BTS: Inside the Nail Industry

We’re Back! Life, Business & New Beginnings

After a 4-month break, A Beautiful Rodeo is back and we’ve got a lot to catch you up on. In this episode, we open up about the shifts we’ve been navigating in both business and life. From downsizing our storefront and moving to a brand new city, to the mindset and mental health challenges that come with big transitions. Here’s what you’ll hear in this episode: * Why we stepped away for 4 months and what’s changed since * The business decision to move from a storefront to a new location * The personal and lifestyle changes that came with moving to a new city * some mental health * What you can expect as we return to consistent episodes Buckle up and enjoy the show! Follow A Beautiful Rodeo so you don’t miss what’s next.

How You Can Get Free Products From Big Brands

EPISODE 6 - This episodes's very special guest is incredibly inspiring and has motivated us to stay consistent as content creators! She tells us how she receives free products from large brands as a smaller content creator, how important visual quality is to content creation, and brands that try to BUY your opinion. Tune in for our best episode yet 🥹 Welcome to the Rodeo 🤠 Time Stamps: 00:00 Introducing this weeks special guest 🌟 02:30 What got her into content creating? 10:00 How much does the visual quality of your content matter? 17:00 Short form VS Long form content 20:00 Which account should I post to? 25:00 Brands trying to BUY your opinion 37:00 How do I get my PR 42:00 Should you work with talent management? 46:00 How I came up with my rates 49:00 Mental health 58:00 Taking care of your body

The Lash Industry Has a PROBLEM... + Finding Balance as an Entrepreneur

Episode 5 -On this episode we ask ourselves why Lash shows are less inviting than other Beauty related events and what cane done to change them. Elly tells us how smaller creators are stolen from and left behind. Then, Abel talks about what it was like coming up in the lash industry as something "New". And finally, how to find balance as you navigate your life as an entrepreneur. Time Stamps: 00:00 Recapping our time at the ABS show 05:00 Lash shows aren’t as welcoming 07:00 The lash industry has a problem 11:00 Lame behavior 21:00 Lash Industry needs something “NEW” 38:00 Brows & Permanent Makeup 44:00 If you feel like you’re stuck 47:00 Finding balance 57:00 Get up and get moving

BTS: Inside the Nail Industry

Episode 4 - On this episode we have on @gurudez aka GuruNailsGurls, our very first nail artist! She tells us why she decided to quit her job to become a nail tech full time. We then reminisce on $20 nail sets and our guest tells us why nails have become more expensive. Finally, Elly tells us about a client who partied her lashes off and wanted a new free set?! Enjoy 🤠 Time Stamps: 00:00 Introducing this episode’s special guest 04:00 Quitting my job to be a nail tech full time 08:00 Being a young instructor 15:00 $20 Nails  17:00 It’s not our fault nails are so expensive 22:00 Stop complaining about pricing 28:00 Informing your clients 37:00 Client partied her lashes off 42:00 Friends are family are the worst clients 49:00 Sales VS No Sales 58:00 Focusing on natural nails

Los Angeles Barber STARTING OVER in Milwaukee | Episode 3

EPISODE 3 -On this episode we have Barber Smalls in the building! All the way from LA he made the move to Wisconsin. Tune in to find out why 👀. He tells us what the barbering scene here in Milwaukee is like compared to Los Angeles. Talks to us about his first celebrity client while in Barbering School. Finally, we talk Haircut pricing, House calls and how long should the haircut take? We hope you enjoyed are very guest on the podcast 🤠 Time Stamps: 00:00 Introducing our guest/Why I Moved to Milwaukee 06:00 Barbering Scene is Wisconsin 11:00 Celebrity Cuts 17:00 Why branding is so important 21:00 Moving back to LA? 24:00 Starting over with new clients in a new city 30:00 Hood barbershops 35:00 LA was more collaborative than Milwaukee has been 39:00 How long is too long for a haircut? 46:00 BE AT THE SHOP 47:00 House Calls 51:00 Tipping in the Barber Industry 55:00 Pricing for Haircuts