The Beauty Business Podcast

Welcome to the part four of The Beauty Business Podcast’s special series supporting National Spa Week here in the UK which takes place from the 4th to the 11th November 2019.  In this episode, we will be talking about the importance of Commercial Health and Workplace Wellness Strategies. Joining us today is my special guest […]

Whenever you book a hotel, you look for the star ratings right? The ratings allow you to know which hotel has the best services or amenities with one as the lowest and five as the highest. Who wouldn’t want a 5-star hotel experience? The same goes with spas and they call them as Bubble Ratings […]

Hello to day three of our special series of the Beauty Business Podcast episodes supporting National Spa Week and this year’s topic, 2019 if you are listening to this in the future, which is Wellness In the Workplace.  Like I said in the title there . . . today’s topic is Recruitment and Retention. Unless […]

This is the second part in a special series supporting National Spa Week here in the UK, which takes place from the 4th to the 10th November 2019.  Today we will be talking about the importance of looking after, and looking out for, your own physical health at work and also the physical health of […]

Welcome to a very special edition of the show. This is the first part in a special series supporting National Spa Week here in the UK which takes place from the 4th to the 10th November 2019.  Today we are talking about the importance of looking after . . and looking out for . . […]

Sure . . . you should already be planning for 2020, but I’m not quite done with 2019 yet and neither should you be. You see I firmly believe that in the last two months of the year in the beauty and spa world, you can add around one third or up to  half your […]

As a beauty business owner, you take on various roles but the one that salon and spa owners find the most challenging . . getting their staff or team to do what you want them to do.  Having your own staff or team realise your vision for your business in todays world requires a special […]

2019 ends in just three months . . . that’s another decade gone and I have a special treat just for you! But before I tell you more about that. . . (keeping you in suspense) I’d like to ask how your social media is going? . . . and when I say that, I’m really asking […]

Welcome back to our Mini Retail Sales Series . . . again! This fourth, slightly delayed, installment will all be about how to design a retail display that will not just dazzle your clients, but compel them to buy as well! I can’t stress enough the importance of having a retail display on your spa […]

Confidence is important to every beauty business owner and this is something they often struggle with.  We are always dealing with our clients and our staff so this is sort of a skill that we need to improve on. If you are not confident or sure about your treatment or products then you won’t be […]

It’s good to be back again and I hope you didn’t miss me too much? I have been quite busy for the past few weeks, I’ll tell you more about why on this episode, but before I get ahead of myself. . . let’s have some #RealTalk. One of the things you don’t get told […]

If you’re looking at the episode title and thinking that creating a business plan isn’t for you or it’s not really necessary well let me tell that you are wrong on both accounts. Starting and running a business can certainly be difficult, but if you have a plan or “blueprint” then you have a path […]

Today’s episode of The Beauty Business Podcast is actually spelled F-U-N because I am joined by one of my favourite people in the whole world . . . Rachel Perry! Rachel is a VERY successful business woman in her own right and these days she spends a good amount of her time teaching other business […]

We’re on the third installment of the Stock and Retail Mini-series of The Beauty Business Podcast and today we will be talking about “The Client Journey.” What has that got to do with stock and retail I hear you ask? The fact is that most therapists and aestheticians still fear the thought of “selling” their […]

We are now on the second part of the Retail Sales Mini Series of The Beauty Business Podcast. This week, we will be talking about something sexy. . . like Stock Management! I know… I know… Whenever you hear stock management, I am sure you are imagining something boring like a lecture but this shouldn’t […]

Finally. . . the much promised, much anticipated mini-series all about products is here! To kick things off I am joined again by a good friend of mine and the queen of salon and spa retail sales Daniela Woerner. We’re talking about why retail sales are important to your spa or salon in 2019 because […]

Are you leaving money right there on your reception desk? Sorry to say but yes. . . Without having to spend any real money, there are several factors that can seriously affect your beauty business that take place in your reception area. It’s actually under your nose but, because you are busy and spend most […]

Do you struggle to get the BIG stuff done? You know . . the things that are going to move you forward in your business, reach your goals . . . make a difference? Or does the day-to-day work simply prevent you from making progress . . . how do you move past that? Generally […]

Out outlooks and opinions are shaped by our environments and what we experience and this is one of the many reasons for the “Generation Gap.” But what is the generation gap these days, what makes a “millennial” different to a “Generation Z” and what’s all this about “Snowflakes”? This shortening of the generations, but rapidly […]

“A penny saved is a penny earned.” Heard of this common saying? Well, it is actually true.. So imagine saving more than a penny. . . how about £5,000 in a single year? How does sound to you? I am sure you can think of a lot of things you’d rather spend that money on […]