Sometimes we get an idea, create a plan, and have specific expectations of what we think the outcome will be. But, it doesn’t always turn out the way we hoped. However, there is always a learning opportunity!

In this episode, we chatted with Kristen de Oliveira and Madison Annis of Beauty Mavens Collective in Salt Lake City, Utah. These are sister estheticians who have great experience to share.

After experiencing highs and lows in the industry, they have learned how to learn from the little lows in order to avoid much bigger lows. They share an important experience we can all learn from about going into business, and we discuss the importance of investing in career-focused continuing education after graduating esthetics school.

To learn more from Kristen and Madison, follow @beautymavens_ on Instagram.

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As estheticians and beauty professionals, we have so many opportunities to grow our businesses and establish loyal clients. But, sometimes it’s easy to get complacent and/or discouraged. We learn the treatments and forget that getting our license was only the first step— next we need to hustle and grow in order to create the career of our dreams.

There will always be competition. There will always be reasons why self-doubt will tell you that you can’t. But it is up to you to decide that you belong in this industry and recognize that there IS ROOM FOR YOU. And you can attract your perfect, quality clientele because YOU ARE YOU.

This episode with Kimber Jaynes, founder of Borboleta Beauty, will knock the discouragement and complacency clean out of you. Listen in as she shares the attitudes she has that helped her grow Borboleta into an award-winning, world-wide eyelash extension brand, even though there were already other lash brands out there.

To learn more from Kimber, follow @borboletabeauty and @kimberjaynes on Instagram.

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Recently M’Lisa finished reading “Millionaire Success Habits” by Dean Graziosi (get it here https://amzn.to/37Riutw ) and there were SO MANY amazing concepts and ideas in this book! We could seriously do multiple episodes about what it covers, but we decided to do one about the chapter dedicated to Happiness.

Happiness is something we all look for, but it’s so easy to let things get in the way of having it. In this episode we discuss four of the 10 simple happiness habits that Dean suggests in his book. We each have ones we struggle with, but we work on them every day so that we can have greater joy in our lives— we hope you will do the same!

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Wellness, Barriers, and a “Less is More” Approach— Join our conversation with the talented and entrepreneurial-minded Sarah Nicole Payne.

Sarah is a licensed esthetician based in Denver, CO. She is the owner of the ultra popular You Glow Gal Blog and barrier-focused Sarah Nicole Skincare.

Learn what caused Sarah to leave the treatment room and focus on other avenues of income within the esthetics industry. Find out why her skincare line, Sarah Nicole Skincare, is focused on the skin barrier, and learn what concerns her about the medical aesthetics industry.

You won’t want to miss this dynamic and thought provoking discussion about working as an esthetician!

You can connect with Sarah on Instagram @sarahnpayne @sarahnicoleskincare @youglowgal or online at www.sarahnicoleskincare.com and www.youglowgal.com

Sarah references the book “Younger Skin Starts in the Gut” by Dr Nigma Talib https://amzn.to/38HEwQR

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Passion, Mindset, and CBD— This episode is one you will not want to miss because our guest has so much beautiful insight and knowledge to share!

Meet Caryn Kirchhoff-Herrera, a licensed esthetician, esthetics coach/educator, and double spa owner in San Diego, California.

One of Caryn’s talents is creating a beautiful, relaxing environment and experience for her clients through the use of CBD treatments and products. We really wanted her to come on the Podcast and teach us about CBD and how it not only benefits our clients, but how it also benefits us as estheticians! Don’t forgot that we need rest, relaxation, and recovery, too!

Caryn also has a beautiful focus on improving mindset and helping the esthies she coaches to create careers that work for them and their goals and lifestyle.

You can connect with Caryn on Instagram @sugarplumskincare or online at www.sugarplumskincare.com

She also referenced some CBD products that we cannot wait to try! Get them here:

www.susancbd.com (<—- M’Lisa can’t wait to try the bath bombs!)

www.lazarusnaturals.com

www.codeofharmony.com

www.oleolife.com

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We’re one full month into 2020— how are your goals going??

In this episode, Royal and I talk about the difference between goals and dreams and why we love the vision board we finally made.

Sometimes people think goals and dreams are the same thing, but they are actually a little different! Goals have specific characteristics that we don’t always apply to dreams, hopes, wishes, or passing thoughts and ideas.

We hope that this episode will inspire you to evaluate the goals you have and keep pushing yourself to achieve them, or inspire you to turn your dreams into actual goals and create an actionable plan to help you make them come true.

