Episode
There’s No Stylist Shortage… Why Nobody’s Applying to Your Salon
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- Salon Owners Collective
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- May 17, 2026
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- 1248
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Summary
You've said it. Your fellow salon owners have said it. The industry has been nodding along for two years now: "There's just no one out there." It's time to stop agreeing with that story. Because it's not true. And it's costing you far more than an empty column. JOIN THE LIVE WORKSHOP WITH LARISSA MACLEMAN: The Always-Recruiting Salon Playbook | Tuesday 26 May ✨ Auckland: 1 PM | Sydney: 11 AM | *Los Angeles: 6 PM * previous day* Walk away with a custom audit of why you're not getting applications right now ✓ , a real working recruitment ad ✓, and an Always-Recruiting plan mapped out for your salon. ✓ So you'll never have an empty chair again. 💪✨ Click here to join the workshop. Spots are limited. In this episode, Larissa shares the conversation she's been needing to have for the last 12 months. The stylist shortage isn't a market problem. It's a salon problem - specifically, a brand problem. What you'll discover in this episode: Why around 75% of stylists who are passively open to moving salons right now aren’t landing in your inbox The real cost of panic-hiring the wrong person - and why the number will stop you cold What five-star stylists are actually looking for before they ever hit apply Why your salon could have an extraordinary culture and still be invisible to the people you want most The moment that changed how Larissa thought about recruitment forever - and what she did next This episode is for the salon owner who has posted an ad and gotten silence. Who has gone back to full-time on the floor. Who is covering a column they can't fill and feeling the resentment building. The right stylists are out there. They're just not choosing you yet. Hit play to find out why FREE STRATEGY CALL: Ready to build a full strategy for y…