CEO Morning Briefing
Saturday, March 21, 2026 | Carrera Crest Holdings
✅ TODAY'S ACTIONS
✅ CEO TO DO
Check on insurance for 92h — PENDING Create the TEN Salon lease proposal and send out — DONE Create a draft of TEN Salon purchase agreement email to Erin — PENDING Email Melissa at Bello Haven for pricing info — DONE Follow up on the payments sent to Reach Partners Owners as we need to resolve Julie Foliett issue — DONE Create a template and documentation for Carrera Crest Automation to be sold as a service — DONE Fix 92H issues and get the monthly emails established — PENDING Go to DORA and update YCS license — PENDING Get DORA transfer paperwork for MM — PENDING Text MM about timing of transfer — DONE Follow up on Boulevard access — DONE Go To Chase about 2 new accounts — DONE Deposit more cash — DONE Cairn Property Tax updates and payments — PENDING Pay Parking ticket — DONE Find wash basin pipe — PENDING Complete and send the Operating Agreements for Cairn Crest and Lugano Crest — DONE
7 items remaining (PENDING) | 10 items completed (DONE)
🔥 FIRES (Immediate Attention)
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March Performance Data Is Stale — The
03-2026 staff_performance.csvis identical to February (same $93,888 to the penny). We're 21 days into March with no usable data. Action: Re-export March MTD Performance Detail from Phorest today. -
Megan King Still in GLOBAL_CONFIG — Terminated 3/7, still listed as active Support Staff and bonus-eligible. Must be cleaned up before Monday payroll run.
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Mask Promo Product at Zero Stock — Chronologiste Masque Intense Regenerant has 0 units. This is a featured product in the March $10 Mask Treatment Promo. Cannot run a promo on a product you don't have.
⚠️ WARNINGS (Monitor This Week)
- Inventory shrinkage: -$1,158 (threshold -$500) — needs SKU reconciliation
- 80+ SKUs at zero stock (snapshot is 26 days old from 2/23 — stale)
- Tashina Miranda — Jan $668 → Feb $355 (–47%). Decision window ~4/10. Need March data to assess.
- Deana Faust — 64% rebook (lowest), $66/hr rev. Philip wants 13-week util average.
- Teigan Maniatis — 67.68% util (below 70% threshold), but revenue up 216% Jan→Feb.
- Breanna Harte — On family emergency leave, 54 March appointments booked. Monitor return.
- Salon utilization: 62.5% vs 90% bonus threshold — structural gap.
- Feb Net Loss: ($4,273) — Payroll at 76% of revenue (target <65%).
- 2026 YTD revenue -31% vs budget — $264,762 YTD, significant shortfall.
📅 TODAY'S CALENDAR — Saturday, March 21
| Time | Event | Duration | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:30 – 5:00 PM | Brooklyn | 4.5 hrs | Salon calendar (duplicate entry) |
| 2:30 – 3:30 PM | Wilson Groom | 1 hr | 1222 E 6th Ave, Denver CO 80218 |
⚠️ Conflict: Wilson Groom overlaps with Brooklyn (2:30–3:30 falls within 12:30–5:00).
Tomorrow (Sunday 3/22): St. Baldricks Event — 10:00 AM–2:00 PM (salon) + 10:30 AM–12:30 PM overlap Mon 3/23: Mya tour & training (Zoom, 1–2 PM) · Pick up Luke (3–4 PM) Wed 3/25: Paychex Partnership Meeting (Webex, 10:00–10:45 AM) Fri 3/27: Luke Italy Trip begins (all day)
📊 DASHBOARD STATUS
| Dashboard | Status | Last Updated | Schedule | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payroll | ✅ LIVE | 2026-03-21 06:02 | Daily + Mon rebuild | Current |
| Inventory | ✅ LIVE | 2026-03-20 06:15 | Daily | 24h old — acceptable |
| Web Station Index | ✅ LIVE | 2026-03-20 18:05 | Daily | Current |
| Education | ❌ NEEDS CREATION | — | TBD | Generator not built yet |
| Associate Program | ❌ NEEDS CREATION | — | TBD | Generator not built yet |
| Marketing | ❌ NEEDS CREATION | — | TBD | Generator not built yet |
🏪 DEPARTMENT: INVENTORY
- Data is 26 days stale (last snapshot 2/23) — fresh Phorest export urgently needed
- Chronologiste Masque: 0 units — featured promo product, must reorder or pull from promo
- 80+ SKUs at zero including core lines: Pureology Hydrate S&C, Redken ABC (both sizes), multiple Kerastase items, 4 of 5 alcohol items
- Shrinkage: -$1,158 (exceeds -$500 threshold) — reconciliation needed when fresh data arrives
- Inventory value: $30,451 (Retail $24,791 + Professional $5,661)
- Full inventory report runs Monday. No report today.
