From Solo Esthetician to Spa Owner: Hard Lessons on Hiring, Money, and Leadership
About this episode
Kati shares her journey from a solo esthetician to a spa owner, discussing the challenges and lessons learned along the way.
In this episode of Beauty Talk Confessions , Kati shares the real, unfiltered journey of going from a solo esthetician to running a multi-room spa with a full team. What started as a one-room space quickly grew into a business with multiple employees, advanced services, and major financial decisions—but not without some hard lessons along the way. Kati opens up about the mistakes she made, from hiring too quickly and blurring boundaries with staff to not understanding her numbers early on. She shares the pivotal moment when everything shifted—after realizing her business was unsustainable and having to completely restructure her pay model, which led to multiple employees walking out. Through that experience, she rebuilt her business from the ground up with stronger systems, clearer leadership, and a renewed vision. This episode is an honest look at what it really takes to grow in this industry, especially when things don’t go as planned. The Takeaway Growth in business requires hard decisions. When you get clear on your numbers, your boundaries, and your vision, everything starts to align—even if it feels like everything is falling apart at first. Connect…
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