The Sugar Show
The Sugar Show
Shannon "The SugarMama"
Mentorship Over Competition: How Kate Sprouse is Changing the Beauty Game
39 minutes Posted Aug 3, 2025 at 7:00 am.
Meeting Kate at SugarCon
Kate's Journey Into Sugaring
Growing a Sugar-Only Business
A Different Approach to Employee Growth
The Business Side of Sugaring
SugarCon Experience and Industry Evolution
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Kate Sprouse stumbled upon sugaring while teaching at a holistic aesthetics school, and something about this ancient hair removal technique captivated her completely. "Once you touch sugar," she explains, "once I held it, once I got certified, I started playing around with it at home. I sugared any friend or family member that would come around, and I was like this is it? This is the ticket?" Fifteen years later, Kate's intuition has proven remarkably accurate. Her Portland-based business, S...