As always, todays episode is one I was so excited to record, not only for myself but because todays guest has been requested to feature on this episode by you guys, our beaute industrie community.

Today we are talking with the lovely Roybn McAlpine, Principle and lead skin saver of Skintifix.

Robyn has made it her life’s mission to provide no nonsense skin care advice, that cuts through industry hype. Robyn owns her own skin clinic in Newcastle called Skintifix, which delivers practical, skin based treatments that restore clients skin, without the invasive ‘trend’ treatments.

You may have seen Robyn, or better yet know her as the Expert skin therapist across Instagram or better yet be familiar with Robyn as the Brand Ambassador for the skincare brand Dermaviduals.

https://skintifix.com.au

Instagram: @expert_skin_therapist

https://www.dermaviduals.com.au

Our guest today discovered a severe allergic reaction upon applying hand sanitiser which lead her to question the ingredients in beauty and personal care products.

Armed with a Diploma in Natural Skincare Science, Mel Driver, launched Embalm Skincare, a multi-award winning skincare range which is 100% natural, cruelty-free and helps to restore and maintain a healthy skin glow.

You will hear in this episode Mels passion for the industry, her exposure to the levels of chemicals that are in products and her driving force behind creating the Embalm range.

Today we are talking about building an empire in the beauty industry with a very special guest, Kate Flammea. Kate is the brains and brilliance behind not one but TWO thriving companies in the beauty industry, Smart Skin Clinics and PressPlay Cosmetics.

Smart Skin Clinics has been an industry leader for 8 years now, and has 4 locations across Victoria. They specialize in advanced skin treatments such as cosmedical grade peels, Laser hair removal, lipo freeze and cosmetic injectables.

Kate’s most recent venture has been into the cosmetic world where she has launched PressPlay Cosmetics, a smart phone sized portable make up capsule which keeps even the busiest person looking flawless.

Kate speaks of her creative process with the capsule, her juggling act of having children during the start up phase and lots more insightful tips you will love about being an all round empire creator in the industry.

Today we are learning about a brand new educational business in the beauty industry which is the Australian Capital Training Institute, also referred to as ACTI.

ACTI delivers cutting edge, modern training courses in Beauty, Business and IPL/Laser and are conveniently located in Canberra. Their specialised training courses are delivered by experienced educators and their aim is to be bold about their students future. The Australian Capital Training Institute are passionate about creating career ready professionals, using their state of-the-art facilities, exceptional teaching faculty and industry experience, which sets them apart from others.

Talking a change for new graduates, innovation through education and more, From ACTI, today we welcome The Director, Elise Birchall.