99. Beauty Industry Entrepreneur, Deb Farnworth-Wood, Founder of the Australian Skin Clinics Franchise and owner of Valor Organics

Deb Farnworth-Wood is a serial entrepreneur, and the founder of the world-leading medi-aesthetic franchise Australian Skin Clinics. Born in Kenya and raised in the UK, Deb’s remarkable story is one of moving to the other side of the world to retire - only to build a $70m business. Having spotted an opportunity to build a successful franchise model, Deb moved her family to the Gold Coast in 2007 and got down to work. She launched the franchise in 2011 and five years later, she had grown the business to 60 clinics across Australia and New Zealand and reshaped an ailing skincare brand, scooping up multiple awards in the process. She was named Gold Coast Woman in Business of the Year 2017, and was a finalist in the EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards in 2016. Deb’s career has been punctuated by ‘firsts’. She was the first non-doctor to become a partner in a UK medical practice, and her group were the first non-pharmacist to own a UK pharmacy. She also opened England’s first drive-thru pharmacy. It’s a testament to her incredible vision and passion for the aesthetics industry that she continues to push the boundaries of business to this day. Deb wears many hats including being an Advisory Board Chair for BiTQ, Founder of Ultimate Skin and Body Clinic, an Advisor to the Board of Directors at Timely Appointment Software and as the Managing Director and Owner of Valor Organics. If you’ve been thinking about making the switch from pen and paper, or want to test a new software system, visit www.gettimely.com to start a free 14 day trial. The Timely team has an exclusive offer for the listeners of today’s episode “Get 50% off Timely for your first 2 months” just use the promo code TAMARA20 Visit www.gettimely.com Don't forget to join our online Facebook community here where thousands of like-minded business owners you like keep each other supported and connected with the latest in the professional beauty industry. If you would like to stay up to date with the latest from Beaute Industrie you can subscribe to our monthly newsletter here. Beaute Industrie Podcast is an independant podcast that operates with the support of our listeners (that's you!) So if you would like to support the show, we would very much appreciate that. Hit 'subscribe' on Apple Podcasts or 'follow' on Spotify, and leave a review if you're feeling especially generous. Your host for the podcast is @tamarashawreid and we're at @beauteindustrie