📚 DEPARTMENT: EDUCATION
Leader: Kaeleigh Tran (Education Program Leader)
Kaeleigh posted a major update on Mar 11 — the complete 2026 Education Calendar:
Upcoming classes: - Apr 8, 2–4 PM: Summit Tracking/Planning for Success w/ Chelsea (associates/L1) - Apr 13, 10 AM–4 PM: Curl Class w/ Lindsey Olson (mandatory in-salon) - May 6, 2–4 PM: Shades EQ PK w/ Jenisa - Jun 3, 2–4 PM: Kerastase Product Knowledge Refresher — MANDATORY FOR EVERYONE - Jul 13, 10 AM–4 PM: Blonding Class w/ Sam Klaver (5 ❤️ reactions)
Recent completions: Bello Haven Extension Class (3/2, 11 stylists), Kerastase Refresher w/ Nicole (2/24), Exceptional Salon Service (2/16), Redken Shades ALK (2/3)
Kaeleigh also shared the Kerastase 2026 free virtual education schedule (90-min sessions, registration via QR code).
📋 Education Dashboard: Not yet built — data sources identified (Slack, email, Phorest, CEU tracking).
👥 DEPARTMENT: ASSOCIATE PROGRAM
Leader: Chelsea Badjar (Associate Program Leader, Level 6 Stylist)
- No APL briefing today (runs Mondays)
- Active associates: Alexis White, Ali Guerrero, Teigan Maniatis
- Teigan trending up: $357 → $1,129 (+216%) but below 70% utilization
- Associate Program Dashboard: Not yet built
- PP6 payroll note: Teigan's support staff hours (Tue/Wed) need separate tracking at $16.75/hr
🤝 DEPARTMENT: MANAGER 1:1
1:1 Cadence (from Zoom summaries — last 30 days)
| Person | Last 1:1 | Days Ago | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | 2026-03-07 | 14 | ⚠️ Due this week |
| Erin | 2026-03-07 | 14 | ⚠️ Due this week |
| Kaeleigh | 2026-03-07 | 14 | ⚠️ Due this week |
| Karen | 2026-03-07 | 14 | ⚠️ Due this week |
| Kathryn | 2026-03-07 | 14 | ⚠️ Due this week |
| Stacy | 2026-03-21 | 0 | ✅ Done today |
Recent Zoom Meetings
- 2026-03-21: 1:1 — Stacy — Jane product performance + inventory challenges discussed
- 2026-03-21: Zoom Meeting — February performance review (worst month in 4 years)
- 2026-03-17: Zoom Meeting — Reach Properties financial review (Julee Wright)
- 2026-03-07: 1:1 — Kaeleigh, Karen, Chelsea, Erin (last round of named 1:1s)
📚 Kaeleigh 1:1 Notes: No "One on One Notes" emails from hellokaeleigh@gmail.com found in the last 14 days. Kaeleigh's Wednesday 1:1 is upcoming — check for her notes email.
📧 CUSTOMER FEEDBACK (Outlook contact@yachtclubsalon.com)
No customer emails in the last 24 hours. No complaints, bridal requests, or review responses pending.
