The BeautyBossSaga’s Podcast

In this episode a local mentor and project manager, Sarah Pitre, shares her journey from a difficult childhood to guiding students and adults into trade careers—explaining apprenticeships, certificate programs, co-ops, and real-world steps to test a vocation before investing. They discuss the flexibility trades can offer parents and creatives (like makeup artists), how to overcome stigma around no...

Dr. Meenakshi Ravi recounts her unexpected journey from working as a cloud program manager to becoming Mrs. Universe, emphasizing openness, coaching, and relentless preparation. She founded Trailblazer Queen Productions to honor veterans and give back through shows like Start for Salute and Dream Big, producing innovative fashion events across five continents. Dr. Meenakshi Ravi shares lessons on...

In this episode Myra of Simple Beauty Artistry shares her journey from cosmetology and cutting men’s hair to building a bridal studio, launching a product line, and creating Simple Beauty Academy. She discusses ongoing training, pricing strategy, marketing shifts from word-of-mouth to social media and Google, and the realities of running a busy beauty business. Myra also tells candid stories about...

Keri traces her journey from fine dining and country-club events to running Notably Yours, sharing lessons learned while building a trusted vendor community.   She offers practical advice for beauty teams and planners: build clear timelines with buffers, communicate early and often, do trials, set boundaries, and prioritize the bride’s experience.   For new vendors: invest in education, network wi...

In this episode we welcome Brittany Johnson, a makeup artist who shares her path from aesthetics school and skincare to retail, MAC, and high-pressure production work like Fashion Week. She talks about the challenges of school closures, switching focus after COVID, and building a career that prioritizes natural, skin-focused makeup and team support on weddings and sets. Brittany also gives practic...

Join Kamela from the Fitzpatrick Group for a practical conversation on financial awareness tailored to beauty professionals and small business owners. They cover how to start building wealth early, the importance of planning, choosing the right CPA/bookkeeper, watching hidden fees, and using tax-aware strategies to protect and grow your money. The episode also emphasizes mindset, community, and sa...

Donielle recounts her path from growing up in a family beauty shop to working at MAC, freelancing, and building a bridal makeup business backed by an MBA. Style shoots, hands-on learning, and networking helped her find her niche. When COVID halted events she retrained in aesthetics, expanded into skincare and lashes, restructured systems and contracts, and leaned on community collaboration to surv...

With Special Guest, Tammy Harper, in this episode we look at how teaching clients and offering products can actually expand your beauty business by building trust and recurring relationships. Guests discuss overcoming insecurity and comparison, developing a signature approach, and balancing service work with product and appointment strategies to grow sustainably.

In this episode we dive into running a service-based business — drawing on family entrepreneurship and 20+ years in the hair and makeup industry. We cover practical pricing strategies (selling time, calculating earning potential, keeping product costs under 10%), how to set and communicate value confidently, finding your target clients, and when to add team members. Also discussed: managing client...

This episode explores how ADHD shapes lifestyle and work choices, driving a need for creativity, systems-building, and entrepreneurship. Guests discuss family values—honor, courage, and honesty—how those convictions influence parenting, and the challenges of trusting others in business and relationships.

Katie Villarreal of KV Beauty recounts her path from learning makeup to growing a bridal-focused business, adding skincare services, and building a team. She shares practical tips on systems, education, setting boundaries, maintaining integrity, and training artists — plus real stories about managing clients, difficult situations, and avoiding burnout.

In this episode Tessie Ashe, a Houston-born entrepreneur and mother, shares her life story—from childhood on Hempstead Highway and stepping into the family business after her father’s death to launching Century Supply and co-founding Ashelynn Manor. She opens up about homeschooling, her son’s cystic fibrosis diagnosis, the financial and emotional challenges the family faced, and how faith, hard wo...

In this episode, a mother shares her story of raising a blended family, the trials of parenting in today’s culture, and the role of faith and prayer in guiding her children through difficult seasons. She discusses threats from social media and schools, the importance of parental authority and identity, and how trusting God and speaking life over her kids brought hope, purpose, and healing to their...

In this episode Emily sits down with her dear friend Brandy Brokaw to share the story of how they met, how faith and friendship carried them through divorce and business struggles, and the moments that refined them. Together they explore visions, the revelation to "be loved," learning to rest in God’s timing, and practical wisdom for moving from victim to victor while growing in purpose and peace.