7. Local Nomad Shop Owner, Lauren Danuser on Taking A Leap Of Faith, Opening A Boutique And Finding Your Style For YOU

18 Jessica Mann, a self-proclaimed beauty therapist from Toronto, started her career in makeup, transitioned into being an influencer and has grown an authentic following of 100K+ people while remaining fully and truly herself. Both Jessica and I both grew up with business-minded fathers but still decided to follow our dreams and make a career out of our biggest passions. In this episode, we discuss social media’s effect on mental health, having intention behind what you post, and how to make money while breaking the mold of a 9-5 career. 

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• Why you should follow your dreams no matter how much they scare you
• What Jessica thinks about girls growing up wanting to be influencers
• The dedication and work that goes on behind the scenes in the influencing space
• How important it is to unfollow people who don’t contribute positively to your life
• How beauty can be a powerful way to transmute pain into something that is positive 

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Product of the Week: UNITE 7SECONDS Detangler

Resources:

• Instagram: @theblondemann

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Basically Beauty is managed and edited by Nikki Butler Media.

17 Jessica McPhaul is a Hollywood costume designer and founder of Naked Rebellion, an inclusive lingerie line with numerous shades of nude for every woman on Earth. My conversation with Jessica is so amazing, enlightening and empowering it just makes you wonder how only now is there an all-inclusive fashion brand out there for all women of all shades! Jessica has had an incredible career already, and she’s only getting started. Alongside running several businesses, she also works in film and television as a costume designer, most notably on Netflix’s House of Cards and Dancing With The Stars.

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• How Jessica got into costume design and the fashion industry
• An certain incident where she realized there was no representation for all women in retail
• The creation of Naked Rebellion
• Naked Rebellion’s hospital initiative
• Redefining “nude”

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Resources:

• www.nakedrebellion.com
• Instagram: @naked.rebellion
• Follow Jessica: @jesswengermcp

Basically Beauty is managed and edited by Nikki Butler Media.

16 Dr. Beth Segerholm is a nurse practitioner who believes beauty is an evolution. She is a healer in functional medicine, studying the root cause of an illness instead of just the system management. As a teen, Beth struggled with debilitating acne but no one could tell her why she was affected by it. Because of this, she has been inspired to help her patients by uncovering the “why” of their issue, not just the what. I can’t wait for you to listen to this thought provoking conversation with my dear friend, Beth!

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• How to connect each of your senses with beauty
• How Beth teaches her patients to live their best life with mind, body, and soul healing
• How each of us are individually and beautifully made and why we should stop trying to attain other people’s lives
• The importance of sleep, movement, and listening in our everyday lives

Product of the Week:

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Resources:

• www.prevene.com
• Instagram: @drbethsegerholm
• Instagram: @prevenewellbeing

*Dr. Beth is giving Basically Beauty podcast listeners 20% off IV Therapy or Intramuscular Injections (like B12) if you mention “TARA” or “BASICALLY BEAUTY”!

Basically Beauty is managed and edited by Nikki Butler Media.

15 Denise Walsh is a nurse injector who believes that injections should only enhance your appearance, not change it. In her own life, Denise has also struggled with confidence and self-esteem, especially after her divorce. Denise and I are lucky to be clients of each other, so we also talk about our experiences as the client! She is so genuine and sweet and building a booming business; I can’t wait for you to listen!

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• The feeling she gets helping clients feel beautiful, while still looking themselves
• Denise’ own struggle with self-esteem even to this day
• How her own hair trauma made her feel hopeless

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Resources:

• thebeautybossrn.com
• Instagram: @thebeautyboss_rn

Basically Beauty is managed and edited by Nikki Butler Media.

14 Paul Fishman looked in the mirror one day and didn’t recognize himself. This realization led him to live a life of acceptance and self love. Paul is a self love coach and business owner. We had the best conversation about beauty, of course, but also how we both broke free from being people pleasers, and how to stop living your life with the intent to receive validation from others. Paul is such a light in this world and he will certainly brighten yours for the next hour at least!

