Redlips & Stilettos Podcast

Our guest today is Lucinda Smith.  Recovery through ballet - a short-lived career where you’re always battling against time to reach perfection sparked Lucinda’s interest with the beauty industry, later reconnecting with it to study her diploma in Somatology. Her background in the beauty industry along with her wide scope of expertise, passion for medical aesthetics and emphasis on personal development Lucinda brings skills that stretch from business and leadership all the way to training and development.  In todays episode join me on Lucinda’s journey that has led her round the world.  You can follow Lucinda on Instagram: @lucindakatesmith Keep a notepad and pen handy, get comfy and enjoy the episode. Instagram: @redlipss_stilettoss Podcast: Redlips & Stilettos Podcast

Our guest today is Karen Bester. Karen has a degree in nursing and has a specific passion for skin. She has experience in psychiatry, neurosurgery, trauma, ICU and spent three years working as a burns specialist giving her an Advanced wound care speciality. Moving from a purely medical profession into the medical aesthetic field was an incredible opportunity and the start of a brand new journey. Even after 16 years in her current field, she is regularly asked if she misses nursing. While there are certain areas that make her nostalgic for her nursing days, she loves the finesse and glamour of the beauty industry. This does not take away from her passion to provide answers to questions and skin challenges. Providing her with many moments of triumph and great reward in her role as medical trainer at Lamelle. “We are lucky to work in beautiful settings but the challenges here are just as real; perhaps not life threatening - but definitely life changing. There’s nothing more inspiring than to give a person the confidence to have their true beauty shine through.” You can follow Karen on Instagram: @skin.answers You can follow Lamelle on Instagram: @lamellersa Check out their website: www.lamelle.co.za Keep a notepad and pen handy, get comfy and enjoy the episode. Instagram: @redlipss_stilettoss Podcast: Redlips & Stilettos Podcast

Our guest today is Sandy Fuhr, Sandy is a qualified Somatologist with CIDESCO International qualifications. She moved full time into Education in 1996 when she opened her own college called: Beauty Therapy Institute in Cape Town. Sandy is Past-President of the South African Association of Health and Skincare Professionals (SAAHSP), the Professional Body of the Beauty Industry in South Africa. She is now Past President of CIDESCO International, Switzerland, after spending 8 years as CIDESCO International PR Board member and 1.5 years as President. Sandy now has 13 training colleges in Africa called Beauty Therapy Institute. Two are situated in Nigeria, 1 in Namibia and the other 10 are in South Africa. BTI is a franchised group of colleges, where Sandy is the Franchisor but also owns 2 outright and is in partnership with a 3rd. College #14 is opening shortly in South Africa. You can follow BTI here: @bti_capetown Check out their website: www.beautytherapyinstitute.co.za Keep a notepad and pen handy, get comfy and enjoy the episode. Instagram: @redlipss_stilettoss Podcast: Redlips & Stilettos Podcast

Our guest today is Carina Franck, After being at the forefront of the fast moving, international beauty industry for the past two decades, Carina Franck, Founder and Director of Kalahari Lifestyle, recognised that the expectation and needs of the modern client was evolving. This Inspired her to create a range of world-class skincare, body and lifestyle products that would capture, not only the earthy goodness of nature, but the unique, sensory experience of Africa. This signature range is more cutting edge, phyto-ceutical skincare ,body and lifestyle range, it is an experience of Africa itself. The Kalahari Product range is exported to more than 18 countries and still growing. You can follow Kalahari Lifestyle here: @kalaharilifestyle Check out their website: www.kalaharilifestyle.com Get in touch here. Keep a notepad and pen handy, get comfy and enjoy the episode. Instagram: @redlipss_stilettoss Podcast: Redlips & Stilettos Podcast

