Tell Me About It

How did one woman build a successful salon, hair extension brand, and hair loss business from the ground up - whilst raising kids?

In this episode of Tell Me About It, I sit down with Meghan Hayden, the founder behind Plushlocks and Skalp360.

Together, we talk about hairdressing, business growth, motherhood, burnout, hair extensions, female hair loss, and what it takes to keep evolving in the beauty industry.

Meghan also shares her journey from not loving school, starting out as a hairdressing apprentice in the “savage era,” moving from Ireland to Australia, and growing multiple businesses.

This conversation is for hairdressers, salon owners, beauty business owners, hair extension specialists, and anyone who wants to understand the real behind-the-scenes of building a business in the hair industry.

Tune in to hear about:

💜Meghan’s journey from apprentice hairdresser to salon owner
💜Moving from Ireland and the UK to Australia to build a new life
💜The reality of old-school hairdressing apprenticeships
💜Starting a hair extension wholesale business from home
💜Growing a salon team and learning how to manage money
💜The emotional reality of female hair loss
💜Why hairdressers need better education in advanced hair loss solutions
💜Balancing motherhood, business, maternity leave, and burnout

Key moments:

00:00:00 Intro
00:04:00 School misfits win
00:07:20 Earning your spot
00:10:23 Moving across the world
00:13:36 Living on nothing
00:17:11 Demoted after maternity
00:22:15 Testing every hair
00:25:40 Falling for numbers
00:28:42 Into hair loss
00:43:42 Hitting burnout

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👉Connect with Megah Hayden

https://www.instagram.com/meghan_plushlocks
https://plushlocks.com/

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👉Find out more about how we can work together:

https://iconiccoaching.com.au/coaching/
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👉Here’s how to connect:

https://www.instagram.com/tellmeaboutit__podcast
https://iconiccoaching.com.au

The messy middle of business growth can feel like chaos, but it is often where your next level begins.

In this episode, we explore why female entrepreneurs outgrow old business models, relationships, routines, and identities - and how to stop shrinking yourself when you know you are meant for more.

If things feel uncomfortable, uncertain, or heavier than usual, it doesn’t mean you’re failing. It may mean you are being pushed into a season of growth, clarity, and serious business transformation.

So if you are ready to stop apologising for wanting more, start listening to your intuition, and move through the messy middle with more confidence, this episode is for you.

Tune in to hear about:

✅Why everything can feel like it is falling apart right before a breakthrough
✅How to reframe chaos as renewal instead of failure
✅Why female business owners often feel guilty for wanting more
✅How to recognise when you have outgrown a business model, job, routine, or relationship
✅The truth about brutal honesty and how it helps you reach your next level
✅Why gratitude and ambition can exist at the same time
✅The simple way to trust the messy middle of personal growth and business growth

Key moments:

00:00:00 Intro
00:03:20 What Chaos Really Means
00:06:40 Relationship Shake-Up
00:11:00 Inner Whisper
00:15:20 Hating What You Built
00:18:40 The Era of Brutal Honesty
00:22:40 How Honesty Attracts Abundance
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👉Find out more about how we can work together:

https://iconiccoaching.com.au/coaching/
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👉Here’s how to connect:

https://www.instagram.com/tellmeaboutit__podcast
https://iconiccoaching.com.au

After surviving chronic illness, leaving a 25-year marriage, losing her salon business, and coming out later in life - award-winning hairstylist Megan Evans completely rebuilt her life from the ground up.

In this episode of The Tell Me About It Podcast, Megan joins your host Cait Muir to talk about a huge range of topics, including:

identity, burnout, queer love, salon ownership, chronic illness, the future of hairdressing, and what it really takes to choose yourself.

Megan also shares powerful insights into salon culture, client experience, leadership, creativity, and why authentic connection matters more than ever in the beauty industry.

