Beauty Business School
Welcome to the Beauty Business School Podcast
Beauty Business School is proving beauty therapy is more than ‘just’ a hobby. We’re your beauty business besties, your partners in crime, your ride-or-die crew with a sprinkle of Regina George’s confidence (But none of the drama).
Picture us as your personal cheerleaders, the BFFs you’ve always wished for, as we tackle the beauty industry together.
Beauty training taught you how to be really good at treatments, Beauty Business School podcast will teach you how to attract your dream clients by creating a beauty business that stands out in a busy industry, navigate salon owner life and talk about the mindset shifts needed to thrive in the beauty industry.
It’s time to be the CEO everyone is trying to marry.. let’s get into the podcast with me your host Kimberley Haworth.
Episodes
72 episodes
E72. Why Your Retail Isn’t Selling (And How to Fix It Fast)
I need to say something that might annoy you a little bit…You don’t actually hate selling. You just hate how it feels when you do it.When it’s awkward… when it feels forced… when you can literally feel yourself cringing mid senten...
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32:23
E71. "I Nearly Packed It All In" Emma's $75k Beauty Business Comeback Story
In this episode, I sit down with Emma, a registered nurse of 14+ years who completely changed her life in 2021 when she discovered the power of cosmetic medicine and skin - first as a client, then as a practitioner. What started as a $1,000 ban...
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44:06
E70. Handling Complaints In Your Beauty Business
The Moment Every Beauty Business Owner Dreads… A Client ComplaintThat sinking feeling when your phone lights up with a message from an unhappy client.Your heart races.. Your brain spirals... And suddenly you're questioning ...
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Episode 70
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26:28
E69. Winning Beauty Industry Awards (Without Losing Your Mind) with Nicola from Red Lipstick Effect
Awards in the beauty industry can feel intimidating… like something only the “big salons” or “industry elites” go for.But what if entering awards could actually grow your business, sharpen your strategy and build serious credibi...
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Episode 69
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1:00:52
E68. The One Marketing Trick To Get Fully Booked in Your Beauty Business
You’re hunting for the “one thing” that will change your business. Here’s the truth: “There is no one marketing trick that is actually going to get your business to where you want to go.”Social media? Podcasts? Ads? “If you a...
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Episode 68
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33:54
E67. How Chantel 10X’d Her Retail in 3 Weeks
Chantel didn’t need another qualification. She needed structure behind her brilliance. Within three weeks she took her retail from $300 a week to $3,000 a week.. not by posting more, discounting or hustling harder, but by niching properly, tigh...
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Season 1
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Episode 67
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40:27
E66. The Top 10 Traits That Every $20K+ Beauty Business Owner Has
Look, business isn’t supposed to feel safe.It’s messy. Brutal. Sleepless nights. Crying kids. Living off coffee and still showing up.If you think anyone hits $20K months without falling flat on their face first… this is your wake ...
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Season 1
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Episode 66
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46:24
E65. Building a Salon Team That You Rely On - Kayla’s Journey
Kayla didn’t grow her salon because everything went right.She grew it while everything was falling apart.Ever feel like your team is slipping through your fingers just when you need them most? That was
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Episode 65
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44:22
E64. MotherHOOD And Owning A Beauty Business
Mums, can I just say it? Running a business and raising kids is HARD. The guilt. The “I’m failing at everything” feeling. I feel this hard my loves! In Episode 64 of the Beauty Business School podcast, I get real about wh...
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Episode 65
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35:42
E63. How To Plan A Profitable Year In Your Salon
Can I be honest for a sec?If you don’t plan 2026, it will plan you.And spoiler: chaos usually wins. In the latest episode of the Beauty Business School Podcast, I’m walking you through exactly how t...
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Season 1
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Episode 63
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27:43
E62. Don't Spend Another Dollar On Salon Education Until You Listen To This.
Where should your education budget actually go? Every January we start planning…What courses we’ll do.What conferences we’ll attend.What education we’ll invest in. But not all education is crea...
