From cutting specialist to salon owner and team leader—what changed the path? Hit play.

Lawson Bliss, director of Bliss and Bliss Hair in Stourbridge, West Midlands talks through starting in hair at 19, opening a salon with his mother, and building a business with a stronger focus on cutting, team leadership, and the business side of the industry. He also explains how becoming a parent changed how he thinks about ownership, ethics, and creating opportunities for younger people, and how moving into a shop front in 2019 helped grow the salon as a community business.

He shares the principles he follows: stay driven, treat people well, and remember the privilege of salon ownership. Success, he says, comes through clients rebooking and staff recommending others to join, with a focus on listening, giving value, and managing people as carefully as hair. Looking ahead, he wants more regional and national recognition, more competition entries, and eventual coaching work with employed salon teams.

Produced and published by How To Cut It Media

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Todays Guest

Lawson Bliss is the Co‑Owner and Director of Bliss & Bliss Hair, a high-end salon in Stourbridge, West Midlands that he co-founded with his mum Jill Bliss in 2016.

Beyond the salon floor, Lawson hosts the Bliss on Business podcast, shining a light on local entrepreneurs and creative leaders, and uses his decade of industry experience to coach and mentor fellow business owners.

@lawsonbliss  

@blissandblisshair

 

From cutting specialist to salon owner and team leader&mdash;what changed the path? Hit play.
Lawson Bliss, director of Bliss and Bliss Hair in Stourbridge, West Midlands talks through starting in hair at 19, opening a salon with his mother, and building a business with a stronger focus on cutting, team leadership, and the business side of the industry. He also explains how becoming a parent changed how he thinks about ownership, ethics, and creating opportunities for younger people, and how moving into a shop front in 2019 helped grow the salon as a community business.
He shares the principles he follows: stay driven, treat people well, and remember the privilege of salon ownership. Success, he says, comes through clients rebooking and staff recommending others to join, with a focus on listening, giving value, and managing people as carefully as hair. Looking ahead, he wants more regional and national recognition, more competition entries, and eventual coaching work with employed salon teams.
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Connect with Spotd on Instagram <a href="https://instagram.com/getspotdapp">@getspotdapp</a>
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Todays Guest
Lawson Bliss is the Co‑Owner and Director of Bliss &amp; Bliss Hair, a high-end salon in Stourbridge, West Midlands that he co-founded with his mum Jill Bliss in 2016.
Beyond the salon floor, Lawson hosts the&nbsp;Bliss on Business podcast, shining a light on local entrepreneurs and creative leaders, and uses his decade of industry experience to coach and mentor fellow business owners.
<a href="https://instagram.com/lawsonbliss">@lawsonbliss&nbsp; </a>
<a href="https://instagram.com/blissandbliss">@blissandblisshair</a>
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Spotd presents Whair To. Fast conversations, real careers, no straight lines. 10 questions to people in hair who&rsquo;ve been there. Each week a new guest&mdash;hairdressers, barbers, salon owners, and apprentices&mdash;shows where a hair career can take you: apprenticeship, behind the chair, education, session work, freelance, and entrepreneurship. Zero fluff&mdash;just tips, tools, client game, pricing, and trends you can use now. Follow to find whair to go next.

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Spotd presents Whair To?—the 10‑question show for hairdressers, barbers, salon owners, hair apprentices and everyone in between. Fast conversations, real careers, no straight lines. Each week a new guest joins us to map where a career in hair has taken them—apprenticeship to behind the chair, session work, education, entrepreneurship, and everything in between. Real talk, zero fluff: tips, tools, client game, money moves, and trends you can use now. Follow to find whair to go next.

Podcast produced by How To Cut It Media 

Spotd is the soon to launch professional industry app built for the hair industry. Only
Join the waitlist getspotdapp.com

Connect with Spotd on Instagram@getspotdapp

Find Spotd on TikTok@getspotdapp

 

Spotd presents Whair To?&mdash;the 10‑question show for hairdressers, barbers, salon owners, hair apprentices and everyone in between. Fast conversations, real careers, no straight lines. Each week a new guest joins us to map where a career in hair has taken them&mdash;apprenticeship to behind the chair, session work, education, entrepreneurship, and everything in between. Real talk, zero fluff: tips, tools, client game, money moves, and trends you can use now. Follow to find whair to go next.
Podcast produced by How To Cut It Media&nbsp;
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Spotd is the soon to launch professional industry app built for the hair industry. Only Join the waitlist <a href="https://getspotdapp.com">getspotdapp.com</a>
Connect with Spotd on Instagram <a href="https://instagram.com/getspotdapp">@getspotdapp</a>
Find Spotd on TikTok <a href="https://tiktok.com/getspotdapp">@getspotdapp</a>
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