Staff, volunteers and community
People
Hiring and training staff, recruiting and keeping volunteers, and building a community around your sauna.
5 guides
Hiring Your First Sauna Staff
How to know when solo operation stops scaling, which roles to hire first, and how to find people who stay calm at 90°C — including trial shifts, contracts, and scheduling.
6 min read
Training Sauna Hosts
A practical onboarding plan for new sauna hosts: what the job really involves, a structured first week, safety training, service standards, and how to give feedback.
6 min read
Recruiting Volunteers for a Community Sauna
Why people volunteer for saunas, how to design roles they actually want, where to find them, and how to make an ask that works — without burning out your core three.
6 min read
Managing Volunteers Without Burning Them Out
Recruiting volunteers is the easy half. Here's how to keep them: fair scheduling, real training, recognition that matters, and succession planning that outlives the founders.
6 min read
Building a Sauna Community
Rituals, regulars, and a code of conduct: how to build the kind of community around your sauna that competitors can't copy and downturns can't kill.
6 min read
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