The Glow Up Economy Podcast

Tuan Luu

The Glow Up Economy explores beauty, identity, visibility, and the cost of becoming fully alive in a world that pulls people into survival. Hosted by Tuan Luu, founder of GlowOps Media, the show sits down with women shaping beauty and culture — uncovering the body, brand, story, desire, discipline, pressure, logistics, and soul beneath the glow up.

  1. May 25

    Ep 22: The Beauty of Feeling Like Yourself Again - Nicole Panuccio on Aesthetics, Identity & Trust

    Nicole is a cosmetic nurse working in Adelaide’s aesthetics space, and a woman whose work sits at the intersection of beauty, care, confidence, ethics, and identity. In this episode of The Glow Up Economy, Tuan sits down with Nicole for a grounded and deeply revealing conversation about what women are really looking for when they walk into an aesthetics clinic. Because this conversation is not just about treatments. It is about the woman beneath the treatment.The woman who looks in the mirror and no longer feels like the face looking back reflects who she is.The woman who feels tired when she is not tired, angry when she is not angry, older before she felt ready, or disconnected from the version of herself she still feels inside. Nicole speaks about aesthetics as a space of trust, assessment, communication, and care. She shares what clients often misunderstand about the industry, why social media can distort expectations, and why good aesthetics should not take a woman away from herself, but help close the gap between how she feels inside and what she sees in the mirror. They also talk about premium client experience, psychological readiness, the importance of knowing when not to treat, aftercare, adverse events, communication, compliance, documentation, follow-ups, marketing, and the hidden operational load behind a polished clinic. At its core, this is a conversation about beauty as self-recognition. Not changing a woman into someone else. Helping her feel like herself again. In this episode we talk about: • What people misunderstand about the aesthetics industry• Why many women are not trying to look different, but feel like themselves again• The fear of looking overdone or losing your identity through treatment• How social media distorts beauty, treatments, and clinical expectations• What it means to create identity-aligned care• Why psychological readiness matters before treatment• The body language, uncertainty, and signals that show someone may not be ready• Why a good practitioner sometimes says no or tells a client to wait• What separates premium care from a transactional clinic experience• Trust, aftercare, reviews, and making clients feel seen and heard• The hidden backend of aesthetics: documentation, photos, leads, follow-ups, stocktake, auditing, marketing, and compliance• Nicole’s own journey from country tomboy energy to aesthetics, purpose, and inside-out beauty• Why lasting beauty has as much to do with the relationship a woman has with herself as the treatment itself —————————————————————————— To watch the show click HERE  To connect with Nicole click HERE  To connect with Tuan click HERE  Produced by GlowOps Media

    31 min

  2. May 4

    Ep 21: The Body Knows First - Leesa Scanlan on Coercive Control, Intuition & Coming Home to Herself

