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Cohort 1

Lead the salon

Don’t let it lead you

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lead the salon,
don't let it
lead you.

eight live sessions. one intentional leadership experience. built for real salon environments.
how this works

one step.
at a time.

all dates are visible now. zoom access and the thought binder open the friday before each monday session.

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pre-work

leadership
dna

complete this before session one. this becomes your starting point for the work we'll do together.

this week

thought
binder.

session one

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diary dates

sessions

completion

certification
october 2026

certification issued at salon doc live event october 2026.

“"I finally feel like a leader, not just the person who owns the building. My team has shifted. Honestly, so have I.”

— Katie M

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“This changed how I show up every day. Less stress, better conversations, and a team that actually steps up.”

-Simon T

What's inside, and. leadership principles?

We use real situations from your salon, apply direct coaching, no theory, real life decisions made in the moment and. every session ends with:

  • action — what you’re doing

  • now — when it happens

  • different — what changes


01. Model the behaviour Stop expecting what you don’t demonstrate

02. Have a story Create direction your team actually feels

03. Enable your team to act Stop being the bottleneck

04. Remove obstacles Fix what’s slowing everything down

05. Encourage the heart Build energy, not silence

6. Retain and grow the right people Stop avoiding the conversations that matter

07. Your principles in your plan Follow through without chaos

08. Graduation celebration and how to make the principles live in your every day.

PLUS  leadership self-assessment (before + after)

pattern Spotting and action planning
Every session helps you track common themes, surface new insights, and choose your next steps clearly

real-time coaching and feedback  practical tools used immediately in your salon

“I didn’t need more ideas. I needed to lead differently. This gave me that.”  Alex B

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