Our guest today is Jacoline Wentzel. Jacoline is without a doubt passionate about the Spa Industry, and is a respected industry representative and entrepreneur. Jacoline graduated with a Masters from the Stellenbosch Academy of Health and Skincare Therapy, and continued to excel obtaining her Masters from the South African Institute of Beauty Therapist (SAIBTH), Advanced Aesthetics from the British Confederation, her Masters from Cidesco (International institute of Beauty Therapists), Clinical Aromatherapy Masters from Eve Taylor Aromatherapy and her Aerobics/Fitness Instructor Diploma from the Exercise Teachers Association. It was during the period from 1996 to 2000, that Jacoline truly excelled when working for Steiner Transocean Ltd, when she became the Manager of a Health Spa on board one of the Cruise Liners. Jacoline later become a Steiner Recruitment Manager in South Africa as well as at head office in Lon-don, where she thrived allowing for her to being promoted to Regional Business Manager for Elemis Cosmetics Sales Division in United Kingdom. Jacoline returned to South Africa where she became the Bioharmony Sales Manager for Gauteng, from 2001 to 2003. In 2003 Jacoline was appointed National Sales and Marketing Manager for Nimue S.A. where her expertise and industry knowledge flourished. Jacoline left Nimue in the end of 2005 to open her own distribution and design company, The Spa Warehouse, which is solely devoted to the industry that she loves. Since 2005, Jacoline has been owner and in-house designer at The Spa Warehouse, a leading supplier of various prestigious spa brands, equipment and spa furniture. You can follow Jacoline's journey here: @thespawarehouse Keep a notepad and pen handy, get comfy and enjoy the episode. Instagram: @redlipss_stilettoss Podcast: Redlips & Stilettos Podcast Website: www.thesaleshabit.co.za

Our guest today is Lourette Du Toit. Lourette is an award winning manager and dermal aesthetician, with over 14 years’ experience in the industry. She runs Dermology, a big medical aesthetic practice, in the heart of Sandton, and helped to grow the business from strength to strength for the last 7 years. She is also actively involved in the medical aesthetic industry by writing articles that often gets published in well-known magazines, social media skin blogger, presenting at aesthetic congresses and lecturing at educational institutes.  Lourette’s focus lies on creating a work environment for her team, to grow individually and therefore grow the value of the business. She believes that a true leader does not create followers, they create more leaders. You can follow Lourette's journey here: @lourettedutoit This episode is sponsored by Spa Professional Guild - a global organization, built to support you in your efforts to scale your business. It’s an online platform which offers training, support and community. It not only teaches you the steps to run your business from A to Z but also gives you every tool, spreadsheet and standard operating procedure to give you complete confidence, whether you’re an owner, manager or therapist / stylist.  Go to https://spaprofessionalsguild.com/redlipsandstilettos/pricing today and join this growing community. Keep a notepad and pen handy, get comfy and enjoy the episode. Instagram: @redlipss_stilettoss Podcast: Redlips & Stilettos Podcast Website: www.thesaleshabit.co.za

For 37-year-old entrepreneur, Izandi Serdyn, being a professional service provider has always come naturally. She’s run a very successful events business for a decade now and is one of the most highly sought-after wedding planners in the industry. Known for her exceptional service and compassion, her empathy and deep understanding of the stressful nature of this life-changing event is what sets her apart. But in 2018 her love of people and their happiness, took a new direction with the launch of her all natural, medical health spa services and wellness range, HEAL and HEALING, respectively. The new business idea was born out of her own experience. It was whilst in ICU that she noticed how hospital patients around her were needing that extra love and self-care. Some needing basic attention such as their hair washed, feet rubbed or just a general ‘pick-me-up’. Izandi was convinced that there was a need for spa and beauty treatments in hospitals to help the healing process. However, she was not just looking at aesthetics, but was specifically looking to produce a range of natural products and services that assisted the healing process as well. She looked to clinical aromatherapy for a solution; a process that involves the chemistry of essential oils that provide therapeutic properties. Armed with an interest in the many ways that our bodies respond pathologically to the healing process through our senses, HEAL has thought of everything. In 2018 Izandi launched her hospital spa service, , and it soon became a huge success. Today the HEALspa service can be found throughout South Africa and Namibia. To get in touch: Website:  https://healspa.co.za/about-us/ Instagram: @heal.spa To become a part of the Heal Family email Izandi: [email protected] Keep a notepad and pen handy, get comfy and enjoy the episode.    Instagram: @redlipss_stilettoss Podcast: Redlips & Stilettos Podcast Website: www.thesaleshabit.co.za

