Losing Her Salon to Lockdown & Building a Beauty Referral Network | Calli Jensen

Send us Fan MailShe opened her doors, got her license, and then lockdown hit. One month later, the salon dream was gone — and so was the home it lived in.That kind of loss can shrink your world fast, but Calli Jensen chose a different path. Instead of giving up, she used that painful season as the spark to rethink how beauty, wellness, and service-based businesses grow when ads stop working, customers disappear, and real connection becomes everything.In this episode of Women Like Me Stories & Business, Calli shares the real timeline of rebuilding — from a simple “refer three friends” stamp card to creating Our Beauty Referral Network, a referral marketing platform built on trust, tracked referrals, collaboration, and community.We talk about why relying on a single location or income stream can be risky, especially for small business owners, and how a pay-it-forward referral model can help customers earn toward their self-care while helping businesses keep their calendars full.Calli also opens up about her spinal injury, her healing journey, and what it truly means to stop “pushing through” and become your own health advocate. Her story is a powerful reminder that resilience is not always about going harder — sometimes it is about slowing down, listening, healing, and building differently.We also explore what makes Our Beauty Referral Network more than a directory, including live events, online speed-networking, video testimonials, referral tracking, tools to fill open appointment slots, and content automation designed to increase visibility and bookings.If you are a beauty, wellness, or service-based business owner who feels invisible online — or a customer looking for trusted providers without the guesswork — this conversation will give you a clearer, more human way to grow.Subscribe, share this episode with a friend or business owner who needs momentum, and leave a review with the biggest takeaway you’re taking from Calli’s story.REACH OUT TO CALLI!  Our Beauty & Wellness Referral Network & Community. www.beautyreferralnetwork.com https://www.facebook.com/groups/beautyreferralIf this conversation stirred something in you… good. That’s where change begins.Make sure you’re subscribed, share this with someone who needs it, and if you’re ready to tell your story, step into your voice, or build a life that actually feels like yours… You’re in the right place.I’m Julie Fairhurst, and this is where stories turn into power.Go to my website if you would like to be a guest on the Women Like Me Stories & Business in the toolbar click Let's PodcastJulie's Website