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The ABIC Podcast

Aesthetic and Beauty Industry Counciltheabic.org.au
Creating unity, community, conversation and strength, we are your representative association for beauty and aesthetics
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80: Resilience in Business with Kate Taylor of Injex Clinics

Today’s guest is Kate Taylor from Injex Clinics. Kate came to my call out in our Facebook group where I mentioned a few podcast guests had cancelled and I was searching for a story to share for you all. While Kate didn’t think she had much of a story to share, she told me about her sister being fired for mentioning she wanted a clinic of her own one day, their current business being burnt down and reopened in just 48 hours and to top it all off the incredible awards they continue to win not only...

Dec 01, 201932 minSeason 1Ep. 80

79: Mums in beauty businesses with Emily Harper

Today I am speaking with Emily Harper, A kick ass business woman and a dear friend of mine and someone who I have turned to for many words of advice throughout our friendship, in fact most of what you see of beaute industrie has probably come about from a conversation emily and i have had together. Emily Harper has accomplished many incredible things in her time in the industry, she owns a Brazilian Butterfly franchise in the south eastern suburbs of melbourne, is a qualified cosmetic tattoo art...

Nov 24, 201932 minSeason 1Ep. 79

78: Home business to booming beauty clinic with Rachel Diaz of Love Beauty Skin Clinic

At just 15 years old, Rachel knew exactly what she wanted to do for the rest of her life, and that was to own a salon and perform life changing skin treatments. Understanding the hard work and dedication it takes to build a returning and loyal clientele, Rachel outgrew her home salon after having her first child, and moved into a commercial space in shelley, western australia which now has a massive 11k following across social media. Opening up the conversation around why rachel charges clients ...

Nov 18, 201940 minSeason 1Ep. 78

77: Understanding Hormones with Lauren Curtain, Women's Health and Fertility Practitioner

Today’s guest is Lauren Curtain, a women’s health and fertility Chinese medicine practitioner who uses both Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture to assist clients with understanding their cycles, hormones and so much more. The conversation with lauren today teaches us about the lifecycle of hormones from adolescence through to pregnancy and everything in between. We explore the impact that periods, fertility, stress and our eating habits have on hormones, as well as how you can be more aware ...

Nov 10, 201942 minSeason 1Ep. 77

76: Success of Salon Pay and the Secret Salon Society with Founder, Kristy Mckenzie

This episode was brought to you by Salon Pay - Pay today or Salon Pay. Get 30 days free trial at www.salonpay.com and mention 'Beaute Industrie" Today’s guest is Kristy McKenzie, Founder of Secret Salon Society and Salon Pay. Kristy and I met virtually earlier this year when she ran the Live and Online training initiative where 100 educations and business coaches jumped online and ran Facebook live sessions to a paying audience over 100 hours, where I was kindly nominated to host a session on th...

Nov 03, 20191 hr 4 minSeason 1Ep. 76

75: International Lashpreneur and Makeup Artist, Jodie Watkins, CEO of Graft A Lash

Todays guest is Jodie Watkins of Make up by jodie and Graft a Lash, which is a 100% Australian owned and family run, original eyelash grafting extension supplier and training company. Through many years in the beauty industry, Jodies entrepreneurial pathway has made her a recognisable face in the cosmetic realm and has seen her work with some of the worlds biggest brands on set for fashion shows and shoots such as New York and Paris Fashion Week and has had her work featured in the pages of Vogu...

Oct 27, 201946 minSeason 1Ep. 75

74: Inside Aesthetics with Dr Jake Sloane & David Segal

Today’s guests I was fortunate enough to be introduced to by friend of the Beaute Industrie podcast, Fiona Tuck. After an introduction and a listen to their podcast, Inside Aesthetics, I wanted to bring Dr Jake Sloane and David Segal to your ears. A wealth of knowledge between them, the pair have dived into the podcasting world themselves, sharing both patient and practitioner knowledge from people they have connected with along their journey. I sat with them in their sydney recording space for ...

