WELCOME TO THE 2nd EDITION OF THE BEAUTY LEADERSHIP LAB
ON OCTOBER 19th, 20th & 21st in Atalanta, Ga. at the Sunlights Academy
Just a few things that we'll cover in our 3 days together
Exponentially expand your leadership knowledge and transform your leadership skills
👉 Understand KPI Science and methodology to learn how to Develop a high performance team
👉 Initiate powerful leadership communication styles to navigate through employee and workforce challenges
👉 Position your businesses for maximum attractiveness for new and top talent for recruitment
👉 Heal leadership PTSD that will become a barrier to future growth
👉 Nurture more internal resilience to fortify your
👉 Build a more structured Performance Assessment System for raises and career structure
👉 Connect to your team through coaching methods with high level goal setting strategies
👉 Create congruency between your reactive, unconscious actions into intentional conscious mindset
👉 Develop sustainable staff retention and minimize turnover
👉 Develop a performance based pay strategy with multi-level pay plans that give promotions
👉 Create a path to resilience through leadership fatigue and burnout
👉 Strengthen and level up your leadership skills
👉 Release your joy and profits
Our 3 Day Program was customized
for leaders just like you.
Day 1 - Sunday, Oct 19
8:00am-9:00am ......Registration -Coffee and Pastries
9:00am-9:30am...... Meet Your Presenters & Coaches- Partner Interviews
9:30am-9:45am......What's the Current Landscape of our Industry & Business; Rising to the challenge of today's current workforce. With Bonnie, Brigette and Nikki
9:45am-10:00am.....Opportunities for Your Growth
10:00am-11:10 am..... Leading with Heart and Edge – Respected, Effective and Liked with Bonnie Bonadeo
11:10am-11:25.....Guest Speaker & Industry Expert
11:25am - 12:00pm..... Interactive Workshop
12:00pm-12:45pm ......Lunch
12:45pm-2:05pm ......The Elevated HR Framework: Where Retention & Growth; Strategy Meets Extraordinary Employee Experiences with Nikki Le
2:05pm-2:20 ..... Guest Speaker
2:20pm-2:30pm......Break
2:30pm-3:50pm ......The Leaders Mind-How Your Thinking Shapes Your Salon's Successwith Brigette Sobus
3:50pm-4:05pm ..... Break
4:05pm-5:15pm ..... The Leadership Trifecta: Tech, Talent & Transformation with Bonnie, Brigette and Nikki in how to incorporate AI as a Leadership-assist
5:15pm-5:30pm ..... Debrief the Day: What has been your personal transformation from today ?
Day 2 - Monday, Oct 20th
Monday, October 20
8:15am-9:00am ..... Coffee and Pastries
9:00am-9:30 am ..... Group Workshop
9:30am-10:40am ..... Your Compensation Ecosystem: Build the Pay Structure That Aligns Your Culture & Powers Your People with Nikki Le
10:40am-10:55am ..... Guest Speaker
10:55-11:10am..... Break
11:10am-12:20pm ..... Profit Power: How Your Sales & Money Mindset Shapes Your Salon’s Success with Brigette Sobus
12:20pm-1:05pm Jenga Lunch
1:05pm-2:15pm Lead Every Conversation: Communication Qube + AWAIT in Action with Bonnie Bonadeo
2:15pm-2:30pm ..... Guest speaker
2:30pm-3:30pm ..... Keynote Speaker- Candy Shaw
3:30pm-3:45pm ..... Brigette Sobus: Blue Ribbon Ceremony
3:45pm-4:45pm ..... Salon Owner Panel with Candy Shaw, Jeff South, Danny Lapointe & Shelbie Moser
4:45pm-5:15pm ..... Strategy Plan, Debrief & Networking
Day 3 - Tuesday, Oct 21st
Monday, October 20
8:15am-8:45am ..... Meet at Host Hotel - Atlanta Hilton
8:45am-9:45am ..... Walk over to Jamison Shaw Hairdressers for Salon Tour
9:45am-10:00am ..... Head back to Sunlights Academy
10:30am-11:40am ..... The RHOT Playbook: Transform How You Recruit, Hire, Onboard & Train Your Team with Nikki Le
11:40am-12:15pm ..... Lunch
12:15pm-1:25pm ..... Inside Out Branding: From Values to Visibility with Bonnie Bonadeo
1:25pm-1:35pm ...... Break
1:35pm-2:45pm ..... From Intention to Implementation: Breaking the. Self-Sabotage Cycle with Brigette Sobus
2:45pm-3:00pm ..... Achievement Ceremony
3:00pm-4:00pm ...... From Lab to Life: Your Strategy Success Plan in Action: Bonnie's action Plan, Nikki's Digital Leadership Playbook & Resources and Brigette's Visualized Goals
4:00pm...... Gratitude Share and Send Off!
