The Beauty Standard

In today's episode on The Beauty Standard, Nicole chats with Co-Founder of Blackrocks Brewery, David Manson. In 2010  during a time of economic downturn David and his friend Andy were hit with the news that after 14 years in pharmaceutical reps, they could be apart of a large lay-off. They  had been home brewing for 4 years when they received this news and they decided to take a leap of...

In today's episode on The Beauty Standard, Nicole chats with Co-Owner and Founder of Long Road Distillers , Kyle VanStrien. They talk about how Long Road Distillers began over a bottle of Irish whiskey, the challenges and rewarding moments of growing their business to over three locations, and like many business owners this past year, they are working to navigate the unforeseen challenges of 2020...

In today's episode on The Beauty Standard, Nicole chats with Kelsey Stricklen of Rootfuctional Medicine and they chat all about how RootFunctional Medicine works to solve and prevent health problems using functional medicine, advanced testing, and nutrition. They also touch on their newest venture at Root Farmacy, their new community cafe.

In today's episode on The Beauty Standard, Nicole chats with Carlye Klimek Tax Partner at BDO in Grand Rapids, MI. If you are a business owner, a manager at a company, or even just planning out your personal year for 2021, then this is a podcast that you will want to listen to.

In today's episode on The Beauty Standard, Nicole chats with Emily Goodman, Senior Business Development Director at PCA Skin and Alison Adams Senior Manager of R&D and Communications at PCA Skin. They chat all about the start of PCA Skin, why it’s important as a company for them to understand the WHY behind skincare. And how PCA + Urban You helps others feel empowered and confident in the know...

In today's episode on The Beauty Standard, Nicole sits down with board-certified pediatric physician and wellness expert Dr. Sue McCreadie, MD . They chat all about health, wellness, and how to live your best life through eating for your genetics. Dr. Sue is a board-certified pediatric physician and wellness expert with two decades of experience helping thousands of families achieve vibrant health...

In today's episode on The Beauty Standard, Nicole sits down with a (few) glasses of bourbon and her husband David Gregory and talks all about bourbon and botox ( and a little bit of politics.) As a partner at Kelley Cawthorne , a large Lansing-based lobbying firm.- David gives us his predictions on who might win what states and counties in the presidential election ( this was recorded pre-election...

In today's episode of The Beauty Standard, Nicole chats with Jim Weeks with Sculptpatch. They dive into the aesthetics industry as a whole, the technology behind the patch, and where they see the aesthetic and med spa industry heading in the future. If you enjoyed today's episode, please leave a review!  ⭐️  ⭐️  ⭐️  ⭐️  ⭐️ and don't forget to follow us on Instagram an...

In today's episode of Slow-Mo with Urban You, Nicole chats with Allan Robinette's of Robinette's Apple Haus and Winery. Allan is a dedicated farmer and the farm manager of Robinette's and the fifth generation in the legacy of a family business.   They chat all about the history of Robinette's, how they make almost 21,00 donuts a day and the one skincare product that he uses as a farmer every...

In today's episode of Slow-Mo with Urban You, Nicole chats with Wade Wyant of Red Wagon Advisors. Wade is a business owner, entrepreneur, and visionary for over two decades. he's helped over 30 businesses (including his own) scale to their highest level of industry maturity. Listen as they chat all about why having a business coach is such an integral part of your professional journey, how now mig...

In today's episode of SLOW MO, Nicole chats with,  April Kaiserlian co-founded the Grand Rapids Center for Mindfulness. April has been teaching and practicing mindfulness and self-compassion for over 10 years. She is also a psychotherapist focused on creative, body-centered therapy. We are starting this quarter of the year diving into what it means to be carefree. April walks us through what mindf...

In today's SLOW MO episode with Urban You, Nicole is chatting with the Chief Operating Officer of Urban You Barbra Homier.  They chat all about how they started Urban You,  how you can come out of a season of struggle even stronger than before and even touch on women in politics. Could someone be running for president someday?  Listen now to hear the whole chat. If you enjoyed today...

