#64 The Secret to Building The Life You Want, Starting Now with Michele Henry
Episode Summary
Welcome back to The Everyday Entrepreneur Podcast! We are kicking off 2025 with a very special guest, Michele Henry! Michele is the Founder and CEO of Face Foundrie, the world's largest focused facial bar chain. She also has started the Savant Aesthetics Institute to educate and empower students getting into the aesthetics industry.
Michele knew she wanted to be an entrepreneur from an early age as she watched and worked with her dad at his own business, a construction company. Working along with her father as she grew up instilled a deep love of entrepreneurship and she had several small businesses that she started from a young age.
Holly and Michele also dive into the role manifestation has had in both their professional and personal lives, and what their daily practices look like. Michele shares how trusting her gut, the universe, and the process keeps her going, even on the bad days.
Finally, Michele announces the very exciting new business, Laserie, that is coming soon in Edina, MN. She shares how this idea came to fruition and what it has been like working with her husband and fellow co-founder. Laserie will be a luxury med spa experience but at a more affordable price point.
In this episode you’ll learn:
1:00 Holly introduces Michele to the podcast
3:45 Michele shares her entrepreneurial upbringing and background growing up
6:45 How working in a male dominated industry and being the owner's daughter had an impact on her from an early age
9:35 Michele's first major business, PRIMP Boutique in 2010
12:05 How Michele and her business partner grew that business and what Michele attributes to their early success
15:08 When and why she decided to leave PRIMP to start Face Foundrie
19:20 Michele shares how she was able to make the leap to start Face Foundrie and the importance of trusting your gut
22:55 The impact COVID had on Face Foundrie and the silver lining they were able to make out of it
27:30 How to become a Face Foundrie franchisee
31:20 The vision Michele has for Face Foundrie in the next three years
32:24 Why and how she started her own aesthetics school, SAVANT Aesthetics Institute
33:48 Michele shares the VERY exciting new business venture she is starting with her husband, Laserie
41:00 Her experience working with her husband and building this business together
44:04 The role manifesting has had in Michele's life and what that journey has looked like for her
48:50 Michele and Holly discuss how they pair action with their manifestations
51:38 When to cut ties (professionally or personally) and the importance of trusting your gut and the universe
56:00 Michele and Holly share their daily manifestation practices
1:00:25 Michele shares her favorite book to reread (Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill) and her favorite motivational podcasts (Founders Podcast, Acquired, Affirmations to Manifestation Podcast, How I Built This)