Ready for our 2nd edition of The Beauty Leadership Lab
that's bigger and better than ever?
You'll discover innovative strategies and transformative skills
to elevate your leadership acumen,
while connecting with industry leaders in an
immersive 3-day workshop in Atlanta, Ga. at the Sunlights Academy
We have options for just owners, aspiring leaders and leadership teams. Contact us for group rates of teams larger than 3 attendees.
You'll love our location at the Sunlights Academy, Educational Headquarters of the iconic Jamison Shaw Salon
Sunlights Balayage Inc. 2144 Hills Ave. NW. Suite G Atlanta, Georgia 30318
Hear from one of our attendees, Thank you Danny Lapointe, owner of L'antete Salon in Quebec, Canada for the rave reviews
More incredible feedback from one of our other attendees, Thanks Karen Mander, owner of Apple Day Spa & Salon
Why should you attend The Beauty Leadership Lab? Hear from Nikki Le about what to expect.
Meet one of your Lab Leaders: Bonnie Bonadeo
Bonnie is a unique blend of Speaker, Coach, Author, and Podcaster with over 30 years of experience in the beauty industry. Her expertise lies in guiding others to develop In Real Life (IRL) and Digital (URL) connections that reflect their business as values-driven and unique.
As the founder of SOS Salon Coaching & Training, SOS Small Biz Success Podcast, SOS Leadership Academy, and Director of Intrigue Salon, Bonnie's extensive experience is dedicated to supporting your growth and ensuring your business's success.
As a licensed Cosmetologist, StoryBrand Trained Guide, Emotional Intelligent Business & Life Coach, and 7x Best Selling International Author. Bonnie believes in investing time to uncover your personal and professional gifts as a leader, brand, and human through building confidence and learning to communicate effectively.
This is essential to having a successful business and living a life you can love! www.sosleadershipacademy.co
Meet one of other Lab Leaders, Brigette Sobus
Brigette Sobus is a respected coach, consultant, and educator in the salon and beauty industry, helping salon owners build thriving businesses and fulfilling lives. In 2005, she took over a struggling salon and transformed it into a top-ranking business, increasing revenue by over 30% annually for three years. Her leadership earned a spot in Salon Today Magazine’s Top 200 Salons for 13 consecutive years. Yet behind the success, Brigette silently battled stress, burnout, and people-pleasing. After overcoming PTSD, trauma, and beating breast cancer twice, she realized true success isn’t just business growth—it’s mental wellness, resilience, and healing from the inside out.
With over a decade of coaching experience, Brigette has helped beauty industry professionals transform their businesses and lives. She guides salon owners from burnout and financial struggle to sustainable growth, increasing profits by 30-50% while helping them reclaim joy, confidence, and well-being. Using NLP, Time Line Therapy®, Hypnosis, and Somatic Coaching, she helps release deep-seated trauma and limiting beliefs. As founder of the Power and Joy Coaching Academy, she certifies professionals in coaching and NLP, elevating leadership and impact. Brigette is passionate about helping salon owners step into their power, cultivate joy, and prioritize mental wellness—because success isn’t just about great hair, it’s about healing, leading, and creating a business and life you love.
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Meet Nikki Le, One of your Lab Leaders
Nikki is a business coach/consultant specializing in business systems, compensation, pricing,
career coaching, personal development and establishing leadership team infrastructure.
She's the principal at Nikki Le Consultancy, a coaching and education firm centering around employer advocacy, organizational structure, recruitment marketing, modern hiring practices and digital onboarding systems.
Nikki's passionate purpose is bridging relational work dynamics between managers and employees, creating future generations of wealth in salons and elevating business, career and personal development education. She's been an educator, trainer, mentor and advocate to thousands of salon professionals, at every level, for numerous beauty brands.
Nikki is a lifelong student of all things psychology, communications, leadership, self-help and business since her early days. She's a devoted mom of 2 boys, Gavin and Niko and loving dog mom to her rescue doggies Bear and Steely.
She lives in Virginia where she writes, teaches business and creates online courses for her online business academy www.statementsstrong.com