A Beautiful Rodeo

How You Can Get Free Products From Big Brands

Abel De Leon & Elly De Leon — Sun, 18 May 2025 09:00:00 -0700

EPISODE 6 - This episodes's very special guest is incredibly inspiring and has motivated us to stay consistent as content creators! She tells us how she receives free products from large brands as a smaller content creator, how important visual quality is to content creation, and brands that try to BUY your opinion. Tune in for our best episode yet 🥹

Welcome to the Rodeo 🤠

Time Stamps:

00:00 Introducing this weeks special guest 🌟

02:30 What got her into content creating?

10:00 How much does the visual quality of your content matter?

17:00 Short form VS Long form content

20:00 Which account should I post to?

25:00 Brands trying to BUY your opinion

37:00 How do I get my PR

42:00 Should you work with talent management?

46:00 How I came up with my rates

49:00 Mental health

58:00 Taking care of your body

The Lash Industry Has a PROBLEM... + Finding Balance as an Entrepreneur

Abel De Leon & Elly De Leon — Sun, 13 Apr 2025 09:00:00 -0700

Episode 5 -On this episode we ask ourselves why Lash shows are less inviting than other Beauty related events and what cane done to change them. Elly tells us how smaller creators are stolen from and left behind. Then, Abel talks about what it was like coming up in the lash industry as something "New". And finally, how to find balance as you navigate your life as an entrepreneur.

Time Stamps:

00:00 Recapping our time at the ABS show

05:00 Lash shows aren’t as welcoming

07:00 The lash industry has a problem

11:00 Lame behavior

21:00 Lash Industry needs something “NEW”

38:00 Brows & Permanent Makeup

44:00 If you feel like you’re stuck

47:00 Finding balance

57:00 Get up and get moving

BTS: Inside the Nail Industry

Abel De Leon & Elly De Leon — Sun, 30 Mar 2025 09:00:00 -0700

Episode 4 - On this episode we have on @gurudez aka GuruNailsGurls, our very first nail artist! She tells us why she decided to quit her job to become a nail tech full time. We then reminisce on $20 nail sets and our guest tells us why nails have become more expensive. Finally, Elly tells us about a client who partied her lashes off and wanted a new free set?!

Enjoy 🤠

Time Stamps:

00:00 Introducing this episode’s special guest

04:00 Quitting my job to be a nail tech full time

08:00 Being a young instructor

15:00 $20 Nails

17:00 It’s not our fault nails are so expensive

22:00 Stop complaining about pricing

28:00 Informing your clients

37:00 Client partied her lashes off

42:00 Friends are family are the worst clients

49:00 Sales VS No Sales

58:00 Focusing on natural nails

Los Angeles Barber STARTING OVER in Milwaukee | Episode 3

Abel De Leon & Elly De Leon — Sun, 16 Mar 2025 09:00:00 -0700

EPISODE 3 -On this episode we have Barber Smalls in the building! All the way from LA he made the move to Wisconsin. Tune in to find out why 👀. He tells us what the barbering scene here in Milwaukee is like compared to Los Angeles. Talks to us about his first celebrity client while in Barbering School. Finally, we talk Haircut pricing, House calls and how long should the haircut take?

We hope you enjoyed are very guest on the podcast 🤠

Time Stamps:

00:00 Introducing our guest/Why I Moved to Milwaukee

06:00 Barbering Scene is Wisconsin

11:00 Celebrity Cuts

17:00 Why branding is so important

21:00 Moving back to LA?

24:00 Starting over with new clients in a new city

30:00 Hood barbershops

35:00 LA was more collaborative than Milwaukee has been

39:00 How long is too long for a haircut?

46:00 BE AT THE SHOP

47:00 House Calls

51:00 Tipping in the Barber Industry

55:00 Pricing for Haircuts

Social Media Pressure and Exposing Fake Lifestyles

Abel De Leon & Elly De Leon — Sun, 09 Feb 2025 09:00:00 -0700

Episode 2 of A Beautiful Rodeo 🤠 On this episode, things get DEEP. Elly tells us she's seeing girls in the beauty industry giving up or retiring and why that might be. She also talks to us about misleading and dangerous advertising tactics from people who are doing trainings in the Lash Industry. Abel tells us why you should never take NO for an answer and how to get serious about your content. Finally, we talk about what it has been like to follow our dreams and why YOU should NEVER give up on yours.

We hope you enjoy this emotional episode 🤎

Time Stamps:

00:00 Leaving the Beauty Industry

07:00 Catching up with the times

20:00 Beware of the “Money Team” advertising

25:00 Looking for trusted sources for trainings

27:00 Learning from Millionaires

32:00 Near take NO for an answer

34:00 I always wanted more for us

38:00 Your dreams ARE attainable

45:00 Get serious about your content

54:00 What’s the point of this 79 dollar training

Welcome to A Beautiful Rodeo

Abel De Leon & Elly De Leon — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0700

Welcome to A Beautiful Rodeo — the perfect blend of hustle and glam! We’re diving into the wild ride of life, business, entrepreneurship & the beauty industry. Each episode brings you real talk, inspiring stories & plenty of laughs. Plus insightful conversations with incredible guests who’ve mastered their own rodeos. Whether you’re chasing big dreams, building your empire, or just trying to keep it all together, this podcast is your go-to for authenticity, inspiration & a touch of chaos. Buckle up & join us for honest conversations, bold ideas & everything in between because life is a beautiful rodeo!

On today's episode we talk about family and friends not supporting you, how to create content if you're a shy person and how to deal with mean clients. Plus Elly tells us about a horrible interaction she had with a model that came in with a bad attitude.

We hope you enjoy this episode and stay tuned for what's to come 🤠

Time Stamps:

00:00 Why we wanted to start this podcast

04:30 Getting up and getting ready for work EVERYDAY?!

14:00 Family & Friends not supporting you

21:00 How to create content if you’re a shy person

30:00 Recording in public is perfectly fine right?

42:00 How to deal with mean clients

46:00 Client Horror Story

53:00 Models can be tough to work with every now and then