Episode 29

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28th Feb 2022

SALON INDUSTRY AWARDS - HOW TO CREATE AN AWARD WINNING APPLICATION

Entering and winning awards is a fantastic way to get your business or your skills noticed.  From mobile solopreneurs through to top end destination spas everyone wants to be seen as the best in their specialty. 

How do they do it though?  A huge part is in the initial application and in this episode I am giving you a guide to how to put together the best application possible.  Your application is the only thing between you getting shortlisted to finalist or not, so getting it right is imperative. 

I've entered and been shortlisted many times as well as winning a few along the way, I now judge for 2 of the industry's biggest award schemes and so know what it takes to make it to the top of the pile.

Answering the questions in a clear, concise, honest and powerful way will give you the best opportunity of getting through and having the possibility of winning. 

Being a finalist is marketing heaven for your business so follow the pointers in the episode to get you started on the right foot.

Head over to my website to find my free guides and join the Inspiring Salon Professionals world

 



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Inspiring Salon Professionals
The Podcast to Help Salon Professionals Grow Careers & Businesses
Welcome to Inspiring Salon Professionals, the Podcast that allows every salon professional, whether new or experience, to level up, build their business and career and reach for their dreams.

Inspiring Salon Professionals is a blend of host, Sue Davies, covering different topical subjects within the salon industry and interviews with salon owners, industry leaders and other professionals that can share their knowledge and experience on practical skills, business skills and creating a client welcoming space. Some of the areas the podcast will cover are: * Career Development * Mindset * Recruitment and Job Hunting * Inspirational Stories from Experienced Salon Professionals & Owners * Sales & Marketing * Client Experience * Building a Brand * Salon Development * Designing your Workspace * How to Start a Salon Business The podcast covers subjects from the beginning of your career to becoming an award winning business owner and everything in between. Sue Davies is an award winning salon owner and industry professional who has been in the salon industry for 20 plus years and has qualifications in nails, beauty, holistic therapies and the mind changing Control System, as well as an educator and assessor. She has gone from a home/mobile worker to self employed salon based, back home to a purpose built salon cabin and onto salon and academy ownership. Since 2005 Sue has held a few other roles along the way in trade association management, national nail competition management, judging internationally and nationally for practical nail competitions and business categories within the Scratch Stars awards system. Sue has spoken at Professional Beauty events on career development and the journey from mobile/home salon to salon owner and how to make the leap. Between 2020 and 2022 Sue was a co-founder and Deputy Chair of The Federation of Nail Professionals. In 2022 she sold her successful and award winning salon, Gorgeous Nail & Beauty Emporium in Bexley, Kent so she can take new directions within the industry.

In 2023 Sue became co-creator and founder of Salon Education Journal, as Editorial Director. SEJ was an innovative and collaborative education publication with a heavy lean into creating successful salon businesses and academies which was part of a business partnership that has now disbanded.

Sue's current business is Inspiring Business Excellence, of which the ISP podcast is part, which offers business mentoring, client journey/experience guidance and audits as well as helping business owners impactfully address their limiting beliefs with the Control System to make rapid change in confidence, anxiety, overwhelm, and many other mindset challenges. Find out more at www.sue-davies.com.

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