Confessions Of A #BeautyBoss

Welcome to the Confessions of a #BeautyBoss Podcast — the show that shines a spotlight on beauty business owners making bold moves and building thriving clinics with the power of social media.
This podcast is all about helping you grow your confidence, master your visibility, and use social media as the vehicle to attract clients and build the beauty business of your dreams.
Each week, you’ll hear from industry pros, experts, and beauty bosses just like you, sharing their stories, their wins, and the strategies that helped them step into their role as a #BeautyBoss.
Think of this as your go-to space for inspiration, practical tools, and honest conversations about what it really takes to stand out online and grow a business that feels aligned, profitable, and unstoppable.
So… are you ready to be inspired, get visible, and start building the business you’ve been dreaming of? Let’s do it!
Episodes
Episodes



Monday Jul 04, 2022
56: Marika Bucknall and her Beauty Boss Journey
Monday Jul 04, 2022
Monday Jul 04, 2022
EPISODE OVERVIEW:
In the modern era of entrepreneurs, when you are about to start “something” from absolutely nothing, it is always comforting to be in the presence of a someone who has walked the same path before you, in this process; one after another, the path seekers tend to leave something behind for her/his followers, thus creating a community which is a big part of the success of Beauty Business Co and it’s an absolute honor to interview beauty bosses from our community that are open and coachable and willing to share their expertise with others .
Marika talks about her let downs in the beginning of her career where she was failing to find the right fit for herself, finally she found the passion to be involved in the business by realizing the gap between her expectations from the salons as a client and what she, herself had the potential to offer as a beautician.
If you don’t realize yourself as a team player you need to rethink that and tune into this podcast to know the immense support that being in a community will get you.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE:
A beauty boss is someone who can have many failures but gets back right up
A Beauty Salon has the power to make its clients feel good about themselves, Marika’s realization.
How Marika used the time from her maternity leave to develop and online beauty training platform
After struggling with a lot of shifts in the business nature, a business Coach was Marika’s way to gain clarity and fast track her to success.
One of the hurdles in the beauty business is the frequency of turnover of the beauticians.
How do you get a supporting network in the first place?
Two Important tips for an aspiring beauty business start up.
Commit enough time to social media for your business growth.
Marika’s work-life blend, and how she keeps the balance
Marika’s Online Academy and the courses she is offering
GUEST DETAIL:
Marika Bucknall is the owner of You Little Beauty Salon, You Little Beauty Academy and You Little Beauty Cosmetics. Marika lives in Ballarat VIC with her 2 year old daughter and Husband who is currently living away from home for work. Marika has owned her salon for 10 years and launched her In-person and online Academy in 2020 whilst on maternity leave. Marika's true passion lies in Cosmetic Tattooing as well as training up and coming lash technicians to build their dream future. Marika is a certified Nail & Eyelash Expert and she has a diploma on Makeup and a diploma on Interior Designing as well!!! After working in numerous salons around Melbourne, gaining extensive knowledge and experience, Marika relocated to Ballarat to follow her dream of owning her own salon.
For Marika, the beauty business runs in the family. Marika is the 3rd generation Salon owner in the family where both her mother and grandmother had been Salon Owners for almost 70 years being in the business.
CONNECT WITH MARIKA BUCKNALL:
https://youlittlebeauty.net/
https://www.facebook.com/marika.pearse
https://www.facebook.com/youlittlebeautyballarat/
Poem Recommendation:
https://www.thepeoplesfriend.co.uk/2020/05/24/dont-quit-an-inspiring-poem-by-edgar-a-guest/
Book Recommendation:
https://www.amazon.com/Your-Salon-Retail-Lisa-Conway-audiobook/dp/B07Q8WTW6L
CONNECT WITH ANGELA:
www.instagram.com/beautybusiness_co
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCel42fIVzYygzFvp4wNjwCw/featured
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Monday Jun 27, 2022
55: Emma Irwin and her Beauty Boss Journey
Monday Jun 27, 2022
Monday Jun 27, 2022
EPISODE OVERVIEW:
Every working woman in this world is also a homemaker where the life of the home is her kids, as much know as this fact is, what people might not know is how these women juggle between the two most important jobs in their lives and how they reach that desired balance.
In today’s episode, Emma Irwin talks about how she operated a business without any employees and had her life changing episodes of motherhood at the same time and how she successfully became an owner of a skin care line.
