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I'm so excited to do this episode because I'm sharing some great updates! I have some super fun news to share about my beauty biz life. "I'm hosting a 7-day beauty giveaway celebrating my birthday (it's a big one for me this year, guys). So I'm literally collaborating with my favorite beauty brands to give away thousands of dollars in beauty goodies." - Lori Crete. Learn more about this episode at loricrete.com/101

Suzi Weiss-Fischmann was one of the founders of OPI nail polish. She has an amazing eye for color and wrote the book, I'm Not Really a Waitress. "Time is money when you're providing a service so it is very important for the product to work very efficiently." - Suzi Weiss-Fischmann. Learn more about this episode at loricrete.com/100

Shannon Cox is my "comeback kid". Her story will inspire you when you hear about how she went from $60,000 in credit card debt to being debt free. "People make mistakes, but fixing them make you stronger." - Shannon Cox. Learn more about this episode at loricrete.com/99

I talk about how to be credit card debt free on today's show. I focus on how to create a plan to get out of and stay out of credit card debt. "Slamming your credit card with tangible items isn't the best way to grow your business." - Lori Crete. Learn more at loricrete.com/98

You're either going to think that we're crazy, or you're going to love this episode because it all about energy, energy healing, crystals + more. "I think the number one thing is that you have to listen to what kind of voice you are listening to in your head. Once you realize if it is a nice or if it is a mean voice, then you can sort of get yourself in check." - Lillian Savoie. Learn more about this episode at loricrete.com/97

Becoming an esthetician is NOT CHEAP. What you should make as a licensed practitioner who gives their all to make others look and feel beautiful? Listen in! "If your bills are being paid, and you feel fulfilled by what you get to do (which is really impact the lives of others by creating beauty) then you are doing something right and you should feel proud, confident, and significant." - Lori Crete. Learn more about this episode at loricrete.com/96

Dr. Setterfield gives us some great advice on what dermal needling is, how to successfully dermal needle clients' skin and how it can change people's skin. "There are some things that money can't buy. You treat a young teenager with acne scars and you see that little twinkle in their eye afterward, and that is so rewarding." - Dr. Lance Setterfield. Learn more about this episode at loricrete.com/95

Someone recently stole an expensive shopping bag of clothes from me. Today I talk about some trade show tips for people who might be carrying around big bags of valuable goods and how to protect your assets! "Sometimes it is the things that we dread learning the most that are so very important to our success and protecting all the things that we've worked so hard to bring into our practice." - Lori Crete. Learn more about this episode at loricrete.com/94

James Sun is an entrepreneur, managing partner, and angel investor of several companies. He is currently the chairman and CEO of Beautytap, which aims to be the largest online beauty community focused initially around Asian/international beauty products. "I think that a lot of people try to perfect the formula or perfect the website or perfect the car before they get enough feedback. And they're making decisions out of a boardroom rather than listening to their users, customers, and community." - James Sun. Learn more about this episode at loricrete.com/93

Shelley Hancock and I talk about the best esthetician tools, how things are changing in the esthetician world, her best advice and more. "My main message is don't be afraid. Try, fail, get back up, and go back out there again. That's good for a life in general, but really in this industry that's what you need to do." - Shelley Hancock. Learn more about this episode at loricrete.com/92

I'll tell you the town you absolutely should NOT live in, the corner that you should definitely AVOID, and the worst boulevard you could EVER move to. "If there is a place where you could "up" your standards because you know you're not really showing up 100%, there you go - up your standards! Stop living in the town of why bother if you really desire to become more successful." - Lori Crete Learn more about this episode at loricrete.com/91

Sarah Eggenberger talks about her beauty-biz journey thus far, how she calms her nerves before going on TV, and more pearls of wisdom + inspiration. "You just have to give yourself the chance to be great, and allow yourself that moment. So, decide to rise and just breathe into whatever circumstance you're in, and you will find the peace. Because you have it in you. You have prepared for this. It is your moment, and just let if flow. Just let that moment be how it is exactly intended to be." - Sarah Eggenberger. Learn more at loricrete.com/90

My guest on today's show is Dr. Sonia Batra. She is a Harvard University educated dermatologist and co-host of the CBS daytime talk show, The Doctors. "Whatever you’re doing at any given moment, be present in it.” - Dr. Sonia Batra. Learn more about this episode at loricrete.com/89

I had a lot of scary transitions come up in the past year, but I’m going to share with you how I went from scared to settled in my life & business. When you want to create change you have to step into a space of sacrificing a few things. And sacrificing doesn’t always have to be a bad word. For me, it is just a temporary place where you need to be to create something beautiful in your life.” - Lori Crete. Learn more about this episode at loricrete.com/88  

"If you are going to do something, passion sells.” - Lori Crete. Learn more about this episode at loricrete.com/87

"Who you surround yourself with is priceless." - Lori Crete. Learn more about this episode at loricrete.com/86

"Don’t you think that it is time that we start to recognize our power, honor our gifts, and own our role as professionals, and tell the truth to our clients about what they need to do to achieve the results that they want?” - Lori Crete. Learn more this episode at loricrete.com/85

"I’ll give you my whole blue print of how I created my business, because I’m not scared to lose my business. There is so much to go around and I feel like everyone is unique in their way of presenting something." - Ghada Abuhakmeh. Learn more about this episode at loricrete.com/84

"It is not about becoming anything different. It is unpeeling the layers to uncover who you are before someone told you that you needed to become less of this or more of that.” - Petra Kolber Learn more about this episode at loricrete.com/83

"Everybody knows about exfoliation and how important exfoliation is, but what a lot of exfoliators do, like scrubs, they move the gunk around your face but they don’t do a good job of getting rid of it.” - Dara Levy. Learn more about The Beauty Biz Show at http://www.loricrete.com/82