Believing in the Value You Have to Offer the World - with Christine Zilinski

Being an effective leader requires the ability to be proactive about certain issues that may arise in the systems under your leadership, and creating precise methods so that expectations for everyone are crystal clear. Today’s guest, Christine Zilinski learned this lesson through her 30 years in the salon industry, and becoming a salon business owner. She is now recognized as an expert in both haircutting and business development, and has trained thousands of hairdressers around the world. Christine also had the opportunity to step onto a TedX stage to share her very inspiring message, and she is here today on the Lead, Sell, Grow: The Human Experience podcast, to share her lessons with you. 

 Having grown up with dyslexia and ADD, and later becoming a single mother of 2 daughters, Christine persevered through many challenges that life presented to her, including a health crisis, bankruptcy, and being without a stable home, she found herself having to start over and reinvent herself. Her belief in herself and knowing that she had a wealth of value to offer others, is what kept Christine pushing forward when circumstances were incredibly challenging.

In this episode, you will hear all about Christine’s journey in the hair industry, from training with Vidal Sassoon, to starting her entrepreneurial journey and opening her first salon, to now using her talents as an executive coach and trainer.  You will hear her advice for creating a system for all aspects of your company or anything under your leadership to set everyone and everything up for success. 

Key highlights:

How Christine got into hair dressingHer transition into entrepreneurship after leaving Vidal SassoonThe story of walking into salons and asking if she can teach their staff and open a salon nearbyWhat propelled her into entrepreneurship The difference between a business with 3 year retention vs. 10 years What drove her to follow her passionThe big pain points of many executivesHow she taught other executives how to communicate with their staff, set expectations, and avoid feelings of defensivenessEric’s advice for “checking your emotional wake”How her company designs their core values and standards togetherEric’s advice to “check your rules” as a leader”Why Christine wants to get buy in from others, leading them to holding each other accountableWhat Christine’s weekly team meetings look likeWhy she got started with a high level coachThe books Christine studiesHow she was presented with a Tedx speaking opportunityThe importance of listening to your intuitionEric’s shift with gratitude, meditation and how to get out of the state of desire, want, and needChristine’s advice to people when they are feeling low: Be full of gratitudeIf you can add value to others, do it even though you are down because you will help yourself when you help others

Episode resources:

Book: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon HillBook: As a Man Thinketh by James AllenAuthor: Genevieve BehrendAuthor: Wayne Dyer

Quote from the episode:

 “You are not your current circumstance.”

Connect with Christine: 

Website: Christinezilinski.com

Instagram: @ChristineZilinski

Facebook: Christine Zilinski

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TikTok: Christine Zilinski

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