    Leesa is the kind of woman whose presence carries a story before she even names it. She is a storyteller, generator, creative, former ICN competitor, runner, and a woman whose voice has become part of her work in the world. In this episode, Tuan sits down with Leesa for a raw, honest, and deeply grounded conversation about a relationship that began like a fairytale full of attention, intensity, affection, and promises of a future before slowly becoming confusing, controlling, and difficult to name. They talk about love bombing, future faking, coercive control, the body knowing before the mind catches up, and the grief of wanting the story to be real even when the truth is already showing. But this is not a conversation that leaves Leesa inside the wound. It follows the woman who emerged from it. The woman who found language for what happened.The woman other women reached out to when they recognised their own experience in hers. The woman who realised her voice was not just part of her healing it was part of her purpose. Leesa also speaks about trust, intuition, people-pleasing, public voice, self-awareness, boundaries, and the next version of herself, the one who no longer negotiates with her intuition, her time, her energy, or her truth. Sometimes the glow up is not softer makeup, a better body, or a shinier life. Sometimes it is the moment a woman becomes impossible to distort. Timestamps: 0:28 – Introducing Leesa and the story behind the conversation 1:13 – When the glow up means refusing to be distorted 1:42 – Who Leesa was before sharing her story publicly 2:32 – Having the best parts of herself chipped away 2:58 – Feeling burnt to the ground 3:14 – The phoenix chapter and becoming the next version of herself 4:05 – What felt promising at the beginning 4:34 – The Prince Charming phase 5:02 – Quietening her intuition 5:30 – Love bombing and hearing everything she wanted to hear 5:56 – Moving quickly and future faking 6:41 – How control slowly mixes with the good times 7:11 – The body knows before the mind does 7:41 – When her mind started catching up with her body 8:49 – When he started defining what was “normal” 9:24 – The cycle of forgetting the bad and focusing on the good 9:44 – What changed when women started reaching out 10:02 – Being warned while still in the relationship 10:52 – How other women helped her continue leaving 11:13 – Realising this was a behavioural pattern 11:59 – The validation and grief of hearing from other women 12:15 – “I definitely wasn’t special” 13:23 – Mental health, domestic violence, and distorted reality 13:39 – Wanting to protect the story she still wanted to believe 14:36 – “I wanted what we had to be real” 14:46 – Abandoning herself and still having compassion for that version15:47 – The power of having language for the experience 16:18 – The cost of not abandoning yourself 16:37 – Hope dies last 16:50 – Surrendering to the truth 17:09 – Not being grateful for what happened, but loving who she is today17:37 – Coming home to herself 17:53 – Spirituality, purpose, and being part of change 18:56 – Using her voice after twenty years in mental health advocacy 19:41 – Not everyone can or should share publicly 20:33 – How sharing your story can give others permission to speak 21:52 – Authenticity beyond online wellness language 22:41 – Why Leesa refuses to be told to niche 24:16 – What the next version of Leesa no longer negotiates with 25:37 – Learning to protect her time and energy 26:35 – How her relationship with trust has changed 27:05 – Why you don’t need to be fully healed to enter a relationship 27:18 – Trust is given first, but difficult to repair once broken 27:42 – Why consistency matters 28:14 – There is no relationship without trust 29:34 – Self-awareness and communication in future relationships 30:23 – Where to find Leesa To watch the show click HERE To connect with Leesa click HERE To connect with Tuan Luu click HERE Produced by GlowOps Media

