Ambition for Breakfast cover logo

Episode 8: Positivity Despite Hardships: How Master Colorist And MUA Alexandrea Villareal Continues To Look On The Bright Side

58m · Ambition for Breakfast · 23 Mar 10:00

Alexandrea Villareal lives her life in bold, beautiful color! She specializes in making her clients' gorgeous manes stand out in a crowd. After quickly gaining recognition on Instagram after doing the hair of a high-profile celebrity client, Alexandrea built a following on her social media channels rooted in two things: authenticity and relatability. She's personable, a girl's girl, and someone you'll instantly fall in love with! When COVID-19 caused all salons to close for more than six months, Alexandrea's salon took a hit that she's still trying to recover from. And then tragedy struck, and she lost all of her personal possessions. Despite many hardships, Alexandrea stays amazingly positive and says she's better off now for it. You'll love her warm spirit and amazing heart. Plus, this makeup queen even provides her drugstore makeup recommendations for the beauty guru on a budget. Grab your breakfast, get comfy and enjoy!

Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Visit @ambitionforbreakfast on Instagram and editour.us!

The episode Episode 8: Positivity Despite Hardships: How Master Colorist And MUA Alexandrea Villareal Continues To Look On The Bright Side from the podcast Ambition for Breakfast has a duration of 58:38. It was first published 23 Mar 10:00. The cover art and the content belong to their respective owners.

More episodes from Ambition for Breakfast

Episode 17: Unleashing Your Beauty From Within With StinaFace CEO Stina Krasch

Christina Krasch, better known as Stina, makes doing it all and handling grace under pressure look so easy! To those who know her beauty brand StinaFace, Stina is all about making beauty accessible to everyone and helping others realize thatbeauty starts from within. Stina is a beauty disruptor who is making waves in the industry for being a safe, positive space for her audience.As a mom building her beauty empire, she wants to get rid of the term "girl boss" for good, take the stigma away from being a working mom, and epitomizes what it's like to be a strong, independent, and go-getting women in the industry today.

Today, Stina shares how she used her experience as a professional makeup artist and hairstylist and created an honest community that shares their life experiences to help others realize that beauty isn’t all about looking good, but feeling good. Don’t miss today’s conversation to know how Stina does it. Plus, feel good knowing her products are vegan, cruelty free, and formulated with you in mind!

Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Visit @ambitionforbreakfast on Instagram and editour.us!

Episode 16: Learn How Social Media And Being Viral Can Help Bring Awareness To Your Brand With Leila Shams

Where have you been if you've never seen one of Leila Shams’sviral sculpting swimwear on TikTok? A plethora of celebrities and influencers have posted about their body transformations online. This is all thanks to this viral social media sensation’s TA3 SWIMswimwear which she started 14 months ago. Now, Leila is experiencing her fair share of growing pains as an entrepreneur. Join your hosts Breanna & Karen as they talk to Leila about her entrepreneurial journey. Learn how she started on Instagram and only blew up in TikTok. Learn why you don't need the best production to go viral. Learn all about the pros and cons of social media. And discover the challenges of being an entrepreneur especially in today's environment.

Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Visit @ambitionforbreakfast on Instagram and editour.us!

Episode 15: How To Manage A Business With Confidence With Conor Riley

Luxie Beautyis a luxury cosmetics company specializing in high-end, vegan, cruelty-free brushes. Breanna and Karen’s guest today is Conor Riley, the CEO of Luxie Beauty. Conor took his financial expertise spent as an investment banker and applied his business-building skills to putting Luxie Beauty on the map.In this episode, he opens up about the challenges he faced transitioning from finance to managing a business. Conor’s past entrepreneurial mistakes provided learning opportunities, especially when it comes to relating to people. Learn about how he put the right people in place to allow Luxie to flourish and how he got these high-end brushes into major retailers like Macy's, Nordstrom, and Anthropologie by fostering the right relationships.

Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Visit @ambitionforbreakfast on Instagram and editour.us!

Episode 14: Common Legal Mistakes Brands Make With Melody Bockelman And Raven Willis, Esq.

When a start-up or indie beauty brand makes legal mistakes, they may get into trouble that's pretty hard to recover. Luckily, we have two experts and friends here to help with this very informative episode! We are joined by brand-building expert Melody Bockelman, founder of Private Label Insider, and Attorney Raven Willis, owner of the New Millennia Legal Resources. Combining their expertise, they discuss how the trademarking process can save you way more money than you could imagine. They also discuss how to avoid presenting unsubstantiated product claims - as well as FDA's watchful eye. Melody and Raven even talk about the two main errors emerging brands commit: releasing products without insurance and neglecting the importance of contracts piece. If you're a business owner, this legal advice is for you!

Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Visit @ambitionforbreakfast on Instagram and editour.us!

Episode 13: How To Use Brand Awareness Effectively To Grow Your Business With Lara Eurdolian

Who says you can't do it all?Lara Eurdoliancertainly proves that wrong! Lara is the Founder ofPretty Connected, the original mask chain which launched over a decade ago that is now a hugely successful multi-platform brand that encompasses an accessory line and a beauty donation program. Lara is also an editor, blogger, and marketing consultant in the beauty space. When the pandemic hit, her must-have straps and chains became a new fashion accessory everyone needed, bringing the fashion into masks. What went from 5% of her business now is over 90% of her business as sales and demand skyrocketed. Join your hosts, Breanna and Karen, in this lovely conversation with Lara about the beauty industry and how the pandemic affected her business as an entrepreneur, both positively and negatively. There was no shortage of topics to talk about, and we can't wait for you to learn from this savvy entrepreneur and philanthropist with a heart.

Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Visit @ambitionforbreakfast on Instagram and editour.us!

Every Podcast » Ambition for Breakfast » Episode 8: Positivity Despite Hardships: How Master Colorist And MUA Alexandrea Villareal Continues To Look On The Bright Side