Creating More Than Pretty

Do you have a dream or a goal that you've been holding on to for a LONG time? My guest, Toni Thomas, is sharing her story about her dream to become a New York Fashion Week Makeup Artist and how she achieved it at age 50! She will inspire you, motivate you to work harder, to reach for the stars and to never give up on a dream! Toni Thomas is an award-winning makeup artist, she is the co-founder of 406 Makeup Artistry, the owner of FACE Skincare Studio, the lead instruc...

In this episode you'll meet Nakia @thevirtualskincarecoach & @browtotoe from Hampstead, NC. She is a former marine who decided to pursue a career in the esthetics industry as a mom. She shares how being a marine has influenced her as a mom and a business owner. As a mom to a teenage girl, Nakia strives to be someone that her daughter would want to emulate. "Children watch everything we do" she says, and she works hard to make sure her daughter sees all the hard ...

Going through life we are faced with MANY challenges along the way. My guest April Blackburn @masteresthetician101 shares her story of how she got started and why she feels she has been able to flourish as and esthetician. April shares openly about her struggles with depression, postpartum, adoption and how she found strength through it all. She shares what it was like to be a young mom and go through school while pregnant. She knows now being a mom in the beauty indus...

Oftentimes when we enter the beauty industry we think we know exactly what we want to do. Other times that "thing" that we thought we wanted to do is not as fulfilling as we envisioned. But as fate would have it, in the middle of your adventure you try something new and that leads you to your passion. This is exactly what happened to my guest Kirsten Goetzelman aka Tampa Waxer. In this episode she shares her story of starting out on her esthetics journey and how...

In this episode I am sharing with you 20 takeaways from this year, 2020. If you told yourself, at the beginning of 2020 .... “This is going to be one of MY best years!”, well I’m right there with you! Just like you I spent hours upon hours making lists, checking goals, stretching and making plans of all the things that I wanted to accomplish for myself, for my business, for my family and for this podcast (which was merely a goal) And for the first c...

Lets chat self care: As a mom who works in the beauty industry we are pulled in many ways: We serve other women We cheer other women We support other women We make them feel confident & Extra beautiful I like to say we wear many hats: your job is not just a job… Essentially we are a Cheerleader Therapist Magician Creative Boss Good vibes enforcer Confidant Repair lady Guide And then you have your other job… your full time, never off, job. The most rewarding job really:...

As moms, we find ourselves wearing many hats, constantly being pulled, led or guided in many different directions. This pandemic has exacerbated this as many families are finding themselves home to complete both school with their children and work for themselves. My guest Amy Staubitz, of XTan Sunless, has always been a working mom, and now finds herself working from home ( as both an employee & as a business owner) along with homeschooling her children.&nb...

Hey Mama, Do you struggle with imposter syndrome since creating your business? If so, you're not alone! My guest Bri Calaway, mom to a sweet little girl and creator of B.Lashed shares how she is affected by imposter syndrome. After starting her false lash brand, thoughts of inadequacy or not being competent creeped in but she quickly realized that this was completely inaccurate!! She shares how she deals with the thoughts if they come back up and how to find confiden...