gohappybeauty - GROW Your Beauty Business

Grant Kantsios

grant@happytans.com

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Booking Overview

This beauty-industry business podcast spotlights entrepreneurs and franchise professionals—especially in sunless tanning, salons, and spas—sharing practical lessons on building and scaling. For PR bookings, it’s a strong fit for guests who can speak to franchise growth, operations, customer confidence, and industry know-how.

Metrics

Episodes: 173

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

Contact Information

grant@happytans.com

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Host

Grant Kantsios - Host of the gohappybeauty (formerly happytans) podcast, focused on sharing the journeys of beauty business owners across sunless tanning, salons, spas, and related businesses. Regularly facilitates...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Beauty/sunless tanning/salon or spa operators (owners or franchisees), franchise development/scaling experts, industry educators/trainers, and credible operators who can share business growth and operational lessons.
Required Achievements:  
Owned and operated a beauty or sunless tanning business, Scaled a location/business to measurable traction, Franchise ownership or franchise development experience, Industry longevity (years in service) and/or large volume/proof of demand, Recognized involvement with established brands (franchises, equipment programs, or training)

Recent Guest Discussions

Shawna Schimnowski - Building And Scaling A Spray Tan Business, Franchise Vs Independence, Overcoming Self-doubt, Community/relationships, And Navigating Industry Challenges.

Bennett Maxwell - Franchise Vs Startup Decision-making, What It Takes To Run A Successful Beauty/tanning Franchise, Scaling Lessons.

Recent Topics

Beauty, Franchising, Entrepreneurship, Salons, Spray Tanning

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
gohappybeauty - GROW Your Beauty Business
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Kickstart Your Business Success: The Power of Proper Bookkeeping and Financial Clarity

May 13, 2026

Welcome to another episode of the gohappybeauty podcast! Today, we’re talking all things numbers with Danielle Hayden founder of Kickstart Accounting, as she joins Grant in a candid conversation about the financial side of running a beauty business. From her journey as a creative-turned-CFO to launching a firm dedicated to serving small businesses, Danielle is on a mission to help entrepreneurs understand, manage, and leverage their finances with confidence. We cover everything from overcom...

Overcoming Self Doubt and Building a Thriving Spray Tan Business

April 08, 2026

Welcome back to the gohappybeauty podcast! In today’s episode, we sit down with Shawna Schimnowski, a true veteran of the sunless tanning industry with over a decade of experience and more than 16,000 spray tans to her name. Starting her journey in a small town outside Winnipeg, Shawna dove headfirst into spray tanning—becoming one of the original franchisees of Organic Tan, which later became Sunna Tan. Her story is one of passion, resilience, and empowering women to feel confident in their ...

Franchise Versus Startup: Exploring Beauty Business Paths with Bennett Maxwell

March 11, 2026

On this episode of the gohappybeauty podcast, host Grant Kantsios sits down with franchise expert Bennett Maxwell for an in-depth look into the world of franchising—specifically in the beauty and tanning industry. Bennett, known for scaling Dirty Dough cookies and now working with Glo Tanning™, brings a wealth of experience as he breaks down what it really takes to own and operate a successful franchise.

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