In today's SLOW MO episode with Urban You, Nicole is chatting with the April Petersen of Frügthaven Farm . You DO not want to miss out on this podcast and learning all about this beautiful farm experience in Greenville, MI. Their motto is Celebrate Tradtions, Create New memories and their farm is the place to do both of those things.  Listen as April talks about how within 24 hours her family...

In today's episode of SLOW MO, Nicole chats with Kasie Smith , president of Serendipity Media LLC .  They chat about how Kasie got started in the media business and how she has grown her career since then.  Smith founded Serendipity Media in 2002 with the launch of Groups Today magazine. Today, the Grand Rapids-based company has diversified into a full-service media company and content marketing f...

In today's SLOW MO episode with Urban You, Nicole is chatting with the Co-Founder of The Good Patch , Kelly Brock.  Longtime friends Betsy Scanlan, Kelly Brock, and David Nicholson created The Good Patch with one simple idea in mind: when the people around you feel good, life is more beautiful. The company came together in 2017 when David and Kelly, owners of award-winning spas, and Betsy, an...

In todays episode of SLOW MO with Urban You, Nicole is sitting down (aka zooming) with Danielle Collins , The Face Yoga expert and best-selling author of Face Yoga, Firming facial exercises & inspiring tips to glow, inside and out. Danielle has been sharing her scientifically proven techniques for 15 years with millions of people worldwide online, in person and on TV. We knew she would be a gr...

In today's episode of SLOW-MO with Urban You. Nicole sits down and chats with best-selling American author Tracy Brogan . Tracy is an author of historical romance and contemporary women's fiction, most known for her Bell Harbor series. For a very long time, Tracy found herself being one of those people who would say  “I’m going to write a book… someday.” Like we can all understand, many life...

Have you heard of breathing work and reiki? In today's episode of SLOW MO, Nicole chats with Sam Kalawart of The Healing Space. Sam Kalawart is a three-time Certified Breathwork Teacher with 200+ hours of teacher training and the founder of The Healing Space. She is also the creator of Empowered Breathwork™, an experience in transformative healing using breath, somatic therapy, meditation & energy...

In today's episode of SLOW MO, Nicole chats with Terry Selgo  (Chief Injectinoist at Urban You)  and Dr. Melissa Taylor MD ( Medical Director at UY)  They chat about COVID 19, Dr. Taylor's insights while working on the front lines and how Urban You plans to reopen while keeping you confident that our guest and staff's health and wellness are the top priority.  If you like...

In today's episode of SLOWMO , Nicole Gregory sits down with Ashley Blanke our NUCALM expert, and breaks down how Nucalm can help you become the best and most productive version of yourself in as little as 30 minutes. Nucalm is the only patent in the world for balancing the health of the human nervous system without drugs .  Nucalm has been featured on the Today show, Forbes, The New York Tim...

In today's episode Nicole sits down with Hannah Meloche . Hannah is a social media presence with a following of over 1.9 million on Youtube, Instagram, and TikTok! Hannah sits down and chats with Nicole ( her mom) and dishes on ALL THE THINGS. She talks about sharing her life online and how she stays true to herself. She also shares about her gap year and how it went differently than she ever expe...

Bonnie Nawara is the CEO of G.R.O.W an organization all about empowering and helping small businesses excel in the dreams and vision that they have for their companies. In todays episode of SLOWMO, Nicole and Bonnie chat about helping small business owners think about their wants and needs and wishes right now within their company. Bonnie also touches on the resources you can find within GRAND RAP...

In this episode we introduce you to Sophie Chiche, a career and life coach, journalist author and psychologist. Ciche is also the founder of Shape House, and Urban Sweat Lodge that allows you to sweat in a holistic way to improve your physical, emotional, mental and spiritual wellness.

In this episode we introduce you to our new medical director, Dr. Melissa Taylor. She and Urban You CEO, Nicole Gregory, talk about a totally NEW approach to consultations and what’s to come in 2020 at Urban You.