What actually separates the estheticians who free themselves from those who stay stuck on the floor? Raya and Trae break down the practical side of managing a team — from communication and accountability to building a business that runs without you having to touch every client.

Ready to build your team? → Build Your 7-Figure Team

Most estheticians have no idea what their actual cost per client, profit margin, or break-even number is — and that blind spot costs them everything. Trae and Raya walk through exactly how to understand your financials, what numbers to track, and how knowing your numbers unlocks every other business decision.

Want the full framework? → 6-Figure Beauty Business Blueprint

Part 3 of the Million Dollar Team series. Raya breaks down the specific hiring and leadership mistakes that keep beauty business owners trapped — and what to do instead to build a team that actually creates freedom, not more stress.

Get the full team-building system → Build Your 7-Figure Team

The wrap-up episode of the Million Dollar Team series. A tight, direct breakdown of the leadership mindset shift required to stop being the bottleneck in your own business — and how to delegate with confidence so your team can actually perform.

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Raya gets real about the things she’d do differently if she were building her team from scratch today. Practical, honest, and full of hard-won lessons from scaling an aesthetics business to seven figures — including the hiring mistakes that almost broke the whole operation.

Build your team the right way → Build Your 7-Figure Team

Start here if you’re thinking about hiring your first employee. Raya shares the unfiltered story of her first hire — what went wrong, what it cost her, and what those mistakes taught her about building a beauty business that can actually scale beyond just you.

Ready to hire and scale? → Build Your 7-Figure Team

Thinking about building an online coaching program as a beauty pro? Raya and Trae break down exactly what it takes — the tech, the content, the audience — and how they scaled Bosses in Beauty from zero to a program that has now helped over 2,400 estheticians across 19 countries.

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The unexpected complications that showed up during Raya and Trae’s seven-figure exit — from a landlord dispute that almost derailed everything to the emotional reality of letting go of a business you built from nothing. The raw, unscripted continuation of their exit story.

Learn from those who’ve done it → Our Story

Raya and Trae open up about the decision to sell their seven-figure aesthetics business — what made them consider it, how they knew it was the right move, and what they’d tell any beauty business owner who is at a crossroads about the future of their business.

Build a business worth selling → 6-Figure Beauty Business Blueprint

The people and environments around you are either accelerating your growth or quietly capping it. Raya and Trae share how proximity to the right mentors changed their trajectory — and the real cost of staying in rooms that are too small for your vision.

Get in the right room → 1:1 Coaching with Raya

The decisions that compound into real wealth aren’t always obvious in the moment. Raya and Trae break down the pivotal choices that shaped their journey — moving to a new city, betting on themselves, investing in mentorship — and how the willingness to make uncomfortable decisions is itself a financial strategy.

Make the decision → 6-Figure Beauty Business Blueprint

What does it actually mean to build a business that becomes a vehicle for your family’s future? Raya and Trae talk about the bigger why behind Bosses in Beauty — raising kids with a real-world education, financial independence, and what legacy actually looks like when you’re building it in real time.

Start your legacy → The Esthetician’s Guide to Going Solo

Episode one. Trae and Raya introduce themselves, share the story of building and selling a seven-figure aesthetics business, and lay out the vision behind Bosses in Beauty and this podcast. If you’ve ever wondered what a billion-dollar vision actually looks like before it’s fully realized — start here.

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