Beauty Behind The Brand

About Beauty Behind The Brand

Welcome to Beauty Behind The Brand, the podcast where entrepreneurship meets real life. I'm your host, Nicole Manion—founder of Miskoka Beauty, entrepreneur, and boy mom. After spending over a decade building and successfully selling my spa business, I've learned that every brand has a story, every pivot has a purpose, and every challenge holds a lesson. Each week, I take you behind the scenes of building a business, growing a personal brand, navigating motherhood, embracing mindset, and creating a life that aligns with your biggest goals. You'll hear honest conversations about entrepreneurship, marketing, product development, social media, leadership, resilience, and the realities that happen behind the highlight reel. Whether you're a beauty professional, business owner, aspiring entrepreneur, or simply someone chasing a dream, this podcast is here to educate, inspire, and remind you that success isn't about having the perfect path—it's about having the courage to keep moving forward. Welcome to the journey. I'm so glad you're here.

Publisher

Nicole Manion

Category

arts · business · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Feb 2021

Latest episode

21 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

153 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Oct 2026

   You're the Brand: Why Authenticity Is Your Biggest Advantage | Eden Sammy

   Send us your feedback about the episode! We're kicking off a new season of Beauty Behind the Brand with our first guest, Eden Sammy, founder of Eden Sammy Studios! 🎙️✨ In this episode, I'm chatting with Eden about all things personal branding, entrepreneurship, creative direction, and what it really takes to build a brand that stands out in today's digital world. Eden specializes in helping entrepreneurs and businesses bring their vision to life through branding photography, videography, crea...

2. 

   13 Oct 2026

   So You Want to Start a Beauty Brand? Here’s What No One Tells You

   Send us your feedback about the episode! Have a product idea but no idea how to actually turn it into something you can sell? After receiving a listener question about how I developed Miskoka Beauty products, I wanted to pull back the curtain on what creating a beauty product actually looks like. In this episode, I’m sharing what I’ve learned from years of product development—from finding manufacturers and developing custom formulations to sampling, packaging, Health Canada compliance, pricin...

3. 

   6 Oct 2026

   How I Went From Aesthetician to Beauty Brand Founder

   Send us your feedback about the episode! “What do you do for work?” That question used to be easy to answer: I own a spa. Now? The answer is a little more complicated. With James starting daycare and Nicole stepping into a new season of work and motherhood, she's taking you behind the scenes of what she actually does for a living and what running Miskoka Beauty really looks like. In this episode of Beauty Behind the Brand, Nicole goes all the way back to the beginning: identifying gaps in the...

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

20,061

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 67 / 100

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Quality

75

Social presence

91

YouTube

72

Engagement

30

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