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Shop Talk with MJ Thomas

Shop Talk with MJ Thomas

By MJ Thomas

Welcome to Shop Talk! I'm your host MJ Thomas and I am the founder of Malaya Studios, entrepreneur, speaker, lash educator + supplier and a recovering over worked, over booked lash and PMU artist of 12 years. I help lash artists and estheticians build profitable businesses as a TOOL TO CURATE THE LIFE OF THEIR DREAMS!

I am also a proud fire wife, mother to a blended family of 4 humans + a bunch of animals! I am also a healing over achiever, perfectionist, and people pleaser. In this show we go in the nooks and crannies of beauty entrepreneurship and life in between! SO, Let's talk shop!
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EP 9 LASH LIFTING LEARNING CURVE

Shop Talk with MJ Thomas May 17, 2022

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EP 9 LASH LIFTING LEARNING CURVE
May 17, 202211:60
EP 8 WHAT TO OFFER WHEN YOU'RE FIRST STARTING OUT
May 11, 202216:35
EP 7: ENTER TO LEARN, LEAVE TO SERVE
May 04, 202221:19
HARD TIMES MAKE TOUGH PEOPLE

HARD TIMES MAKE TOUGH PEOPLE

Felt vulnerable, might delete later... I talk about starting over and how it really feels... 

I don't know who needs to hear this, but there are messages at the end of this episode that help me get out of my own funks. Including this one. 

Mar 31, 202230:01
Get Into Your First Studio!
Mar 16, 202208:42
SIGN YOUR PERMISSION SLIP

SIGN YOUR PERMISSION SLIP

In this episode I talk about being ON PURPOSE, and HAVING INTENTION, and signing your own permission slip. 

I talk about taking a PAUSE to honor space + family and not feeling bad about it.

Have grace with yourself, and know there is a pause button. Don't forget to hit START again though... 

Feb 24, 202222:52
BE A GOAL GETTER

BE A GOAL GETTER

This episode is the FIRST episode recorded in our NEW location (Malaya Lash + Brow Academy). This is the home of for all our trainings (our own + hosted trainings for other artists), MalayaMade lash supplies + podcast studio. The sound is super choppy because you know, IPhone 12Pro 😉 and it was more important to do this episode than to wait for everything to be perfect. (Do it messy and figure it out as you go, ya know?)
This episode I talk about being the curator of your own life experience. I talk about making the most of what you got instead of looking around at what everyone else is doing. And to get to the point, I talk about setting goals and intentions.
I talk about Passion Planning and creating your own roadmap to the life you want. It's an easy exercise to do and SO IMPACTFUL.
I created a FREE99 workshop guiding you through the exercise with the downloadable worksheet. And if you're anything like me, I still need a planner (they have paper + digital versions). If you decide to purchase one use the code MALAYAMADE to get 10% off.
Do it, it's a game changer. Literally. It even teaches you hoe to create Game Changers.
Oh Ariana Trinidad, you changed my life. If I can buy you a drink one day, let me know 😉 Until then, I will forever use the Passion Planner + this amazing exercise to steer my ship. I hope you all do it too!
Now go make some intentions that will bring out the highest expression of yourself and FUCK the rest.
You got this.
Passion Planner use code MALAYAMADE for 10% off
Dreams Into Plans Exercise with Me FREE99 and such a game changer. Only costs you 25 mins of your life.

Jan 03, 202220:17
THE HOLIDAZE + MANAGING BURN OUT
Nov 23, 202120:51
START GRITTY NOT PRETTY

START GRITTY NOT PRETTY

4 Tips To Start Gritty Not Pretty
IG: MJ.MalayaMade
Lash Supplies + Courses
Nov 11, 202115:50
TRAILER

TRAILER

Welcome to shoptalk if you’re doing lashes on the side or seasoned in the beauty industry or secretly imagining how to step in the industry there’s a seat here for you!
We talk shop on all the things to help you create the beauty business of your dreams as well as feed the mindset that goes with it.
Each week you’ll get beauty entrepreneurship tips and tools and we also include the life in between- from motherhood, relationships and entrepreneurship self-care.
We get in all the nooks and crannies here. Here at Shop Talk you’ll get solo episodes with me as well as interviews with entrepreneurs sharing humble beginnings that you can relate to as well as tools to help you thrive.
I am your host, MJ Thomas- Founder of Malaya Studios, entrepreneur, lash business educator, speaker and former overworked, overbooked lash and PMU artist of 12 years. I’ve built successful + profitable beauty businesses and I’m here to talk with you about all the things.
I’m also a very proud fire wife, a mother of four humans, and a bunch of animals. I’m a recovering and healing workaholic, people pleaser and overachieving perfectionist.
I am multi passionate and so is this podcast it is my mission to help lash artist and aestheticians build their profitable businesses to create a life of freedom- just like I did. Consider me, MJ Thomas, your new Esti Bestie and lash business guru. I believe you can thrive as an an entrepreneur, a mother, an unapologetic woman, and everything you were meant to be. So... let's talk shop!
Follow me on instagram @MJ.MalayaMade
Nov 01, 202102:15