Heal The Industry

The beauty industry will teach you how to do hair. It will not teach you how to think.

So many stylists, salon owners, and beauty professionals are doing everything right on paper and still feeling stuck. The skill is there. The work ethic is there. But something underneath keeps holding them back, and most of the time, it’s not what they’re doing. It’s what they’re believing about themselves.

In this episode, Ashlee talks about one of the most overlooked parts of building a career in this industry, which is mindset. The quiet thoughts behind the chair that shape your pricing, your leadership, your growth, and the way you show up every single day.

Ashlee shares her own testimony of what mindset work has done in her life and business, and why it became a core pillar inside Heal The Industry rather than an afterthought. She talks about her role as the mindset mentor inside the program and what she has watched shift in the women who have been willing to do this work.

At the end of the episode, Ashlee opens the doors to something brand new. A free community book club for anyone in the beauty industry who is ready to start doing the inner work. Together we will be reading Winning the War in Your Mind by Craig Groeschel, a book that has shaped Ashlee personally and one she believes is the right starting place for this industry.

If you have ever felt like your thoughts have been running your career instead of you running them, this episode is your invitation to begin again.

Because healing the beauty industry starts with healing the way we think

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If you've ever hit a goal and immediately felt behind again, this episode is for you. Ashlee opens up about the contentment crisis quietly running our industry — and shares the P.E.A.C.E. framework she uses to stay grounded while building across multiple brands. This is a conversation about gratitude, ambition, faith, and the lie that the next level will finally be enough.

In this episode:

• Why contentment isn't complacency
• The industry's comparison problem
• The faith root underneath the business struggle
• The P.E.A.C.E. framework: Pause, Evaluate, Acknowledge, Choose, Engage
• The both/and of being content and hungry

Reflection question of the week: Where in your life are you confusing discontent with drive?

DM your answer to @heal.the.industry — Ashlee reads every one.

Most retreats for beauty pros are about technique. This one isn't.In this episode, I sit down with Misty Jane — 20+ year hair industry veteran, host of the Starting Messy podcast, and a community builder who's spent the last few years rethinking what success looks like behind the chair. Together, we unpack why so many high-achieving stylists are quietly stuck in survival mode, and why rest, mental clarity, and self-trust have become the most underrated tools in this industry.We also talk about the retreat Misty is launching: a week-long, semi-disconnected experience in Costa Rica designed for established beauty professionals who are ready to step away from the noise. No woo woo. No technical workshops. Just presence, intentional living, and space to reconnect with your own curiosity.We get into:– Why peace can feel like boredom when you're wired for chaos– The scarcity mindset quietly running the beauty industry– What it actually means to disconnect (and why you can't skip it)– Who this retreat is for — and who it isn'tIf you're tired of operating in survival mode and ready to trust yourself again, this one's for you.Connect with Misty on Instagram or tune into her podcast, Starting Messy.@[email protected]

Growth isn’t random—and it doesn’t happen overnight.

In this episode, Abigail Lacey, owner of Elle Society, sits down with her salon manager, Ellie, to walk through her full journey—from assistant, to booth renter, to commission stylist, and into leadership.

This conversation opens up what growth actually looks like inside of a team structure. Not just the highlight moments, but the decisions, alignment, and commitment it takes to evolve.

If you’ve ever questioned what’s possible for you within a salon, this episode will expand your perspective on what freedom, stability, and opportunity can truly look like when you choose to grow within something bigger than yourself.

Follow Ellie and her journey @ellie.ellesociety and Abigail @abigail.ellesociety

To get connected with this community who is committed to rising connect with us @heal.the.industry

Most people don’t have a time problem.
They have an awareness problem.

In this episode, we’re getting honest about where your time is actually going—and what that’s revealing about your priorities, your patterns, and your level of leadership.

Because you can’t steward what you won’t look at.

If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, stretched thin, or like there’s never enough time… this isn’t about doing more. It’s about seeing clearly.

We’ll walk through how to start tracking your time in a way that brings awareness, not pressure—so you can shift from reacting to your schedule to actually leading it.

This is the work that creates structure.
And structure is what creates freedom.

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In this episode, we sit down with Bria Alston to talk about what happens when beauty goes beyond the surface and becomes something sacred.

From her background in nursing to building a business rooted in inner healing, Bria shares how she integrated faith into her treatment room and allowed God to redefine her work. What started as aesthetics evolved into ministry, where prayer, presence, and intention create space for clients to experience more than just a service.

We talk about spiritual capacity and the reality that as beauty professionals, we are often holding more than we realize. Bria breaks down how to release what was never ours to carry, stay connected to God, and lead from a place of overflow instead of burnout.

