Timely Blog

Award-winning barber Tom Chapman has written books, delivered TED Talks, presented an Amazon Prime documentary, and been featured all over the international press. Six years ago, Tom founded The Lions Barber Collective; a charity that raises awareness of mental illness and suicide prevention within the hair industry and beyond. Here, Tom talks to Timely about the mental health training offered by The Lions Barber Collective, the role of the charity, and ways in which industry professionals can look after their own mental wellbeing.

Do “When’s my appointment again?” and “Whoops, I forgot I had an appointment today!” sound familiar? You don’t have to put up with these excuses anymore! We chat to salon owner and business coach, Larissa Macleman, about the best Timely client tools to help you save time and protect your revenue.🥳

You’ve had to sit back and watch thousands of people commit crimes against hair (and not just on their head) and attempt at home facials during lockdown, but the official word from Boris is that it’s almost time to open your doors again! Your clients will be desperate to see you when that time comes, so Timely is here to help you manage your business, and get ready for the reopening rush!

No-shows and late cancellations can really affect your cash flow and profit, so we’ve teamed up with international award winning Salon Business Coach, Jessica Crane, to talk about how to get started with deposits; the first in our Protecting Your Revenue series. Check out the video below 👇

Founder of online business turnaround program Salon Success Freedom, Susan Routledge has won numerous national business awards and is a BABTAC board member, creator of the Beauty Director’s Club, and author of bestselling books including recently released Beauty and the Best. Here, Susan talks to Timely about how to stay focused in business, and about her trademarked STABLE business formula.

Founder of Simone Thomas Salons, Simone Thomas Wellness, and the Living Life Well podcast, Simone Thomas is a multi-award winning hair loss consultant who has helped thousands of people to regain healthy hair and confidence. Here, Simone shares valuable insight into the triggers of hair loss and the way to tackle it.

It’s finally here…the blog post you’ve all been waiting for! Just kidding, we know it’s not the most exciting topic, but we take data security very seriously here at Timely. Our customers trust us with a lot of sensitive information, so it’s important that we keep everybody in the loop. Don’t worry, our data security is already world-class, but we’re making some changes to beef it up even more!

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and it’s a great opportunity to help make February a bumper sales month. So here’s our 5 tips on how to get the most out of the season of love.

With responsibility for 15,000 customers and 112 employees, Timely Co-founder and CEO Ryan Baker is a keen advocate of self-care as the ultimate tool for productivity.  Here, he talks about why work-life balance is so important and shares his tips for achieving it.

Listed as one of the top 50 Women in Accounting worldwide, Ria-Jaine Lincoln specialises in beauty industry accounting and is a keen advocate of cash flow management as the key to success. Here, she speaks to Timely about the key components to financial wellness.

At Timely, supporting our customers is a top priority, especially during these unprecedented times. Our UK friends have gone back into lockdown once again and are in need of a bit more love and support, so we’re offering them a financial relief package to help take some of the pressure off, and we’re calling on other industry suppliers to step up too.

Beauty business growth coach Ryan Power has helped thousands of salon owners, industry professionals, and individuals to transform. Here, he shares his nine steps to setting and achieving goals.