The Fight to Unite Podcast: Recent Episodes
Alia Freeman
Let’s admit there are sooooo many wars going on in the beauty industry that has gotten out of hand. We have found the necessity to release Educate Beauty 360: The Fight to Unite podcast is where we share our authentic experiences and gain understanding through our differences. We look forward to sharing to the community conversations that will allow us all heal and be united through beauty!! This podcast is available for beauty professionals in the beauty industry.Subscribe to our website by visiting www.educatebeauty.pro to stay connected with our future events, workshops, and classes for beauty professionals.
Alright y'all! Welcome to year 2024!! It's time to build....together!!! Join this episode as we share how we plan to build community with the Fight to Unite Podcast! If you want to be apart of our community be sure to click the link below to join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/415337204283628/?mibextid=oMANbw
Have you heard about the Georgia Senate Bill 354?? It's a bill that wants to disqualify the state licensing and allow more people to work in the beauty industry without licenses. Be sure to find out how I feel about this bill in today's podcast.
Find more here: https://legiscan.com/GA/text/SB354/id/2883158
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Are you looking forward to finding new clients for 2024? Let's delve into our world as salon professionals and how we plan to shape the art of attracting new clients in 2024. Join us as we explore discuss a crucial aspect of your success as a salon professional: how you present yourself through your attire. Your wardrobe speaks volumes about your brand and can significantly influence the type of clients you attract. Whether you're an established stylist or just starting your career, understanding the impact of your clothing choices is key to building a thriving clientele and boosts confidence.
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Have been comparing yourself to other beauty pros in the beauty industry? Do you find yourself in a place of stagnant due to how you compare your self to others?
In this podcast our guest speaker April Cobb will be highlighting how you can create Grace Moments for yourself throughout the day to establish boundaries in your life. Comparison is the thief of joy. She will be showing you tips to how to live a fulfilled and balanced life as a beauty pro.
More about our Guest Speaker:
April Cobb, Master Cosmetologist, speaker and life coach, was born in Augusta, GA and raised in beautiful Savannah, GA. She is a proud alumni of A.E. Beach High school class of 1996. April received her bachelors of business from Brewton Parker College in 2009, received her certificate of completion from Empire Beauty School in 2013 and in 2016 completed her life coach training at W.C.I. (World Coaching Institute).
April recently celebrated ten years in the beauty industry. She is the owner of Hair by April Cobb Salon where she specializes in all things locs.
God placed a desire in April's heart to help women through life coaching after experiencing major loss in her life. Through her coaching process April helps women Shift to Soar so that they can live the full life that they desire.
April is passionate about seeing others live their very best life. She feels her purpose in life is to teach, empower and inspire everyone she reaches to do just that.
To work with April visit her site at www.aprilelle.com.
Email: coachaprilelle@gmail.com
Hair by April Cobb Salon
www.vagaro.com/aprilcobb
Email: Hairbyaprilcobb@gmail.com
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CosmoProf, located in Savannah,Georgia, stands as the premier distributor of salon products catering exclusively to licensed professionals within the beauty industry. Boasting an extensive network of over 1,200 stores and 800 dedicated salon consultants, CosmoProf is your ultimate destination for top-quality professional hair, skin, and nail products. They offer a comprehensive range of supplies and equipment across all categories, sourced from leading manufacturers in the industry.
Join us as Darniece George, store manager of Savannah's location, shares with us how CosmoProf Beauty provides resources such as classes and events to support beauty professionals. Each store also provides a large variety of professional brands beauty products that can help salon professionals stock their inventory and retail shelves.
Cosmoprof Beauty Savannah
7400 Abercorn St Suite 902
Savannah, GA 31406
912-353-3977
Store6627@cosmoprostores.com
www.cosmoprofbeauty.com
Color the World
Virtual Event
October 22, 2023
Tickets are $26
Instagram: @cosmoprosavannah
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Are you in a season where you are unmotivated but you have so much that you need to do? Motivation will come and go but its when motivation fails discipline prevails. What habits do you need to create in order for your beauty business to go to the next level? Tune into this podcast episode to see how you can put in the work and shift from where you are to where you want to be.
