The Rebel Show

Hiring your first esthetician won’t automatically give you more freedom or double your revenue. Is your waxing business ready to support another person?

In this episode, I break down seven signs you’re ready to hire, including:

• Consistent demand and why I look for 80% booking utilization
• Knowing where your new hire’s clients will come from
• Understanding payroll, expenses, and your break-even point
• Documenting your systems before you start training
• Being ready to lead and manage people
• Handling the extra work that comes before more freedom
• Building the business you actually want

I also share how I worked backward from my studio’s expenses to set client-booking goals—and three questions to answer before posting that job listing.

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Are these 20 common waxing myths affecting your results? In this episode of The Rebel Show, I'm breaking down hard wax myths, Brazilian waxing techniques, hair growth cycles, and waxing mistakes every esthetician should understand.

Ashly is putting me on the spot with 20 waxing myths, and I have to decide if they're fact or fiction!

We're talking about everything from whether waxing makes hair grow back thicker to the right way to apply and remove hard wax, wax temperature, strip size, sensitive skin, and more.

You'll learn:

- Why hair can look thicker after waxing

- How hair growth cycles affect your clients' results

- Whether you can wax hair shorter than 1/4 inch

- When to apply hard wax against hair growth

- How to avoid letting hard wax strips set too long

- Why bigger strips don't always mean faster waxing

- Common mistakes with wax temperature and pressure

- Why double dipping is never worth the risk

- How to choose wax based on profit, not just price

Whether you're a new esthetician, an experienced wax specialist, or a beauty student, this episode will help you question what you've been taught and improve your waxing technique.

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Have an esthetician job interview coming up? In this episode of The Rebel Show, I'm sharing my best esthetician job interview tips from the perspective of someone who actually hires waxers and estheticians.

And here's the biggest thing I want you to know: getting hired isn't always about having the most experience.

I'm breaking down what I actually look for during the application and interview process, including how to prepare before your interview, what questions you should ask, how to talk about past employers, what to bring with you, and the small details that can make you stand out.

We'll also talk about what to do if you DON'T have much experience yet, why honesty and coachability can matter more than having the perfect skill set, and how to follow up after an interview without overdoing it.

If you're an esthetician student, new esthetician, waxer, or beauty professional trying to land your next job, this episode will help you walk into your next interview more prepared and confident.

In this episode:

- How to prepare for an esthetician job interview

- Why you should apply even without the requested experience

- What employers notice before the interview even starts

- How to research a salon, spa, or waxing studio

- Questions you should ask during your interview

- How to answer questions when you don't know the answer

- Why complaining about your previous employer can hurt you

- What to bring to your interview

- How and when to follow up afterward

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In this episode of The Rebel Show, I'm breaking down the different ways estheticians can get paid. From hourly pay, commission and tips to retail, brand partnerships, affiliates, education, content creation, employees and even renting out your space.

Whether you're an employee, a solo esthetician or you're starting to build a team, I want you to understand the opportunities available to you AND why you shouldn't try to build every income stream at once.

The goal isn't to do everything. Build something solid first, know your numbers, master your client experience and then expand when it actually makes sense.

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What does your business actually stand for?

Your core values shouldn't just be a few nice-sounding words you put on your website. They should define how you operate, how you lead, the culture you create, who you bring onto your team, and the experience your clients have with your business.

And this is something I learned the importance of through experience, the good AND the bad.

In this episode of The Rebel Show, I'm breaking down how I defined the five core values that guide my businesses and walking you through how to create your own.

We're talking about:

✔️What core values actually mean in your business

✔️Why company culture matters more than I originally realized

✔️The experiences that helped me define what I would and wouldn't tolerate

✔️My five company core values and what each one means

✔️How to turn negative experiences into positive values

✔️Why your core values have to start with YOU

✔️How to actually use your values in your business

By the end, I have some homework for you: define the 3–5 core values that truly represent the business and culture you want to build.

Then come back and share yours in the comments. I want to hear them. 👇

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My first treatment room rental as a solo esthetician was WILD.

When I first went solo, I thought my biggest challenge would be finding clients. Instead, I found myself dealing with another renter who seemed determined to make running my business as difficult as possible…and the more time I spent there, the stranger things got.

