A live 4 week program for salon owners
Rising Salon Live
Master your numbers. Change your business.
A live four week group coaching program for Australian salon owners ready to feel calm, confident and in control of their numbers.
Learn directly from Samara, live, alongside a small group of owners working through the same things you are.
Join Rising Salon LiveSave $400 when you enrol now. Next group starts Monday 13 July.
Why do so many salon owners end up in debt?
Most salon owners never get taught the numbers. You learn your craft and how to look after clients, not how to price for profit or put money away for tax. So you guess. Three or four years in, the debt and the payment plans show up, and by then it feels too late to fix.
Samara knows this one from the inside. Four years in and $40,000 in debt before she changed how she ran the money.
If any of this feels familiar:
- You're not sure what you're actually making
- You avoid looking at your numbers
- Pricing feels like guesswork
- You feel busy but never seem to get ahead
- You're making decisions on emotion, not clarity
None of it means you're bad at business. It means no one ever showed you the numbers. That's what this fixes.
Can understanding your numbers really grow a salon?
Yes. When you know your numbers, you stop guessing and start making decisions on purpose. You price for profit, set boundaries, and pay yourself properly. One salon in this program went from $4,000 to $10,000 a week, same team, just by understanding the numbers and working the process.
This isn't theory. Samara lives it, Jen lives it, and every owner she's worked with has lived it.
But it isn't overnight. You don't join a gym and lose 20 kilos in a week, and you won't fix years of guesswork in one either. You put the pieces in place, you keep going, and the growth follows.
When your numbers are sorted, everything else gets easier. You stop guessing, you price with confidence, and you build a salon that actually pays you.
For the tired and overwhelmed
What if I'm time poor and feel constantly overwhelmed?
Yes, this is built for you. Most salon owners are run off their feet with a to do list that never ends. This program keeps the numbers inside a simple system you can actually stick to, so the structure holds even on the weeks when everything else feels like too much.
"My to do list is about nine pages long and then I feel overwhelmed and I don't know how to write it down. So we built the system to hold that for you."
Samara
Being a salon owner can feel like too much one week and just manageable the next. The point of the system is simple, that the structure does the remembering so you don't have to, and you still get to switch off.
How does Rising Salon Live actually work?
Rising Salon Live is a four week live group coaching program built around The Rising Method, our finance and pricing course. You work through the course lessons in your own time, then come together each week on a live call with Samara and a small group of owners. The calls are for your real questions, not lectures.
The Rising Method, in your own time
You get full access to The Rising Method, our finance and pricing course. You work through the lessons when it suits you, around clients and family. This is the work you do between calls.
A live call each week
Once a week the group jumps on with Samara. You bring what you worked through, ask the things you're stuck on, hear what everyone else is moving through, and get your focus for the week ahead.
Support between calls
The group runs a Voxer thread for the four weeks, so when something comes up midweek you can drop it in and get support straight away. As Samara puts it, some of the most useful answers won't come from her, they'll come from the other owners who have been exactly where you are.
Why live and not just the course
The Rising Method teaches you the method. The live calls are where it clicks, because you get to ask about your salon, your numbers, your situation, and hear someone else say the thing you were too unsure to ask.
One more thing, on pricing
A big part of the work is pricing. Most owners price by looking at what the salon down the road charges, then feel guilty every time they put a price up. By the end of this you'll price from what your salon actually needs to be profitable, and the guilt goes with it.
Who teaches Rising Salon Live?
Rising Salon Live is led by Samara Scott-Hunter, owner of La Sorella on the Gold Coast since 2008. She has run her own salon for over 16 years and built the finance and pricing method she teaches from the ground up, through her own business, not from someone else's course.
Samara isn't teaching theory. Everything inside The Rising Method came out of years of running La Sorella, getting the numbers wrong, fixing them, and working out what actually keeps a salon profitable.
She started with $40,000 of debt and a deeply negative relationship with money. So the way she teaches finance starts with mindset, because she knows the numbers don't change until the way you think about them does. None of it is borrowed. She didn't take another finance course and rework it. It was built over 16 years of running a real salon and knowing what salon owners actually need.
