Rinse and Repeat

Marcie Manna

The beauty industry has always sold a polished image—but behind the chair, behind the edits, and behind the scenes lives a story no one’s telling. A much louder, messier, more honest reality. Rinse and Repeat is a space where that reality finally gets the mic. This isn’t a takedown. It’s a tell-all. A platform for the pros who keep the industry moving but rarely get the space to speak freely. Here, the filtered fades. The behind-the-scenes becomes center stage. And the things usually left unsaid get pulled into the light—loud, clear, and completely unbothered.

Episodes

  1. JAN 13

    Megan Ward: From Fired to Founder | How She Built a Beauty Empire

    From getting fired for wanting better… to building a full-scale salon + medspa empire — Megan Ward of MegLuxe / Luxe Boujea is proof that reinvention isn’t pretty, but it’s powerful.In this episode of Rinse and Repeat, Megan sits down to tell the real story behind her 25-year journey in the beauty industry — starting with a one-chair basement salon, three kids at home, and a vision no one else could see. She opens up about getting fired for challenging the status quo, selling everything she owned to buy her first building, and what it actually takes to grow and retain a team of 30 in 2025.We get brutally honest about:• The truth about commission salons (what people get wrong + what actually works)• Hiring red flags, leadership mistakes, and systems that changed everything• When to fire clients, raise prices, and stop saying yes• Building boundaries as a salon owner (with clients, staff, and yourself)Then, Megan walks us through the bold leap into the medspa world — adding lasers, injectables, an RN-led team, and navigating regulations most stylists never see coming. We talk innovation, risk, and what clients really love about luxury services under one roof.The conversation continues into hair extensions, launching a brand, choosing a business partner, and what it’s like being the first to bring high-end concepts to a smaller market. Megan also opens up about content creation, burnout, motherhood, and the behind-the-scenes realities the internet doesn’t show.We wrap with her academy, her thoughts on what beauty school gets wrong, and the advice she wishes every new stylist could hear before stepping into this industry.This episode is for:Salon ownersCommission stylistsEducatorsBeauty entrepreneursAnyone building something bigger than themselvesBecause this industry doesn’t need more fluff — it needs truth, systems, and courage.Now that’s a rinse. Go repeat it where it matters.

    53 min

Ratings & Reviews

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About

The beauty industry has always sold a polished image—but behind the chair, behind the edits, and behind the scenes lives a story no one’s telling. A much louder, messier, more honest reality. Rinse and Repeat is a space where that reality finally gets the mic. This isn’t a takedown. It’s a tell-all. A platform for the pros who keep the industry moving but rarely get the space to speak freely. Here, the filtered fades. The behind-the-scenes becomes center stage. And the things usually left unsaid get pulled into the light—loud, clear, and completely unbothered.