Oct 20, 201957 minSeason 1Ep. 74

73: Crystal clear leadership with Cass Barrie, CEO

My guest today is easily the most colourful person i’ve had on the podcast to date in both literal colour with her fluro green hair and clothing, but also in language so this is a language warning, there’s a few naughty words on this one - so if you’re in the car with kiddies or playing this in a public space, you may want to save this one for a solo listen. Cass Barrie, my guest today, is the owner of a multisite hairdresser space Diamond Cut and is also a Mindset and Empowerment coach at Be A ...

Oct 13, 20191 hr 12 minSeason 1Ep. 73

72: Brow Boss Georgie Westley, Founder of Distinctive Features & Co-Founder of APMAC

For those of you who don’t know Georgie, she is the owner of Distinctive Features Cosmetic Tattoo and Beauty. With over 20 years experience in the industry, and training accreditation behind her, Georgie is a powerhouse business women who has taken some of her deepest personal moments and transformed her life into the brow queen she is today. Georgie is ever humble in our conversation but is a multi award winning tattooist and finalist for the Australian Beauty Industry awards for 2 years in a r...

Oct 06, 201947 minSeason 1Ep. 72

EP71: Hypnotherapy facials with Vanessa Donlan of Hypnotherapy Manly

Vanessa Donlan my guest today has been in the holistic health industry for 25 years and along the way has worked as an Aromatherapist, Massage Therapist, and a Beauty Therapist. Through creating client relationships and wanting to explore beyond traditional beauty treatments, Vanessa studied Neuro Linguistic Programming, otherwise known as NLP, and Hypnotherapy, and has since added them to her list of services. Prior to this recording I went and had a treatment with Vanessa in her Space at Seren...

Sep 29, 201941 minSeason 1Ep. 71

EP70: Mastering your money with Jessica Giles of Chic Money

If I ask you what your relationship is with money, how does that make you feel? Does it make you feel ichy and uneasy, confident and proud or guilty and shameful? Well today my guest is Jessica Giles of Chic Money and she’s going to give us some insights around why we feel the way we do about money. Jessica is a mum and a qualified accountant turned money specialist who helps business owners understand, re-write and take ownership of their money story bringing abundance and putting values into t...

Sep 22, 20191 hr 1 minSeason 1Ep. 70

EP69: Australia's favourite Injector, Kelly George of Kelly George Aesthetics

Kelly George , a Registered Cosmetic Nurse and the Founder and Director of Kelly George Aesthetics, a medical cosmetic clinic based in Tamworth, NSW - a highly successful regional clinic that has seen YOY growth of over 1000%. With over 12 years’ experience in the medical aesthetics industry, Kelly’s career in medical aesthetics begun in 2006 in marketing and events, working for one of the top cosmeceutical companies in Australia, Allergan. After studying to become a registered Nurse, Kelly open...

Sep 15, 201944 minSeason 1Ep. 69

EP68: Maria Enna Cocciolone, CEO of INSKIN Cosmedics

Today’s guest is one that has been highly anticipated and requested from our Facebook group and I am so thrilled to have her on the podcast today, it’s Marie Cocciolone from Inskin Cosmedics. Maria wears many hats and has been extremely influential in the cosmedical product arena and for that reason I’m going to share with you a small timeline of her accomplishments thus far. In 2007 she founded INSKIN COSMEDICS, a medical aesthetic distribution company, in 2009 launched and created from scratch...

Sep 08, 20191 hr 3 minSeason 1Ep. 68

EP67: LED Education with Lashana Shepherd, Educator at The Global Beauty Group

Today we are speaking about LED education with The Global Beauty Groups National Educator, Lashana. We all know how easy an LED treatment is to perform, but do we actually know the benefits around performing the treatment, how and why we need to understand wavelengths and what the treatment is actually doing for the skin on a cellular level? Today, Lashana shares with us client results as well as the answer to all of those questions in an easy to understand, practical way, which will have you fe...

Sep 01, 201941 minSeason 1Ep. 67

EP66: Lymph Education with Marnina Diprose of DermHealth Co.

Marnina Diprose from Derm Health Co is my guest today for the topic of lymphatic education. Working alongside Marni and having her feature as a guest speaker at our Melbourne Brunch event back in March 2019, I’ve heard Marni speak about the mechanics of the lymphatic system and knew how much you would all love her teachings. Marnina will share with you her career journey and how she came to be on the podcast in her current role, but I’ll too let you know that Marnina is a graduate dermal clinici...