Tune in to discover:

✅ What it feels like to come out later in life after years in a traditional marriage
✅ The sneaky signs of burnout and chronic illness - and how it impacts your life
✅ What Megan believes the future of the hairdressing industry depends on (do you agree?)
✅ The unexpected way a FaceTime relationship turned into marriage during COVID
✅ What happened after Megan stepped away from the salon she built over 12 years
✅ How EMDR therapy can impact someone after years of stress and survival mode
✅ The industry that hairdressers are really in… this will surprise you

Key moments:

00:00  Intro
00:01:30 Long-awaited reunion
00:05:30 Nearly dying from Crohn's
00:09:20 The perfect day vision
00:12:30 Coming out at 40
00:16:00 Mum chose her ex
00:19:30 FaceTime love story
00:24:30 Letting the salon go
00:43:00 Facing real homophobia
00:49:30 Industry in crisis
01:14:20 Bring back rock stars

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👉Find out more about how we can work together:

https://iconiccoaching.com.au/coaching/

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👉Connect With Megan Evans

https://www.instagram.com/meganevans_creative/
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👉Here’s how to connect:

https://www.instagram.com/tellmeaboutit__podcast
https://iconiccoaching.com.au

You can journal about wealth, repeat money affirmations, and visualise millions… but if your money mindset and money habits don't change, you'll stay stuck. 
This episode reveals how to ACTUALLY build a wealth mindset that works - and why most manifestation advice keeps you broke.

If you've ever avoided your bank account, felt suffocated by credit card debt, or wondered why manifesting money isn't working for you - you’ll hear exactly how to turn it around.

You'll also hear the messy, uncomfortable, but life-changing reality of going from financial chaos and drowning in debt to financial confidence, freedom, and rich woman energy.

Plus how combining money mindset + action + self-trust is what actually creates lasting wealth and abundance.

Tune in to discover:

✅ Why avoiding your finances is keeping you stuck in debt (and how to fix it today)
✅ The first step to getting out of debt fast… most people avoid this for years
✅ The truth about manifesting money and what manifestation actually involves
✅ How to rewire your relationship with money for real wealth creation
✅ Why "buying before you're ready" can level up your income and business
✅ The psychology behind paying in full vs payment plans
✅ How setting higher standards forces your life, income and lifestyle to rise

Key moments:

00:00  Intro
00:01:00 Manifestation Skeptics
00:03:20 The Debt Diagnosis Moment
00:06:40 Buy Before Ready
00:09:40 Pay In Full Energy
00:13:20 Living As If
00:15:00 The Business Class Standard
00:19:00 Clout vs Soul Spending
00:23:00 Reward Yourself Like Staff
00:24:40 Setting Non-Negotiable Standards
00:27:20 Manifesting Plus Action

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👉Find out more about how we can work together:

https://iconiccoaching.com.au/coaching/
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👉Here’s how to connect:

https://www.instagram.com/tellmeaboutit__podcast
https://iconiccoaching.com.au

What happens when chronic illness, fertility struggles, and a hysterectomy force you to let go of the life you planned… and rebuild from scratch?

In this episode of the Tell Me About It podcast, your host Cait Muir sits down with Nikki Roberts - a former high-achiever turned chronic illness advocate.

Together they unpack her journey through endometriosis, multiple surgeries, hysterectomy, miscarriage, and navigating life with invisible disabilities.

You’ll hear stories ranging from medical gaslighting and traumatic healthcare experiences to the emotional toll of losing fertility and redefining success.

You’ll also hear how Nikki transitioned from a science-driven mindset to embracing holistic healing, nervous system regulation, and a more intuitive approach to health.

Tune in to discover

✅What it really feels like to live with chronic illness and invisible disability
✅The emotional impact of hysterectomy, menopause, and fertility struggles
✅Why so many women experience medical gaslighting… and how to actually advocate for yourself
✅The link between trauma, stress, and physical health (nervous system dysregulation)
✅Moving from perfectionism and burnout to acceptance and slower living
✅The gap between Western medicine and holistic healing approaches
✅Why women’s pain is often dismissed - and what needs to change
✅Using humor and storytelling as powerful coping tools

Key moments:

00:00  Intro
00:01:00 Meet Nikki Roberts
00:02:23 Janice the ovary
00:06:00 Two uteruses three kidneys
00:11:38 Pap smear horror story
00:19:30 Hysterectomy grief
00:32:14 Science meets woo-woo
00:36:30 BMI scale exposed
00:41:30 Palliative ward wake up
00:54:20 What RA actually is
00:58:30 Spinal surgery
01:04:00 Losing Erin
01:17:00 Mermaid energy
01:22:00 Redefining success

If you've ever been told your pain is “normal” or your dreams need to shrink to match your diagnosis - press play.

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👉Find out more about how we can work together:

https://iconiccoaching.com.au/coaching/

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👉Connect With Nikki Roberts

https://www.instagram.com/mamas.rheum/
https://www.instagram.com/fullysick.life/
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👉Here’s how to connect:

https://www.instagram.com/tellmeaboutit__podcast
https://iconiccoaching.com.au