Stylist Talk

Abi is a hairdresser of 18 years. She moved to Australia from England 6 years ago. She now works for Hair and Beauty Collective representing Original Mineral and other brands as a sales rep and educator. 

Abi shared her passion and knowledge on professional products vs supermarket products and really challenges us to think about where the ingredients are being sourced, who’s making it and what the company that you’re investing in really stands for. 

Abi had a diagnosis of dyslexia in year one and she shared with us how she persevered through that and found her passion for hairdressing and gone on to have a successful career. 

We see our industry changing for the better and share a common goal of wanting to create a community in our industry, to support and empower stylists and for us to come together to improve the standard and value our skills.

It’s really nice to chat with her and get some insight from someone with so much experience, and someone who we really love and enjoy being around.

Thanks so much for sharing. 

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Yovanka started her own hand tied extension business only 2 years ago. Prior to this she’s had a long career as a stylist. 

It was after having taken time off to raise her family and re entering the salon floor she noticed there was something missing from the service. Women were wanting long luxurious hair. A lot of the time this wasn’t an option without the assistance of extensions. This is when she began her mission to something that would give women what they wanted all while maintaining the integrity and health of the hair. 

Yovanka wants to show women that if you have an idea and a dream that you should go for it. Even when the people around you may not understand. She wants to set a positive example for our industry of how we can work together and lift each other up. She wants to teach stylists to value themselves, their work and their time and to charge what you’re worth so you can do your best work. 

She leads this conversation from the start, telling her story of how she got here. I think I would describe Yovanka as fierce, passionate and wise. She had some encouraging words for us mums to know that our work is valuable too and not to doubt ourselves when we take time to build our empires. 

Thanks so much for sharing. 

We wanted you to know about Yovanka. 
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Ashley of The Brewed Artistry, her name inspired by her wide range of creative endeavours, is an Adelaide based independent artist.

She had this great idea to open a homewares store, The Collective Nook. Stocking and supporting south Australian homewares, fashion and much more. The Collective Nook was put on hold during the outbreak of Covid19, moving solely online, but we can’t wait to see it kick off again. 

For now she’s putting all her focus on her commissioned art, with some big mural projects coming up. Ashley shares some amazing resources, which are super helpful for creative startups. We have one of Ashley’s beautiful pieces hanging in our salon, a favourite of mine. 

We also touch on social media, personal brand, how to value yourself as a creative person, the importance of being authentic and standing out in a flooded market. 

Ashley juggles all of these amazing things all while being a mum of two. 
Find Ashley on instagram: @thebrewedartistry

Thanks so much for sharing. 

We wanted you to know about Abi. 
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I’m so glad I can finally introduce you to Rosanna from Little Loves Beauty! 

She shares her story of how she opened her nail art studio six years ago. Right from day one it was her vision to provide only the beauty services that she loved.

I love her inspiration for staying true to yourself, knowing your strengths and not forcing things. 

She has a good perspective on her social media platform and shares her insight… it’s just an online world, don’t take it too seriously. Have fun and just be yourself don’t try and be like any body else. 

Rosanna your so modest about your six years of success in business, it’s hard. Well Done, thank you so much for sharing.

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Elena studied PR and communications and went to gain experience at Sportsgirl and Sweat before starting her own social media business, Social Punch. She's passionate about connecting with her clients and really understanding how she can help them grow online. It's really nice to hear all of her knowledge since this is an area we are all trying to navigate. 

Talking with Elena confirmed for me why I created this podcast, meeting up with brave women who have gone out on their own and started their own thing is something that brings me a lot of joy and personally a lot of value

I hope you enjoy her story and her great tips.
Thanks so much for sharing

We wanted you to know about Elena. 
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Lauren Hunter, our salon manager and my very first apprentice. Lauren has a really interesting story about how she travelled around aus when she was younger.

She is passionate about making sure you live life to its fullest and don't miss any opportunities. She really wants  people to make sure they are doing something they love everyday.

Hairdressing is something that makes her so happy. She gets so much joy from seeing how she can transform clients day with a beautiful hair makeover.

She's the sweetest thing and I know you will love hearing her story and our chat about Blush Girl.

Thanks so much for sharing.

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Nadine started her career in hairdressing at a very young age meaning at only 22 she is the owner of her own salon. Nadine shares her story with such honesty. Sharing challenges she has faced and continues to face. 

Nadine is so incredibly strong, bold and well spoken. She's hungry for success in this industry but wants to see others succeeding too. 

I wanted to connect with Nadine because her story reminded me of my first few years and I thought we could bring some value and insight to those of you dreaming about owning your own salon. 

I hope you enjoy hearing our opinions on starting a salon, finances, social media and the hair community.

Thanks so much for sharing.

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Laura feels her background in performing arts is what’s given her the thick skin and her just do it mind set. 

She is passionate about the next generation understanding all the job opportunities that are now available to us and feels that it should be known to all.

Laura is on her path to building something that allows her to put her family first and has been proactive about setting boundaries in her business life early on. 

It’s so interesting to hear a little about her path to becoming a marriage celebrant and how she plans to continue strengthening her community as well as the service she offers her clients. 

Thanks so much for sharing.

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This was the first time I met Kimberly, so bubbly and full of life. Kimberly shares how she made her hair topper business a reality.

Kimberly says she has always wanted to be in business, it’s in her blood and it was her own experience with genetic hair loss that sparked her idea.

She worked hard to build a community well before launching her own product and it was that very community that helped her through her trial and error phase when first starting Lusta Hair. 

Kimberly swears by @instgram as a platform for community and business and isn’t sure where she would be without this opportunity to reach people. 

Her passion is undeniable and my favourite take away from this episode is her want to help people feel the way they did before hair loss.  

Thanks so much for sharing.

We wanted you to know about Kimberley. 
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This is for the ambitious, driven, creative, stylist. Who is passionate about our industry. 
Get to know the people behind the salons and brands we think you should know about. Find support among their stories, hear what it took to get them where they are and their career experiences so far.