A few years ago, my working week was fully booked with beauty clients. Now? I can go an entire week without doing a single treatment — but I’m busier than ever

What does my working week actually look like now that I’m no longer doing beauty treatments? In this episode, I’m taking you behind the scenes of a very different chapter of my life and business. After more than 20 years in the beauty industry and years spent juggling clients, a salon, training and family life, my weeks now look completely different. I’ve stepped away from treatments, but life definitely hasn’t slowed down! I’m sharing a real week with me — from the school run, gym and boxercise, to 1-1 beauty training, supporting my students and running my training academy, alongside becoming much more involved in managing our property portfolio and HMOs. I talk about everything that goes on behind the scenes of getting a five-bedroom HMO refurbished, compliant, advertised and ready for new tenants — the cleaning, furniture, viewings, tenancy agreements, maintenance issues and even spending three painful hours trying to get the internet back up and running! There’s also the parts of my week that I’ve worked hard to create more space for — the gym, padel with the girls, my family and having more flexibility over how I spend my time. My career hasn’t stopped — it’s evolved. If you’re building a beauty business and wondering what the bigger picture could eventually look like, this episode is a reminder that the business you start doesn’t have to be the business you run forever. You’re allowed to grow, change direction and build a life that looks completely different from where you began. You can find me @ https://www.instagram.com/beauty_by_sophie_nottingham/