Free guide · The Christmas Edit

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The 5Christmas Cracks

that break your salon

I survived 20 salon Christmases so you don’t have to.

Inside: a 20-question test that scores your salon out of 100 and shows you exactly which crack December will hit first. Plus the fix for every one, ready to start this week.

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The 5 Christmas Cracks guide cover: a salon owner walking through her salon at Christmas
A busy salon floor in December with every chair full

Sound familiar

December doesn’t break your salon, it finds the cracks

It’s the second week of December. The book is full. The team is tired. Someone calls in sick on your busiest Saturday. Clients want things they weren’t booked in for. You’re redoing the roster at 11pm on a Sunday.

And in the back of your head, January is already coming. The quiet book. The wages that still need paying.

I did that for twenty Christmases. You don’t have to.

You’ll know you’ve got a crack if

01

Your team are already asking who’s working Christmas Eve.

02

December is full, but you haven’t looked at January yet.

03

You’re squeezing in every client who asks, then wondering why the money doesn’t add up.

04

Your growth plan for next year is “I’ll sort it in the new year.”

05

Last Christmas, you spent the first week of your break on the couch, out cold.

That’s not a busy problem. That’s a crack. So nothing changes.

December runs you, January bites, and next Christmas you’re right back here. Same cracks, just a year older.

“I’ve just had four weeks of the highest sales, best rebooking, and lowest wage bills I’ve EVER had.”
Leigh
Member post: refining the roster, white space dropping every day, an even stronger December ahead

The truth

It’s not a busy problem
It’s a cracks problem

Christmas doesn’t create new problems in your salon. It puts pressure on the ones you already have: your team, your book, your money, your January and you.

Find the crack before December does, and it becomes your best month instead of your hardest.

You don’t need to work harder this December. You need to know where you’ll break first.

Send me the 5 Cracks

What’s inside

5 cracks, one score out of 100

01

Your team

Get them on side before December tests them.

02

Your book

Fill it with the right appointments, not every appointment.

03

Your money

Why 200 clients at $200 beats 400 at $100.

04

Your January

Pre-book it now so January isn’t the quiet month.

05

You

You’re the golden goose. Rested, not recovering.

The Crack

What December does to your salon, and why.

The Test

4 yes or no questions per crack. Be honest.

The Fix

What to do about it, starting this week.

In 5 minutes, you’ll discover

Which crack December will hit first

Your score out of 100 shows you exactly where to start, so you stop guessing.

Why busy isn’t the same as ready

A full book can hide the very cracks that cost you January.

What a Christmas you actually enjoy looks like

A team still smiling, a January already booked, and you rested, not recovering.

2,458+ salon owners globally

have used us to pay themselves more, keep their best people and get off the floor.

“I no longer work behind the chair, and I only go into my salon 12 hours a week. It’s possible.”
Erika · Posh Salon and Boutique
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Sherri-Lee · Purvida
“We hit our biggest week of the entire year, over $20k. And our bounce-back offer is already boosting rebookings.”
Kelly · Vanilla Hair Parlour
Larissa Macleman, founder of Salon Owners Collective

I’m Larissa

I did twenty salon Christmases as a salon owner and stylist. Every Christmas Day I’d get to Mum’s, eat lunch and collapse on the couch. For about seven days.

I built an award-winning salon, won three Global Salon Business Awards, and since 2016 I’ve helped more than 2,458 salon owners step into the CEO seat.

This guide is everything I wish someone had handed me in October.

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December is coming either way, be ready for it

Score your salon out of 100, find your weakest crack, and fix it before the busiest month of the year finds it for you.

Inside the guide: the Your Team test page with 4 yes or no questions and a score out of 20
Member post: December bookings on target, memberships started, Black Friday retail offer brought in an extra $1,000