It's no secret, I've been an independent stylist for more than half of my career. I've worked at both commission and booth rental salons. In the end, I really only ever felt like I fit in when I worked by myself or with an assistant in my Salon Suite. 

But things in a salon suite were kinda lonely. 

I always wished I had people around me who were ambitious and inspiring. 

I opened Lumiere House last year as an education & rental space that I could use as a corporate office also. 

A month or so ago I had an idea. 

What if I could create a space and build a team of independent stylists?

Fast forward to now and I am working toward just that. 

In this episode I will be sharing my vision, what I am doing to work toward that vision and where I am at currently. 

If you would like to see my salon's journey, Follow us on Instagram at www.instagram.com/lumiere.house

Or visit our website www.thelumierehouse.com

-Anonymous

Remember these 4 things and you will go places in your career:

1. Consistency beats talent
2. Consistency beats money
3. Consistency beats experience
4. Consistency beats fear

Now let's talk about it more in this episode. 

That is a question many stylists ask and I am here to help you find your first or next mentor. 

In this episode, I will give you my simple, step by step routine that will help you through your reel creation process. 

Instagram has been taken over with short videos and pictures have been completely pushed to the side. They have had less and less traction and reach on the social media giant we know and love. But with great change, comes great reward. 

Enjoy the episode!

Why do stylists struggle with burnout throughout their career? Why do they allow clients to schedule who aren't their dream client? Why don't we value our experience just as much as the client's?

In this episode I am going to break it down and give to heart to heart advice that you really need today.

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Now it's time to take a deeper look into your cancelation policy. The outline needs to be solid. That way there are no misunderstandings on the client side. 

This episode will help you iron out your cancelation policy's foundation.

Check out the episode I did on Phorest FM!

Kristen Lumiere on Navigating Sticky Situations & Breaking Up With Salon Clients

You have a client read and sign your cancelation policy, they schedule an appointment and then don't show up or cancel within the cancelation period (let's say they cancel 10 hours before their appointment). 

You notify them that their will be a cancelation fee (because they breached your policy). You tell them the fee and then…they aren't happy.

They give you pushback on your policy, now what do you do?

If this is something that has happened, or you are afraid of happening to you then you aren't alone (trust me, you are never alone). 

This episode is all about that sticky situation.

Check out the episode I did on Phorest FM!

Kristen Lumiere on Navigating Sticky Situations & Breaking Up With Salon Clients

You aren't alone. 

Stylists who own their own business have to face these types of situations. I know I have. 

This year I was prepared, and in this episode I am going to teach you exactly what you need to be doing so you can be prepared too. 

Ambition is my middle name, and this is how I keep that fire alive.

Part 2 of 2. 

Ambition is my middle name, and this is how I keep that fire alive.

Part 1 of 2. 

This is a technical episode that will focus on struggles as a colorist. At the end, you will feel much lighter!

I was asked recently what my best advice for cosmo students would be. In this episode, I'm going to give it. 

I was asked recently what my best advice for cosmo students would be. In this episode, I'm going to give it.

There are so many different options when it comes to posting your content. Should you post a Reel? Story? Carousel? Picture? IGTV? Other?

The list goes on and on, and in this episode, I am going to share with you what I do and what does really well in the IG Algorithm.

What we all can agree on is that every person has a different definition of work-life balance and how it applies to them. Some people see it as a 50/50 split. Some see it as imbalanced. 

How do you see it? 

In this episode I am going to share the way I see work-life balance and what I do to achieve it.

Seem scary? It totally is...

However, you can still have made these mistakes and fix them without ruining all the hard work you have put into your business. 

The system used in my business and that I talk about in this episode increased my profit and pay over 25%.

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These apps allow me to run my business fully from the client side, the financial aspects and marketing too. 

In this episode I will share those 4 apps I believe you should give a try too!

The 4 Apps I can't live without:

1. Vagaro
2. Canva
3. SplitPic
4. VSCO

In this episode I will go over the exact process I used to switch from booking 6+ months in advance, to only opening my schedule 6 weeks for clients to book online. 

This was a no touch system on my side so i could free up 4+ hours of my time each week and dedicate it to other areas of my business (or life), that needed more attention. 

“I can’t stand online booking because my clients never schedule the right services!”

Or, “I can’t give up control of my schedule, how do I know I will make enough money?”

Maybe even something along the lines of, “Online booking will be more trouble than it’s worth.” All of those things and more are 100% true if you don’t have the right systems in place so clients book the correct services. 

Online booking will eliminate your receptionist work and help you focus on the party of your business that build a profit and give you financial freedom. 

In this episode I go over my exact process for how I ran my online booking.

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Revive waitlist: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5fb2a8e61cb5fe42588d7119

As a stylist, I felt like I would really have made it if I was booked out 'x' amount of months in advance. When I reached that goal and was booked out 6+ months solid, I felt everything but that. 

Instead, I was left feeling like a slave to my schedule. Like I couldn't spontaneously live my life. 

Tired of the complete overwhelmed and anxiety...I stopped pre-booking completely and it changed my life. In this episode you will connect with the reasons why I stopped pre-booking.

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