Aug 25, 201945 minSeason 1Ep. 66

EP65: The Gut with Fiona Tuck of Vita-sol

After having Fiona Tuck feature on the podcast in episode 33 on internal conditions which manifest themselves on the skin, we received many requests to have her back on the show, and as the industry is currently buzzing with conversation about the gut, we thought what better topic to cover for you all. For more about Fiona’s career journey and what she is up to now, please head over the episode 33 to listen prior to this one, or if you’re just here for education on the gut then you’re in the rig...

Aug 18, 20191 hr 5 minSeason 1Ep. 65

EP64: Organically leading the way with Mukti, Founder of Mukti Organics

Mukti has been actively involved in the beauty and personal care industry for over two decades now and spends time on the episode reflecting and sharing her career with us. Studying naturopathy, remedial massage and beauty therapy, Mukti is an eco-activist, author and green cosmetic chemistry pioneer. As if that isn’t enough, Mukti Organics is an international award winning range which has helped set the benchmark for certified organic skincare in Australia. The conversation today travels throug...

Aug 11, 201955 minSeason 1Ep. 64

EP63: Spray Tanning Success with Monica Griffin of Miss M by Minx Bronzing and Cosmetics

Monica is the boss lady at Miss M by Minx Bronzing and Cosmetics and you’ll see today by our conversation why I needed to bring her to your ears. She’s down to earth, as humble as they come and is passionate about supporting beauty business owners and the industry. Monica is a spray tan queen and today not only does she talk all things spray tan but she is so kind in opening up and sharing with us some of the struggles she has gone through and continues to go through as a business owner which is...

Aug 04, 201950 minSeason 1Ep. 63

EP62: Will your salon be sale ready, when you are? with Kylie-Ann Kobelt from Solution Creator

Kylie-Ann is a Neuro linguistic practitioner who directs business owners towards success in their business, through exploring their limiting beliefs and challenging the stories we tell ourselves. Prior to this career venture, Kylie-Ann was a business owner of 2 beauty businesses for 20 years, and upon navigating the pathway towards selling them, realised this is a conversation that little of us are having. Sharing with us the feelings attached with selling, steps and procedures we need to implem...

Jul 28, 201947 minSeason 1Ep. 62

EP61: Take control of your product range with Caryna Khan of Private Label Skincare

Private Label Skincare is currently hitting the industry like no other as business owners take control of the product market, by creating a range and putting their brand to the formulation. Caryna and I chat today about the process of private labelling, her career journey through cruise ships and ultimately being a beauty business owner and go-getting we can all aspire to be.Web Address: http://www.privatelabelskincare.com.au/ Facebook Handle : https://www.facebook.com/privatelabelskincareoz/ In...

Jul 21, 201932 minSeason 1Ep. 61

EP60: Inflammation Education with Dr. Donna Lee Marcal

In the landscape of todays industry, the skin conditions we are seeing and the lives we are living, inflammation is occuring more frequently than ever before. Todays episode speaks with Dr. Donna Lee Marcal of Dermatonics to unpack and educate our audience on the wound healing cascade, the inflammatory cells you must know about and how to treat inflammation through internal and topical ingredients. You can learn more about Donna here: Thank you to OneSpaWorld for making this episode possible. Do...

Jul 14, 201955 minSeason 1Ep. 60

EP59: Wrinkles Schminkles with Gabrielle Requena

Making waves when they hit tv screens across Australia on the show Shark Tank, Wrinkles Schminkles have since been making their way into salons like yours across the country. The Wrinkles Schminkles product is a silicone pad, saturated in a serum solution which is worn overnight and while waking up to glowing, hydrated skin. Gabrielle shares with us how her pathway lead her to the beauty industry, the background behind that iconic name, Wrinkles Schminkles and how a tv show turned her dreams int...

Jul 07, 201936 minSeason 1Ep. 59

EP58: Make your brand bloom with Sarah Garner of Digital Bloom

Today on the podcast, the lovely Sarah Garner from Digital Bloom, who’s aim is to help make beautiful brands better. Sarah and her team specialise in marketing branding and for the hair, beauty and fashion indstry’s and have some kickass social graphics, strategy sessions and promotions around event planning to align with your brand style and budget. Sarah shares with us why traction is important, how to make the most out of your marketing and how to cut through the noise that is social media, t...

