Moo Chats

Amy Lewis
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Moo Chats: Authentic conversations from inside the Herd Moo Chats is the podcast that opens the doors to Mooeys and invites you right into the heart of our ComMOOnity. Recorded inside our salons, these are the real conversations that happen every day in treatment rooms, over nail desks and between people who feel safe enough to be themselves. Beauty therapists are often the world’s quiet counsellors. We’re there for the belly laughs, the big life news, the tears, the moments of doubt and the milestones that shape people’s lives. Moo Chats shines a light on that human connection, sharing honest conversations with our therapists, franchise partners, clients, suppliers and the wider Mooeys Herd. This podcast is where business meets humanity. We talk about mental health, community, growth, running a salon, building a franchise, supporting women, navigating life, and creating a culture rooted in care. Expect warmth, authenticity, laughter, a few tears, and stories that remind you just how powerful human connection can be. Welcome to the Herd.

  1. 4d ago

    Heartbreak, Honesty & Holding it all Together | Moo Chats Episode 14 with Beth, Mooeys Newbury

    Beth on the reality of aftercare after miscarriage, and how hard it is to even know who to ask for help. This is part of a longer, honest conversation on this week's Moo Chats. Full episode linked in bio if you want to hear more of Beth's story. 📍 www.mooeys.co.uk If this has affected you, Tommy's and the Miscarriage Association both offer support. #MooChats #Mooeys #MiscarriageAwareness #PregnancyLoss #NHSCare #WomensHealth #NewburySalon #YouAreNotAlone #MooeysHerd

    Heartbreak, Honesty & Holding it all Together | Moo Chats Episode 14 with Beth, Mooeys Newbury

  2. Aug 10

    Twiglets, Truffles & Ten Years in the Chair

    Our first ever client guest on Moo Chats! Fiona's been coming to us in Farnham for a decade, and we finally sat her down to find out who she is outside the salon chair. Turns out that's fruit-picking in Wales, thirty years of the same seven best friends, a career running sales teams in publishing, and a genuinely brilliant Amsterdam story involving truffles and a tattoo shop. Honest, funny, and a proper reminder of why we started this podcast in the first place.

    Twiglets, Truffles & Ten Years in the Chair

  3. Jul 25

    Sacrifice, Scale & The Making of a Superhuman | Moo Chats Episode 12 with Kria, Mooeys Newbury

    Kria came to the UK from the Philippines with nothing but a nursing degree and a plan. This week she tells me about single beds and hot water bottles, care homes on the edge of closure, a staffing agency that nearly buckled under its own growth, and the spreadsheet moment in a nail bar that led her to Mooeys Newbury. We talk franchise life, family, and why she and her husband Dane refuse to play it safe. 🐄 Subscribe for a new episode every fortnight🎙️ Follow the Herd wherever you listen to your podcasts #MooChats #MooeysFranchise #SmallBusinessOwner #BeautyIndustry #FranchiseLife #WorkingParents #NHSToBusinessOwner #WomenInBusiness

    Sacrifice, Scale & The Making of a Superhuman | Moo Chats Episode 12 with Kria, Mooeys Newbury

  4. Jul 16

    Grief, Grit & The Fire in Her Belly | Moo Chats Ep. 11

    This one's different, we handed the mic over. Amy's best friend of 36 years, Tracy Hill, sits her down for her own This Is Your Life. From losing her mum at six, to the toughest years of her childhood, to building Mooeys from a Facebook survey and a spare room into the salons you know today, right through to the month a few weeks ago she genuinely thought she might have to close the doors. Honest, emotional, and very much Amy. Grab a cuppa for this one 🐮💛

    Grief, Grit & The Fire in Her Belly | Moo Chats Ep. 11

  5. Jun 27

    Redundancy, Glitter & The Client Who Bought Her Own Salon | Moo Chats Ep. 10

    For eight years Katie Jansons sat in the Mooeys chair every other Saturday. It was her therapy, the one hour a week her hands were too busy for emails. Then she went and bought herself a salon. 💜 In this episode Amy chats to Katie, aka Disco Moo, owner of Mooeys Winchester. After 24 years in IT and a redundancy that landed while she was recovering from surgery, Katie swapped server racks for salon chairs and never looked back. We talk the leap from corporate to Mooeys, the wobbles, the 20 steps and the flood, and her real passion for giving college students their first proper break. Honest, funny and full of heart. Grab a cuppa and get comfy.

    Redundancy, Glitter & The Client Who Bought Her Own Salon | Moo Chats Ep. 10

  6. Jun 1

    Bullying, Budgets & The Youngest Manager in the Herd | Moo Chats Ep. 9

    The previous manager rang in sick to get her hair done somewhere else. The salon was haemorrhaging staff, drowning in complaints, the team had stopped caring and Amy was waking up at 7am every morning bracing for the next sickness text. Into the middle of all that walked Ellie, the youngest manager in the Mooeys herd and, as it turned out, exactly the right person at exactly the wrong time.In this episode, Amy sits down with Ellie, the manager of Mooeys Horsham, for a properly honest conversation about what it actually takes to step into leadership when everything is on fire. Ellie originally applied as a therapist, came in for an interview within hours of seeing the advert, and was promoted to manager during one of the toughest periods Mooeys Horsham has ever been through.They cover what it felt like walking into a salon in self-destruct mode, being bullied by older teammates while trying to lead them, the wild shift from chop chop nail bar back to a salon that actually cares about nail health, the no Sundays rule and why boundaries matter when you're an empath running a team, why kindness with boundaries beats the bulldozer manager every time, the laser room (including a fairly memorable tangent on shaving, PCOS clients and the new laser membership) and the unexpected discovery that Ellie, who failed her GCSE maths, has turned out to be a quiet powerhouse at running budgets and has halved the salon's stock costs.Heartfelt, funny, a bit sweary, and proof that resilience usually looks like turning up again on a Tuesday morning when you didn't sleep on Monday night.🎙️ Mooeys salons: mooeys.co.uk💼 Franchise opportunities: mooeysfranchise.co.uk📩 Want to come on Moo Chats? Get in touch via the links below.🔔 Subscribe so you don't miss the next one. New episodes every two weeks on YouTube, Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

