Tell Me About It

I’m sharing the honest reason I’m taking a short break from the podcast - and why stopping before you burn out is not failure, weakness, or quitting. After 40 episodes, 14,000 listens, millions of social media views, a viral podcast clip, chart rankings, business growth, and a whole lot of life happening behind the scenes - you’ll hear season one has really meant to me. You’ll hear everything, inc...

Are you blaming the algorithm, the economy, your clients, or your marketing… when the real problem is what’s broken inside your business? In this episode of Tell Me About It, I sit down with Chrissy Alger, founder of Freedom Mastery and Beast Mode Marketing, for a brutally honest conversation about building wealth, scaling beauty businesses, and creating freedom without burning yourself into the g...

What does it really take to build a beauty business from the ground up?   In this episode of Tell Me About It, Cait Muir sits down with Tash Rowe, founder of Lash Baby Australia. Tash opened her first salon at just 20. Today, Lash Baby Australia includes multiple salons, an online lash supply store, and a lash training academy that helps new lash artists raise the standard of the industry. But her...

What does it really take to build a profitable business, lead with confidence, and stop letting fear run the show? This episode is a repost of a podcast I did with Michael McNish on the Balls Deep podcast. We had such a raw, funny, and honest conversation about business growth, salon ownership, and leadership - that I wanted to share it with my audience too.. We talk about the real side of entrepr...

How did one woman build a successful salon, hair extension brand, and hair loss business from the ground up - whilst raising kids? In this episode of Tell Me About It, I sit down with Meghan Hayden, the founder behind Plushlocks and Skalp360. Together, we talk about hairdressing, business growth, motherhood, burnout, hair extensions, female hair loss, and what it takes to keep evolving in the beau...

The messy middle of business growth can feel like chaos, but it is often where your next level begins. In this episode, we explore why female entrepreneurs outgrow old business models, relationships, routines, and identities - and how to stop shrinking yourself when you know you are meant for more. If things feel uncomfortable, uncertain, or heavier than usual, it doesn’t mean you’re failing. It m...

After surviving chronic illness, leaving a 25-year marriage, losing her salon business, and coming out later in life - award-winning hairstylist Megan Evans completely rebuilt her life from the ground up. In this episode of The Tell Me About It Podcast, Megan joins your host Cait Muir to talk about a huge range of topics, including: identity, burnout, queer love, salon ownership, chronic illness,...

You can journal about wealth, repeat money affirmations, and visualise millions… but if your money mindset and money habits don't change, you'll stay stuck.   This episode reveals how to ACTUALLY build a wealth mindset that works - and why most manifestation advice keeps you broke. If you've ever avoided your bank account, felt suffocated by credit card debt, or wondered why manifes...

What happens when chronic illness, fertility struggles, and a hysterectomy force you to let go of the life you planned… and rebuild from scratch? In this episode of the Tell Me About It podcast, your host Cait Muir sits down with Nikki Roberts - a former high-achiever turned chronic illness advocate. Together they unpack her journey through endometriosis, multiple surgeries, hysterectomy, miscarri...

If you’re constantly being asked to “just do a quick favour,” lowering your prices to keep clients happy, or feeling weird about charging what you’re actually worth… you NEED to hear this. Right now, with tighter budgets and more competition, it’s easy to slip into undercharging, over-delivering, and giving away your expertise for free just to stay relevant. But that pattern doesn’t build a sustai...

What happens when your dream career doesn’t work out… and you’re forced to start over? In this episode, I sit down with Gareth Philpott - entrepreneur, educator, and founder of multiple successful businesses (including The Hair Hair Academy Australia, The Barber Academy Australia, The Crispy Club, and & Barber Academy and The Educator Academy). Together, we unpack his journey from aspiring pro...

If you’re a strong, successful woman who feels like men are threatened by your success… let’s break down the reality of alpha males vs real men AND masculine vs feminine energy. This episode breaks down the truth about so-called “alpha males,” why insecure men sabotage powerful women, and what real masculinity actually looks like in a healthy relationship. If you’ve ever felt like you had to shrin...

