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Salon Rising: The Podcast. Real conversations for Australian salon owners
Salon Rising: The Podcast is a fortnightly Australian podcast for salon owners. Hosted by Jen Veivers, a salon owner with thirty years in hairdressing, and Samara Scott-Hunter, owner of La Sorella since 2008. Real conversations about money, hiring, staff culture, retention, and the parts of running a salon nobody else talks about.
What is Salon Rising: The Podcast about?
Salon Rising: The Podcast is a fortnightly Australian podcast for salon owners. Hosted by Jen Veivers, a salon owner with thirty years in hairdressing, and Samara Scott-Hunter, owner of La Sorella since 2008. Real conversations about money, hiring, staff culture, retention, and the parts of running a salon nobody else in the industry talks about.
Who hosts it?
Salon Rising: The Podcast is hosted by Jen Veivers and Samara Scott-Hunter, both working Australian salon owners. Episodes are real conversations between them, plus interviews with people from the Australian salon industry including Peter McDonald, CEO of Kevin Murphy, Tiana Baxter, Sara Briscoe, and dozens of other salon owners and operators.
Where can I listen?
Listen free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or directly from this page. New full episodes land every second Monday, with shorter Mini Moments on the alternate weeks. No subscription needed. There are more than 100 episodes in the catalogue to work through.
What topics does the podcast cover?
Salon Rising: The Podcast covers salon finance and pricing, hiring and staff culture, client retention, marketing and growth, salon owner mindset, and running a solo salon. Each episode is a real conversation about running a hair, beauty, or skin salon in Australia, not advice talked at the listener.
Salon Finance & Pricing
Making money, setting prices, and finally taking some home.
Salon Staff & Culture
Hiring, keeping good people, and building a team that stays.
Salon Client Retention
Why clients leave, and how to get them rebooking.
Salon Marketing & Growth
Getting found, getting booked, and growing on purpose.
Salon Owner Mindset
The mental side of owning a salon nobody warns you about.
Solo Salon Owner
Going solo, staying solo, and thriving on your own.
Recent episodes
The latest from Salon Rising: The Podcast. New full episodes every second Monday, Mini Moments in between.
14 New Clients a Week and How She Got Them
Tegan from Moosh joins Jen on the marketing question every salon owner is quietly stressing about.
The Salon I Always Wanted Was Smaller Than I Thought
Sometimes the dream you were chasing is not the one you needed. Tegan from Moosh on rightsizing.
Your Salon Software Is Not Working as Hard as You Are
Sherri from Timely on the booking system you set up once and never touched again.
Permission to Be Exactly Where You Are
Sam and Jen pull back the curtain on comparison, and the quiet pressure to be further along.
The Client Retention Conversation You Need to Hear
Sara Briscoe on what retention really means, beyond rebooking rates and revenue.
The Answer Was Always Connection
Brooke from Paper Rokk on the thing that mattered most, hiding in plain sight the whole time.
Stop Overlooking the Community You Already Have
Sherri from Timely on the network already in your chairs that most owners barely touch.
Building the Dream While Running the Business
Sara Briscoe on the calm that only comes after years in the trenches.
The Real Secret to Keeping Great Staff
Abbe on staff retention, the conversation every salon is having right now.
There Are No Secrets. Just Hard Work
Sam Mangan on the truth nobody wants: no club, no shortcut, just the work.
The Power of Knowing Your Why and Purpose
When the business feels heavy, the problem is often misalignment, not the workload.
When Your Hardest Season Builds the Strongest Version of You
Abbe from Koko Cosmetica on the season that became the foundation for everything after.
Want more than the listen?
The podcast is where it starts. Join our tribe and we will land the real, practical stuff straight in your inbox. And when you are ready to do the work properly, The Rising Method is the course built on everything Samara has learned running a salon since 2008.