Ayesha Rajah is a somatologist who has been involved in the spa and skincare industry for over 20 years. She is the owner of Urban Bliss Wellness Spa in Emmarentia, previously owning and managing Aspira Aesthetic Spa in Hyde Park Shopping centre for 15 years. Now managing director of A&I Importers, she facilitates training for 3 skincare brands namely, Phytomer, PRIORI and Skin Doctors. Her 3-year national diploma in Somatology from the University of Johannesburg was subsequently enhanced by several other courses to keep her up to date with the latest technology. Ayesha has also has lend her spa consulting services to start up and established businesses. She has a diploma in Blogging & Content Marketing and is a contributing writer for various publications and hosts business conferences for Professional Beauty around the country. This has led to Ayesha’s new venture, Social Medi8 which is a Social Media Marketing and Management company focused on the professional beauty industry. In the last year Ayesha has conceptualised a new consumer-based website called Beauty Warriors, which is like a Trip Advisor site for all things professional beauty related, on behalf of Media Inkorporated. Her new focus is on empowerment and Ayesha is partaking in the Global Mentorship Programme as a mentor for the professional skincare industry. To get in touch:  Website:  https://beautywarriors.biz/ & www.urbanbliss.co.za Instagram: @beautywarriors_sa &@urbanblisswellness To become a Beauty Warrior Influencer. Email: [email protected] Keep a notepad and pen handy, get comfy and enjoy the episode.  Instagram: @redlipss_stilettoss Podcast: Redlips & Stilettos Podcast Website: www.thesaleshabit.co.za

Marisa Dimitriadis started her career in this industry at age 19.  After 3 short years, her abilities, attitude and fortitude catapulted her to management and on to heading up the skincare division for a large professional beauty brand distributor. She was instrumental in the division seeing turnover tripled in two years and doubled again, after another two years – all this before age 25.  This experience was the catalyst that lead her to launch her first solely owned venture, Spa Consultants, answering a need in the market for a turnkey consultancy to drive spa projects from the ground up. Today, they have successfully managed over 60 contracts in this space.  Marisa has also formulated her own skin (Six) and body (Spalicious) ranges, using only the best ingredients, recyclable packaging, offering value for money and very importantly, product education. The onset of a global pandemic did not deter Marisa. This drove her to launch an online retail platform (Send me That) for spa’s and salons. Offering a full drop-ship service for their clients and a way to remain profitable during lockdown.  Marisa’s latest project. Spa Professionals Guild is a GLOBAL online platform for ongoing business coaching and transformational management courses. The platform offers networking, bi-monthly group coaching sessions, templates, spreadsheets and systems of best practices that have been perfected over the last 20 years to help business owners run profitable and sustainable businesses and offer therapists an opportunity for growth, increased income and to be considered for promotion.  To get in touch: Website: www.spaprofessionalsguild.com Instagram: @spaprofessionalsguild Keep a notepad and pen handy, get comfy and enjoy the episode. Instagram: @redlipss_stilettoss Podcast: Redlips & Stilettos Podcast Website: www.thesaleshabit.co.za

In 1995 Cherie qualified as a skin care therapist from Camelot international. And soon after joined Dermalogica South Africa as one of their very first staff members.  Cherie started working for Dermalogica as a 19-year-old and progressed through the company from Sales to Education to General Management, and finally, to Managing Director.  As a young, new graduate she was wet behind the ears, with the passion to make her Dermalogica journey a phenomenal success. In 2007, Dermalogica South Africa was purchased by the very caring hands of CAVI Brands and Cherie Ten Hope.  During this episode Cherie shares her entire story, her experiences and the lessons that she has had to learn on her journey right from the very beginning all the way to the top.  You can find out more at: @cherieannten @dermalogicasa www.dermalogica.co.za This is an episode you really want to put on replay. Keep a notepad and pen handy, get comfy and enjoy the episode, Instagram: @redlipss_stilettoss Podcast: Redlips & Stilettos Podcast Website: www.thesaleshabit.co.za