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The Beauty Standard

89 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 months ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratings

The Beauty Standard Podcast is meant to inspire, support, and deliver what YOU need to hear today to continue your beauty and wellness journey. This is a biweekly podcast with episodes covering beauty, business, wellness, and everything you need to restart, continue or find inspiration in your modern journey.

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Episodes

Aging Gracefully with Lisa Cooper

February 09, 2021 12:24 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MB

In today's episode on The Beauty Standard, Nicole chats with Lisa Cooper of @evolving.50 on Instagram. At the age of 50, Lisa decided she wanted to jump into something that she always loved. So she started an Instagram account sharing tips for the ageless woman! She has a passion for beauty, everyday fashion, and lifestyle. She grew her platform in a short time to a current 22k. To hear more about her journey and how she grew her platform- listen now!

The 411 on Lip Flip, Russian Lips and Gummy Smile.

January 26, 2021 02:00 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MB

In today's episode on SLOW-MO with Urban You, Nicole chats with Chief Injectionist of Urban You, Terry Selgo, and Resident Injector Jessica Parm. They chat all about how they got started in aesthetics, the top trends in Filler right now, and what they think will be the next big thing in filler. If you have ever been interested in getting filler, then this is a great episode for YOU.

The 411 on Lip Flip, "Russian Lips" and Gummy Smile.

January 26, 2021 02:00 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MB

In today's episode on The Beauty Standard, Nicole chats with Chief Injectionist of Urban You, Terry Selgo, and Resident Injector Jessica Parm. They chat all about how they got started in aesthetics, the top trends in Filler right now, and what they think will be the next big thing in filler. If you have ever been interested in getting filler, then this is a great episode for YOU.

How Blackrocks Brewery is Fostering Community in Northern Michigan

January 19, 2021 12:09 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MB

In today's episode on The Beauty Standard, Nicole chats with Co-Founder of Blackrocks Brewery, David Manson. In 2010  during a time of economic downturn David and his friend Andy were hit with the news that after 14 years in pharmaceutical reps, they could be apart of a large lay-off. They  had been home brewing for 4 years when they received this news and they decided to take a leap of faith and turned their hobby into a beloved business in Northern Michigan.

The First Craft Distillery in Grand Rapids, MI

January 12, 2021 01:00 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MB

In today's episode on The Beauty Standard, Nicole chats with Co-Owner and Founder of Long Road Distillers, Kyle VanStrien. They talk about how Long Road Distillers began over a bottle of Irish whiskey, the challenges and rewarding moments of growing their business to over three locations, and like many business owners this past year, they are working to navigate the unforeseen challenges of 2020 and looking towards better days ahead in 2021.

What is Rootfuctional Medicine, No Scale Victories and Root Farmacy Cafe

January 05, 2021 10:00 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MB

In today's episode on The Beauty Standard, Nicole chats with Kelsey Stricklen of Rootfuctional Medicine and they chat all about how RootFunctional Medicine works to solve and prevent health problems using functional medicine, advanced testing, and nutrition. They also touch on their newest venture at Root Farmacy, their new community cafe.

What are your five whys, and prioritizing your wellness for 2021

December 29, 2020 12:31 - 41 minutes - 38 MB

In today's episode on The Beauty Standard, Nicole chats with Carlye Klimek Tax Partner at BDO in Grand Rapids, MI. If you are a business owner, a manager at a company, or even just planning out your personal year for 2021, then this is a podcast that you will want to listen to.

WHY Skincare with PCA Skin + Peels in your Beauty Regime and Routine

December 22, 2020 01:00 - 50 minutes - 46.9 MB

In today's episode on The Beauty Standard, Nicole chats with Emily Goodman, Senior Business Development Director at PCA Skin and Alison Adams Senior Manager of R&D and Communications at PCA Skin. They chat all about the start of PCA Skin, why it’s important as a company for them to understand the WHY behind skincare. And how PCA + Urban You helps others feel empowered and confident in the knowledge of their skincare routine and treatments.

