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The G Code

We help salon owners restructure their businesses to increase profit and grow their teams.

Podcast · By Heather Manuel · English · Official site

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Sep 24, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 24, 2026

    Why Your Salon Isn't Growing: It's Not Your Team, It's Your Focus (opens the original)

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    The thing quietly draining your salon business probably isn't what you think it is, and you've likely been too busy to notice. In this episode of The G Code, Heather sits down with Erin, Jessica, Amanda, and Sam to unpack what it really means to find and fix the leaks in your business. The conversation dives deep into the data points that actually move the needle, from team retention to new guest attrition, and why so many owners avoid looking at the numbers altogether. The group tackles the unc

  2. Episode · Sep 17, 2026

    Salon Owner Burnout: What It Actually Is and How to Get Out of the Cycle (opens the original)

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    The most dangerous place a business owner can live is the gap between how successful things look from the outside and how they actually feel on the inside. In this episode, Heather sits down with Professor Amanda and Sam to talk about what burnout actually looks like for salon owners, not the Instagram version, but the kind where you're gaining weight, getting physically sick in the mornings, and still telling yourself you just need to implement one more thing and everything will be fine. Amanda

  3. Episode · Sep 10, 2026

    Why Your Stylists Are Really Quitting (It's Not the Commission Split) (opens the original)

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    Most salon owners think their team is leaving because of pay. They're wrong. In this episode, PIP University breaks down the real reason commission and booth rent salon owners lose stylists, and it's rarely the number on the paycheck. It's a lack of clarity, a lack of vision, and an owner's unwillingness to sit in the discomfort of a hard conversation. If you've raised commission, sweetened your booth rent deal, and still watched good people walk, this is why. You'll learn why complaints that so

  4. Episode · Sep 3, 2026

    How Salon Owners Are Actually Using AI (opens the original)

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    Feeling like you're falling behind because you're not using AI enough? Heather sits down with the PIP University team, Sam, Professor Amanda, and Professor Mal to talk candidly about how salon owners are actually putting AI to work inside their businesses right now, from building SOPs and consultation systems to analyzing three years of KPI data in minutes. But this conversation doesn't stop at the shiny things AI can do. The team also gets honest about where AI can work against you, including h

  5. Episode · Jul 22, 2026

    The Wealth Ascension System: How Salon Owners Turn Profit Into Personal Wealth (opens the original)

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    What would you do if you built a million-dollar business and still only had eight cents in your bank account? In this episode of the G-Code, Heather sits down with Phil and Trish Calandra, co-founders of Tru Wealth Advisors and equity partners in a $10 billion firm, to talk about what it actually takes for salon owners and entrepreneurs to build real, lasting personal wealth. You'll learn why generating revenue in your business means nothing if you're not bridging it to your personal net worth,

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