Why are so many high-earning women still financially stuck - earning more every year but building nothing? In this episode, I sit down with Jessica Conrick - CPA, wealth strategist, and creator of the SF15™ framework (Self-Funded in 15 years). Jess has helped thousands of women move from income reliance to genuine financial independence. And her own story… from high school dropout and single mom t...

What if losing everything was the best thing that ever happened to you? This is PART 2 of my journey to where I am today. I’m continuing the story behind my journey - from rock bottom, toxic relationships, and nearly $300,000 in debt… to building multiple 6 and 7-figure businesses, selling my salon, and creating a life I actually love. This episode highlights the reality of small business, resilie...

I became a salon owner at 19 years old. Within a few years, I was running two hair salons, drowning in debt, and making every mistake a young entrepreneur could make. Everyone loves to talk about success. But almost nobody talks about the chaos, debt, burnout, toxic workplaces, and mistakes that happen before success. In this episode, I share the raw, unfiltered truth about my career journey and m...

What happens when a successful career collapses, and you have to start again from scratch? In this episode, Kirsten Harris, founder of BDB Agency, joins Cait Muir to talk about the messy, unpredictable reality of entrepreneurship. From leaving school at 16 to running international logistics companies, becoming a CEO, losing a franchise network, and eventually building a digital marketing agency in...

Fully booked… working nonstop… and clients love you. So why does tax time always feel like a crisis - and why does your bank account always feel empty? If you’re a hairdresser, beauty therapist, barber, salon owner, or creative business owner who is making money but constantly stressed about it - you’re not broke because you don’t earn enough. In fact, you’re probably earning more than enough The...

What if scaling your business didn’t require more hustle… more hours… or more burnout? What if the real growth strategy was better leadership, stronger systems, and trusting your intuition in business? If you’re a female entrepreneur, salon owner, coach, creative, or working mum juggling way too much - you can’t afford to subscribe to the ‘hustle culture’. In this episode, Cait sits down with Grac...

Success is lonely. Entrepreneurship is isolating. And no one warns you that building a business will cost you relationships. As you grow, your circle gets smaller - and the emotional cost of success can hit harder than you expect In this episode, I’m sharing why entrepreneurship feels lonely, why you outgrow people as you evolve, and how to stop performing for people who were never your audience i...

If you’ve ever loved someone whose brain works COMPLETELY differently to yours, this conversation will resonate with you. Cait is joined by her husband, Cam, for a no-filter conversation about love, neurodivergence, fitness, failure, grief, and what it really takes to build a strong relationship. From long-distance dating and miscarriage, to CrossFit gym ownership, COVID burnout, and learning how...

Creative, talented, fully booked… and still under-earning? If you work in the hair, beauty, or service industry, this episode will change how you look at your business numbers forever. Avoiding your business numbers isn’t a personality trait or something you should be saying at all. In fact, it’s costing you thousands (if not tens of thousands) of dollars every year. In this episode I break down t...

What happens when you’re running multiple businesses, raising nine children, and your world is completely shattered by grief? In this episode of Tell Me About It, Cait Muir sat down with salon owner, hair educator, and foster mum Prue Taylor - for a raw, unfiltered conversation about business, loss, motherhood, and healing. Prue shares her journey of building a hair salon from her garage… Scaling...

If you’re a salon owner wondering why your best stylists are disengaging… whilst low performers coast… your reward system is the real problem. In this episode of Tell Me About It, I break down why blanket rewards are destroying your workplace culture, killing staff motivation, and quietly driving your top performers out the door. I’m sharing the uncomfortable truth about equality vs equity at work...

If you’re a woman in business or simply a woman who knows they’re capable of more - this episode will inspire you with the discipline, confidence, and self-belief to actually go all in. Katie Alexander joins us to share a masterclass in high-performance mindset, resilience, and identity shifts. Katie is a FIFO underground sparky, bikini bodybuilding pro, and walking proof that discipline beats mot...

Forget useless New Year’s resolutions. They don’t work, and deep down, you already know it. In this powerful first episode of 2026, I’m declaring that it’s time to reset, realign, and actually make this year mean something. If you’re a business owner, entrepreneur, or high-achieving woman tired of vague goals and ready for real change, t his episode will show you exactly how to: ✅ Get brutally ho...