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We love the pro beauty industry and bringing our listeners new episodes on relevant topics every week. If you’d like to support Outgrowth in our mission to grow together, you can become a patron of our podcast! Starting at $5, you can select your level of monthly support. Visit http://bit.ly/OutgrowthPatron to sign up – you can cancel anytime.

Selling gift cards or certificates during this holiday season? What happens to outstanding gift cards if your business closes? What you don’t know about the restrictions on expiration dates and the disclosure requirements may surprise you. In our discussion with attorney Amy Toepper of Legal In A Box, we discover the important legal considerations, and potential liabilities, for business owners. Originally published Dec 7, 2020.ResourcesNCSL Gift Cards and Gift Certificates Statutes and LegislationHighlights of the federal Credit CARD Act of 2009 Gift Card Laws: An Interactive State-by-State GuideAMT Law - Expert legal advice from Amy Toepper and her teamLegal In A Box -  Business documents and connections to attorneys in your state-----------Please subscribe, rate, and review Outgrowth on your favorite podcast platform to help us reach more listeners like you!----------Visit our website:Outgrowth: A Slice of Pro BeautyFind us on Social Media:Instagram & Facebook & TwitterWe want to hear from you!Email us at [email protected] note from the hosts: While we make every effort to provide current and factual information in this podcast, we are not lawyers or accountants. Information contained in this podcast should not be viewed as a substitute for legal or tax advice. We always recommend you seek professional legal and financial advice where required.AFFILIATE DISCLAIMEROutgrowth provides links to information and other resources, including brands, products, and services, for your convenience. Some qualify as affiliate links when they result in compensation to Outgrowth.----------Edited for length and clarity.We love the pro beauty industry and bringing our listeners new episodes on relevant topics every week. If you’d like to support Outgrowth in our mission to grow together, you can become a patron of our podcast! Starting at $5, you can select your level of monthly support. Visit http://bit.ly/OutgrowthPatron to sign up – you can cancel anytime.

Exchanging gifts with clients for the holidays? Is it better to give, receive, or neither? Should beauty pros spend money on client gifts, or can we find a better way to express our appreciation? We discuss the challenges of client gifting in salons just in time to do something about it.----------Please subscribe, rate, and review Outgrowth on your favorite podcast platform to help us reach more listeners like you!----------Visit our website: Outgrowth: A Slice of Pro BeautyFind us on Social Media:Instagram & Facebook & TwitterWe want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] note from your hosts: While we make every effort to provide current and factual information in this podcast, we are not lawyers or accountants. Information contained in this podcast should not be viewed as a substitute for legal or tax advice. We always recommend you seek professional legal and financial advice where required.AFFILIATE DISCLAIMEROutgrowth provides links to information and other resources, including brands, products, and services, for your convenience. Some qualify as affiliate links when they result in compensation to Outgrowth.----------Edited for length and clarity.We love the pro beauty industry and bringing our listeners new episodes on relevant topics every week. If you’d like to support Outgrowth in our mission to grow together, you can become a patron of our podcast! Starting at $5, you can select your level of monthly support. Visit http://bit.ly/OutgrowthPatron to sign up – you can cancel anytime.

How do you cope during the holiday season as a beauty pro? The increased demands on us can be stressful as we try to accommodate all of our clients and the requests from new ones. To prepare in advance, we offer tips to manage client expectations, control our schedules, and minimize the disruptions to our lives.Resources:What You Need to Know to Sell Gift CardsWhat We Are All Feeing: Processing 2020----------Please subscribe, rate, and review Outgrowth on your favorite podcast platform to help us reach more listeners like you!----------Visit our website: Outgrowth: A Slice of Pro BeautyFind us on Social Media:Instagram & Facebook & TwitterWe want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] note from your hosts: While we make every effort to provide current and factual information in this podcast, we are not lawyers or accountants. Information contained in this podcast should not be viewed as a substitute for legal or tax advice. We always recommend you seek professional legal and financial advice where required.AFFILIATE DISCLAIMEROutgrowth provides links to information and other resources, including brands, products, and services, for your convenience. Some qualify as affiliate links when they result in compensation to Outgrowth.----------Edited for length and clarity.We love the pro beauty industry and bringing our listeners new episodes on relevant topics every week. If you’d like to support Outgrowth in our mission to grow together, you can become a patron of our podcast! Starting at $5, you can select your level of monthly support. Visit http://bit.ly/OutgrowthPatron to sign up – you can cancel anytime.

