Empowered Beauty Podcast
Empowered Beauty Podcast
Andrew Bryant: Empowering the Beauty Industry
Welcome to the Empowered Beauty podcast, where we dive deep into the heart of the beauty industry to uncover what it truly takes to empower clients to own their unique style of beauty. We believe that when clients leave a beauty clinic feeling happier and more confident than when they arrived, it's a job well done. But here's the thing: to empower our clients, we first need to empower ourselves as Therapists and Clinic Managers. That's why we're taking you on a journey inside the world of Brazilian Beauty, where we'll explore the secrets to delivering a truly remarkable beauty experience. Join me, your host Andrew Bryant, as we delve into the inner workings of the Brazilian Beauty brand, a company I founded back in 2004. After 16 incredible years, I made the tough decision to sell the business and the Australian Skin Institute to a former partner Fran Webster in early 2020. But my passion for my team and fostering an environment where growth, teamwork and the unified pursuit of excellence are brighter than ever. I'm excited to share the conversations and experiences from those years with you on this podcast. So come with us and hear how the team I lead in Australia's booming beauty industry discovered the true meaning of empowered beauty.
ep10 The beauty about nutrition and all things health eating with Miranda Partridge
On this weeks episode Andrew speaks with Nutritional Medical Practitioner, Miranda Partridge from Miranders Wellness. Miranda is an expert in the field of nutrition and speaks about everyday healthy eating, the hot topic of gut health and gets specific about the relationship between what we eat and our skin health. Packed full of practical tips and what do do when things don't seem right either physically or mentally. An episode that explains why we need to think about beauty from the inside out. 
Mar 23, 2018
1 hr 48 min
Ep9 The rewards of empowering go both ways with Pauline Reid
In this episode, Andrew chats with 2016 Franchisee of the Year, Pauline Reid. Since the chat, Pauline has been awarded an Outstanding Female Award as part of the International Women's Day. Performing her "day job" with Queensland Government Emergency Service agencies in the information technology area, owning a Beauty Clinic Franchise and finding work life balance with her family, shows her organisational, leadership and interpersonal skills. Pauline is an empowered empowerer and shares loads of insights in this episode of the podcast. 
Mar 11, 2018
1 hr 10 min
Ep8 Success reflects passion, standards and hard work with Josie Paton
On this weeks episode, Andrew chats with Josie Paton, Franchise at Brazilian Beauty Currimundi on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. Starting as a Beauty Therapist, Josie soon realised she wanted to own her own Beauty Clinic and, at the age of 22 years, decided to open her own Brazilian Beauty Franchise. Josie is an amazing young women who shares her journey and offers advice which all business owners, Beauty Therapists and those thinking they too can open their own clinic should not miss.
Mar 3, 2018
1 hr 5 min
Ep7 Applying Beauty Industry experience to a Social Media strategy with Charlotte Clarke
In this episode Andrew chats with Charlotte Clarke who has a wealth of experience in the Australian Beauty Industry and now looks after all things Social Media at Brazilian Beauty. Having worked her way up from Beauty Therapist to Clinic Manager at Brazilian Beauty, Charlotte also explerienced working with large skin care companies like Dermalogica, before returning to the Brand and eventually being promoted to the marketing department where she is responsible for implementing the Social Media strategy. Plenty of great Social Media tips in this episode. 
Feb 26, 2018
1 hr 40 min
What is it like to lead 5 Clinic Teams? with Elle Warner
In this episode Andrew chats with Elle Warner. Elle started her journey with Brazilian Beauty as a Beauty Therapist and has performed every clinic roll on her way to overseeing 5 company owned clinics playing the roll of a Franchisee.  Hear the lessons Elle took away from her years as a Therapist, 2IC and Coordinator and how she approaches her current roll being responsible for 5 Brazilian Beauty Clinics. 
Feb 18, 2018
1 hr 50 min
Ep5 Improving the skin you're in with ASI skin care expert Chelsea Wonka
In this episode Andrew chats with Chelsea Wonka from the Australian Skin Institutes. Chelsea started out in the beauty industry as a Beauty Therapist and has taken her passion for healthy skin into her current role as head of development with ASI skin care. Chelsea shares her experience as a Therapist before moving on to the topic of skin care where she discusses the importance of not only choosing a quality skin care, but also understanding the benefits of and what to look for to guarantee you are giving your large organ what it needs to be at it healthiest best. We also discuss how Beauty Therapist should be empowering their clients with expert advice and education and how getting this right takes away the feeling of "selling" from the Therapist - Client relationship.  
Feb 11, 2018
1 hr 29 min
Ep4 Starting out in the Beauty Industry from a Therapists point of view with Jasmine and Georgina
In this episode Andrew chats with two of Brazilian Beauty's rising stars Georgina Howlett and Jasmine Candale. Both young ladies are just 19 years of age and give an insight into what the ups and downs are when starting a career in the Beauty Industry while they are in fact still becoming the best Therapists they can be. Their energy and enthusiasm in infectious. Plenty of great tips for navigating through the early stages of becoming a professional Beauty Therapist.  Keep listening after the podcast final music for the bloopers reel. 
Feb 4, 2018
1 hr 21 min
Ep3 The upside of Team Member Welfare and Development with Maree Butler
In this episode Andrew speaks to Maree Butler who heads up the Team Member Welfare and Development department at Brazilian Beauty. Learn about the evolution of training and the importance placed on the welfare of Team Members within the Brand and the impact this focus has on career fulfillment and ultimately retention. Maree explains why Team member progression through development initiative is a two way effort and has upside for both the Team member and the company. 
Jan 30, 2018
1 hr 14 min
Ep2 From Trainee Therapist to Leader and Mentor with Operations Manager Natalie Davis
In this episode Andrew speaks with Natalie Davis, the Operations Manager at Brazilian Beauty. Hear about Natalie's journey through the early stages of her Therapy career before Brazilian Beauty and then her sometime turbulent and otherwise very success rise through the ranks after joining the company. Natalie offers plenty of great insight and advice for how to approach a career in beauty and what the keys to successful clinic management are.  Be sure to subscribe to the Empowered Beauty Podcast for our weekly shows.
Jan 24, 2018
59 min
Ep1 Origins of Brazilian Beauty
Jan 22, 2018
1 hr 1 min