In juggling, once you reach that comfortable balance with the technique; you don’t just stop there, you become a master and soon you get ready to put on a show out there. When you tune into today’s episode, you’ll know how Emma also didn’t stop by maintaining a balance between business and motherhood, she rather excelled in both by engaging herself into new and more experiences with the help of multiple mentors and co-alliances within her community.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE:
How Emma turned “nothing” into a “something” that has an annual turnover of 130 grand now.
Emma had no employees but navigated both her baby and her business
A group of loyal clientele makes things easy
Emma’s journey took a turn by introducing her own skin care line
Build your brand, don’t just have your products on display.
Being in the business community is overwhelmingly helpful
The conflict between service charge and clientele relationship
Emma’s own ways of keeping herself focused
GUEST DETAIL:
Emma Irwin is the owner of YourTime Skin & Beauty and the founder of YourTime Skin Care. She lives in Inverell, NSW with her husband and 3 year old son.
Emma has worked in the beauty industry since 2003, holds a diploma of Beauty Therapy and opened her salon in 2010 at the age of 22 years old. In 2021, YourTime Skin Care was born, with Emma's dream of blending skin care with spirituality coming to life as she infused the plant-based products with crystal tinctures and reiki energy.
https://yourtimeskincare.com
https://instagram.com/yourtime_skin_care?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Book Recommendation:
https://www.booktopia.com.au/skin-in-the-game-jane-wurwand/book/9781400237753.html?source=pla&gclid=CjwKCAjwwdWVBhA4EiwAjcYJEHN6UW4wGkBUWsZL2O-tZGP3vrgqstFW5GMkEAheSHo2SQYL0kOvTRoCSQIQAvD_BwE
App Recommendation:
https://thinkup.me/
CONNECT WITH ANGELA:
https://www.beautybusinessco.com/
www.instagram.com/beautybusiness_co
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCel42fIVzYygzFvp4wNjwCw/featured
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Monday Jun 20, 2022
54: ”Coming back is hard but not impossible” #BeautyBossReturns
Monday Jun 20, 2022
Monday Jun 20, 2022
EPISODE OVERVIEW:
Many phenomenal things in this world have had their episodes of facing obstacles and even discontinuation at some points; despite that, some come back with flying colours by sheer hardship and focusing on the positive perception from the other end. Angela Sanchez has made her way back with her podcast; to her devoted listeners with more and new exciting service for them to enjoy at her super diversified business entity that is Beauty Business Co. If you happen to be one of those aspiring beauty business owners who one day wish to place yourself among the stars and call yourself #BeautyBosses, then just grab your headphones and start your journey with Angela without further delay.
In the beginning of this episode Angela reintroduces herself for her new listeners by giving a glimpse of her 18 years immensely diversified career in the beauty business, she also opens up about her personal life turmoil and the hardship behind the events of putting the pieces of herself back together, later on this episode Angela discusses what new variety of coaching and services she is offering to her listeners and consumers.
Angela discusses a few ways for interactions between herself and the beauty business owners, one of them is becoming a member of Beauty Boss Co. and receive training on how to use the social media for business growth and expansion, another way is to participate in a one-to-one virtual session were Angela herself would guide the beauty business owners on various aspects of managing their businesses, the third one is just too good to be true following a couple of others!!
Just tune in and find out:
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE:
Angela and her ongoing triumph
What has she brought back with herself?
Social medias have overwhelming beauty us
One to one Beauty Boss Coaching
Go on a Beauty Voyage with Angela Sanchez
What’s going down on February 20, 23 at Long Island!!
Just be a listener if not anything else
CONNECT WITH ANGELA:
www.instagram.com/beautybusiness_co
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCel42fIVzYygzFvp4wNjwCw/featured
ENJOY THE SHOW?
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Monday Aug 09, 2021
53: How To Keep Social Media Momentum When You Feel Like Giving Up
Monday Aug 09, 2021
Monday Aug 09, 2021
Are you frustrated and feel that the content you put out on social media is just not worth the effort anymore?
Listen to this episode as Angela Shares some real tips that you can use to bring back your social media momentum and keep it as a toolkit you can pull out when social media overwhelm starts to strike again.
Connect with Angela:www.instagram.com/beautybusiness_cowww.instagram.com/road2connection