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• Tips and tricks to practice self care
• Paul’s journey to accepting and loving himself
• Paul’s definition of beauty: ”beauty is a feeling”

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Resources:

• paulfishman.love
• Instagram: @paulfishman

Basically Beauty is managed and edited by Nikki Butler Media.

13 Stefanie Becker is an SEO expert and business owner––can’t forget a mama too!––who is here to make SEO simple. She teaches actionable strategies that help your website get noticed by search engines. I had such an amazing conversation with Stefanie not only about how to elevate your SEO strategy for your business, but also about her journey to finding confidence and beauty in herself through every stage of her life.

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• Several SEO tips and tricks
• How to get your website recognized by Google as a top result
• Why it’s important to create consistent content

Use the code “TARA” to receive $20 off Stefanie’s online course, SEO For Creatives!

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Resources:

• stefaniebeckerdigital.com
• Instagram: @stefaniebeckerdigital

Basically Beauty is managed and edited by Nikki Butler Media.

12 Dr. Alissia Zenhausern, better known as Dr. Zen, is a naturopathic doctor who joins me today for an unreal conversation about women’s health and hormones. She specializes in women’s health and natural fertility helping educate, inspire and empower women to take control of their health naturally. I am always educating my clients about the science behind hair growth and why their hair might be behaving a certain way, but having Dr. Zen has completely elevated this conversation! We talk about hair loss, hormone imbalances, diet, heavy metals and things to look for if your body starts acting up, resulting in hair loss. Dr. Zen has been featured in Forbes, Shape and InStyle.

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• The most common health and hormone imbalances in women that affect hair loss.
• Postpartum hair loss.
• The importance of getting a heavy metal test.
• Listening to your body and being mindful of what it’s telling you!
• Book an appointment with Dr. Zen today!

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Resources:

• nmdwellnessofscottsdale.com
• Instagram: @drzennmd

Basically Beauty is managed and edited by Nikki Butler Media.

11 How often do you actually think about the legal piece of your business? When you do actually think about it, are you really putting much thought and effort into the terms of your contracts? These basic, fundamental documents can make or break your business. Lauren Ruiz is a small business lawyer who takes on the legal “department” of her clients to ensure all the cracks are filled. In her corporate career, she negotiated over $3 billion worth of contracts. In that same career, she also was subjected to sexual harassment. Lauren is the definition of a go-getter. Get out a pen and paper. You will want to remember everything from this episode!

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• Being intentional in your emails by modifying your vocabulary.
• How she broke away from being a corporate lawyer to a business owner.
• Sexual harassment in the workplace.
• Being hard on ourselves and trying to compare your reality with someone else’s highlight reel.
• Social media and our children.

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Resources:

• legallyaligned.com
• Instagram: @thelaurenruiz

Basically Beauty is managed and edited by Nikki Butler Media.

10 Krista Coons, also known as Her Name Is Mud, is a ceramic artist who creates the most beautiful pieces. From earrings, ornaments, home decor, pins, she can do anything and her dedication, passion, grace and creativity shines through each unique piece. Krista’s definition of beauty is one I have not heard yet. She is so enlightening and eloquent and I assure you, you will be inspired.

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• The essence of people.
• Seeing the beauty in our surroundings.
• How she recognized her talent and turned it into a business.
• Krista’s 3 ways to get inspired, express your creativity and create beauty.
• A beauty blessing:

As stillness in stone to silence is wed

May your heart be somewhere a God might dwell.

As a river flows in ideal sequence

May your soul discover time in presence.

As the moon absolves the dark of resistance

May thought-light console your mind with brightness.

As the breath of light awakens colour

May the dawn anoint your eyes with wonder.

As spring rain softens the earth with surprise

May your winter places be kissed by light.

As the ocean dreams to the joy of dance

May the grace of change bring you elegance.

As clay anchors a tree in light and wind

May your outer life grow from peace within.

As twilight fills night with bright horizons

May beauty await you at home beyond.

-- John O'Donohue, Beauty: The Invisible Embrace

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Resources:

• Krista's Etsy Shop
• Instagram: @hername_ismud

Basically Beauty is managed and edited by Nikki Butler Media.