Qnity Lightbulb Moments
For salon, spa, and beauty industry leaders who crave clarity, financial success, and real-world inspiration.
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Lightbulb Moments | Featuring Michelle Chandler, Schwarzkopf (opens the original)
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What if the biggest opportunity in the beauty industry isn't a new product, but paying closer attention to the professionals driving the industry?Michelle Chandler, General Manager of Schwarzkopf Professional, joins Tom to talk about what she's learned from years inside the salon community, from burnout and isolation to what real support actually looks like. She shares why innovation only matters when it solves a problem professionals are actually facing, how salons can help stylists master thei
Lightbulb Moments | Featuring Luke Carlson (opens the original)
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What Really Changes as a Business Scales 🤔What does it take to grow from one location to a national brand without losing the culture, customer experience, or clarity that made you successful in the first place?On this episode of Lightbulb Moments, Tom Kuhn sits down with Luke Carlson, Founder and CEO of Discover Strength, to talk about what really changes as a business scales.Luke shares lessons from growing Discover Strength across locations and state lines, including the systems that make scal
Lightbulb Moments Episode | Featuring Jason Altmire & Riley Burr (opens the original)
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Every generation gets handed the same advice: go to college, get a degree, land a stable job. What if the smartest career move today looks nothing like that?In this episode, Tom sits down with Jason Altmire and Riley Burr, co-authors of Trade Up, a new book on the changing value of higher education. Riley writes from a Gen Z perspective, exploring why so many young people are choosing skilled trades and hands-on careers over a traditional degree, cosmetology among them. Jason brings years of res
Lightbulb Moments | Featuring Susan Wos and Mary Beth Berns (opens the original)
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Succession Planning in the Beauty Industry: What Every Owner Needs to KnowIn this episode, host Tom Kuhn is joined by two powerhouse voices in beauty business transitions: Susan Wos, founder and principal broker of SalonSpa Connection, the only national brokerage dedicated exclusively to buying and selling salon, spa, and barbershop businesses, and Mary Beth Berns, 40-year industry veteran, former salon co-owner, and business coach helping beauty entrepreneurs move forward with clarity and confi
Lightbulb Moments | Featuring Tom Kuhn and Candice Gliatto (opens the original)
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This episode of Lightbulb Moments explores one of the hottest topics in the salon industry: stylist compensation. With conversation around uncapped commissions, 70% commission models, and bold claims about the future of pay, many salon owners have been looking for a balanced perspective. This episode brings data, experience, and context to the discussion.Drawing on experience through multiple compensation transitions, some highly successful and others that failed, as well as insights from three
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