💌 TAYLOR'S EMAILS (last 3 days — 6 unique threads)
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🔴 Mother's Day Gift Guide promo (Mar 19–20, multiple exchanges) — Taylor created Canva designs (portrait + landscape) for Mother's Day specials. She couldn't access brand content due to missing Dropbox passwords. Says branding/marketing files now visible but still no password Excel sheet. Vendor imagery (Level Loyalty, RedkenPro) needs login access. Taylor completed her reply to the publication Friday night — specials valid all of May. ACTION NEEDED: Ensure Taylor has the password file in Dropbox.
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New Hire: Nicole (Mar 20, 8:11 AM) — Taylor sent welcome email to new support staff member Nicole, CC'd Philip for Phorest and Paychex onboarding. ACTION NEEDED: Get Nicole set up in Phorest and Paychex.
📬 EMAIL HIGHLIGHTS
- Jim Bickford (LawHedge) — "Devin - Closing - Side Agreement" — financing terms proposal: 2yr standby, 3yr I/O, then fully amortized over 10. Needs review and response.
- Looker reports arrived: Future Appointments 90 Days, Staff Tips, Staff Performance Detail (daily auto-reports)
- Phorest daily reports: Staff Utilisation, Inventory List, Clock In-Out, Sales Transactions (3/20)
- Kerastase invoice: #6043238606 detected
📱 iMESSAGE
- [2026-03-21 05:34] +17204295526: "I'm going to be late this morning I haven't felt good all night"
- ⚠️ Saturday staff calling in late/sick. Identify who this number belongs to and confirm salon coverage.
📦 PHOREST DATA
25 reports routed to data/incoming at 06:01 AM:
- Staff Tips Daily (3/21 + 3/20 backfill)
- Staff Performance Detail Daily (3/21 + 3/20 backfill)
- Future Appointments 90 Days Daily (3/21 + 3/20 backfill)
All routed in DATED mode. Multiple historical copies from 3/20 watcher cycles also ingested.
💰 PAYROLL SNAPSHOT
No payroll report today (runs Mondays). Key standing items:
- Feb payroll: 76% of revenue — above 75% alert threshold, well above 65% target
- Feb net loss: ($4,273) — 4.6% loss ratio
- March pacing: $60,398 MTD → ~$86,283 annualized (below Feb's $93,888)
- Megan King termination (3/7): 33.6 hrs PTO payout + $169.96 expense chargeback — still not cleaned from GLOBAL_CONFIG
- Teigan: Support staff hours (Tue/Wed) at $16.75/hr need separate tracking
- Erin Frost: Worked Thu 3/12 at $16.75/hr support rate — exclude from wage vs commission
📅 PAYROLL CALENDAR
Pay Period 7 (2026-03-16 → 2026-03-29) — Day 6 of 14 5 working days remaining | March 2026, period 3 of 3 📋 YCS Payroll Review has pending items from PP6 that will carry into next payroll run.
👁️ DAYTIME WATCHER (Yesterday, 3/20)
Watcher ran 6 cycles (8 AM – 6 PM, every 2 hours). Activity: - Slack: Channel changes detected and synced at each cycle (6 syncs) - Dashboards: Slack Archive Dashboard rebuilt 6 times following syncs - No file routing or Phorest intra-day actions detected outside scheduled runs
Watcher functioning normally — Slack archive staying current.
🤖 AGENT STATUS
| Agent | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Morning Pipeline | ✅ Ran | 0 errors across all phases |
| COO Daily Scan | ✅ Ran | Output blocked by permissions (data delivered inline) |
| Briefing Compiler | ✅ Running | This briefing |
| Calendar Export | ✅ Ran | 9 events loaded |
| Mail Export | ✅ Ran | 83 emails processed |
| Outlook Export | ✅ Ran | No customer emails found |
| iMessage Export | ✅ Ran | 1 message captured |
| Slack Sync | ✅ Ran | All channels synced |
| Phorest Router | ⚠️ 15 warnings | 25 reports routed — warnings likely duplicate file handling |
| Daytime Watcher | ✅ Active | 18 actions yesterday |
| Vendor Learning | ✅ Ran | No errors |
⚠️ Permission issue: COO agent and output writes blocked. Fix _Agent_Runner/outputs/ permissions.
Compiled 2026-03-21 06:02 AM | Next briefing: Monday 2026-03-23 06:00 AM