That's why this works. You're learning from someone who has lived every part of it, and still runs her salon today.
What results do salon owners get from this?
Salon owners come in tired and guessing at their numbers, and come out clear, confident and in control. They finally understand their financials, price for profit, and run a salon that pays them. Many describe it as the thing they wish they'd done before they ever opened their doors.
Listen to Jess's full chat with Samara about the difference understanding her numbers made.
What's included in Rising Salon Live?
Rising Salon Live runs over four weeks. You get full access to The Rising Method finance and pricing course, a live group call each week with Samara, a Voxer support thread for the whole program, and a small group of salon owners moving through it with you. Everything is recorded, so you never miss out.
Dates
The first call is Monday 13 July at 10am, Queensland time. Calls run weekly at the same time across the four weeks.
How much is Rising Salon Live?
Rising Salon Live is $1,799 upfront when you enrol now, which saves you $400. That includes The Rising Method course, four live group calls with Samara, and Voxer support throughout. You can pay upfront, monthly or weekly.
Join Rising Salon Live, save $400
Ready to feel clear, confident and in control of your business?
Upfront
Best value$2,199
$1,799
paid in full
Monthly
+$200
$1,199
$999
a month for 2 months
Weekly
+$300
$310
$262
a week for 8 weeks
The next group starts Monday 13 July.
For full program terms and conditions, see here.
Is there a money back guarantee?
Yes. Rising Salon Live comes with a 100% money back guarantee. Show up, do the work, and if you complete the program and don't feel it's helped your business, we'll refund you in full within 7 days. The only thing we ask is that you give it a genuine go.
We've helped many salon owners transform their businesses, and we're sure this program can too. So if you put in the work, attend the calls, and complete the lessons, and you still don't feel any clearer or more in control of your numbers, we'll give you your money back.
No catches. We just ask that you actually do the work first, because that's the part that changes things.
What does it feel like to be in the room?
It feels like finally being understood. Rising Salon Live puts you in a small group of salon owners who get it, led by Samara. You stop carrying the hard days on your own. When something knocks you, you have a group of women who've been there ready to pick you back up.
Running a salon can be lonely. The wins are yours, but so is every hard day, every difficult client, every one star review that lands at the worst possible moment.
This is the part you can't get from a course on your own. A group of salon owners who just get it. Who've had the same week you're having. Who can say "I feel you" and mean it.
Samara has her own group of owners on the coast, and when a one star review knocked her sideways recently, she voice noted it to them, got their support, and got on with her day. That's what this gives you. Not just her in your corner, but a whole group of women who have your back.
Ready to feel clear, confident and in control?
The next group starts Monday 13 July.
Join Rising Salon LiveRising Salon Live FAQ
What is Rising Salon Live?
Rising Salon Live is a four week live group coaching program for salon owners. You work through The Rising Method finance and pricing course in your own time, then join a live group call each week with Samara to work through your real questions, with Voxer support throughout.
Who is Rising Salon Live for?
It's for salon owners who want to understand their numbers, price for profit, and feel in control of their business. Whether you're solo or you have a team, if you're tired of guessing and ready to run your salon with confidence, this is for you.
When does it start?
The next group starts Monday 13 July at 10am, Queensland time. The live calls run weekly at the same time across the four weeks.
How long do I have access to the course materials?
You keep access to The Rising Method course materials, and all live sessions are recorded, so you can revisit everything in your own time after the program ends.
What if I'm solo, or I have a team?
The Rising Method works for both. There's a solo path and a team path inside the course, so you work through the numbers that fit your salon, whether it's just you or you have staff.
What if I can't make a live call?
Every live call is recorded and shared, so you'll never miss out. You can watch back anytime and still drop your questions into the Voxer group between calls.
What support is available during the program?
You have the weekly live calls with Samara, plus the Voxer support thread for the full four weeks, where you can ask Samara and the rest of the group anytime something comes up.
Not ready yet? Start here.
Rising Salon Live is built around The Rising Method, our full finance and pricing system for salon owners. If you're not ready to enrol, the Salon Rising Podcast is the best place to start. It's free, and it's where a lot of this began.
The Rising Method course is coming soon.