Did Premiere Orlando bring the beauty community together as promised? From our perspective as independent educators, this year’s show did not disappoint. We discuss our favorite moments from the busy weekend and what gives us hope for next year’s in-person events.Resources:Premiere Shows5 Must-Do Things at a Beauty Show (Besides Shop)----------Please subscribe, rate, and review Outgrowth on your favorite podcast platform to help us reach more listeners like you!----------Visit our website: Outgrowth: A Slice of Pro BeautyFind us on Social Media:Instagram & Facebook & TwitterWe want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] note from your hosts: While we make every effort to provide current and factual information in this podcast, we are not lawyers or accountants. Information contained in this podcast should not be viewed as a substitute for legal or tax advice. We always recommend you seek professional legal and financial advice where required.AFFILIATE DISCLAIMEROutgrowth provides links to information and other resources, including brands, products, and services, for your convenience. Some qualify as affiliate links when they result in compensation to Outgrowth.----------Edited for length and clarity.We love the pro beauty industry and bringing our listeners new episodes on relevant topics every week. If you’d like to support Outgrowth in our mission to grow together, you can become a patron of our podcast! Starting at $5, you can select your level of monthly support. Visit http://bit.ly/OutgrowthPatron to sign up – you can cancel anytime.

Without SB 803, there would be no state board, no licenses and no regulation of beauty in California. Now that SB 803 has been signed, we’re relieved and excited. After spending months tracking, discussing and advocating for the continued regulation of beauty pros, we review what’s in the final version of the bill and how it may be implemented once it goes into effect on January 1, 2022.Resources:California's SB 803 Bill TextSB 803 A Signature AwayBBC AnnouncementDCA StatisticsTaking Sides on SB 803The Latest on SB 803The Most Important Bill in the Beauty IndustryImpractical ExamBeauty School Cop-Out: How Our Education Has Failed UsConsider the Source----------Please subscribe, rate, and review Outgrowth on your favorite podcast platform to help us reach more listeners like you!----------Visit our website: Outgrowth: A Slice of Pro BeautyFind us on Social Media:Instagram & Facebook & TwitterWe want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] note from your hosts: While we make every effort to provide current and factual information in this podcast, we are not lawyers or accountants. Information contained in this podcast should not be viewed as a substitute for legal or tax advice. We always recommend you seek professional legal and financial advice where required.AFFILIATE DISCLAIMEROutgrowth provides links to information and other resources, including brands, products, and services, for your convenience. Some qualify as affiliate links when they result in compensation to Outgrowth.----------Edited for length and clarity.We love the pro beauty industry and bringing our listeners new episodes on relevant topics every week. If you’d like to support Outgrowth in our mission to grow together, you can become a patron of our podcast! Starting at $5, you can select your level of monthly support. Visit http://bit.ly/OutgrowthPatron to sign up – you can cancel anytime.

Tipping is an ingrained practice in the beauty industry, but should we expect tips and do we really need them? Why does tipping have to be so awkward and complicated? We discuss the role of tips in our industry, the troubling history of the practice, and whether we should rely on tips to earn a living as a licensed beauty professional.Resources:Tip Recordkeeping and Reporting (Internal Revenue Service)The Racist History Behind America's Tipping CultureWorking People Shouldn't Have to Rely on Tips for a LivingHow Working for Tips Fosters Sexual HarrassmentMinimum Wage Tracker (Economic Policy Institute)Government Affairs: Get InvolvedMoney Matters: Accountant AnswersFICA Tax Tip Fairness (Professional Beauty Association)Shriver Center on Poverty Law----------Please subscribe, rate, and review Outgrowth on your favorite podcast platform to help us reach more listeners like you!----------Visit our website: Outgrowth: A Slice of Pro BeautyFind us on Social Media:Instagram & Facebook & TwitterWe want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] note from your hosts: While we make every effort to provide current and factual information in this podcast, we are not lawyers or accountants. Information contained in this podcast should not be viewed as a substitute for legal or tax advice. We always recommend you seek professional legal and financial advice where required.AFFILIATE DISCLAIMEROutgrowth provides links to information and other resources, including brands, products, and services, for your convenience. Some qualify as affiliate links when they result in compensation to Outgrowth.----------Edited for length and clarity.We love the pro beauty industry and bringing our listeners new episodes on relevant topics every week. If you’d like to support Outgrowth in our mission to grow together, you can become a patron of our podcast! Starting at $5, you can select your level of monthly support. Visit http://bit.ly/OutgrowthPatron to sign up – you can cancel anytime.

