In today’s episode, we are shaking our traditional episode structure up a little to increase inspiration and motivation to all treating therapists and aestheticians across the community. This year has been one heck of a year and right now we could all use a little reminder as to why we entered the professional beauty and aesthetic industry in the first place and too reignite our passion and realign purpose to everyone heading into business for the remaining 60 or so days of 2020. When searching ...
Oct 29, 2020•22 min•Ep. 133
For many years Tasneem personally struggled with feeling the love when it came to makeup especially when finding the perfect lipstick shade, for some reason if you're 2 shades darker than "almond" you're going to face nightmare nudes and off-tone reds. Having had enough of being left out of the commercial beauty industry, Tasneem decided to create her very own custom lipsticks, with shades carefully crafted to suit not only her skin tone but also a variety of complexions! Being a third-generatio...
Oct 25, 2020•40 min•Season 1Ep. 132
Dr Clara Hurst graduated as a dentist from King’s College London Medical and Dental School in 2005. Her interest in cosmetic procedures and facial aesthetics led to further training and study within the field of facial rejuvenation and cosmetic enhancement procedures, including training and working as a cosmetic injector at world-renowned Harley Street in London. Clara has 15 years hands-on experience in anti-wrinkle and facial sculpting treatments and prides herself on achieving natural results...
Oct 20, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 131
Evette is a skin expert, to put it bluntly! She had 10 years of experience under her belt specialising in IPL, medical-grade skin peeling, microdermabrasion, skin analysis, brow shaping and make-up, as well as teaching beauty therapy before she started Esmi Skin Minerals in 2017. Evette identified an opportunity in the market for an Australian-made mineral foundation that had additional treatment benefits. Cue the inaugural product - the Liquid Mineral Foundation, which still has a cult followin...
Oct 18, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 130
To say this year has been a wild one is an understatement. We’ve had bushfires, a global pandemic, business closures months on end and to round it out Australia has plummeted into a recession. Though we could easily sit back and ask ourselves, why should we bother, it's important that we take this year and see it for what it is, an opportunity. An opportunity to pause, to be present, to reignite our passion and to press play on the things that truly do fill our cup. This year has reconfirmed for...
Oct 15, 2020•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 129
Dr Rudd is a General and Cosmetic Dermatologist affiliated with The Alfred Hospital Melbourne and The Skin Health Institute in Carlton of Victoria. Dr Rudd completed her Medical Degree at Monash University, Melbourne and pursued her post-graduate dermatology studies through the Australasian College of Dermatologists and she is also a qualified yoga teacher. Dr Rudd has worked for many years in all areas of dermatology with patients who suffer from sun damage, skin cancer, pigmentation, acne and ...
Oct 11, 2020•28 min•Season 1Ep. 128
Angeli is a Certified Consciousness Coach®️, Creatrix®️ Transformologist®️ and Head Talk Strategist. After spending years refining her skills, Angeli describes herself as a holistic empowerment coach, focusing on not just one, but all aspects of life, to help people achieve their bliss, whatever that may be. Prior to launching ‘The Bliss Coach’, Angeli has spent over 20 years as a hairstylist, 10 of those owning her own salon. Her expertise also extends from educator to mentor and she prides her...
Oct 08, 2020•45 min•Ep. 127
Aoife completed her professional training in Ireland and holds qualifications from both CIBTAC based in London England and CIDESCO of Paris France. Having worked in a number of salons in Brisbane since 2010 and bought 'Pretty in the City' in 2015, Aoife is creating space for exceptional treatments in the professional beauty industry with an emphasis on professional and personal development for her team. Today Aoife and Tamara talk about the lack and gap of training from a qualified therapist to ...
Oct 04, 2020•51 min•Ep. 126
Ebony is an online accredited practicing dietician and nutritionist based in Newcastle and is the founder of Project Nutrition. Over the past 10 years Ebony has helped hundreds of women achieve their nutrition & health goals. Ebonys interest in early life nutrition first developed after her own struggles with infertility and pregnancy losses, where she has now turned her journey from infertility to motherhood into her passion & has created Project Nutrition to help women like you balance...
Oct 01, 2020•33 min•Ep. 125
Dr Harry is a family doctor in Australia but has also worked in the UK, Europe and the United States. Before he obtained his medical degree, Harry completed a Masters and PhD looking into the effects of nutrition on brain development, body weight and blood pressure. Throughout his working career as a medical doctor, university professor, and scientist, Dr Harry has committed his life to improve human health. Having often been asked by his patients about various supplements, he realised that the ...