This conversation also speaks to the future of the industry, shifting from competition to community, raising the standard of what we put on and into our bodies, and creating spaces that truly heal.

If you’ve ever felt the weight of this industry or known you were called to more than just the service, this episode will bring clarity to what that can look like.

Follow Bria @sacredbeauty_bybria

In this episode of Heal The Industry, Abigail Lacy, owner of Elle Society Salon, shares the hard truths that every salon owner will face—but few are willing to talk about.

After years of growth, refinement, and perspective shifts, Abigail opens up about what it really takes to move from being a stylist behind the chair to becoming a leader who builds people, culture, and long-term sustainability.

This conversation challenges the way you think about talent, consistency, team dynamics, and your role as an owner. Because the truth is—most of the pressure you’re feeling isn’t coming from your business… it’s coming from the expectations you’ve placed on yourself and others.

Inside this episode, we talk about:

• Why passion can’t be taught—but leadership can be developed
• The real reason consistency is what separates thriving salons from struggling ones
• Letting go of trying to want success for your team more than they want it for themselves
• The importance of building a life outside of your business
• Releasing guilt around evolving your vision as your life and priorities change
• The difference between being the talent and building the stage
• How to lead without carrying what was never yours to hold

If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, responsible for everyone, or stuck between working in your business and actually leading it—this episode will bring clarity, conviction, and a healthier perspective on what ownership truly requires.

You are not alone in this. And more importantly—you don’t have to carry it all.

The beauty industry is one of the most people filled industries in the world, yet so many stylists and salon owners quietly struggle with feeling isolated and alone.

You spend your days surrounded by clients, coworkers, and constant conversation, yet still carry the weight of your career, your growth, and your personal struggles by yourself.

In this episode, Ashlee talks about one of the most common but rarely discussed realities of the beauty industry which is isolation.

Many professionals in this industry have never actually been taught how to build healthy community. Over time that isolation can slowly turn into burnout, comparison, and emotional exhaustion.

But the truth is you were never meant to walk this journey alone.

In this conversation Ashlee shares four practical things you can start doing today to step out of isolation and lean into real community. She also talks about the deeper realization that God has been present through every step of the journey even in the seasons where you felt the most alone.

If you have ever felt like you were carrying the weight of your career by yourself, this episode will remind you that support, connection, and faith can completely change how you experience this industry.

Because healing the beauty industry begins when leaders and artists realize they were never meant to do this alone.

In this episode, I’m joined by Andrea “Andi” Brundidge as we share the story behind her stepping into partnership at our NOVA STRANDS Oregon location.

What started as Andi joining the salon as a stylist slowly evolved into something much bigger. Through leadership, trust, and a shared vision for what this industry can be, Andi rose into the role of Operations Manager and ultimately into partnership.

This conversation pulls back the curtain on what real partnership actually requires. It isn’t just opportunity. It’s ownership, alignment, and the willingness to rise when responsibility calls.

We talk about navigating leadership in an out-of-state salon, what it looks like to build trust inside a team, and why choosing community over competition is one of the most powerful shifts our industry can make.

If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to grow into leadership, build something meaningful with others, or step into the next level of your career, this episode will challenge and encourage you.

Partnership isn’t given.
It’s something you choose to rise into.

Follow Andi and her journey inside of NOVA STRANDS @Andi.NOVA.STRANDS

If you’ve followed me for any amount of time, you know I am passionate about starting my day with intention.

But this didn’t start as some polished productivity strategy.
It started as a tired mom waking up at 4am, running on adrenaline, pouring from an empty cup.

In this episode, I share the real story of how waking up just 30 minutes earlier changed everything — not just my mornings, but who I became throughout the day.

We talk about:

• Why alignment must happen before the demands

• How seeking God first creates unshakable certainty

• The difference between borrowing certainty from others and receiving it from Him

• Why movement is more than physical — it sets the tone for forward momentum

• How to build a sustainable morning routine without turning it into another overwhelming checklist

This isn’t about perfection.
It’s about priority.

It’s about filling your cup before the world starts pulling from it.

Your spirit.
Your mind.
Your body.
Your alignment.

If you’re tired of running on fumes…
If you feel overstimulated, anxious, or constantly reacting to your day instead of leading it…
This episode will help you reset.

Start small.
Make one promise to yourself.
Build from there.

Because when you begin your day aligned with who God is calling you to be, you move differently — with peace, clarity, and certainty.

As always, if this resonates, share it. And if you have a healing story inside this industry, I’d love to spotlight your voice next.

We rise together.

@heal.the.industry