Fearless Beauties

This episode of Fearless Beauties was produced by Quill.

In this episode, Mary and Taylor get historical. They discuss the history of the beauty industry, specifically looking into how we got to where we are today in society. From a historical and psychological lens, the two will chat about the history of racial bias in America, how it continues to affect the beauty industry, and what the ripple effect from the accepted “norm” today truly looks like.

This episode of Fearless Beauties was produced by Quill.

Cultivating Confidence: Highlight the importance of building self-confidence and self-awareness as a way to combat self worth. Share techniques for boosting self-esteem and self-worth.

Charmaine Cooper The Skin Theologian is a passionate, knowledgeable and compassionate International Speaker who is a skin education enthusiast. As an author, educator and a international conference speaker, Cooper has an ability to connect with her audiences of various backgrounds. While going on 27(+) years in the skin industry ,Cooper has learnt that constant growth is at the heart of every achievement. Having trained international Skin Professionals, adult learners and trainers for 24 plus years as an International Instructor and Corporate Trainer, she has developed the ability to draw out the best of people. Her work ethos is committed to transforming lives and charting one’s course for success! With a Global perspective, resonating with industry Professionals in South Africa, Australia, the UK, Amsterdam, Belgium, Canada and the United States, Charmaine continues to relate current Skin Health and Cultural matters to contemporary realities. Empowering others around Melanin-Rich Skin is a core value in Skin Health as it is still the most underrepresented skin in curriculum resources. Charmaine possesses the belief that success starts in the classrooms of life of many kinds. Having served as a National Education Manager and Master Educator for a renowned Global Institute of learning, Cooper has grown to value organizational and individual industry standards, professional and personal brand integrity but most importantly the inherent value in every learner and student. Equity for all clients and Skin Professionals must be part of that equation. IG: @theskintheologian Cooper's achievements include but are not limited to: TV, Print , 3 Book Publications; The acclaimed "No Compromise Black Skin Care Guide" series; Vol.1 & Vol 2 & Vol 3, and 1 co-authored publication, facilitation of regular international webinars, extensive Media rapport, International conference presentations; both Keynote and in-spa workshop sessions.

How can we promote better inclusion of all races and genders in the beauty industry? This week, Mary and Taylor get to the root of the issue - the promotion of Euro-centric ideals of beauty. They discuss where it comes from and how it manifests in today’s North American culture. This episode features candid stories from Dia Fairley, from Gorgeous Glow Aesthetics in Atlanta, our co-host Taylor Phillip, and Noelle Schwartzkopf from You Matter Beauty. Each guest discusses their own experiences in the beauty industry as people of colour and what action they believe needs to be taken to create a better future.

This episode of Fearless Beauties was produced by Quill.

In this episode, the Fearless Beauties team chats about a popular trend on Facebook news feeds: coaching. They discuss the ads that pop up on Facebook and Instagram that promise to help viewers make six figures or more, but oftentimes are only making the coach rich and their clients poor. The team also mentions a few examples of what these coaches look like and explain the tell tale signs of a scam. Finally, the hosts share their perspective on why they believe coaching scams are so prevalent in North America today, and how we can all be more vigilant to avoid getting scammed in the future.

This episode of Fearless Beauties was produced by Quill.