It’s Never Too Late to Start Over: From Healthcare Executive to Beauty School at 51
About this episode
Elaine Travis interviews Kelly Oliver about transitioning from a healthcare executive to a beauty school student at the age of 51.
What if starting over isn’t starting from scratch—but starting from experience? In this inspiring, real-talk episode of Ask the Color Expert, Elaine sits down with Kelly Oliver—a 51-year-old healthcare executive, fluent Japanese speaker, and beauty school student—to talk about what it really looks like to enter the beauty industry later in life. 🎓 Kelly shares how decades of life experience, curiosity, and discipline are shaping his journey through cosmetology school—and why being “behind” mi...
People in this episode
Host: Elaine Travis
Guest: Kelly Oliver
Topics covered
- starting over
- beauty industry
- cosmetology school
- life experience
- career change
Keywords
- starting over
- beauty school
- cosmetology
- career change
- life experience
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: beauty school, healthcare
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