into this 30 minutes, okay? We're going to do the same thing every

single week. So a couple of tools that can help you to figure out what's going

out are QuickBooks, and honestly, sometimes just a simple spreadsheet of

everything that went out that week,...