Eating for your Genetics with Dr. Sue McCreadie, MD

December 15, 2020 00:00 - 35 minutes - 33.1 MB

In today's episode on The Beauty Standard, Nicole sits down with board-certified pediatric physician and wellness expert Dr. Sue McCreadie, MD. They chat all about health, wellness, and how to live your best life through eating for your genetics. Dr. Sue is a board-certified pediatric physician and wellness expert with two decades of experience helping thousands of families achieve vibrant health. After multiple losses bringing three children into this world, she crossed the pregnancy finis...

Botox & Bourbon (and a little bit of politics)

December 08, 2020 00:00 - 37 minutes - 35.1 MB

In today's episode on The Beauty Standard, Nicole sits down with a (few) glasses of bourbon and her husband David Gregory and talks all about bourbon and botox ( and a little bit of politics.) As a partner at Kelley Cawthorne, a large Lansing-based lobbying firm.- David gives us his predictions on who might win what states and counties in the presidential election ( this was recorded pre-election so listen to see if his predictions were right.) They talk about which bourbon is best and why ...

The Wave of the Future-Patch Technology

December 01, 2020 00:00 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MB

In today's episode of The Beauty Standard, Nicole chats with Jim Weeks with Sculptpatch. They dive into the aesthetics industry as a whole, the technology behind the patch, and where they see the aesthetic and med spa industry heading in the future. If you enjoyed today's episode, please leave a review!  ⭐️  ⭐️  ⭐️  ⭐️  ⭐️ and don't forget to follow us on Instagram and Facebook

Mens Skincare and the Life of a Farmer.

November 24, 2020 00:00 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MB

In today's episode of Slow-Mo with Urban You, Nicole chats with Allan Robinette's of Robinette's Apple Haus and Winery. Allan is a dedicated farmer and the farm manager of Robinette's and the fifth generation in the legacy of a family business.   They chat all about the history of Robinette's, how they make almost 21,00 donuts a day and the one skincare product that he uses as a farmer every day! 

Wade Wyant of Red Wagon Advisors

November 17, 2020 00:00 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MB

In today's episode of Slow-Mo with Urban You, Nicole chats with Wade Wyant of Red Wagon Advisors. Wade is a business owner, entrepreneur, and visionary for over two decades. he's helped over 30 businesses (including his own) scale to their highest level of industry maturity. Listen as they chat all about why having a business coach is such an integral part of your professional journey, how now might be the best time to switch careers, and when writing handwritten notes has lead to business ...

The journey to be "Carefree" and how to find your Mindfullness

November 10, 2020 18:55 - 45 minutes - 42.5 MB

In today's episode of SLOW MO, Nicole chats with,  April Kaiserlian co-founded the Grand Rapids Center for Mindfulness. April has been teaching and practicing mindfulness and self-compassion for over 10 years. She is also a psychotherapist focused on creative, body-centered therapy. We are starting this quarter of the year diving into what it means to be carefree. April walks us through what mindfulness is and how mindfulness can help you be more in the present and carefree in the moment. If ...

Disconnecting to Connect with C.O.O of Urban You, Barbra Homier

November 02, 2020 11:44 - 30 minutes - 28.6 MB

In today's SLOW MO episode with Urban You, Nicole is chatting with the Chief Operating Officer of Urban You Barbra Homier.  They chat all about how they started Urban You,  how you can come out of a season of struggle even stronger than before and even touch on women in politics. Could someone be running for president someday?  Listen now to hear the whole chat. If you enjoyed today's episode, please leave a review!  ⭐️  ⭐️  ⭐️  ⭐️  ⭐️  and don't forget to follow us on Instagram and Face...

April Petersen of Frügthaven Farm

October 27, 2020 01:00 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MB

In today's SLOW MO episode with Urban You, Nicole is chatting with the April Petersen of Frügthaven Farm. You DO not want to miss out on this podcast and learning all about this beautiful farm experience in Greenville, MI. Their motto is Celebrate Tradtions, Create New memories and their farm is the place to do both of those things.  Listen as April talks about how within 24 hours her family became the owners of a well-loved 75-acre farm and how they have put their own personality and twis...