    32 min

  3. Apr 27

    Ep 20: The Woman You Become Under Pressure - Leah Mifsud

    Leah Mifsud is a bikini athlete 12 days out from stepping on stage, deep in the final stretch of her first bodybuilding prep.But this conversation isn’t really about bodybuilding.It’s about what happens when a woman chooses something hard enough that she can no longer stay the same.In this episode of The Glow Up Economy, Tuan sits down with Leah in the middle of the process — not after the show, not after the photos, not after the polished final result, but while she is still inside the pressure of it.They talk about the mental and emotional reality behind prep, the exhaustion, the body dysmorphia, the food noise, the pressure to keep doing more, and the quiet question that follows so many women through transformation: am I doing enough?Leah opens up about people pleasing, burnout, learning to say no, putting study on hold, and what it feels like when the process forces her to stop abandoning herself. She talks about the support that actually matters, the friendships that become clearer under pressure, and the strange clarity that comes when you choose your own standards even when other people don’t understand them.Because the stage is one day.The woman she becomes comes with her.At its core, this is a conversation about discipline, boundaries, courage, and the private architecture behind a public transformation.And maybe the line that captures it best is the one Leah says near the end:“Eat the damn food.”In this episode we talk about:• What prep feels like 12 days out from stage• Why the mental game can be just as hard as the physical one• Body dysmorphia, self-doubt, and constantly asking “am I doing enough?”• The exhaustion of trying to hold work, study, training, cardio, posing, and life all at once• What real support looks like when a woman is under pressure• Learning to say no without guilt• People pleasing and the moment Leah realised she didn’t have to hurt herself to please others• The burnout moment that forced her to put study on hold• Why prep became a pressure chamber for boundaries and self-trust• How bodybuilding gave Leah a sense of identity, belonging, and direction• What people misunderstand when they say prep “isn’t that hard”• The woman Leah hopes to carry into her next chapter• The advice she would give the girl she used to beTimestamps:0:00 – Welcome to The Glow Up Economy0:31 – Meeting Leah 12 days out from stage1:08 – What prep feels like in her body and life right now1:47 – Body dysmorphia, self-doubt, and “am I doing enough?”2:44 – Good days, bad days, exhaustion, and missing normal life3:48 – What real support looks like during prep4:53 – Boundaries, pressure, and not abandoning herself5:39 – Burnout, study, work, and the cost of holding everything6:21 – Crying, breaking down, and being told to breathe7:32 – Choosing what has to go on hold8:23 – People pleasing and learning to put herself first9:43 – The first hard no10:40 – How prep changes who a woman becomes11:19 – Food, rest, dates, and life after stage11:57 – Finding bodybuilding after sport, endometriosis, and the gym13:52 – What Leah wants to carry into her next version15:18 – What people misunderstand about prep17:06 – How Leah feels before the final stretch18:04 – The advice she would give the girl she used to be18:57 – Where to find Leah19:30 – Closing thoughts———————————————————————To watch the show click HERETo connect with Leah Mifsud click HERETo connect with Tuan Luu click HEREProduced by GlowOps Media

    20 min

  4. Apr 20

    Ep 19: From Smallest Girl in the Room to the Stage - Melissa Perre (National Open A Bikini Champion)

    Melissa Perre is an IFBB bikini competitor, national open A champion, and a woman whose story is bigger than the stage. Because this conversation isn’t really about bodybuilding. It’s about what happens when a quiet girl decides she’s no longer going to stay small. In this episode of The Glow Up Economy, Tuan sits down with Melissa to explore the deeper story underneath the physique, the placings, the travel, and the polished feed people see online. They talk about the identity shift behind competition, what it means to build yourself without shortcuts, and how a woman goes from being underestimated, overlooked, and physically small… to becoming someone other women watch, follow, and quietly measure themselves against. Melissa opens up about growing up in Salisbury, never fully fitting into one world or the other, always feeling like she had to work a little harder to earn her place, and how bodybuilding became more than a sport. It became a vehicle for expansion. They also get into family pressure, ethnic expectations, social perception, the reality of competing naturally, and what Melissa learned when the dream of competing overseas didn’t feel the way she thought it would. At its core, this is a conversation about becoming bigger — in body, in voice, in standards, and in self-concept. And maybe the line that captures it best is the one Melissa says near the end: “We got bigger.” In this episode we talk about: • Why Melissa decided to compete almost overnight• The real reason bodybuilding mattered far beyond winning• Growing up in Salisbury and carrying the weight of being underestimated• Never fully fitting into one world — and the identity that creates• Why she always felt she had to work harder than everyone else• Competing naturally, without PEDs, sponsors, or shortcuts• The assumptions people make when a woman starts standing out• The moment strangers started coming to her for advice• Family pressure, ethnic expectations, and wanting more than the default script• The emotional reality of success moments that don’t feel how you imagined• What it means to stop shrinking and grow into your full size Timestamps: 0:00 – Welcome to The Glow Up Economy0:32 – The woman behind the physique1:05 – She woke up one day and decided to change everything2:13 – The real reason she started had nothing to do with winning4:18 – What people get completely wrong about Melissa5:12 – Going to Cambodia alone and proving she could do life without permission6:08 – The little girl from Salisbury still shaped all of this10:07 – Why she always felt she had to work harder than everyone else12:18 – Why doing it naturally mattered so much14:13 – People can’t believe what discipline can actually build16:42 – The moment strangers started treating her differently18:18 – Her first client came from Canada19:37 – The pro pedestal is not what people think it is20:55 – Being the first in her bloodline to see the French Alps22:45 – Why she wanted more than the traditional script25:34 – The mountain moment that made everything feel small27:47 – The chapter she still gets emotional about30:18 – When the dream moment doesn’t feel like the dream32:14 – “This still isn’t peak me”33:53 – One word for this chapter: fun35:09 – “We got bigger”36:05 – Where to find Melissa --------------------------------------------------- To watch the show click HERETo connect with Melissa Perre click HERETo connect with Tuan Luu click HEREProduced by GlowOps Media