Monday Aug 02, 2021
52: Stacey Hollands and her Beauty Boss Journey
Monday Aug 02, 2021
Monday Aug 02, 2021
Stacey Hollands founded Lust Minerals in 2014, inspired to educate and provide clean beauty products to women worldwide after watching her father lose his battle with cancer.Stacey made it her mission to provide women with an alternative to synthetic and harmful chemical-based beauty products that were available in groceries, pharmacies, and beauty outlets worldwide.While there were plenty of natural-based products out there, few married "clean" and "high-performance" to deliver real results for women. Stacey was inspired to bring a cleaner alternative to Australian women, minimising the chemicals put onto the skin and into our bodies.
After years of hard work, research, and development, Stacey went on to create global beauty brand, Lust Minerals by the time she was 25. Lust Minerals is Australia’s first all-natural mineral beauty brand that fuses clean beauty with performance and affordability.
Stacey Hollands | Changing the world with clean beauty products | Founder of Lust Minerals
You can find Stacey here:
https://www.instagram.com/stacehollands
https://www.instagram.com/lust__minerals



Tuesday Jul 20, 2021
51: Helena Begrman and her Beauty Boss Journey
Tuesday Jul 20, 2021
Tuesday Jul 20, 2021
Helena Bergman is a mumma of 2 boys 12 & 13 and the owner and operator of HB Beauty, a gorgeous boutique Holistic Facial Studio in Palmwoods located on the sunshine coast of Hinterland.
She is also the director and founder of HB Skin which is her very own signature skincare range that compliments the Natural Holistic approach they have for treating the skin. She has been in the industry for over 20 years and has worked within Australia and the UK specialising in Skin Treatments.
HB Skin was born from a love for natural results-driven skincare and after sampling many brands she decided to work alongside a cosmetic chemist to create the range they have today.
You can find HB skin in their Salon and Online at www.hbbeautypalmwoods.com and they are branching out into other retail locations such as Samsara in Woombye.
You can find more about Helena here:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/hbbeautypalmwoods
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/HBBeautypalmwoods
HB Skin IG: https://www.instagram.com/hb_skin
HB Skin FB page: https://www.facebook.com/hbskinpalmwoods
Get 30% OFF of HB Skin products using the code #beautyboss



Friday May 07, 2021
49: Amanda Beckman and her Beauty Boss Journey
Friday May 07, 2021
Friday May 07, 2021
After being in the corporate world for 10 years, Amanda wanted a change and decided to start a side hustle in beauty. Starting her career as a side business as a Hair and Makeup artist, Amanda fell in love with skin. After obtaining her Diploma of Beauty, Amanda continued her studies and is currently completing a dual degree in Aesthetics and Clinical Nutrition. Amanda has a passion for helping her clients achieve their skin goals and helping them to relax through the art of facial massage. Despite working full time and studying full time, Amanda runs a successful side hustle beauty business and shares how starting small and growing can create the foundation for a successful business.
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/amandalbeckman



Friday Apr 30, 2021
50: How to create a successful promotion in your beauty business
Friday Apr 30, 2021
Friday Apr 30, 2021
3 simple ways to execute a successful promotion in your beauty business .
Start implementing these strategies into your Mother's Day Marketing Campaigns right now.
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