Sep 27, 2020•47 min•Ep. 124
So, you want to stand out from the pack, make a name for yourself or your business and gain traction through TV, print or radio but there's just one thing stopping you - how exactly do you do that and where do you start? Well, today Tamara talks to Odette Barry of Odette and Co. Odette’s career spans across marketing and communications for Westpac, the Australian Physiotherapy Association, TAFE NSW and Women’s Fitness magazine – so she’s got a broad range of experience adapting communications st...
Sep 20, 2020•46 min•Ep. 123
Bay is a Sales Coach who specialises in helping businesses make more money by getting more clients and customers. She shows you how to take the ‘pushiness’ out of selling so that you never feel salesy or fearful when it comes to asking for the sale. Bay teaches how to sell yourself, your products and services based on consumer psychology and understanding how a buyer makes a decision to purchase so you know exactly what to do to get your people wanting to buy what you have to offer. We know sale...
Sep 13, 2020•47 min•Ep. 122
Today’s guest is Gay Wardle from none other than Gay Wardle Education Featuring for the second time on the podcast today, Gay and Tamara explore the topic of stress and the way in which it affects the skin and the body. Gay so generously steps out of the treatment room and away from her clients on a busy morning to have this conversation with me today, answering all of your questions that you asked for in our Facebook community. This seriously mind-blowing episode travels through the cellular ca...
Sep 06, 2020•37 min•Ep. 121
After lots of thoughts, feelings and queries around collagen, internal supplements and topical ingredients from you all in our growing Facebook Community, we thought who better to have the conversation for you today on such a topic than none other than Fiona Tuck. A jam-packed filled episode on the basics of collagen, cells that are responsible for the production of, the difference between bovine and marine types, supplements, efficacy for the skin and client contraindications, as well as a rapi...
Aug 30, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 120
Through the global pandemic we have and currently are still facing, i heard many times by experienced figures that ‘beauty industry is resilient and recession-proof’, however, the cynic in me was always a little reserved with this notion, this is until I first handedly saw the strength that the team at St Skin exhibited during the pandemic - I now know wholeheartedly for this resilience and recession-proof claim to be true. Mid pandemic while the world was upside down, Australians were ridiculou...
Aug 23, 2020•49 min•Ep. 119
To current date, Madeline has been working in the beauty industry for 13 years with her main focus being skin therapies. Over the years she has spent 7 years furthering her skills and 6 years performing Cosmetic Tattooing procedures. With raving reviews and an incredible industry fan base, it is clear that Madeline is using her talent where needed, by displaying her finer attention to detail and developing conscious and considered business strategy around the demands of her business. You’ll hear...
Aug 16, 2020•43 min•Ep. 118
No doubt you’ve saved one of chelsea's photos to an instagram inspo file or pinned a picture on pinterest with the nail art creative that is Trophy Wife. Born in Melbourne in 2010, Trophy Wife initially started as a side-hustle, turned into something really special. A nail art and beauty space that became the anti-salon salon, known for its relaxed + inclusive vibes that host a creative space which celebrates beauty and art. Today, 10 years later in business, Chelsea’s nail art has an incredible...
Aug 09, 2020•43 min•Ep. 117
Kathryn Moore has been a leading expert in the global spa industry for 15 years with extensive knowledge of all aspects of spa business. During her time with MSpa, overseeing more than 60 spas for Minor Hotels, Kathryn identified noticeable gaps in the industry. Her solution was to form Spa Connectors in 2015, offering exclusive training programmes as well as recruitment solutions and business consultancy. In only a short time Spa Connectors has developed a reputation for delivering innovative, ...
Aug 02, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 116
Sam, is a dermal clinician and beauty therapist driven by a passion for education. With a focus on empowering others to develop confidence and expertise in their field, her current role allows her to contribute to the delivery of vocational training at a consistently high standard through the development of educational tools and protocols to support the clinical team at Advanced Skin Technology. Prior to joining AST, Sam delivered both undergraduate and postgraduate vocational education in the b...
Jul 26, 2020•57 min•Ep. 115
The youngest of six children born to Iraqis who immigrated to the United States, Dr. Murad’s life has been a testament to hard work and an almost childlike confidence that perseverance will pay off. Dr Murad held jobs as a newspaper delivery boy, a pinsetter in a bowling alley, a soda jerk, a golf caddy, a gardener, and even a salesman, going door-to-door in a very poor and dangerous New York City neighborhood - proving that the start of our journey’s aren't always where we finish them. Dr Murad...