    37 min

  5. Apr 15

    Ep 18: The Fear of Being Seen | Tenille Janicki

    In this episode, I sit down with Tenille Janicki for a conversation on people-pleasing, boundaries, emotional patterns, and the quiet ways women abandon themselves without even realising it. In this episode we talk about: Why people-pleasing often begins as a strategy for love and connectionHow childhood emotional patterns quietly shape adult relationshipsWhy boundaries can feel unnatural before they feel cleanThe fear of being seen and what sits underneath itWhat self-abandonment looks like in ordinary lifeWhy “holding space” is more than a trendy phraseThe difference between healing language and real embodimentHow emotional growth can disrupt family roles and old dynamicsThe emotional crossover between self-worth, discipline, and fitnessWhat bodybuilding taught Tenille about grief, standards, and identityThe deeper work she’s still doing around shame, authenticity, and self-respectTimestamps 0:00 – Welcome to The Glow Up Economy0:23 – Emotional intelligence, boundaries, and real-life self-abandonment1:16 – The childhood blueprint: where love, connection, and people-pleasing begin2:26 – Family patterns, inherited behaviour, and abandoning yourself in small moments3:24 – The turning point: the last six months of deeper work4:04 – “You’re pleasing everyone else but yourself”4:31 – Abandonment wounds, fear, and saying yes to stay connected4:58 – Why saying no can feel wrong in the body5:50 – Rewiring patterns through reps, discomfort, and repetition6:17 – The emotional patterns Tenille sees most in her clients7:26 – Why the real issue is usually deeper than the presenting problem8:04 – The emotional home: the feelings people return to most8:54 – Why people know what to do but still avoid the work9:17 – Fear of looking inward and the fear of being known10:10 – Masks, shame, and the performance of being okay11:01 – Reparenting, self-love, and learning to give yourself what was missing11:41 – Why some people resist inner child work completely12:22 – Becoming “Tenille 2.0” and speaking to the younger version of yourself13:28 – The photo on the fridge: a daily reminder to come back to herself13:35 – “Holding space” and why the internet gets it wrong14:13 – What real emotional presence sounds like in conversation15:17 – Word salad, embodiment, and the gap between captions and reality16:17 – How to hold space without rushing to fix someone17:24 – One simple question that changes how people feel around you18:08 – A family dinner, emotional discomfort, and making someone else’s pain about you19:20 – Seeing both sides once you’ve done the work20:04 – What happens when you change and the people around you feel it21:18 – The five emotions that sit underneath so much of human behaviour22:21 – How Tenille shows up now compared to five years ago23:43 – Looking confident on the outside while feeling disconnected inside23:54 – Job-hopping, masks, victimhood, and relationship patterns24:42 – How self-worth started changing her fitness and daily standards25:25 – Why the inner work helps you stay, choose, and follow through26:08 – Her first bodybuilding prep and stepping onto the ICN stage27:12 – Losing 18 kilos and what prep demanded of her27:27 – The Woolies breakdown: eight weeks out and feeling the reality of prep27:56 – How she pushed through before fully understanding emotional work28:23 – Grief, loss, and using bodybuilding as a way through pain29:19 – The small moments that slowly changed the direction of her life29:56 – Why she’s stepping back into prep again this year30:54 – What she’s still working on now: people-pleasing, shame, and cleaner boundaries32:38 – Where to find Tenille32:54 – Closing thoughts and outro ————————————————————————— To watch the show click HEREFollow Tenille Janicki → HERETo connect with Tuan Luu click HEREProduced by GlowOps Media If you want to be featured, collaborate, or step into this world →DM @itstuanluu or @glowopsmedia or @theglowupeconomy