Kasie Smith President of Serendipty Media

October 20, 2020 00:00 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MB

In today's episode of SLOW MO, Nicole chats with Kasie Smith , president of Serendipity Media LLC .  They chat about how Kasie got started in the media business and how she has grown her career since then.  Smith founded Serendipity Media in 2002 with the launch of Groups Today magazine. Today, the Grand Rapids-based company has diversified into a full-service media company and content marketing firm that produces six magazines, five eNewsletters, and three custom publications, and manages we...

Co-Founder of The Good Patch, Kelly Brock.

October 10, 2020 20:00 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MB

In today's SLOW MO episode with Urban You, Nicole is chatting with the Co-Founder of The Good Patch, Kelly Brock.  Longtime friends Betsy Scanlan, Kelly Brock, and David Nicholson created The Good Patch with one simple idea in mind: when the people around you feel good, life is more beautiful. The company came together in 2017 when David and Kelly, owners of award-winning spas, and Betsy, an accomplished advocate in the hemp industry, all met for coffee one morning to talk about wellness an...

Danielle Collins, The World's Leading Face Yoga Expert Tells Us How She Changed Her Life After a Medical Diagnosis.

October 04, 2020 11:51 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MB

In todays episode of SLOW MO with Urban You, Nicole is sitting down (aka zooming) with Danielle Collins, The Face Yoga expert and best-selling author of Face Yoga, Firming facial exercises & inspiring tips to glow, inside and out. Danielle has been sharing her scientifically proven techniques for 15 years with millions of people worldwide online, in person and on TV. We knew she would be a great fit as a guest on our podcast because she is incredibly passionate about holistic approaches to ...

Tracy Brogan, Bestselling American Author of the Bell Harbor and Trillium Bay Series

September 25, 2020 16:00 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MB

In today's episode of SLOW-MO with Urban You. Nicole sits down and chats with best-selling American author Tracy Brogan. Tracy is an author of historical romance and contemporary women's fiction, most known for her Bell Harbor series. For a very long time, Tracy found herself being one of those people who would say  “I’m going to write a book… someday.” Like we can all understand, many life moments came in between Tracy’s desire to write a book and actually publishing one. She had a full-ti...

Bring on the Breathwork!

June 01, 2020 19:49 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MB

Have you heard of breathing work and reiki? In today's episode of SLOW MO, Nicole chats with Sam Kalawart of The Healing Space. Sam Kalawart is a three-time Certified Breathwork Teacher with 200+ hours of teacher training and the founder of The Healing Space. She is also the creator of Empowered Breathwork™, an experience in transformative healing using breath, somatic therapy, meditation & energy work. After battling 16+ years of her own chronic health issues through Lyme Disease, Sam discov...

Life in COVID, on the front lines and trying to stay connected.

May 19, 2020 17:51 - 32 minutes - 30.4 MB

In today's episode of SLOW MO, Nicole chats with Terry Selgo  (Chief Injectinoist at Urban You)  and Dr. Melissa Taylor MD ( Medical Director at UY)  They chat about COVID 19, Dr. Taylor's insights while working on the front lines and how Urban You plans to reopen while keeping you confident that our guest and staff's health and wellness are the top priority.  If you like listening to our podcast please leave us a review. to stay up to date about all things Urban You, follow us on Instagr...

Can you get rid of stress forever?

May 15, 2020 14:23 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MB

In today's episode of SLOWMO, Nicole Gregory sits down with Ashley Blanke our NUCALM expert, and breaks down how Nucalm can help you become the best and most productive version of yourself in as little as 30 minutes. Nucalm is the only patent in the world for balancing the health of the human nervous system without drugs.  Nucalm has been featured on the Today show, Forbes, The New York Times, NBC, and many more publications. Nucalm works to do away with stress forever with innovative tech...

Confidence, the GAP YEAR and learning how to thrive through it all, with Hannah Meloche

April 29, 2020 18:33 - 24 minutes - 23.1 MB

In today's episode Nicole sits down with Hannah Meloche. Hannah is a social media presence with a following of over 1.9 million on Youtube, Instagram, and TikTok! Hannah sits down and chats with Nicole ( her mom) and dishes on ALL THE THINGS. She talks about sharing her life online and how she stays true to herself. She also shares about her gap year and how it went differently than she ever expected. Hannah explains how she navigates through it and challenges herself to keep her CONFIDENCE ...