What’s your process for creating and posting social content? Overwhelmed by all the options available? A brand new service specifically for beauty pros, Social Content Club streamlines the content creation process by delivering fully customizable Canva templates into your inbox that inspire your creativity and save you time.Resources:Social Content ClubAshley the Coach  (Instagram)The Best Free Hidden Canva Tools for Salon ProsCanvaPlanoloyLater----------Please subscribe, rate, and review Outgrowth on your favorite podcast platform to help us reach more listeners like you!----------Visit our website: Outgrowth: A Slice of Pro BeautyFind us on Social Media:Instagram & Facebook & TwitterWe want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] note from your hosts: While we make every effort to provide current and factual information in this podcast, we are not lawyers or accountants. Information contained in this podcast should not be viewed as a substitute for legal or tax advice. We always recommend you seek professional legal and financial advice where required.AFFILIATE DISCLAIMEROutgrowth provides links to information and other resources, including brands, products, and services, for your convenience. Some qualify as affiliate links when they result in compensation to Outgrowth.----------Edited for length and clarity.Outgrowth is coming to Premiere Orlando, October 17-18, 2021!Visit outgrowthpodcast.com/premiere for info on dates, times, and class locations. We love the pro beauty industry and bringing our listeners new episodes on relevant topics every week. If you’d like to support Outgrowth in our mission to grow together, you can become a patron of our podcast! Starting at $5, you can select your level of monthly support. Visit http://bit.ly/OutgrowthPatron to sign up – you can cancel anytime.

What career advice would have helped you while attending beauty school? Between developing their technical skills and preparing for a licensing exam, students have their hands full. We’re offering our best advice for future professionals, and reminding ourselves to follow it now as we pursue our individual paths in the beauty industry.Resources:Consider the SourceBeauty School Cop-Out: How Our Education Has Failed UsFilling the Leadership Void: A Call to Action----------Please subscribe, rate, and review Outgrowth on your favorite podcast platform to help us reach more listeners like you!----------Visit our website: Outgrowth: A Slice of Pro BeautyFind us on Social Media:Instagram & Facebook & TwitterWe want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] note from your hosts: While we make every effort to provide current and factual information in this podcast, we are not lawyers or accountants. Information contained in this podcast should not be viewed as a substitute for legal or tax advice. We always recommend you seek professional legal and financial advice where required.AFFILIATE DISCLAIMEROutgrowth provides links to information and other resources, including brands, products, and services, for your convenience. Some qualify as affiliate links when they result in compensation to Outgrowth.----------Edited for length and clarity.We love the pro beauty industry and bringing our listeners new episodes on relevant topics every week. If you’d like to support Outgrowth in our mission to grow together, you can become a patron of our podcast! Starting at $5, you can select your level of monthly support. Visit http://bit.ly/OutgrowthPatron to sign up – you can cancel anytime.

How useful is the advice to “charge your worth?” What purpose does it serve for beauty pros pricing their services, or for employees negotiating compensation with a salon owner? We tackle this tired suggestion for how it appeals to our emotions and sense of importance, rather than gives direction on how to use actual numbers to calculate the value of our work.Resources:Pricing for Safety: What Can You Afford?Outgrowth - Pricing Basics: Product Cost Per Service (CPS)This Ugly Beauty Business - The Salon Service Pricing Toolkit by Tina Alberino----------Please subscribe, rate, and review Outgrowth on your favorite podcast platform to help us reach more listeners like you!----------Visit our website: Outgrowth: A Slice of Pro BeautyFind us on Social Media:Instagram & Facebook & TwitterWe want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] note from your hosts: While we make every effort to provide current and factual information in this podcast, we are not lawyers or accountants. Information contained in this podcast should not be viewed as a substitute for legal or tax advice. We always recommend you seek professional legal and financial advice where required.AFFILIATE DISCLAIMEROutgrowth provides links to information and other resources, including brands, products, and services, for your convenience. Some qualify as affiliate links when they result in compensation to Outgrowth.----------Edited for length and clarity.We love the pro beauty industry and bringing our listeners new episodes on relevant topics every week. If you’d like to support Outgrowth in our mission to grow together, you can become a patron of our podcast! Starting at $5, you can select your level of monthly support. Visit http://bit.ly/OutgrowthPatron to sign up – you can cancel anytime.