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[twill]

" I just didn't like working with people".

Sing it sister.

[JK-vlwd]

As a groomer of almost 6 years, I cannot overstate his important ear protection is when grooming. I use over-ear noise canceling headphones throughout the day to protect from dogs barking and the velocity dryer. I lost a significant portion of my hearing after only a year in the industry.
Also, give yourself regular breaks. Groomers as a collective tend to work all day without lunch and put off taking a vacation. It’s so important for your stress levels to plan out breaks for yourself. On that note, get monthly massages. They help with stress and keep your body in good shape so you can keep doing what you love!

[socloseher]

No intention of becoming a dog groomer but I’m still here for this

[Kx]

Love how shes so honest, she doesn’t try to sugar coat the industry. Also buisnesswise can we agree to start a Youtube channel as a pet groomer is genius ? Its really smart since shes supplementing income through televising her work and passion which just so happens to be what basically the entire internet loves, satisfying processes and pets. Not to say that her entertaining personality isn’t also a factor because it is.

Wish you the best and keep that dope content up! :)

[stefan]

Most important thing to remember: Bring your ear protection when working with huskies :)

[kristin]

I’ve been a hairdresser for 25 years and am transitioning into pet grooming. As a long time hairdresser, I’ve learned to just automatically raise prices every January for cost of living. If they don’t like it, they can find someone else. Get your clients used to increases. Value yourself. You’re a skilled business person and should be respected and treated as such. ❤️

[saphiestays]

I love that this was a mini-rant, but Vanessa took an educational twist. She took this struggle and gave us so much information! Thank you so much!!

[josefine]

i love that Vanessa is using her platform to educate other - possibly rivaling - people and new groomers instead of keeping all that valuable information to herself. Community over Competition ❤️

[remingtonwingmaster]

Investing in good equipment and not underselling yourself is great advice that transcends all types of businesses. Love the content and the humor you put into your videos. Congrats on your success!

[akiramado]

I went to massage school and they taught us from the go not to devalue yourself. True story. I was a therapist for about 10 years, busy busy. I worked about twice as much as was healthy for a full time therapist. I burnt out. I developed a pill problem and had a nervous breakdown. Listen to her, she's smart. Always put yourself first. Force yourself if you have to it's so important.

[gregfawcett]

My dad told me "learning from your mistakes is smart. Learning from someone else's mistakes is genius." Thank you for sharing. Also, you're talking about being a groomer, but your advice translates to any business.

[helenh]

I’ve had my own cleaning business for 7 years now, and there are lots of similarities between these industries. People not understanding the cost, the physical strain, the burnout. You kept saying “remove the dogs that stress you out” and I kept hearing “remove the clients that stress you out” and running through my schedule in my mind.

[MotownModels]

As a self employed person, i definitely appreciate you talking about how cheap prices attract cheap clients. It's SO true! Every time I raise my prices, the good customers stay and the bad ones fall off. From a customers perspective, if you are charging a lot of money, they'll automatically associate that with high quality - so a lot of good customers WANT to pay more, especially if you can maintain high quality.

[alioka-]

This is a freaking amazing advice on the burnout handling! 29:23
"You need to remove the things from your job, that are making you unhappy" - that's a great advice!
Most people recommend having a break, or changing the relationship with your job, or quitting the job
But it's so wise to just focus on the problems and eliminate them!
Thank you, Vanessa ❤

[marysmith]

As a prospective business woman, this information is gold. Quality educational rant. You know your stuff. Your love for the dogs and occasional cat shows. Knowing each animals needs and their owners needs, is a valuable tool to use in running your business.

[Z.O.]

I'm in the housecleaning industry, and when Vanessa spoke about burn-out, and it was due to the lack of compromise on the client's side, it immediately brought me back to my former boss.
She simply turned a blind eye on any of my complaints about letting go of messy client's, of finding homes on my side of town (literally had to drive 45 mins to an hour to get to the client's home each and every single day), not caring about the safety of mainly me (Honestly, not lying, she always listened to the other cleaners and looked out for them, but could careless about me), etc.
Realizing that she is benefiting only herself, I left, didn't give her my two weeks, I just found another job.
Yeah, she cussed me out, and hope bad things for me in the future. I don't care, I just hope and pray that my new boss is awesome!

[Mr_Case_Time]

My wife and I have been operating our grooming shop from our home for about a year now, and it’s so crazy how we can relate to everything you said! She’d been at a private shop for ten years before that, so she knew enough to open our own. We’ve both watched plenty of your videos, thank you so much for everything you do.

[rakeau]

On the topic of how much to charge, I was once told: “it doesn’t matter how much you ask for, somebody, somewhere, will pay it”. You could charge a million dollars for a dog groom, and you probably would (eventually, and with enough marketing) find some person who’ll call. And yes, good clients will typically be happy to pay more.

[renepena]

I have NO interest in being a groomer, but this was SO interesting. I groom my own dogs but this is good info as a potential client. ❤️