Ever wondered how salon owners scale to multiple locations while still keeping their sanity (and profits)?

In this episode of The Life of KG, Katie Godfrey sits down with her good friend and mastermind client, Callie, who went from working in pubs to building two successful beauty salons, each with its own unique concept.

You’ll hear how Callie:
- Opened a second salon faster than expected (and kept both thriving)
- Balanced the guilt of stepping back from treatments while leading her team
- Turned retail into a powerful profit stream (with record-breaking results)
- Built systems to run her salons without being chained to the chair
- Invested in personal growth to fuel business success

If you’re a salon owner, training academy, or beauty business boss who’s ready to stop winging it and start scaling, this episode is packed with raw truths, practical strategies, and major motivation.

🔗 Apply for Katie’s Mastermind and scale your beauty business → https://katiegodfrey.biz/application

📖 Grab Katie’s book Get Off the Tools → https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1917623070

👉 Connect with Callie:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/callieannlashesandbrows

Website: https://www.callieannlashesandbrows.co.uk

In this inspiring episode, Katie chats with Laura, a hair extension specialist from Scotland, who proves you can start from anywhere and build a thriving salon and training business.

From leaving a stable office job to taking a one-day extension course, Laura’s journey is packed with lessons on resilience, leadership, and never being afraid to go after what you want.

We talk about:

• How Laura went from paralegal to salon owner and educator

• Building a warm team culture that clients love

• Why ongoing training and mentorship matter in the hair industry

• Surviving lockdown just days after opening her salon

• Expanding into men’s hair systems and education

• The importance of mindset, support networks, and taking risks

  
  

  Connect with Laura here: https://www.instagram.com/lauralabonita_hairextensions?igsh=eTRvaGJqcWg0bzJ0

  
  

🎟️ Don’t miss out! Tickets are now live for Katie’s UK January event, a full day of high-level learning, game-changing speakers, and a community that just gets it. Seats are limited. Grab yours tickets here

💼 Ready to stop winging it and start scaling? Apply for the KG Mastermind today.

This podcast is a little different as Katie isn't hosting. But is part of this powerful collaboration and partnership that has never been done before, so had to share across the podcast platform.

We see time and time again, salons and clinics invest in machines hoping thats going to fix their business and bring in an influx of new clients.

Unfortunately thats not the case.

We also see people invest in machines and get the most basic of training so don't get the results.

Katie Godfrey, Chelsea from Skin 13 Training academy and The Contour Group come together to solve this problem. Supporting the industry like never before.

Please reach out to Katie on info@kgbusinessmentor.com or drop her a message on Instagram if you would like more info on machines so she can point you in the right direction.

@kg_katiegodfrey

https://www.contourgroup.co.uk

Skin13 Training Academy