This video is based on a presentation I recently shared at Professional Beauty GCC 2022. It is based on research conducted on the salon...

Valerie Reynaert is the Founder of VR Beauty Consulting, a consultancy that helps aspiring and current beauty salon owners to create...

I started my career as a beauty therapist some 20 years ago. Once I joined beauty school, I became convinced that I would learn so much...

As 2020 comes to an end, it’s time to reflect on what we can call a very “special” year: “special” in a positive sense when it comes to...

Watch 7 Minutes in Heaven with Valerie Reynaert and Kathryn Moore, founder of Hall of Wellness Awards, an initiative where exceptional...

I am so grateful to have received the training that allowed me to start working as a beauty therapist, in this amazing industry, all...

My last volunteering project with Maximo Nivel Peru was by far the toughest. I spent a week up in the mountains with a typical Andean...

My third project in Peru was volunteering at El Centro La Recoleta, an elderly home of about 150 senior citizens who were either...

My second project in Peru was as a volunteer with Corazón, a wonderful project in the Saylla district on the outskirts of Cusco. I feel...

My first project as a volunteer with Maximo Nivel was as a teacher’s assistant at the Jardín Cajonahuaylla (jardín is Spanish for garden,...

On my first day as a volunteer Research Assistant in Akumal, Mexico, I was overwhelmed by what I saw. There was a smelly, brown-colored...

Microplastic Survey - Akumal, Mexico Until I joined Operation Wallacea (Opwall) as a volunteer Research Assistant, I must admit I had no...

Coral Mapping as a volunteer research assistant in Akumal, Mexico Wake up, work, sleep, repeat. Was this what I really wanted? I’d been...

Promoting Advocacy and Women Empowerment Last Monday I’d attended the WILL Sumit. What an inspirational day it was! The stage was filled...