During this episode, we reference this post on the Spa Strong Blog.

https://www.spa-strong.com/post/making-a-plan-of-action-to-achieve-goals

We also reference this book: “Rejection Proof” by Jia Jiang https://amzn.to/2RV7lmz

And this story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaVh_5Y7M_g

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“The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say ‘No’ to almost everything.” — Warren Buffett

Working in the service industry is incredibly rewarding— we get to help our clients feel rejuvenated, nurtured, and great about themselves. But it can also cause some blurred vision about when to say ‘Yes’ and when to say ‘No’.

In this Episode, Amy Flanders, Licensed Master Esthetician based in Las Vegas, NV, talks about how implementing policies in her studio spa has improved her professionalism and the quality of her clientele, and has greatly decreased mishaps and resentment.

Policies help her feel in control of what goes on in her spa environment, and they help her clients know exactly what to expect, which has increased their trust in her.

Find Amy on Instagram at @lashedbyamy or on her website at www.lashedbyamy.com

You don’t want to miss this insightful discussion— Listen now!

For more information on Spa Strong, follow us on Instagram @spa_strong and visit our website http://www.spa-strong.com

Growth, progression, achievement. These are things we talk about and want, but are we willing to do what it takes to achieve them?

In this Episode of The Spa Strong Podcast, meet Sarah Cross, Cosmetologist/Makeup Artist. Sarah shares her experience growing and learning in her career in the beauty industry, and the steps she had to take to get out of her comfort zone, continue growing, and create the career that is right for her.

Not only has she been able to recognize when she has outgrown a situation or environment, she has also learned to maintain incredible boundaries in her professional life.

Listen to this episode and be inspired to get out of your comfort zone and take initiative for your own life and career in the beauty industry.

To stay in touch with Sarah, follow her on Instagram: @sarahcrosshairandmakeup or visit her website at www.sarahcrosshairandmakeup.com

For more information on Spa Strong, follow us on Instagram @spa_strong and visit our website http://www.spa-strong.com

Taxes are everyone’s favorite topic, right? We know, we know— this is the kind of stuff that few want to discuss, but EVERYONE needs to know! Take it from today’s guest, McKenzie Barlow, Licensed Master Esthetician.

Listen as Kenzie shares some hard lessons she had to learn because she didn’t understand how she was being taxed as a new esthetician. This is something that wasn’t discussed in her esthetics program, and she hadn’t had a reason to know about it in previous jobs.

By doing research and understanding the basics, you can avoid these struggles and much worse situations!

To stay in touch with Kenzie, follow her on Instagram: @lash_out_by_mb

Please note that neither Kenzie nor Royal and M’Lisa are tax accountants. For further information, please contact a tax specialist you can trust.

If you're interested in trying the PowerDot, get it here: https://amzn.to/36SNysb

For more information on Spa Strong, follow us on Instagram @spa_strong and visit our website http://www.spa-strong.com

In this episode of The Spa Strong Podcast, Royal and M’Lisa dive into the fourth element of the Spa Strong mission: Safety.

In the context of Spa Strong, safety can be a broad topic; we care about keeping your business and licensure safe, keeping your clients safe, and keeping you personally safe.

This episode discusses proper documentation, liability insurance, maintaining sanitation practices, and more. It also discusses personal safety and defense trainings, tools, and why you need to think about these things.

Listen now to hear about steps you can take to prepare and protect yourself and your esthetics practice, and find out who screamed the loudest when getting tased in the Police Academy :)

To learn more about Spa Strong, visit https://www.spa-strong.com and https://instagram.com/spa_strong

The Client Packet, https://www.spa-strong.com/the-client-packet

The Treatment Survey specifically https://www.spa-strong.com/product-page/treatment-survey-form

General Liability Insurance is what protects you in the event a client experiences a slip and fall. Professional Liability Insurance is what protects you if something goes wrong in a treatment under your scope of practice.

https://www.insurebodywork.com/esthetician-insurance

https://www.bizinsure.com/why-do-i-need-estheticians-liability-insurance/

https://www.nsvrc.org/node/4737

Proponent: One who argues in favor of something (M’Lisa was right!)

https://www.gracieuniversity.com/Pages/Public/Information?enc=FMtOnZSK59l%2bIJqsLOgYQQ%3d%3d

On Combat, The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace https://amzn.to/2u7Irr5

https://cascade.uoregon.edu/spring2013/social-sciences/are-women-safer-when-they-learn-self-defense/

The Gift of Fear and Other Survival Signals that Protect Us From Violence https://amzn.to/36SNR6j