August
August 3 & 4
100% Free 7:00 PM ET each night
This week's training
The Income Ceiling Method
- Night one · August 3Part one, live
- Night two · August 4Part two, live
- VIP build · August 6Your full 30-day plan
Free live training for salon pros
You didn't get behind the chair to survive.
Salon owners and stylists with full, profitable chairs didn't just work harder. They learned how to create demand, keep every guest they earn, and price their time like it's worth something. Karen Hardee teaches all three, live, in free weekly trainings.
2 nightsFree and live at 7 PM ET
39 yrsKaren behind the chair
97%Client loyalty rate
$0No credit card, no catch
A live training, not a rerun
Every week teaches something new. Miss it live, miss it for good.
Each date below is its own live training with its own topic, not a repeat of the last one. Two nights at 7:00 PM ET on Zoom, plus an optional VIP build session, delivered once and not recorded for replay past a short window. The stylists who get the most out of this show up for every week they can, not just one.
No catch, no kidding
It's free. We actually mean free.
No credit card, no bait and switch, no pitch you have to sit through. Save your seat, show up live, and walk away with the system.
- Completely free to attend, start to finish
- No credit card, not now, not ever
- No bait and switch and no upsell to sit through
- Just save your seat and show up live on Zoom
What the challenge is
One method a week. One profitable chair.
Every week runs the same free, live format: two nights at 7:00 PM ET on Zoom, plus an optional VIP build session, but the training itself is different each time. Here is what each week actually teaches.
1
Week of August 3
The Income Ceiling Method
Most stylists believe a full chair means a full income — it doesn't. In this training you will uncover exactly where your pricing, services, and habits have quietly built an invisible ceiling on your income, and learn how to break through it using the exact same hours you're already working. No extra clients. No extra hours. Just a business finally built to earn what it's actually worth.
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Every week
Build your full 30-day plan, live with Karen
VIP members go further on a third live night: you build your personal 30-day plan together, step by step, and Karen takes your questions until you have a system you can run solo. No assistant, no tech budget, no team required. VIP details are shared after you register.
Watch first
A quick word from Karen.
Sixty seconds on why she built this challenge, and what two free nights can do for your chair.
What changes
You can watch the chair turn around.
Keeping the clients you already have changes the shape of your whole business. Here is what that looks like.
The drift reverses.
Keep the clients you already have and the slow slide stops, no ads, no discounts, no chasing.
When you keep themWhen they quietly drift
More rebookings, fewer gaps.
The three moves turn one appointment into the next one, so the week starts filling in on its own.
A typical weekAfter the challenge
Who this is for
If your chair is your livelihood, this is for you.
It works the same whether you rent a booth or run a full team. What you have in common is the thing nobody taught you in beauty school: how to keep the clients you already earned.
See the schedule →- Independent stylists who run every part of the business alone.
- Salon suite owners ready to make a full schedule feel normal.
- Booth renters who want steady, predictable weeks.
- Salon owners who want a team that retains, not just books.
Why it works
Most chairs aren't losing money to bad work.
They're losing it to clients who simply drift away. No complaint, no goodbye. The whole challenge is built to stop that leak and win back the ones you thought were gone.
You'll know your number
Stop guessing where the money goes. You'll see exactly what slips out of your chair each week, and what to do about it.
The clients you love stay
The small, learnable moves that turn a single appointment into someone who rebooks before they walk out the door.
The ones who drifted come back
A follow-up that wins back clients you thought were gone, without discounts, promos, or chasing anyone down.
Four weeks stop being a guess
You leave with a simple plan you can run on your own, so a full, profitable chair feels normal instead of lucky.
Built for one person
No assistant, no tech budget, no team required. Everything is designed to run solo on a Monday morning.
Real work, not a webinar
You leave each night with work done on your own business, using your own numbers, with Karen answering live.
About Karen
I learned the hard way, so you don't have to.
I'm Karen Hardee, and I've been behind the chair for 39 years. I built a 97% personal client loyalty rate before any app existed to help me, before anyone in this industry was even talking about retention.
I watched clients drift. I added up what it was costing me. Then I designed a system to stop it, and I kept the same clients coming back year after year, because the system worked. This challenge is everything I learned, handed to you in two nights, for free.
39 yrsBehind the chair
97%Personal client loyalty
1000sPros coached
From beauty pros who did it
They stopped chasing. Their clients came back.
★★★★★
My chair went from unpredictable to steady
I thought I needed more clients. I had a full schedule. Night one showed me exactly where the money was leaking. A few weeks after I put Karen's system in, my rebookings climbed and my income finally felt consistent.
SLSarah L.Suite Owner · California
★★★★★
Clients I thought were gone came back
I had gaps every week and figured I needed an ad budget. A few weeks after night two, clients I was sure had moved on came back. No promos, no ads, just the follow-up Karen teaches.
JMJessica M.Independent Stylist · Texas
★★★★★
I stopped chasing. My clients call me now.
I stopped chasing new clients and my existing ones started reaching out. That had never happened in eleven years. It's the thing nobody taught us in beauty school and every one of us needed.
AKAmanda K.Booth Renter · Florida
★★★★★
Steady income, for the first time ever
I always had a reason it wasn't the right time. I finally showed up and built the system. My income has held steady for months. I'd never been able to say that before.
MCMichelle C.Suite Owner · New York
Questions, answered
Everything you might be wondering.
Is the Profitable Chair Challenge really free?
Yes. Both live nights are completely free, with no credit card required. There is an optional VIP session for anyone who wants to build their full plan with Karen.
Who is the challenge for?
Independent stylists, salon suite owners, booth renters, and salon owners who want a fuller, more profitable chair without chasing new clients or running more ads.
Do I have to attend live?
The challenge is built to be experienced live. Replays are limited and short, because the real work happens in the room while Karen answers questions in real time.
Can I pick which week I attend?
Yes, but each week is a different live training, not a repeat. Pick the dates that fit your calendar, and if you can make more than one week, register for those too, since each covers new ground you will not see again.
What do I need to join?
Just an internet connection and a device to watch on Zoom. A notebook and pen are recommended.
Who is Karen Hardee?
Karen is a beauty industry veteran with 39 years behind the chair and a 97% personal client loyalty rate. She is a Salon Today Business Coach, her salon has been named a Top 200 Salon in North America for multiple years and one of the Top 200 Fastest-Growing Salons in North America, and she has been featured in Salon Today (read The 2 Crucial Steps to Creating a 7-Figure Business, Strategies for Ensuring Long-Term Success and Profitability, and Email Marketing Magic) and interviewed on multiple business podcasts.
Your turn
A full, profitable chair you actually love.
Two free nights, live on Zoom, plus an optional VIP build session. Pick your week and save your seat.
100% free · No credit card · Seats are limited