    34 min

  6. Apr 8

    Ep 17: Bodybuilding, Business, and Becoming Who You Never Thought You Could Be | Sarah Lelliott, Co-Founder of Acacia Blends

    In this episode, I sit down with Sarah — bodybuilder, graphic designer, and co-founder of Acacia Blends — to talk about reinvention, discipline, and what it really takes to build a healthier life from the inside out. In this episode we talk about: • Going from overweight and unfit to stepping on a bodybuilding stage • The moment bodybuilding stopped feeling intimidating and started feeling possible • Why business built the resilience she needed for prep • What bodybuilding reveals about your mind under pressure • The hidden challenge of coming back to “normal life” after extreme structure • Building Acacia Blends from curiosity, health, and shared values • How supplier problems forced the brand into reinvention • Why wellness should feel enjoyable, not like another chore • The belief that keeps most people stuck: “that’s for other people, not me” • Why no one is watching you as much as you think Timestamps: 0:00 – Welcome to The Glow Up Economy 0:30 – Meet Sarah: bodybuilder, founder, designer, and wellness builder 1:15 – “10 years ago I never would’ve believed this was my life” 1:36 – From overweight and unfit to finally taking health seriously 2:13 – The bodybuilding myth that almost stopped her from starting 2:28 – “Then I saw Emma Bowman… and everything changed” 3:03 – The real reason she waited years before doing a comp 4:03 – Why bodybuilding is NOT about looking stage-lean all year 4:44 – Did entrepreneurship build the mindset she needed for prep? 5:53 – Why bodybuilding can destroy you if you haven’t done the inner work 6:31 – “Prep teaches you how you handle pressure in every area of life” 7:56 – What discipline actually feels like on the inside 8:24 – The dark side of bodybuilding: obsession, pain, and loving the process 9:00 – Why coming OUT of prep can be harder than prep itself 9:44 – The trap of constantly moving the goalposts 10:24 – Control, intensity, and learning who you really are 11:26 – How she balanced business, relationships, clients, and comp prep 13:23 – The unexpected origin story behind Acacia Blends 14:02 – Why mushrooms, health curiosity, and podcasts started the brand 14:44 – The moment they realised: “If we want this, other people probably do too” 15:35 – How they came up with the name Acacia Blends 16:57 – Why most people wait until they’re sick to care about their health 17:34 – “We’re the 2 percenters” 18:21 – The truth about building a business while still working another job 18:40 – The one question you need to answer before starting anything 19:50 – Why 2026 is the year they’re finally pushing the brand harder 20:13 – The supplier crisis that forced the business to reinvent itself 21:04 – Making wellness fun, functional, and actually enjoyable 22:03 – Why most wellness products feel like a chore 22:56 – “Why would I drink something healthy if it tastes terrible?” 23:16 – How challenges can become the catalyst for your next level 24:20 – The scary moment they thought the whole business might collapse 25:02 – Why taking your foot off the pedal can move you forward faster 25:28 – What it felt like to lose control and rethink everything 26:28 – “Oh shit… we’re in it now” 27:08 – Visionary vs operator: why their partnership works 28:05 – The biggest thing people would never guess about Sarah 29:00 – How bad food habits started early and shaped her health journey 29:55 – “I thought that life was for other people… not me” 30:35 – The freedom of realising no one is watching you that closely 30:47 – Why turning 40 changed everything 31:19 – Watching teenage insecurity play out from the other side 32:08 – Where to find Sarah, Acacia Blends, and follow the journey ———————————————————————————————— To watch the show click HEREFollow Sarah Lelliott → HEREFollow Acacia Blends → HERETo connect with Tuan Luu click HERE Produced by GlowOps Media If you want to be featured, collaborate, or step into this world →DM @itstuanluu or @glowopsmedia or @theglowupeconomy

