What does it really take to build a beauty business from the ground up?

In this episode of Tell Me About It, Cait Muir sits down with Tash Rowe, founder of Lash Baby Australia.

Tash opened her first salon at just 20.

Today, Lash Baby Australia includes multiple salons, an online lash supply store, and a lash training academy that helps new lash artists raise the standard of the industry.

But her path has been anything but easy.

Tash has lived through flooding, COVID shutdowns, supplier scams, toxic workplaces, and the weight of leading a team in her early twenties.

She also shares the real story behind her successful beauty business - not the highlight reel.

This chat goes deeper than business, too.

Tash opens up about leaving a toxic relationship, healing from anorexia, finding her strength again through MMA and the gym - and learning what it feels like to be backed by a partner who actually celebrates her wins.

If you’re a salon owner, beauty therapist, female entrepreneur, or a woman rebuilding after a hard chapter, this episode is full of real lessons on client care, resilience, and self-worth.

In this episode, we talk about:

💜 The accidental ‘sandwich shop’ moment that pulled Tash into the beauty industry at 16
💜 How Tash opened her first lash salon at 20 (and what she wishes she knew first)
💜 The simple shift that took her from one rented room to multiple lash salons
💜 How Tash launched a lash training academy and supply brand without a perfect plan
💜 What collapsed ceilings, floods, and forced moves taught her about staying in business
💜 The supplier scam that wiped out thousands overnight (and the warning sign she missed)
💜 What actually beats chasing new ones every time… if you want to maximise profits
💜 How MMA, gym training, and a trauma-informed coach helped her feel strong in her body

Key moments:

00:00:00 Intro
00:01:20 Meet Tash, lash empire builder
00:04:00 Sandwich shop to salon
00:07:40 The 10-page resignation
00:11:30 Falling for lashes
00:16:50 Becoming the lash fixer
00:18:30 First ceiling crack disaster
00:22:00 Second salon collapses
00:27:30 Training academy launches
00:29:30 The vanishing supplier
00:33:00 Truth about lash damage
00:42:00 Anorexia behind the success
00:44:00 Leaving the toxic relationship
00:45:30 MMA saved her life
00:50:00 The rescue dog story
00:55:30 Finding a real partner
01:00:30 What's next for Tash

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👉Connect with Tash:

https://www.instagram.com/lashbabyaus/
https://www.instagram.com/lashbaby.salon/

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👉Find out more about how we can work together:

https://iconiccoaching.com.au/coaching/

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👉Here’s how to connect:

https://www.instagram.com/tellmeaboutit__podcast
https://iconiccoaching.com.au

What does it really take to build a profitable business, lead with confidence, and stop letting fear run the show?

This episode is a repost of a podcast I did with Michael McNish on the Balls Deep podcast.

We had such a raw, funny, and honest conversation about business growth, salon ownership, and leadership - that I wanted to share it with my audience too..

We talk about the real side of entrepreneurship: the mistakes, the uncomfortable money conversations, the fear of raising prices, the pressure of managing staff, the importance of systems, and the courage it takes to confront what is not working in your business.

If you are a salon owner, hairdresser, barber, beauty business owner, coach, entrepreneur, or service provider who wants to grow a profitable business without burning out, this episode is for you.

In this episode, we talk about:

💜How I built a multi-million-dollar salon business
💜The biggest mistakes salon owners and service business owners make
💜Why pricing is one of the most important parts of business growth
💜How undercharging can quietly destroy your profit
💜Why business owners need to understand their numbers
💜The fear of raising prices, leading staff, and making hard decisions
💜How to build a business that can run without you
💜How content marketing and podcast clips can generate real business leads
💜What it means to use masculine and feminine energy in business
💜Why doing scary things is essential for growth
💜How business coaching helps owners face the truth and take action

Key moments:

00:00:00 Intro
03:00 How one podcast clip pulled 1.2M views
04:30 Masculine and feminine energy in business
12:00 Sales, leadership, and showing up
16:00 Public speaking and confronting fear
22:30 Why Caitlin became a business coach
27:30 The two biggest business mistakes she made
35:00 The biggest fears salon owners face
42:00 The free, cheap, and committed client framework
48:00 How to raise prices without losing clients
1:02:00 Time audits and outsourcing
1:08:00 Outgrowing your partner
1:15:00 The simple steps to get unstuck

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👉Connect with Michael McNish

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAp09ZrcqwJL8Nisxn9w3792CtydL5Q6t&si=6brI-3vb5bJnB8q-

https://www.facebook.com/michaeldavidmcnish

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👉Find out more about how we can work together:

https://iconiccoaching.com.au/coaching/

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👉Here’s how to connect:

https://www.instagram.com/tellmeaboutit__podcast
https://iconiccoaching.com.au

How did one woman build a successful salon, hair extension brand, and hair loss business from the ground up - whilst raising kids?

In this episode of Tell Me About It, I sit down with Meghan Hayden, the founder behind Plushlocks and Skalp360.

Together, we talk about hairdressing, business growth, motherhood, burnout, hair extensions, female hair loss, and what it takes to keep evolving in the beauty industry.

Meghan also shares her journey from not loving school, starting out as a hairdressing apprentice in the “savage era,” moving from Ireland to Australia, and growing multiple businesses.

This conversation is for hairdressers, salon owners, beauty business owners, hair extension specialists, and anyone who wants to understand the real behind-the-scenes of building a business in the hair industry.

Tune in to hear about:

💜Meghan’s journey from apprentice hairdresser to salon owner
💜Moving from Ireland and the UK to Australia to build a new life
💜The reality of old-school hairdressing apprenticeships
💜Starting a hair extension wholesale business from home
💜Growing a salon team and learning how to manage money
💜The emotional reality of female hair loss
💜Why hairdressers need better education in advanced hair loss solutions
💜Balancing motherhood, business, maternity leave, and burnout

Key moments:

00:00:00 Intro
00:04:00 School misfits win
00:07:20 Earning your spot
00:10:23 Moving across the world
00:13:36 Living on nothing
00:17:11 Demoted after maternity
00:22:15 Testing every hair
00:25:40 Falling for numbers
00:28:42 Into hair loss
00:43:42 Hitting burnout

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👉Connect with Megah Hayden

https://www.instagram.com/meghan_plushlocks
https://plushlocks.com/

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👉Find out more about how we can work together:

https://iconiccoaching.com.au/coaching/

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👉Here’s how to connect:

https://www.instagram.com/tellmeaboutit__podcast
https://iconiccoaching.com.au