    Bullying, Budgets & The Youngest Manager in the Herd | Moo Chats Ep. 9

  7. May 11

    Careers, Motherhood & The Hidden Labour of Running a Business | Moo Chats Ep. 8

    Nearly four years at Mooeys, starting as a Saturday therapist when her little boy Ollie was still tiny. Ellie arrived with serious experience behind her, having managed salons in London, worked in HR and recruitment, and built a career she loved. Then motherhood changed everything.Amy sits down with Ellie A, part of the Mooeys operations team, for a conversation that covers what it really feels like to lose your identity when you become a mum and how long it actually takes to find yourself again, the reality of stepping back from ambition when family has to come first, what makes someone a proper Moo and the red flags that end an interview before it has really begun, what operations in a growing franchise business actually looks like day to day, why communication and structure are the things most salons get wrong, what needs to change in the beauty industry and why training standards are letting everyone down, and where Mooeys is heading next. Warm, funny and completely real. Exactly the way we like it. 🌐 Explore more from the world of The Mooeys Group: 💅 Mooeys Salons – Book your treatments at: ⁠⁠www.mooeys.co.uk⁠⁠ 🐄 Franchise with Us – Ready to own your own Mooeys? Start here: ⁠⁠www.mooeysfranchise.co.uk⁠⁠ 💆‍♀️ Mooeys Professional – For therapists who are done using crap wax: ⁠⁠www.mooeysprofessional.co.uk⁠⁠ 🧴 Moo Skin – Love the products we use in-salon? Grab yours: ⁠⁠www.mooskin.co.uk⁠ #MooChats #MooeysPodcast #WomenInBusiness #MotherhoodAndCareer #SalonLife #BeautyIndustry #FranchiseBusiness #OperationsLife #WomenSupportingWomen #RealTalk #BeautyPodcast #WorkingMums #SalonCulture #SmallBusinessUK #BeautyIndustryUK #TeamCulture #HonestyInBusiness #MooeysFranchise

    Careers, Motherhood & The Hidden Labour of Running a Business | Moo Chats Ep. 8

  8. Apr 26

    The Wild West of Aesthetics: Safety, Weight Loss Injections & Knowing When to Say No. Moo Chats Ep.7

    What does it actually take to trust someone with your face? In this episode Amy sits down with Ruth from Lioness Medical, the aesthetics practitioner who rents a room inside Mooeys Horsham, for one of those conversations that starts with injectables and ends up somewhere much more interesting. Ruth is a registered nurse and nurse prescriber with over 20 years in aesthetics. She started in oncology, moved through cosmetic surgery, built her own clinics, and now delivers highly personalised care across multiple locations. She's the kind of practitioner who says no when something isn't right, and means it. They cover the wild west of the aesthetics industry, the difference between someone who can deliver a treatment and someone who knows what to do when things go wrong, weight loss pharmacotherapy and Amy's own two year journey with it, vitamin injections, the clean girl aesthetic shift, and what to actually look for when choosing someone to trust with your face. Honest, funny, occasionally a bit sweary, and genuinely useful. Find Ruth at www.lionessmedical.co.uk or pop into Mooeys Horsham and pick up a leaflet. 🌐 Explore more from the world of The Mooeys Group: 💅 Mooeys Salons – Book your treatments at: ⁠www.mooeys.co.uk⁠ 🐄 Franchise with Us – Ready to own your own Mooeys? Start here: ⁠www.mooeysfranchise.co.uk⁠ 💆‍♀️ Mooeys Professional – For therapists who are done using crap wax: ⁠www.mooeysprofessional.co.uk⁠ 🧴 Moo Skin – Love the products we use in-salon? Grab yours: ⁠www.mooskin.co.uk⁠

    The Wild West of Aesthetics: Safety, Weight Loss Injections & Knowing When to Say No. Moo Chats Ep.7
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Moo Chats: Authentic conversations from inside the Herd Moo Chats is the podcast that opens the doors to Mooeys and invites you right into the heart of our ComMOOnity. Recorded inside our salons, these are the real conversations that happen every day in treatment rooms, over nail desks and between people who feel safe enough to be themselves. Beauty therapists are often the world’s quiet counsellors. We’re there for the belly laughs, the big life news, the tears, the moments of doubt and the milestones that shape people’s lives. Moo Chats shines a light on that human connection, sharing honest conversations with our therapists, franchise partners, clients, suppliers and the wider Mooeys Herd. This podcast is where business meets humanity. We talk about mental health, community, growth, running a salon, building a franchise, supporting women, navigating life, and creating a culture rooted in care. Expect warmth, authenticity, laughter, a few tears, and stories that remind you just how powerful human connection can be. Welcome to the Herd.

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  • Creator
    Amy Lewis
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    15
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Amy Lewis
  • Show Website
    Moo Chats

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