    34 min

  7. Mar 30

    Ep 16: Why You Keep Choosing the Wrong Person w/ Coach Cosmina

    Cosmina is a self-worth and relationship coach working with high-performing women. But this conversation isn’t about dating advice. It starts outside. Light conversation. Open space. Then the rain hits. You move inside… and something shifts. The conversation gets quieter. Closer. More honest. In this episode of The Glow Up Economy, Tuan sits down with Cosmina to explore the patterns most people don’t realise they’re repeating in love — and why what feels right in your body… isn’t always truth. They unpack the difference between intuition and anxiety, how early conditioning shapes attraction, and why people often choose familiarity over what’s actually good for them. Cosmina shares her own experiences — from leaving a long-term relationship that looked perfect on paper, to ignoring her intuition in Bali and paying for it physically — and how those moments shaped the work she does today. This conversation moves between identity, nervous system regulation, dating patterns, and self-worth — but at its core, it’s about one thing: learning to trust yourself again. In this episode we talk about: • The difference between intuition and anxiety in the body • Why people choose familiar pain over unfamiliar stability • The belief: “If they choose me, I’m enough” • How childhood conditioning shapes attraction patterns • Why stable relationships can feel unsafe at first • Self-sabotage, emotional patterns, and nervous system responses • Building self-trust through repetition and awareness • The hidden danger of manifestation without grounding • EMDR and rewiring deep-rooted beliefs • Why rest is not weakness — it’s strategy • Letting go of the idea that you’re “too much” This is a grounded conversation about identity, self-worth, dating, emotional patterns, and what it really means to choose differently — not just think differently. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 – Welcome to The Glow Up Economy 0:34 – Who Cosmina is & what she does 1:10 – What she’s currently working through 2:32 – Working in prisons & understanding behaviour 3:10 – Leaving an 18-year relationship 4:29 – “I had everything… but hadn’t lived” 4:47 – What it felt like in her body to leave 5:42 – Trusting intuition vs fear of the unknown 6:03 – Why “perfect on paper” still feels empty 6:31 – The Bali story: ignoring intuition 7:44 – The consequence: injury & a permanent reminder 8:40 – “If he chooses me, I’m enough” 9:11 – Intuition vs anxiety (what’s actually louder?) 9:50 – The shift: moving inside as it starts raining 10:07 – Anxiety in the body feels like urgency 10:31 – Why you don’t choose what’s good for you 10:42 – You choose what feels familiar 10:49 – Certainty in pain vs uncertainty in healthy love 10:56 – Why stability can feel unsafe 11:02 – Self-sabotage patterns in dating 11:07 – Self-trust is built through reps 11:38 – Inner work vs visible success 12:01 – Trusting yourself changes everything 12:23 – What people get wrong about manifestation 13:18 – “I had no food in my fridge” 13:34 – Action vs delusion in manifestation 14:26 – EMDR & rewiring beliefs 15:53 – Core beliefs: “I’m not enough” 16:20 – Changing identity at a deeper level 17:31 – Burnout, rest, and learning the hard way 18:07 – Why rest feels wrong (but isn’t) 18:31 – “I am irresponsible” (core belief) 19:00 – Scarcity, money, and early conditioning 20:10 – Rest as a business strategy 21:02 – “You’re not too much” 21:48 – Capacity in relationships 22:13 – Where to find Cosmina ____________________________________  To watch the show click HERE  To connect with Cosmina click ⁠HERE⁠  To connect with Tuan Luu click ⁠HERE⁠  Produced by GlowOps Media  If you have a question for us or want to request a guest, or collaborate, comment or DM @itstuanluu, @glowopsmedia or @theglowupeconomy.

