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Beauty with a Twist
Hosted by Dede · EN
Beauty With A Twist is all about life in the beauty/service industry. Entrepreneurship, Tea, Horror stories & more.
Hosted by: Dede
28episodes
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Salon Ownership's Ups and Downs, Business Outside the Treatment Room & Content Creation Complications
Nov 8, 202401:08:46Summary readySeason 4 Episode 8 - On this episode we have special guest Kasey Boone! She talks us through the struggles of managing a salon and getting your content creation in. The importance of doing what YOU want, not what you see others are doing. Transitioning from a full time Salon owner to working part time solo and running her business outside of the treatment room. Finally, what we can see from her in the near future. Thank you Kasey for coming in, you are truly my spirit animal!Hope you guys enjoy this special episode 🤍✨Time Stamps:00:00 INTRO03:00 Starting at a Day Spa10:00 Transitioning out of the service room17:00 How to manage content creation20:00 Managing a Salon24:00 Booth Renting Story28:00 Someone quit on me40:00 Trust your Esthetician46:00 Groupon Deals50:00 Beauty School Nightmares
SummaryWhat It Takes To Be a Successful Beauty Industry Professional Ft. Lash Cowboy
Oct 18, 202401:02:04Summary readySEASON 4 EPISODE 7 FT. LASH COWBOY - On this episode Abel flew in from Wisconsin to tell us the in and outs of the LASH industry. How to market yourself, what pricing should look like and answers whether or not you can make 100k lashing without killing your body. He also talks about potentially starting his own podcast so make sure to look out for that! Anyone in the beauty industry can take a lot from this episode even if you're not a lash artist so make sure to watch the full hour. He drops a lot of knowledge on what it takes to be a successful beauty professional!We hope you enjoy this special episode 🤍✨TIME STAMPS:00:00 INTRO02:00 WIFE CONVINCED ME TO GET INTO BEAUTY11:00 BLOWING UP ON SOCIAL MEDIA16:00 HOW TO BRAND YOURSELF30:00 HOW TO MAKE 100K LASHING41:00 TAKING CARE OF YOUR BODY47:00 HOME BASED LASHING
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95% of You Won't Make It, Owning a Salon is BAD Business & Skincare is MORE Profitable than Waxing
Aug 30, 202401:09:48Summary readySEASON 4 EPISODE 6 -00:00 THE OG WAX QUEEN IS IN THE BUILDING05:00 Teaching a wax class 39 years ago11:00 Making my OWN wax14:00 Skincare VS Waxing21:00 95% don’t make it30:00 being noticed in public by other waxers37:00 Learning to be a good boss43:00 RISING ABOVE 48:00 How can we be like the Wax Queen55:00 Owning a salon01:02:00 Teaching is terriblethanks for listening 🤍
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Speed Waxing, Service Room Horror Stories & Client No Call No Shows
Aug 9, 202401:03:39Summary readySZN 4 EPISODE 5 -00:00 Introducing our special guest Wax Junkie03:50 Starting at European Wax Center12:00 Getting discouraged in the journey17:00 Having a One Stop Shop Strategy22:00 Creating a great team27:00 Doing Business together with friends…33:00 How to stay a successful business41:00 Being a business owner is hard47:00 Speed Waxing VS 1 Hour 53:00 Waxing horror stories
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Drug Store Brands, Celebrity Brands & Brand Partnerships in Beauty
Jul 26, 202401:08:56Summary readySZN 4 EPISODE 4 -00:00 Christian’s Backstory10:00 what got me into skincare28:30 Beauty Found Me36:00 GIMMICKS & OVER SATURATION43:00 Celeb Brands50:00 Results matterEnjoy 🤍
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What I've Learned as a Nail Tech for 20 Years Ft. Yvett
May 24, 202401:08:05Summary readySZN 4 EP 3 -00:00 How Yvett got started as a Nail Tech05:40 The moment she realized it was time to do nails full time08:00 starting to work in a Salon for the first time10:30 owning a Salon for the first time12:50 Salon was broken into AND a car ran into it15:00 going back to being Solo17:00 how she got booked to do Nicki Minaj’s nails21:28 becoming the creative director for Pink Friday Nails26:00 growing instagram following29:00 Nail Tech Industry is oversaturated38:00 doing award show nails40:00 working with nail brands47:00 get your clients organically48:30 saying no to celebrities and setting boundaries53:00 the obsession with “EXPOSURE”01:02:00 should you be licensed?thank you for listening 🤍
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How to Build a Team, UNIQUE Marketing Strategies & Bosses With Scarcity Mindset
May 10, 202401:00:11Summary readySeason 4 Episode 2 Ft. Dirty Bird Esthetics -(NEW STUDIO SETUP)00:00 Opening a Salon RIGHT BEFORE the Pandemic06:30 Hiring your clients?!15:00 Marketing in your OWN unique way30:00 How to get clients as a beginner in the beauty industry 40:00 taxes season can be scary47:00 long term goals and plans53:30 BIG ANNOUNCEMENTthank you for watching 🎬
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Being FIRED at European, LOSING My First Location & Tips for Waxers in Training
Feb 16, 202400:54:15Summary readySZN 4 EPISODE 100:00 introducing our special guest for the FIRST episode of this NEW season 02:00 being fired from european wax center 07:00 losing my shop and getting fined…15:00 building your team in a beauty business 20:00 tips for beginner waxers25:00 business licenses and working from home31:00 waxing education…40:00 going from fully booked in 30 minutes to having openings 45:00 weird waxing stories….
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