From Salon Floors to Global Stages: Alison Rodriguez on Building a Booming Beauty Brand (and Trusting Your Intuition)

Alison went from doing hair in her mom’s Detroit salon to leading two bustling locations, then pivoted into education and events with Mastermynd Beauty—collaborating with top brands, teaching globally, and even selling her first film concept. She shares the mindset, intuition, and bold action that fueled each leap (including telling her team about selling the salons—against everyone’s advice).

Listen for

  • Accidental leadership → intentional empire: hiring fast, growing teams, and outgrowing spaces—twice.

  • The pivot after a life quake: her husband’s blood-cancer diagnosis, migraines, and re-designing work.

  • Why live events are magic for growth: how one trip or dinner can unlock clients, partners, & stages.

  • Brand partnerships that scale you: KEVIN.MURPHY & ELEVEN Australia—what opens those doors.

  • Intuition over “industry rules”: why she told her team she was selling—and how it changed everything.

  • Manifestation, move-now energy: taking 80% of the action in 24 hours to keep momentum alive.

  • Wild card win: writing a movie concept, producing it with her filmmaker husband, and selling it to Tubi.

  • Mantra: “Hire fast, fire faster.” When to trust your gut on people and opportunities.

 

     

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Episode highlights (chapter guide)

  • 0:00 — Meet Alison: Poolside meet-cute + KEVIN.MURPHY collabs

  • 06:20 — Building two salons: assistants → educators → a 2-location team

  • 14:40 — The life quake: husband’s diagnosis, migraines, and redesigning work

  • 22:10 — From stylist to educator: launching Mastermynd Beauty in 2022/23

  • 29:05 — Events that convert: why in-person education fuels premium offers

  • 36:00 — Intuition in leadership: telling the team about the sale (and why)

  • 44:30 — Manifestation in motion: London/UK tours, distributors, partnerships

  • 52:10 — Wild creative leap: writing & selling Give Me Back My Baby to Tubi

  • 58:20 — The woman I’m becoming: “Unstoppable.”

Timestamps are approximate—use them as a quick skim guide.

Take-action notes

  • Host local pop-ups or micro-events. Teach one impactful framework, then invite deeper work.

  • Pitch brand partners you already love. Relationships you’ve nurtured quietly are your warmest doors.

  • Trust the nudge. If your gut says “tell the team,” “buy the flight,” or “post the idea,” act before the spark cools.

  • Document momentum. One win (a meeting, a DM, a yes) should trigger the next three actions within 24 hours.

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