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After a long day of standing behind the chair serving clients all day in the salon who in the world feels like working out?? Most of the time stylists are tired, exhausted, and hungry after leaving the salon after a full load of clients all day.
On this episode we will have Dwight Blackburn, as our special guest on the Fight to Unite Podcast! Dwight is going to be dropping in and sharing with us how he lives a healthy and active life as a beauty professional. If you’ve been struggling with staying fit and healthy behind the chair be sure to tune in to get the details on how to become more healthy as a professional!
Find out more about Dwight here:
Haven Salon of Savannah
Owner and Stylist
912-376-9975
Website: www.havesalonsav.com
Email: havensalonsavannah@gmail.com
There are so many tasks to complete in order to have a successful beauty business. It is often we suffer in multiple ways as salon professionals when we don't complete tasks in a timely manner. If you are looking to grow your beauty business you'll be amazed how a virtual assistant can help lighten the load. Join today's podcast as our guest speaker, Kacoya White share how your business can improve your business.
Feel free to connect with Kacoya here for services:
Persistence Virtual Assistant is Kacoya White. A business workflow and productivity expert with 15 years of experience is hired by small businesses to act as their virtual assistant.
She has a focus on helping her clients make more money, more efficiently and with less stress, Kacoya’s past and current work includes streamlining and improving workflow, payroll, update websites, and expense management. She specializes in supporting small businesses, entrepreneurs, and non-profit organizations.
She lives in Georgia with her husband, 2 sons, a daughter, and spends her free time learning how to bake.
https://www.facebook.com/PersistenceVirtualAssistant
linkedin.com/in/kacoyawhite
https://instagram.com/persistencevirtualassistant?igshid=ZDdkNTZiNTM=
Website
https://persistenceva.com/
Contact
Kacoya White
Kacoya@persistenceva.com
912-412-1353
Are you shying around the idea of making posts on social media? I am aware that there are several people that don't post on their social media pages of their business or craft due to fear. If you find yourself not posting due to fear, wondering if your work is good enough to post, or comparison of those who post frequently I encourage you to tune into today's episode.
It's time for you to make an impact by posting your work and sharing your story via social media.
What is it to be gifted in your beauty business but fail in your character? It has been spoken that clients admit to beauty professionals being great in their crafts but lack in character? As a beauty professional we all have some form of room to grow and become more sharp in our character to take our business to the next level. Be sure to listen to today's podcast episode as I share how you can improve in character and it will bring more business to your business.
Why is it common that beauty professional don't find the time to network?
If you have found yourself wanting to promote your beauty business more but can't seem to find your way from behind the chair this podcast is for you. Tune into today's podcast episode as I share how you can plan, prepare, and position yourself for any networking event. You deserve to be seen on the scene and come out of hiding to represent your brand or business. Now is the time to become more strategic and intentional with planning effectively for your business.
Guest Speaker Sheena Holmes, Owner of Pynke Eclipse Esthetics joins us and shares her journey of becoming a Master Cosmetologist and Entrepreneur. Today's podcast will highlight 4 key value elements that you can add in your business as a beauty professional to put the respect back on your title as a beauty professional.
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Sheena Holmes
Pink Eclipse Esthetics
www.pynkeclipse.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pynkeclipseesthetics
Instagram: www.instagram.com/pynkeclipse_esthetics
Have you been stuck in dreaming? You know you are called to more but how do you get there? In order to move forward to greater we need some practical tips on how to get there. Tune in to today's podcast as I share some tips on how you can move forward in the plans God is calling you to.
Are you in a season of transition? Are you currently working on the steps to prepare for something greater in life or your business? Before you go to the next place, level, or thing tune into this podcast. Gain the steps on how you can prepare for the next while in this hall way of transition.
Tune in to this podcast episode as I share how to determine when it's time to leave a salon workplace and how to create an effective exit plan. How you leave a place is just as important to how you come into a place. Let's get to the business...
I think it's so important that you know the difference between becoming an independent contractor and a commissioned worker. There are several salons that are structure improperly that can cause penalty later. Tune in and let's discuss the details on how to identify each salon structure.