    23 min

  8. Mar 25

    EP 15: The Body Everyone Sees vs The Life No One Knows - Katie Perryman

    Katie Perryman is an ICN Best Athlete winner, fitness model, and founder of a welfare-focused pet brand. In this episode of The Glow Up Economy, Tuan sits down with Katie to explore what it actually took to become the version of her people see today — and why that version is still evolving. From 120kg to stepping on stage… from hiding her body to owning it… from discipline and structure to softness, spirituality, and rebuilding after life fell apart. Katie opens up about the real reason her transformation started, not for validation, but because she refused to let her son inherit the consequences of her choices. They unpack the hidden side of transformation, the identity people assume you’ve always had, and what happens when life forces you to start again. In this episode we talk about: • Transforming your body for something deeper than aesthetics• The version of you people assume has always existed• Why confidence isn’t about attention — it’s about self-respect• Discipline vs softness and integrating both• Navigating separation, identity loss, and starting again• Spirituality, Buddhism, and emotional control• The difference between being seen… and being understood• Knowing your worth and how it changes everything This is a grounded conversation about identity, transformation, motherhood, discipline, femininity, and rebuilding your life without losing yourself. Timestamps: 0:00 – Welcome to The Glow Up Economy 0:30 – “You look successful… but what did it actually take to become you?” 1:18 – “I was 120kg… and I changed because of my son” 2:32 – The real fear: “What if kids call him the fat mum’s son?” 3:43 – Why most people NEVER change (and what finally forces it) 4:05 – “I was embarrassed… but not enough to do anything about it” 4:30 – “I spent 10 years hiding myself… now I love showing it” 5:08 – Why “thirst traps” aren’t what you think they are 5:45 – The hidden truth: people only see the final version of you 6:33 – “I used to think I’d rather swallow razor blades than go to the gym” 7:08 – How your identity can completely flip (without you realising) 7:55 – Learning to respect your body after years of ignoring it 8:40 – Food, habits, and the moment standards actually change 9:02 – Does discipline in fitness change your entire life? 9:40 – From Christianity to Buddhism: why she had to rebuild everything 10:02 – Divorce, losing her dream home, and starting over 10:35 – “Life is suffering… but you can choose how you experience it” 11:23 – Meditation, breathwork, and regaining control of your mind 12:02 – Discipline vs softness: can you actually be both? 12:45 – The two sides of her: strong vs nurturing 13:16 – Feeling stuck… even after becoming “that girl” 13:48 – Why success doesn’t mean you feel ready 14:08 – “People think I’m just an Instagram model… they’re wrong” 14:28 – The hidden life: working in mining for 10 years 15:00 – Why she keeps her career and Instagram separate 15:30 – The truth about posting your body online 16:05 – “If people don’t like it… they can unfollow” 16:20 – Becoming someone you actually want to be (and still not being there yet) 17:00 – Life is always a form of preparation 17:40 – Why your mindset matters more than your body 18:15 – “Do people feel intimidated by you?” 18:50 – The difference between intimidation and inspiration 19:00 – The advice that would’ve changed her entire life sooner 19:30 – “Know your worth… or you’ll accept anything” 20:00 – How self-worth silently controls your decisions 20:40 – Who you let into your life is a reflection of your standards 21:00 – Where to find Katie -------------------------------------------------- To watch the show click HERE Follow Katie Perryman → HERE To connect with Tuan Luu click HERE Produced by GlowOps Media If you want to be featured, collaborate, or step into this world → DM @itstuanluu or @glowopsmedia or @theglowupeconomy.

    23 min
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The Glow Up Economy explores beauty, identity, visibility, and the cost of becoming fully alive in a world that pulls people into survival. Hosted by Tuan Luu, founder of GlowOps Media, the show sits down with women shaping beauty and culture — uncovering the body, brand, story, desire, discipline, pressure, logistics, and soul beneath the glow up.

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