S4E3: From Teen Mom to Spa CEO Pamela Escobar's 20 Year Beauty Biz Journey

WANT MORE?    • Moving Your Beauty Biz Across the Country ...  This week, Cristal Rubio of Beauty Pro Bookkeeping and licensed esthetician Jackie Rodman of Skinfinate San Antonio sit down with San Antonio skincare legend Pamela Escobar, founder of Skin Experience by Pamela — for a raw, unfiltered deep-dive into her wild, emotional, hilarious, and inspiring 20-year career in the beauty industry.In Part 1 of this two-part episode, Pamela takes us way back — from her early days as a young teen mom navigating anxiety attacks in a medical billing office… to discovering esthetics through a dial-up Google search… to doing 15 Brazilian waxes in one day on her very first day at a day spa (yes, really). 😳🔍 WHAT YOU’LL HEAR IN THIS EPISODE:✅ Pamela’s Wild Entry into Esthetics• From medical burnout to esthetics school with strippers• Discovering skincare through childhood DIY facials (thanks, mom 🥑)• Getting hired at a top San Antonio day spa with zero waxing experience✅ Waxing War Stories• 15 Brazilian wax clients in one day (her very first day on the job!)• Working through sweat, fear, and "layered situations"• Building loyal clientele one labia at a time — and they still come back✅ From Burnout to Business Owner• Being underpaid and overworked for 5 years at a day spa• The moment Pamela realized her tips weren’t making it to her check• Taking a leap with $400 from her dad and building her own suite from scratch✅ Word-of-Mouth Magic• How she grew her business without Instagram or filters• Delivering brownies to dentist offices with her business card inside• Why referrals still outperform social media (and always will)✅ Family, Filters & Facials• Giving her waxing clientele to her daughter… and their hilarious reactions• Why Pamela doesn’t use filters on client skin or before/afters• Keeping it real in a world full of Facetune and false advertising✅ Building a Team Without a Blueprint• How her current 5-room spa came together fast… and with family• Learning (the hard way) how to separate business and blood• Rebranding Skin Experience by Pamela and creating signature facials with her own skincare line🎯 KEY TAKEAWAYS:💼 Start Before You're ReadyPamela didn’t wait for the perfect time — she made it work with $400, a wax pot, and a couple of loyal clients. If you’re waiting for the stars to align, stop. Just start.🔥 Confidence is Built, Not BoughtFrom shaking in a treatment room to becoming a top esthetician, Pamela shows how consistency, personality, and care are the real client retention tools.💬 Word-of-Mouth Trumps FiltersReal skin, real results. Pamela reminds us that no amount of Instagram followers can beat a client saying “You HAVE to go see her.”🧼 Not Every Spa Story is PrettyFrom missing pay to being gaslit by spa management, Pamela opens up about the ugly side of the beauty industry—and how it shaped her leadership style.👑 Build Your Brand Like a QueenPamela’s “Skin Experience Signature Facial” can’t be duplicated—because she didn’t just copy someone else’s formula. She created it. That’s how brands are born.🧃 Family in Business is Beautiful… and HardFrom her daughter to her sisters, Pamela shares the challenges and rewards of building a spa powered by familia—and what she wishes she did differently.👀 Don’t miss Part 2 next week—Pamela gets even more personal and dives into pricing, mentorship, and how she trains her team to deliver results.👇 FOLLOW + SUPPORT:✨ Pamela Escobar — Skin Experience by PamelaInstagram: @skinexperiencebypamelaWebsite: https://www.skinexperiencebypamela.com✨ Your HostsCristal Rubio:   / beautyprobookkeeping   | beautyprobookkeeping.comJackie Rodman: .css-j9qmi7{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-flex-direction:row;-ms-flex-direction:row;flex-direction:row;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:1rem;margin-top:2.8rem;width:100%;-webkit-box-pack:start;-ms-flex-pack:start;-webkit-justify-content:start;justify-content:start;padding-left:5rem;}@media only screen and (max-width: 599px){.css-j9qmi7{padding-left:0;-webkit-box-pack:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;justify-content:center;}}.css-j9qmi7 svg{fill:#27292D;}.css-j9qmi7 .eagfbvw0{-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;color:#27292D;}