Category: Expert Advice From Misty Lown
6 Ideas for Creating a WOW Recital Program
If there’s something I’ve learned about recital programs over the past twenty-two years of owning a studio, it’s that a recital program can be so much MORE than a guide to the ...
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3 Ways to Address Bullying
In my experience coaching dance studio owners, the word bullying can paralyze even the most experienced entrepreneur. It’s a word that means there is a serious cause for concern, ...
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5 Ideas for Increasing Your Studio’s Profitability
As a studio owner, you already know that generating revenue is one of the keys to growing and stabilizing your business, but the true key: your studio's profitability. The reality ...
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5 Tips for Taking Action on Your Goals
As you settle in to the new dance season, you may have been talking to your staff or students about setting goals for themselves (I know I have been!). Every kickoff meeting ...
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4 Leadership Skills Every Studio Owner Needs
Leadership is at the heart of everything we do as studio owners. When you chose this journey of entrepreneurship, you chose to stand up in front of others and say, “Here is my ...
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7 Ideas for Your Studio’s Key Messages
As you are preparing for the new season of dance, you’re probably putting together ideas for your marketing plan and looking at the BIG picture of where your studio will be over ...
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3 Tips for Successful Meetings
Does it ever feel like all you do is go from one meeting to the next, and the next after that? Maybe you’ve noticed that your staff doesn’t seem as receptive as you had hoped, or ...
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5 Quick Ways to Recharge During the Busy Season
There is no doubt that this time of year for studio owners can be hectic and, let’s face it, a little crazy! With recital on the horizon, class placements being prepped, and ...
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6 Best Practices for Interviewing Job Candidates
When I first opened my studio over 20 years ago, I had a big learning curve when it came to all things human resources-related—interviewing, hiring, firing, payroll, benefits, and ...
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3 Keys to High-Level Customer Service
As a studio owner, your customer service is an essential part of your business … perhaps even THE essential element of this time of year, as you prepare for the recital, summer, ...
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4 Ideas for Boosting Employee Morale
It’s that time of year again! That time when we start to see our students feel the “mid-year slump” … which means they’re in need of some extra TLC and motivation in class as we ...
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5 Ways to Build a Strong Studio Culture
Attend any type of business event or seminar and you’ll probably hear the word “culture” quite a bit! So what does it mean exactly, and how, exactly, do we build a strong studio ...
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7 Dos & Don’ts for Staff Performance Reviews
It’s the midpoint of the season, a time when many studio owners put their leadership into high gear and offer performance reviews for their employees. Whether you have a ...
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4 Keys to Growing Enrollment in the Spring Semester
Growing enrollment seems to be a hot topic at almost ANY dance studio seminar I speak at or attend! It seems like even studios who have maxed out many of their classes are still ...
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Coaching Your Team to Success: Top 6 Ways
When coaching studio owners, one of the most common topics we discuss is people. Specifically, dance studio faculty and staff. There are so many factors to consider when hiring ...
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