Jul 19, 2020•50 min•Ep. 114
Model, actor, and entrepreneur Jessica Gomes created Equal Beauty, a consumer and professional range with everyone in mind: women, men, all races, and all skin types. True to her ethos, the line caters to those seeking a simplified approach to their beauty routine. All the products are designed to work together, and they simultaneously enrich skin with nourishing and hydration properties to provide a protective shield against pollutants. Today Jessica and I talk about the creative process behind...
Jul 12, 2020•38 min•Ep. 113
Jazz is a Sydney-based eyebrow artist and educator who is re-defining the ways in which women shape their brows with an extensive A-list client list which includes Paula Abdul, Naomi Watts, Jessica Mauboy, Samantha Harris, and Network Ten’s Natarsha Belling . A regular at Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival for the past 9 years working as a brow and make-up artist, Jazz is regularly asked to speak at Beauty Expo’s around Australia and New Zealand on her theory of Brow Shaping, which I ha...
Jul 05, 2020•44 min•Ep. 112
Louise has been working from home for the last 10 years in business. She stocks four brands, is often booked out for ⅔ months in advance and has a loyal clientele, some of which are in their third generation seeing Louise for treatments. If you’ve ever considered running a beauty business from home or perhaps you currently do, Louise and I explore how to get started, how to price your services, how to market and advertise to clients and also discuss the secret to not bringing your work home with...
Jun 28, 2020•34 min•Ep. 111
Belinda has owned The Skin Clinic for the last five years and Daniela stepped into the role of Manager for the past four years and they’ve been the perfect partnership for their team ever since. I find the relationship between business owners and managers such an interesting one that many of you ask me about, so I thought this would be the perfect time to have an open and honest conversation about the metrics of that partnership. Today we talk through questions like; Who makes the decisions, wha...
Jun 21, 2020•38 min•Ep. 110
When you meet Kindred Toxin Free founder, Natalie Sellars, it is easy to understand why her authenticity and passion has helped her build a loyal following of clients and skincare devotees. For 20 years she has honed her craft as a skincare guru, having worked and managed leading spas in Australia and New Zealand. For the last three years, Natalie has honoured her dedication to and belief in living toxin-free, working to create a salon experience that promotes kind beauty. She now uses only the ...
Jun 14, 2020•39 min•Ep. 109
Starting in the industry in 2016 and launching her own business TEGANMAC.SKIN in September 2019 (just three years in), it’s delightfully surprising to see Tegan Mac accomplish such influence and status in the professional beauty industry. With a passion for skincare and a history of skin concerns herself, Tegan has developed a down-to-earth and relatable platform for her clients to go for skin advice in it’s funniest, most raw form on social media. Being the first ever person to win the AST skin...
Jun 07, 2020•36 min•Ep. 108
No doubt you’ve seen The Skin Games mentioned across multiple platforms in the professional beauty industry, however for those who haven’t, The Skin Games is an international platform for professional skincare providers to showcase their results and treatments, refine their education and gain exposure. Held across three days in Palm Springs, California the competition is much more than a basic application, instead it kicks off with a cocktail mixer, an exhibition, 8 week video diary application ...
May 31, 2020•27 min•Ep. 107
No doubt you’ve heard Suzies name mentioned or have seen her work as Suzie is easily recognised as one of Australia’s most well known and highly converted Cosmetic Tattooists. Over the years, Suzie has developed a celebrity client base and an international following, some of which have flown in for her brow services from countries such as the US, London, Europe, Dubai, Singapore and Tokyo to experience her work first hand. With two salons in Melbourne and Sydney and a team by her side, Suzie is ...
May 24, 2020•30 min•Ep. 106
Tanya has been beautifying women for over 15 years from weddings and red carpet to high end fashion runway looks as a makeup artist, manicurist and hairstylist. Tanya has worked alongside the industry’s elite and has had work published in local and international Magazines, as well as having been recruited for makeup teams during the Australian, New York and Milan fashion weeks. Though Tanya has an a-list celebrity clientele include the likes of Jennifer Hawkins, Tina Arena, Jessica Mauboy, Saman...
May 17, 2020•52 min•Ep. 105
Hair Aid. is an Australian non-profit organization that works globally to make a difference and create change by teaching people living in poverty the skill of hair cutting. Once they've been trained people can start their own micro business, cutting hair in their own communities, earning money. With money, they can support their families by buying fresh water and food, educate their children and move into housing. 5000 people have been trained by Hair Aid since 2010. join us, help make a differ...
May 12, 2020•44 min•Ep. 104
