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Hosted by Phorest Software · business · EN · 368 episodes
The salon industry has a lot to be proud of. Phorest has always been in awe of it. The energy. The camaraderie. The creativity. Being a business owner takes courage, but it can sometimes become an isolating, all-consuming reality. Amidst the daily whirlwind of tasks, there’s still the challenge of thinking ahead, of carving a path forward.The PhorestFM podcast celebrates innovative ideas, methods, and perspectives on business management and growth, marketing, leadership, and building great teams and cultures. Launched in 2017, it is hosted by Alex Bélisle-Springer (he/they), Global Education Content Lead at Phorest Salon Software. As of Season 9 (2025), new episodes air every second week, with occasional bonus drops on ”off” weeks.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe salon industry has a lot to be proud of. Phorest has always been in awe of it. The energy. The camaraderie. The creativity. Being a business owner takes courage, but it can sometimes become an isolating, all-consuming reality. Amidst the daily whirlwind of tasks, there’s still the challenge of thinking ahead, of carving a path forward.
PhorestFM: Building a Stronger Industry, Together is hosted by Phorest Software. The show has published 368 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Every Yes Comes at a Cost: Michelle Tanner on Building a Business for the Life You Want" (5 October 2026, 57 minutes), "10 Years of the Phorest Summit: A Retroactive & Look At Where the Event Is Headed Next" (17 September 2026, 40 minutes), and "Jordan White BSN, RN, LSO, CNI on Building Medical Aesthetic Practices That Last Beyond Trend Cycles" (11 August 2026, 49 minutes).
PhorestFM: Building a Stronger Industry, Together publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 51 minutes across 368 episodes.
Booking probability for PhorestFM: Building a Stronger Industry, Together is 38%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. PhorestFM: Building a Stronger Industry, Together requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. PhorestFM: Building a Stronger Industry, Together's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for PhorestFM: Building a Stronger Industry, Together are Beauty, Hair & Personal Care and Business & Management Consulting. PhorestFM: Building a Stronger Industry, Together has a business audience.
Phorest Software hosts PhorestFM: Building a Stronger Industry, Together, a business show with 368 episodes published.
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Episode #339
Michelle Tanner is an Australian multi-salon owner, business coach and international speaker based in Switzerland. Driven by an appetite for learning, problem-solving and building better systems, she’s turned lessons...
Episode #337
[337] When Phorest announced the 2027 Summit earlier this year, it marked a major shift for the brand: next January 24th and 25th, the flagship event moves from its long-time home in Dublin to the breathtaking...
Episode #335
[335] Jordan White, known on Instagram as The Murse Injector, is a pioneering leader in aesthetic medicine and the founder and owner of URBAN Medical , a practice that has earned an impeccable reputation for delivering...
Episode #334
[334] Ildi Arlette is a business consultant, certified coach, and former clinic owner with 24 years of experience working with over 450 medical aesthetics clinics, spas, salons and wellness businesses across Canada and...
Episode #333
[333] Hair, beauty and aesthetics businesses are built on the promise of transformation, and today, the industry at large is being asked to evolve in ways that more than just grit, demand creativity, collaboration...
Episode #332
All things Phorest Find out how Phorest helps top salons & aesthetic clinics steer their businesses toward happier clients, more productive teams, and greater growth. Say hello to life with Phorest! Learn more about the...
Episode #331
<p>Connect with Raquel Merlini (RN-CANS)</p> <p>Learn more about Raquel and R SKIN here and apply or contribute to the Raquel Merlini Pay it Forward Scholarship here.</p> <p>TikTok: @rskinaesthetics</p> <p>Instagram...
Episode #330
<p>Connect with Joanne Starkman and Innersense Organic Beauty</p> <p>For Joanne’s podcast, check out Trust Your Innersense with Joanne Starkman, and EP58 for her interview with Louise Keane or EP59 for her solo cast...
Episode #329
<p>[329] AI is soon coming to Phorest, and this serves as officially non-officially the first conversation in a string of ones to be sprinkled into the podcast’s schedule during Season 10.</p> <p>A version of this...
Episode #328
<p>[328] On the surface, this conversation with Juliann Upton, the founder and driving force behind Mesh Hair Studio, Nail Bar & Head Spa, revisits key moments of her career and the lessons she’s learned along the way...
PhorestFM: Building a Stronger Industry, Together
<p>In this second (and final) bonus episode from the Salon Owners Summit 2026, more on-the-floor reactions from salon, spa, and clinic owners attending the event, an overview recap of the 2026 lineup and a candid...
Episode #327
<p>[327] You’re booked and busy; what every business owner wants. But has over-functioning ever felt safer (or at the very least more familiar) than to say, “I feel like I’m drowning”? If the answer is yes, you’re not...
PhorestFM: Building a Stronger Industry, Together
<p>Calvin Stovall, customer experience and leadership keynote speaker, joins the show live from the Salon Owners Summit 2026, shortly after his main-stage talk on the art of the 'WOW' experience.</p> <p>In this...
PhorestFM: Building a Stronger Industry, Together
<p>For the past nine seasons, the PhorestFM podcast has been steadily putting down roots. Growing slowly, but steadily, like the trees in the Phorest forest. And every episode’s been its own brand of fertiliser...
Episode #326
<p>When Phorest salons shared, in early 2025, that "growth" was their number one priority this year, we got busy. On Season 9 of the PhorestFM podcast, we brought you insightful interviews, case studies, episodes with...
Episode #325
<p>[325] In 2024, Qnity’s research arm, the Qnity Institute, conducted a study. At the heart of it was one core question: ‘What does a financially successful salon look like?’</p> <p>In this episode, Tom Kuhn, CEO of...
Episode #324
<p>In this episode, keynote speaker, business coach, and educator Lance Courtney explores what salon leadership looks like in an era shaped by Gen Z, shifting values, and rapid cultural change. Drawing on themes from...
Episode #323
[323] Featuring Derrick Rutherford (Co-Owner, Valentini’s), Arif Isikgun (CEO & Founder, Ai Beauty Consultancy), and Cole Marker (Founder & Builder in Chief, thync.c), this episode reimagines retail not as a “pushy...
Episode #322
<p>[322] For Wafaya Abdallah, owner of Oasis Curl Salon (@curlyoasis), real growth happens when we let go of control, release the need for perfection, and create a safe space for others to rise.</p> <p>In this episode...
Episode #321
<p>[321] Every now and again, there’s an episode that asks us to slow down, sit with what’s real, and see what it has to teach us. This is one of those episodes. Becoming who we are — as people, friends, as community...
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registered nurse, IFBB pro bodybuilder, medical-spa owner, Our Skin Aesthetic
Innersense Organic Beauty
Executive Development | Dynamic Customer Experience / Leadership Keynote Speaker & Facilitator | Hospitality Historian /Author, Iconic Presentations
former Chief Economist with the New Brunswick Jobs Board Secretariat and President of Jupia Consultants Inc, Jupia Consultants Inc
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