Beauty and the Business Beast

In the Salon Education Journals first edition I wrote an article about the power of Mindset and Visioning with an activity to support your visualisation of a successful future. Here I’ve recorded the prompts to help you explore the outcomes with guided questioning. Enjoy. https://saloneducationjournal.co.uk/

Havering are a family run business in the centre of Hornchurch, Essex well-known for their flexible and intensive training courses and NVQs which introduce beauty therapists and hair stylists to the fastest growing industry in the UK. A career in hair, beauty, nails or massages is very rewarding and can be very profitable. Depending on your needs, Katie and the team offer hair and beauty training...

As a specialist award writer Rachel helps you get the awards recognition you deserve for your achievements Over the years The Awards People have got to know about and meet so many companies that offer amazing products and services but who rarely get recognised for it, or who enter awards but never get further than the nomination stage. This is where they come in with our experience and expertise i...

Alan Austin Smith began his career working at Sassoons, Bond Street, his effort moved him quickly through the ranks and onto becoming a Business Education Manager for L’Oreal. Seven years on (and thirty years ago) he started a solo journey creating what has become one of the leading business education companies in the salon industry - with a client list including giants such as Toni & Guy, Wella a...

Sue Davies is an award winning nail and beauty veteran who joined the industry later in life after being dissuaded by her parents as a teen and finally followed her salon passion in 2002. Since then she’s really made her mark, owning and selling a successful salon, joining the ANT (Association of Nail Technicians) and later invited to the board as deputy chair of the Federation of Nail Professiona...

In 2013, Amy Lewis set up Mooeys to offer specialist nail and waxing services and has since opened two well-established and profitable salons in Farnham and Horsham. Amy is a trained and qualified beauty therapist with many years of experience in all aspects of the beauty industry. She has worked on cruise ships, managed beauty spas and worked with global companies setting up their spas and salons...

Chris Foster is a profile coach, consultant and speaker. He specialises in career development for (mostly) hair professionals. Chris has realised a new way to create and build an iconic industry profile and he is passionate about sharing that formula with others. He discovered a different approach to uncovering money and influence within the hair industry that almost everyone had overlooked. ...

Layla Tourh has over 20 years experience in the beauty industry, an ex-salon owner, she is now the Managing Director of The Creative Beauty Group, founder of Beauty Boss HQ (an online platform dedicated to supporting beauty bosses) and Beauty Boss HQ. A brainchild of lockdown, Layla has launched The Beauty Boss Academy, a membership platform which includes exclusive monthly learning content and wo...

The Salon Genie is an award winning call-handling and booking service for the hair and beauty industry. Lesley Evans is the Head of New Business and Customer Services Genie and she joins us to talk all things ‘front of house’ and outsourcing so that you -as the business owner -can concentrate on your own zone of genius; and let them do theirs! Your customers will only know it’s an outsourced servi...

Habia is recognised by government as the Standard Setting Body (SSB) for the hair, beauty, nails, spa and aesthetic sectors. For more than thirty years HABIA have been developing national standards that form the basis of qualifications across the UK. Joan is also Assistant Principal (Adult Skills & Apprenticeships) at The Trafford College Group in Manchester; living and breathing education every s...

An emotive self-reflective activity to follow our session on #Visioning. Thanks to the wonderful Chris Foster (aka The Profile Guy) for inviting me to share this activity with his mentor group where I was able to capture the guided Visioning activity to share with you all, so that you can repeat it again and again in your own time. Remember- be careful what you wish for - because you can achieve a...

Hairdressing educator and mentor, founder of Belinda Mindset and owner of award winning hair and beauty salon, THE hairdressers and The Beauty Lodge in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, our May episode welcomes Belinda Hillman! With a hard start in life she is now enjoying a successful career in hairdressing. Teaching that hairdressing is more than a job, it gives you friend’s for life, it’s creative,...

During the past 10 years, RiaJaine has been studying and working within the accounting industry. She had an amazing career working for one of the big four accounting firms and within her former role, gained great exposure and understanding in accounting and personal tax, giving her some valuable skills to apply to her business. Fast forward to today and she is qualified, award winning, insured and...

Susan has been involved in the beauty industry for over 30 years. She specialises in creating Cash Rich Businesses, which give you Ultimate Freedom, and is the winner of over 10 National Business Awards, including both Salon and Employer of the Year for her current businesses. Working with Susan will help you to find hidden untapped revenue streams, whilst building and maintaining a totally loyal...

Thirty two years ago Rosie Khandwala came to the UK from Tanzania and brought natural beauty remedies with her. Having set up a manufacturing plant in Wellingborough the Khandwala family started producing vegan, cruelty free and sustainability focussed sugar strip wax long before it became popular. Adopted by The Body Shop, her white-labelled natural hair removal product became a popular household...

Rochelle White Agency are a full service creative PR and Marketing agency working within the Consumer, Lifestyle and Leisure industries. Based in Milton Keynes and London, they have been helping brands stand out and be culturally relevant for the past five years. They believe hair and beauty brands deserve more when it comes to working with agencies. They bring a personal touch, a creative outlook...

Katie Godfrey - running five companies; three teams and involved in 25 salons. Katie has carved out an impressive career in the beauty industry and is regularly featured as a beauty professional and business owner in national press and many television interviews. Founder and owner of KG salon, KG professional lash training and supplies, a podcast, guest writer on a book and now business mentor and...

Jules White is the author of ‘Live It, Love It, Sell It’, keynote sales speaker who recently made her Ted X debut to share her love of all things ‘UHP’ in the (often unloved) world of selling. Entrepreneur of DragonsDen fame, founder of Truly Madly Baby and most recently guest speaker at The Fantastic Hairdresser conference in London- I just had to invite Jules along to speak to you about ‘salon s...

Our inaugural podcast simply had to be a legend of the industry.... and Hilary Hall from the NHBF really fits the bill. The National Hair & Beauty Federation (formerly NHF) was founded in 1942 and has been supporting the hair and beauty industry with all things business and legal for almost eight decades! The NHBF is a membership organisation; a bonafide independent, not for profit, trade asso...