Episode #16: Salon Leadership with Leanna Villanueva

02/03/23 • 18 min

Ready to take the plunge? In this episode, join us as we follow Leanna on her daring move from one bustling salon to an even bigger one in another city. With her wealth of experience as a leader and a team that’s already achieved great success, find out how she keeps everyone motivated and drives them to even greater heights!

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The Chair-apist - Episode #16: Salon Leadership with Leanna Villanueva

Transcript

Cameron [00:00:14] Welcome back to another episode of The Chair Episode. This is the New Year, and you were actually my first interview for the New Year, Leanna!

Leanna [00:00:23] I'm so excited. Thank you.

Cameron [00:00:25] And yeah, happy to have you on. So Leanna was the owner of a salon, a very successful salon in our area called Catwalk Salon. And now she is the owner of Halo Salon. And remind me where you're located. Are