The ABIC Podcast

Hello, Welcome and a very happy New Year to you all! I hope you had an incredible Christmas and New Year and you are making your way into the new year with big dreams and big business plans. This year, in a bid to enhance the professional beauty industry's service levels, we are kicking things off with a mini series brought to you by The Global Beauty Group on the 7 Essential steps that turn an av...

My guest today is Rachel Evans of RE.Connection Project. Rachel and I connected at a recent photoshoot for a Brisbane Women in Business Magazine where we chatted all things women in business, in particular, busy women in busy businesses - and I thought what better time to publish this episode than now when you’ve all had your most busy period and are hopefully spending a little rest and recharge o...

Today’s guest you may have seen across social media as she has hundreds of photos of therapists holding up certificates after completing their skin training courses, it’s Lia Trebilcock from Skin Education International, a guest who has been requested to feature on the podcast many times by you all, so i am beyond thrilled I could bring this conversation to light. Lia Trebilcock has been a leader...

Originally a stylist and a now a mum, Nicole has grown her social media following to a massive audience of over 45k and is helping business owners like you, make the most out of their time spent online, something I know many of you have lots of questions about! Today's conversation is for you if you have questions around what and when to post, hashtags, locations, algorithms and everything in betw...

Today’s guest is Ashleigh Larcorcia, CEO and Educator at Ashleigh Larcorcia Lash Academy, or more commonly known as Melbourne Lashes on Instagram. After knowing nothing about lashes I stumbled across Ashleighs instagram and was instantly wow’d by her professionalism, technique and passion for everything involving lashes and I immediately knew this was a podcast episode that needed to be recorded f...

After walking out of the treatment room as a therapist only to notice her name and coloumn had been cancelled from the computer system by the business owner because she was pregnant, Amanda started a home business which took off in no time. At 32 weeks pregnant with her second child, Amanda made the move from home business into bricks and mortar store and started hiring a team of therapists to sup...

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...

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 Brazili...

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 massi...

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 peri...

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 liv...

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 a...

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 peopl...

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 own...

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 mul...

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 lis...

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 under...

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 cos...

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 I...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...