Jun 30, 201952 minSeason 1Ep. 58

EP56: Acne Education with Donna Cummins-Campbell of the AWE Academy

My guest today is a Beaute Industrie family friend, she has appeared on the podcast in episode number 8 where we discussed how you can advance your consultations and she is also a BI PRO Expert in our online member community. Today we are speaking with Donna Cummins-Campbell of the AWE Academy. If you don’t already know Donna, she has worked in every aspect of the beauty industry for over 30 years and has been an educator in the beauty and dermal space since 1996. Donna has been instrumental in ...

Jun 16, 201952 minSeason 1Ep. 56

EP55: Massage, Mindset and Marketing with Massage Champions Elicia and James Crook

Elicia is a Massage Therapist by trade turned business coach and James being brains behind their digital marketing and business campaigns, provide a 6 week coaching program specific to the massage industry. Today we discuss the business of massage, mindset, marketing and mechanics as well as looking at how you can work free from burnout, bring in new clients and retain the existing. Web Address: https://massagechampions.com/ Facebook Handle : https://www.facebook.com/eliciacrookcoaching/ Instagr...

Jun 09, 20191 hr 2 minSeason 1Ep. 55

EP54: The story of Peninsula Hot Springs with Charles Davidson

Founded by brothers Charles and Richard Davidson in 1997, the inspiration for the space actually began when Charles was living in Japan in 1992, which you will hear more about from Charles himself. Their journey came to live in June 2005 where the Spa Dreaming Centre opened to offer guests bathing, spa treatments and dining experiences. A now iconic Australian landmark, the PHS has been recognised for excellence with it’s first Victorian Tourism Award in 2010 and has since been inducted into the...

Jun 02, 201955 minSeason 1Ep. 54

EP53: How I created an award winning business with Karla McDiarmid of Macquarie MediSpa

In 2001, Macquarie Medispa opened their first location in Bathurst and made quite a name for itself and has been a true small business success story. Employing 21 skin and beauty therapists across two locations, five expert specialists from Sydney who visit the Medi spas fortnightly in the fields of anti-wrinkle, laser and cosmetic tattooing, In 2016 the business took on a second location in Orange. What makes Macquarie Medispa stand out amongst the crowd is their award winning titles including ...

May 27, 201940 minSeason 1Ep. 53

EP52: Minimum time, maximum results with Fresh Face Bar's Lisa Vong and Jessica Llyod.

In the world of innovation, today’s landscape of our industry looks quite different to what it did 5 or even 10 years ago, some good and some not so great things have come and gone in the industry, however today I am so excited to bring to your ears, a new concept for skin treatments, which I believe will change the way we look at treatments and traditional salons, even more so than its predecessors beforehand – we are talking Face Bars. Today my guests Lisa and Jess of Fresh Face Bar in Richmon...

May 19, 201940 minSeason 1Ep. 52

EP51: How I won Therapist of The Year...TWICE! With Daniela Boerma of Bliss Day Spa

Daniella Boerma is the winner of the prestigious title Therapist of the Year in both 2015 and 2016, crowned by the Australian Beauty Industry Awards otherwise known as the ABIA’s. It speaks volumes that Daniela has not won this award just once in her lifetime, but twice on back to back years, hence my need to introduce her to you all. Dual rolled Business Owner and Therapist, Daniela Boerma and I connected over conversation about what it means to be a therapist, her passion for treating and we e...

May 12, 201953 minSeason 1Ep. 51

EP50: Dr Naomi McCullum from The Manse Clinic, on injectables and Instagram

Dr Naomi McCullum, is the founder of The Manse clinic and a pioneer in the field of non-surgical cosmetic medicine. In 1999, she became one of the early members of the newly founded Cosmetic Physicians Society of Australasia and when the CPSA became a College, in 2015, Dr Naomi was admitted as a Fellow. The Manse clinic is situated in the idyllic suburb of Paddington, New South Wales, featuring 5 cosmetic doctors and it’s mission is to “fight every flaw that is necessary, to create a high end, b...

May 05, 201932 minSeason 1Ep. 50
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