Working in the workplace can be so challenging. It's often that many would quit prematurely before fulfilling their assignment at the workplace. Want to know how to understand your assignment in the workplace? Tune in to today's podcast episode.
Getting bad reviews or complaints on services is one of the things that we dread for our business. If I can be honest it's going to happen. How you handle a complaint plays the biggest part of how you can grow as a professional. Not all the time is it the client fault and not all the time will it be your fault. How you handle it matters more than anything. Can we just talk about it?
Tune in and let us know in the comments how this has helped you
There is a greater life that requires us to give up something in order to receive the fullness of the life we desire. It's been made known that the greater the sacrifice the greater the reward. What do you plan to sacrifice to live out the plans that God has for your life?
Tune in to listen to this podcast and let me know your thoughts.
Every promise that God gives us comes with hardships. There are so many road blocks that are placed before us that tries to distract us and make us feel defeated only to stop you from receiving the promise!
What has God promised you? How you navigate and process through the journey matters alot more than receiving the actual promise. Tune in to today's podcast as I share with you how to overcome it all.
Have you been wanting to start something again but you are getting stuck in your thoughts? The saying your thoughts shape your life is so true! What if I tell you how you are thinking about yourself or the thing your trying to go after has every reason why you feel defeated. You have what it takes to win this time around! Tune in let me give you the steps to get there!
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Salon Price Increase has been a huge talk in the salon industry these days. Where in the world did the increase come from? Some think it's not worth the price or is it?
Tune in for 3 reasons why salon prices are not yesterday's price.
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Have you been going around the same mountain some time now?
Are you burned out from working behind the chair?
Do you want to throw in the towel to your career but don't know what you'd do if you did? All of these are signs of the stylist burnout. If you have been stuck behind the chair now is the time to pivot from the autopilot and shift into a thriving career.
Let's plan you way of escape from stylist burnout.
There's so much chaos about shampooing the hair. On today's podcast we will be sharing the details on why we need to start back offering shampoo services for clients. Clients are tired of the madness but is left to no choice but to settle to the no shampoo policy in salons. Not every salon requires this but to the most that does it leaves a bad taste in the industry.
Let us know your thoughts? Do you shampoo every client or not? Let's reshape the salon experience by adding a shampoo service.
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You can always connect with us by visiting our website www.educatebeauty360.pro
Do you feel inadequate in the workplace? Do you feel like you don't fit in where you are placed? Have you been seeking for acceptance from those in the workplace but still feel rejected?
Tune into this episode as I share with you my story on I have been built to last in places where I didn't fit. I will be giving you key tips to sustain through pain so you can stand through it all.
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On this episode of the Fight to Unite we have a special guest Sharon Lucas owner of Bella Salon and Spa located in Pooler Ga. It hasn’t been an easy task to have multiple cultures serviced in one salon but it is possible! We will share the challenges of working in a multicultural salon and spa and how we have overcome them. Please be sure to comment or share this episode.
Salon location:
Bella Salon and Spa
115 Canal Street Unit 301
Pooler, Ga 31322
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As a beauty professional we wear multiple hats. We are not only called to servicing beauty needs for our clients, but we also have to manage our business, create and post social media content, stay updated on the latest education and trends, order and manage inventory, consult our clients, clean and sanitize tools and the salon, schedule and book appointments, and so much more. With the weight of the salon responsibilities that has to be covered on a daily basis in order to maintain a successful business none of those things can be accomplished without you! It’s so easy to get burned out, frustrated and overwhelmed as a beauty professional. There’s been several times I have wanted to throw in the towel and give it all up. This podcast will provide why it's important to take care of you first so you can show up as your best self in the workplace for your clients.
Feel free to follow us @educatebeauty360 on Instagram or follow us on FB and Youtube at Educate Beauty 360. If you have a topic you would like to hear more of feel free to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and leave your topic interest with a review.
Subscribe to our website by visiting www.educatebeauty.pro to stay connected with our future events, workshops, and classes for beauty professionals.