CEO BONNIE NAWARA talks all about how to G.R.O.W

April 22, 2020 00:26 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MB

Bonnie Nawara is the CEO of G.R.O.W an organization all about empowering and helping small businesses excel in the dreams and vision that they have for their companies. In todays episode of SLOWMO, Nicole and Bonnie chat about helping small business owners think about their wants and needs and wishes right now within their company. Bonnie also touches on the resources you can find within GRAND RAPIDS OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN and how her team is navigating the current COVID-19 situation and ho...

Wellness + Sweating and a 300 lb weight loss journey with Shape House founder Sophie Ciche

February 20, 2020 13:56 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MB

In this episode we introduce you to Sophie Chiche, a career and life coach, journalist author and psychologist. Ciche is also the founder of Shape House, and Urban Sweat Lodge that allows you to sweat in a holistic way to improve your physical, emotional, mental and spiritual wellness. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Sweating To Be Well: An Interview With Shape House Founder, Sophie Chiche

February 20, 2020 13:56 - 49 minutes - 46 MB

In this episode we introduce you to Sophie Chiche, a career and life coach, journalist author and psychologist. Ciche is also the founder of Shape House, and Urban Sweat Lodge that allows you to sweat in a holistic way to improve your physical, emotional, mental and spiritual wellness.

A new approach to consultations in the beauty and wellness industry

February 02, 2020 14:36 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MB

In this episode we introduce you to our new medical director, Dr. Melissa Taylor. She and Urban You CEO, Nicole Gregory, talk about a totally NEW approach to consultations and what’s to come in 2020 at Urban You.

Beauty Trends of 2019

August 16, 2019 18:00 - 24 minutes - 17.2 MB

Lets Talk, Coolsculpting

July 27, 2019 16:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MB

Today on Slow Mo with Urban You we are breaking down all your questions about  Cool Sculpting with Medical Aesthetician & CoolSculpting Clinician Kolleen Shaw.

Lets Talk, Coolsculpting

July 27, 2019 16:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MB

Today on Slow Mo with Urban You we are breaking down all your questions about  Cool Sculpting with Medical Aesthetician & CoolSculpting Clinician Kolleen Shaw.

Consultations

July 04, 2019 16:00 - 11 minutes - 5.18 MB

Answering all your questions about consultations

Lets talk about BOTOX

June 27, 2019 16:00 - 20 minutes - 9.38 MB

Breaking down any questions you might have about BOTOX

Urban You brand and guest experience

June 13, 2019 16:00 - 21 minutes - 9.93 MB

Urban You brand and guest experience

Urban You brand and guest experience

June 13, 2019 16:00 - 21 minutes - 9.93 MB

Today on Slow Mo with Urban You we are diving into the Urban You brand, how it got started and our guest experience. We also have two of our marketing girls danielle and cassie jumping on to talk about the brand. 

Lets talk about FILLERS

May 15, 2019 14:00 - 17 minutes - 8.06 MB

Today on Slow-Mo with Urban You we are have special guest Terry Selgo helping answering all your questions about Fillers

Lets talk about FILLERS

May 15, 2019 14:00 - 17 minutes - 8.06 MB

Today on Slow Mo we have special guest Terry Selgo here to answer all your questions about fillers. Joined by our Hosts Nicole Gregory and Dr. Jeanee Eyde. Terry Selgo, R.N. is a certified Master Injector with over 14 years of advanced injection technique experience. Terry is considered one of the most proficient and recognizable injectors in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Terry has perfected the art of facial transformation using injectables such as Botox® Cosmetic, Juvéderm®, Voluma®, and Kybell...

Building Urban You and being courageous

May 15, 2019 13:00 - 24 minutes - 11.2 MB

In this episode of Slow Mo with Urban You, Nicole Gregory and Dr. Jeanne Eyde dive into how Urban You started and being courageous in your career and not being afraid of changes that might come your way. You never know where it could lead you.

Building Urban You and being courageous

May 15, 2019 13:00 - 24 minutes - 11.2 MB

Taking you on the adventure of Urban You and being Courageous in life and your career

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