#182: Michael O'Malley - La Parfumerie

About this episode

Derek Pang interviews Michael O'Malley about his journey in creating custom natural perfumes and the deeper meanings behind his work.

On episode 182 of Welcome To The Winners Circle, Derek Pang interviews Michael O'Malley (www.nothingperfume.com; IG: @nothingperfume) the founder of La Parfumerie in Winnipeg, Manitoba where since 1993, he's specialized in the custom blending of natural perfumes. Using only the highest quality perfume and essential oils, he's created personal scents for thousands of Winnipeggers and visitors from around the world. His line of perfumes, known as Nothing Perfume, has expanded to include 28 perfumes available in hand crafted pendants, bottle, candles, and body mists, that are sold in over 400 stores throughout North America & Europe. Here are some of the subjects we touched on: - what inspired him to start La Parfumerie - being an educator - strategies for dealing with transition - having no doubts - a discussion about fear and failures - scents and perfumes - the power of one's breath - the difference between the products he creates and mass market commercial products - feedback from customers - how supporting spiritual evolution is a sacrament - his spiritual journey - the commonality amongst his customers - importance of communication - what he's learnt about death - why the name…

People in this episode

Host: Derek Pang

Guest: Michael O'Malley

Topics covered

• custom blending of natural perfumes
• spiritual journey
• fear and failures
• communication
• personal scents
• life lessons

Keywords

• natural perfumes
• La Parfumerie
• Nothing Perfume
• spiritual evolution
• custom scents
• fear
• life lessons
• communication

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: La Parfumerie, Nothing Perfume

Places: Winnipeg, Manitoba, North America, Europe

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