THE SALON

Seeing self conscious women who have spent years not leaving the house without makeup, walking in make-up free and glowing, makes my heart smile. We have tears and hugs in the clinic almost daily, and I just feel so blessed to have people trust me with their skin in such a vulnerable way.

Who is your greatest influence in business?

Definitely my Dad. I grew up watching my Dad run a small business and I saw how hard he worked and the sacrifices we had to make as a family to run a successful company. So I went into business with my eyes wide open. What I learned most from him though, aside from work ethic, was how he treated those around him whether they were customers or his workers.

Nothing was too hard or too big an ask when it came to his customers and everyone was equal when it came to his team.

Dad taught me the importance of sitting down to lunch each day with your team and his advice to me when i bought my first business was, ‘Don’t ever expect anyone on your team to work harder than you do’.

I’ve carried these things through the past 15 years as a business owner.

Have you always lived on the Coffs

Coast?

I grew up in Coffs, moved away to Sydney and Queensland in my 20’s and then returned to bring up my children. I feel so blessed to be able to bring up my family around my Mum and sister and when I look around our town, especially the CBD, I feel so excited for what the future of Coffs could look like. What piece of advice would you give women making their way in the business world?

Time is our single most precious resource. Women are remarkable and we often wear more than one hat. To thrive in a successful business, and a successful personal life, ensuring you are balancing both in a productive and healthy way and not get stuck in a whirlwind of stress, overwhelm and busy, you need to nail your time management. If you need coaching on that pay for it, it will be money well spent.

Time management is the number one skill that will allow you to literally have it all. Thriving business, happy family, healthy mind and body.

Where can people find out more about your business?

@thesalonbynikkiwilliams thesalonbynikki.com