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Season 1
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Episode 62
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1:10:38
E61. How I Stopped Working Nights & Weekends In The Beauty Industry
I Stopped Working Nights & Weekends and My Business Didn’t Die(Contrary to what the beauty industry told us) The beauty industry has quietly sold us a lie, Let’s say it out loud.“Clients only want ...
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Season 1
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Episode 61
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30:50
E60. Just Because Your Salon Is Booked Doesn’t Mean You Should Scale with Sara Pegg
What if building a bigger beauty business isn’t actually the answer?In this episode, I’m joined by Beauty Business School student Sarah Pegg, owner of The Lash Hub in Bundaberg, for one of the most ho...
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Season 1
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Episode 60
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48:42
E59. 2025 tested me in every way… and I’m finally telling the whole story.
This episode is literally me unpacking my entire year. The wins, the royal f*ck ups, the burnout, the pressure, the stuff no one sees on Instagram and the mindset shifts that actually changed how I show up.I share:💋 What actually...
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Season 1
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Episode 59
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46:21
E58. Permission Led Selling in Beauty With Naomi Nahoum
This week’s episode is honestly one of the most powerful conversations I’ve ever had on the podcast. I sat down with Naomi from Beauty Business Evolution. This episode is PACKED with the kind of “oh my god… THAT’S why I’m burnt out...
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Season 1
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Episode 58
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1:04:38
E57. The Episode I Was Told Not to Record - Diversity & Acceptance in Beauty
I’m finally sharing a part of my story that I’ve avoided talking about for years. I open up about my experience in the beauty industry during the COVID-19 pandemic and the incredibly difficult decision I made not to receive the vaccine because ...
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Season 1
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Episode 57
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25:04
E56. Madi Cured on How She Went Viral, Built a Massive Waitlist & Leveraged the Haters
In this episode, Madi Cured shares her journey from starting a home salon to becoming a viral sensation in the beauty world. Maddie went from practicing nails on her bathroom floor at 13, to starting her business from home during COVID and now ...
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Season 1
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Episode 56
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44:24
E55. When and How To Raise Your Salon Prices
Babe I was triggered by a forum post that said, “Just go and look at your competitors and base your pricing on what they said,” so I have done a whole damn poddy that dives deep into why competitor based pricing is one of the most damagi...
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Season 1
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Episode 55
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42:50
E54. James Vivian on Building a Beauty Business That Lasts
In this episode of the Beauty Business School Podcast, Kimberley sits down with James Vivian, a business expert who’s rebuilt clinics from the ground up and knows what it takes to thrive in the beauty industry.James shares the ha...
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Season 1
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Episode 54
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1:04:23
E53. How to Make December Your Most Profitable
Ever feel like December is meant to be your biggest month… but you end up exhausted, overbooked, and kinda over it? Same.This week on the Beauty Business School Podcast, I’m breaking down how to make December your mo...
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Season 1
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Episode 53
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32:45
E52. How Shaye Overcame Money Shame & Built 4 Thriving Businesses
Kimberley sits down with 4x business owner Shaye, a powerhouse who went from lacking confidence to running four thriving businesses and finally owning her worth.Shaye shares the hard truths no one talks about: undercharging...
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Season 1
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Episode 52
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49:04
E51. Why Your Mood is Ruining Your Client Experience (And How to Fix It)
Ever have one of those days where your mood just isn’t matching your business goals? You’re amazing at what you do, but some days it just doesn’t land the way you want. This episode is all about stepping into your alter ego the h...
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Season 1
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Episode 51
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25:44
E50. How To Host Salon Events - Emelly Simons
Besties, we’re celebrating one year of the podcast this October 🎉 and I want to give back to you! I’ve teamed up with Divinely Me Diaries to give away two of their gorgeous ...
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Season 1
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Episode 50
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42:04
E49. Perfectionism Is Killing Your Beauty Business
It silently sabotages salon owners everywhere, it’s perfectionism.The late nights redoing client photos, the endless tweaking before hitting “post,” the belief that you have to do it all because no one else can do it quite right… s...
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Season 1
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Episode 49
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30:49