How to Know It’s Time to Raise Your Salon Prices & Handle a Waitlist

<p></p><p><strong>Beauty Bound Podcast | Andres Zertuche on Salon Truths, Product Diversion &amp; Going Independent</strong></p><p>Host Cristal Rubio sits down with Andres Zertuche, a San Antonio hair artist and owner of Upon Request Hair (@uponrequesthair). They talk about what the beauty industry is really like behind the chair.</p><p>Andres took an unusual path. He earned a business degree from UIW, then chased his real passion at the Aveda Institute. He worked as a clinical hair transplant assistant at Bosley. He did blowouts at Drybar. He survived the speed and pressure of corporate franchise salons. Now he runs his own suite.</p><p>In this episode, Cristal and Andres cover:</p><ul><li><strong>Product diversion.</strong> Why &quot;professional&quot; salon products sold at big-box stores and online are often expired, watered down, or tampered with. If you buy your salon products outside a licensed salon, you need to hear this.</li><li><strong>When to raise your prices.</strong> A full schedule and a waitlist are signs it&#39;s time. Raising prices isn&#39;t greedy. It keeps your business healthy and covers rising costs.</li><li><strong>Ending a partnership the right way.</strong> Not every business breakup is dramatic. Sometimes two people just grow in different directions. Andres shares how to split amicably and keep the relationship intact.</li><li><strong>Beating burnout.</strong> Corporate metrics and ranking boards can wear you down. Owning your own suite gives you creative freedom and real client connection.</li><li><strong>Advice for new stylists.</strong> Don&#39;t niche down too early. Learn it all. Study your color wheel. And remember: you own the outcome of every client in your chair.</li></ul><p>&quot;Everybody I see succeeding, that&#39;s my community, not my competition. If you&#39;re jealous and you want to be in a certain spot, get up and get to work.&quot; — Andres Zertuche</p><p>San Antonio video podcast production by Peachtree Rose Marketing.</p><p>#BeautyBoundPodcast #SanAntonioHair #UponRequestHair #SalonBusiness #IndependentStylist #ProductDiversion #HairstylistTips #SalonOwner #TexasStylist #BeautyIndustryTruths</p><p></p>