What started with complaints about my clients and a doorbell eventually turned into mediation, cameras, suspicious activity, and a conversation I definitely wasn't supposed to hear.

This episode is mostly just for fun 😂 but looking back, those early rental experiences taught me A LOT about choosing the right space for your esthetics business.

If you've ever had a treatment room, salon suite, or booth rental horror story, PLEASE tell me yours in the comments. I know I can't be the only one.

And if you want an episode about what I would look for BEFORE renting a treatment room today, let me know below!

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You can rank #1 on Google and STILL struggle to turn those searches into actual appointments.

In this episode, I'm breaking down something I've been seeing with coaching clients: they're getting visibility, people are finding their business, but somewhere between the Google search and the booking confirmation, they're losing potential clients.

We're talking about new client promotions, deposits, requiring a card on file, confusing booking menus, rebooking, and the small barriers that could be costing you new clients.

I also explain why I personally don't require deposits or a card on file for first-time waxing clients, why we offer a $35 new-client Brazilian at Rebel Wax Studio, and why I'm willing to accept a few no-shows if it means converting significantly more new clients.

My challenge for you: go through your booking process AS A CLIENT. Click every button. Read every service. Look for anything confusing, broken, or unnecessary and then test removing some of that friction for 30 days.

Tell me in the comments: Do you currently require a deposit or card on file for new clients?

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What actually happens when your beauty business grows big enough for your husband to quit his job and join you full-time?

Chance is joining me for this episode to answer the questions you guys sent in after I shared that I “retired my blue-collar husband.”

We're talking about how we knew it was time, what our finances and payroll actually look like, how we divided our roles, working together as husband and wife, handling disagreements, and why I DON'T think everyone should try to bring their spouse into their business.

Our story definitely didn't happen overnight.

We went from struggling to afford groceries and laundromat trips to building Rebel Wax together full-time and there was never some perfect roadmap telling us what to do next.

If you're building a beauty business, thinking about working with your spouse, or wondering what's actually possible when you keep growing, I hope our story gives you some perspective.

And remember: your journey doesn't need to look like ours to be successful.

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I asked our YouTube community one question:

**What's your biggest obstacle to growing your business?**

And you guys ANSWERED.

🥇 I overthink everything

🥈 I lose motivation

🥈 I don't know where to start

4️⃣ I get distracted

And honestly? I've dealt with every single one of these.

I still do sometimes.

The difference is that after years of building businesses, making mistakes, changing directions, building a team, launching products, and figuring things out the hard way, I've gotten a whole lot better at recognizing when I'm doing these things and getting myself back on track.

So that's what we're talking about in this episode.

Why overthinking can turn into tactical avoidance.

Why I don't rely on motivation anymore.

Why being bored in your business might actually be a GOOD thing.

How I handle an overwhelming list of things that need to get done.

And why constantly chasing the next exciting idea might actually be slowing your business down.

If you've been dealing with any of these lately, I want you to know you're definitely not the only one.

And hopefully by the end of this episode, you'll have at least ONE thing you can take action on today.

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Thinking about hiring your first employee as an esthetician? Before you post that job listing, there are a few things your business needs to have in place.

In this episode of The Rebel Show, I'm answering a question from Megan of Bare Beauty Lounge, who's planning to hire her first employee within the next six months.

We're getting into the part of hiring that isn't talked about enough: knowing when you're actually ready.

I'm breaking down how I knew it was time to hire at Rebel Wax Studio, how I structure employee pay and commission, where I've found waxers, how I interview candidates, what training looks like, and the hiring mistake I made when I brought on too many people too quickly.

We cover:

✔️The booking percentage I want to see before hiring

✔️Why hiring won't fix a broken business

✔️Systems you need before bringing someone onto your team

✔️Employee vs. booth rental

✔️Part-time vs. full-time employees

✔️New graduates vs. experienced waxers

✔️Where I find applicants

✔️My interview and screening process

✔️Why I hire for character over skill

✔️How I structure hourly pay + commission

✔️Retail commissions and tips

✔️How long training should take

✔️Who should be responsible for building clientele

✔️How to stay profitable while paying employees

✔️The biggest mistake I made with my first hires

One of the biggest lessons I've learned is this:

An employee doesn't fix weak systems. They expose them.

Build the foundation first, then hire someone to help you expand it.

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