Episode 12

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1st Aug 2024

Building Your Business Muscle Takes Time With Ben Barkworth

Are you overwhelmed by building your business but determined to make it work at whatever cost? Welcome to Tease Talks. This once-a-month digital media series is focused on providing bite-sized pieces of content for those in the beauty industry. Working to connect with hair stylists, aestheticians, makeup artists, massage therapists and salon owners from around the world to educate and inspire pushing further in the beauty industry. Produced by The Tease alongside Volume Up by The Tease.

New for 2024, the host every other month will be Ben Barkworth. Barkworth, founder of FASTFOILS, will be heading up a new series focusing on the expansive careers you can have in the industry, connecting with other artists and taking you along with him around the world.

Barkworth is the owner of JUSTB Salon, Toronto and an international award-winning hairstylist with over 15 years of experience. He is also the founder of FASTFOILS and leads with a mission to inspire, educate, create and promote hair health. 

This month Barkworth is joined by Nick Stenson to discuss all the paths you can take as a beauty professional, building your business muscle and digging deep to be successful.

An experienced beauty executive as well as hands-on beauty creator, Nick Stenson serves as the Sr. VP, Store and Services Operations for Ulta Beauty, where he leads a diverse corporate team across seven business units, oversees trend innovation for hair, skin, brow and makeup services, and sets the strategic course for services and education. Stenson first joined Ulta Beauty in 2016 as the company’s first Chief Artistic Director, then soon assembled and continues to lead the Ulta Beauty Pro Team, the salon industry’s first ongoing collaboration of individual, brand-affiliated beauty artists. A second-generation hair stylist and longstanding partner with L'Oréal USA as an educator, brand ambassador, celebrity stylist and influencer, Stenson has built his career and life around a mantra of “I see your beauty.”  

Nick consciously curated and leads Nick Stenson Beauty. Nick Stenson Beauty is where nature meets luxury.  In 2019, he introduced a premium set of professional-grade Curious Brushes by Nick Stenson as a limited-edition collection. In 2022, Stenson launched a passion-project collection of 12 hair care products formulated with the finest, most ethically sourced, innovative ingredients, including soothing, strengthening aloe vera gel. Nick Stenson Beauty products are designed to empower everyone to be confident in their own hair.

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Credits: Tease Talks is a Tease Media production. This episode was produced by Monica Hickey and Madeline Hickey. Brian Daly is our editor and audio engineer. Thank you to our creative team for putting together the graphics for this episode.

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Tease Talks
Salon Professional Industry Interviews
Are you overwhelmed by building your business but determined to make it work at whatever cost? Welcome to Tease Talks. This, once a month, digital media series is focused on providing business centered bite-sized pieces of content for those in the beauty industry. Working to connect with hair stylists, aestheticians, makeup artists, massage therapists and salon owners from around the world to educate and inspire pushing further in the beauty industry. Tease Talks will cover anything and everything that YOU want to hear or know. Head to @readthetease on socials to tell us who you want to hear from next! Produced by The Tease alongside Volume Up by The Tease. Created by The Tease Media.

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