MOTIVATING STYLISTS WITH A BONUS SYSTEM

Leaf Aveda Salon Spa owner Lori Sohu has been a stylist for 25 years. And for the past six years, she has owned her Brooksfield, Florida-based salon.

As an owner, growth in her business is a prime focus. So she tapped into her knowledge of stylists to develop a system of bonus levels for her employees.

“I need to keep everyone motivated, excited and hitting their benchmarks,” Sohu says. “That’s why I created this.”

The system focuses on retail, prebooking and upselling, and because of it, Sohu has seen her numbers grow over the past two years, with an increase of 47 percent in retail last year.

Read more at Aveda Means Business.