Inspiring Champions - San Diego, California

Belinda B

Worth every penny! Create a great foundation for your salon/spa. Systems and tools you never knew you needed that made the biggest difference in my business. So great full for their guidance. <3

Jacqueline DeVivo

I have been with Inspiring Champions since 2017, and it has been completely life-transforming for both my personal life and my business. The support, structure, and guidance they provide are unparalleled—I didn’t even know such help existed for business owners. Without Inspiring Champions, I honestly don’t know where I’d be today. My business might have closed, but instead, we are thriving!

Through their programs, I’ve not only grown as a leader but also helped dozens of team members build rewarding careers with a strong emphasis on work-life balance. I’m so grateful for the impact Inspiring Champions has had on my life and my team!

Janet Whetston

Inspiring Champions changed my life and saved my business. I attended cash flow camp, champ camp and ALP. Champ camp taught my team and I HOW to do business with a proper consultation, HOW to prebook and how to give our guests more value behind the chair without breaking their pocketbook.

Cash flow camp taught me how to budget properly and track each month as well as hiring, building a team and so much more! In one year, we grew our profit by 727% and grew our overall revenue by 43% which led to us becoming a Salon Today 200 recipient!

The best part is, I was over $30,000 in credit card debt and my coach worked with me to get it paid off in one year! Now, we’re not a big salon. We had 3 part time stylists at the time! We’ve grown our business, our team and most importantly, I don't feel overwhelmed any more. We have systems in place and know exactly what we’re doing,

When you trust the process and actually do the work and play full out, you won’t regret it!

Mikel Sandoval

We were first introduced to Inspiring Champions at the Premier Hair Show and were captivated by the red headed firecracker Lauren Gartland! Her business class was engaging and inspired us to become a partner with them and they truly took our business to the top.

After completing The Advanced Leadership Program, Top Gun Front Desk and One on One Business coaching, we grew our salon profit by 266% in just 12 months! All the systems and strategies inspired our salon team to engage their clients to add on more services and recommend retail take home products. The team finally had clarity with their goals, set them in place and were taught how to reach them.
Our Coach Debra inspired me to enter SALON TODAY 200 with such amazing increases in salon sales, strategies and brand awareness we are proud to be recipients 2 years in a row! WOW! Dreams do come true when you are inspired by champions.

They were also instrumental in getting us through the COVID shut down by organizing our expenses and to develop strategies for the re-open, which lead us to another huge success, not to mention how much stress it took off of me as a salon owner.

We are proud to be part of Inspiring Champions as they hold us accountable and continue to move us forward no matter what obstacles get in our way.

Thank You Lauren, Debra and Kathleen and the entire Inspiring Champions team of coaches & educators. We are very excited to see what the future holds.
-Mikel Sandoval
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Jennifer Murphy-Connolly

I have been to Champ Camp and Cash Flow camp and it has changed the way I do business behind the chair as a stylist and as a salon owner. I jumped to have the opportunity to have a coach from inspiring champions, and has been the best thing I’ve ever done. I have taken my team to a champ camp, and I’ve seen significant growth from them too. Lauren and her team are amazing and I highly recommend them.

Greta Eve

I would rate Champ Camp with three stars. It was an enjoyable and motivating experience. However, I have some reservations about their approach to promoting their other coaching programs. After attending Champ Camp, I didn't have the financial means to sign up for any additional programs. Despite this, I received a call from Lauren a few weeks later insisting that I needed to enroll and that I wouldn't succeed without it. It left me with the impression that she cared more about taking people's money than genuinely helping them, almost like a shark.

During the call, Lauren not only knew about my financial situation but also used it against me, which made me question her true intentions. She resorted to putting me down and emphasizing how poorly my business was doing, creating a sense of urgency for her program. Regrettably, I believed her and decided to sign up. However, I was immensely disappointed with the Soaring Eagles program. It lacked value, felt repetitive, and contained outdated information. It essentially covered the same material we had already learned at Champ Camp, over and over again.

The program heavily focused on their version of consultations, rebooking clients, selling retail, and upselling. In my opinion, these are concepts that most people already understand—it's common sense. We had already learned these techniques at Champ Camp, so it was redundant. I want to emphasize that this program is quite expensive, particularly for aspiring stylists who may not have much disposable income. After just a couple of weeks, I decided to withdraw from the program. However, Lauren informed me that I would still be charged $900 for the two weeks I attended—essentially, two Zoom calls—for which I found the price exorbitant.

This experience has made it apparent to me that the company is solely focused on making money and lacks integrity. Treating people in such a manner is unacceptable. The Zoom calls became a waste of time, as they continuously reiterated the same information. I diligently completed the homework and attended the meetings, but the program felt remedial, almost as if it were designed for slower learners. I can confidently say that for just $69 per month, my Thrivers Society membership by Britt Seva provides me with significantly more value. I sincerely hope that my review helps others avoid wasting their money on a program that does not match its cost. Champ Camp either needs to lower its price or significantly enhance the value it offers to customers.

Shawana Sierra

My experience has been life changing… Get a coach and prepare yourself for the ride of your life!

Ryann Halo