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A community for independent beauty and wellness professionals who want to build a business and a life they actually love.

You’re brilliant at what you do. But nobody taught you how to build the business around it.

You’re talented, committed, and already doing the work. You’ve built the skills. The reputation. The loyal clients. And yet, there are days when it feels like you’re pushing uphill. When the gap between the business you are running and the business you imagined feels wide. It can be lonely, but you are not alone.

Bodhial is where you learn, grow and connect with people who get it.

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The beauty and wellness industry is one of the fastest-growing sectors in the world. It’s also one of the loneliest places to work alone.

83%

of the UK beauty & wellness sector are solo and micro businesses

BABTAC 2024

73%

say burnout
is their biggest operational risk

Treatwell Industry Report 2024

490K

self-employed
beauty and wellness professionals in the UK

HMRC / ONS 2024

68%

undercharge for their
services by an average
of 30%

Simply Business UK 2024

The industry teaches us how to perfect a treatment but not how to:

Run a business

Deal with loneliness

Price with confidence

Recover from burnout

Believe in ourselves

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A woman in black scrubs puts on gloves while preparing a medical procedure on a person lying on a table, who is wearing a white mask and has a medical device on their leg.

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That’s the gap Bodhial exists to fill. Bodhial brings the practical business work and the deeper personal work together, because YOU are part of the business you’re building.

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CHARLIE McCORRY - INDUSTRY MENTOR

A life of grit and glamour.

South London. Complicated childhood. I didn’t come up the easy way. I started in the beauty industry with nothing but drive, resilience and a deep belief that I could build something that mattered.

From sweeping salon floors to building global businesses, working with some of the world’s biggest brands and becoming a trusted mentor to more than 22,000 beauty professionals, I’ve built a career I could never have imagined.

I’ve also lost everything. Fought cancer. Become a mother. Burnt out. And found my way back. Every single time.

Now I’m building my next and most exciting business for the people I love most: my Tribe.

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A woman with long blonde hair, wearing a beige blazer over a white shirt, showing jewelry and a watch, with her arms crossed over her stomach against a black background.

THE FOUNDATION BODHIAL IS BUILT ON.

Two truths.

The most important home you will ever invest in… is you.
The most important business you will ever build is… your own.

One belief.

The two are inseparable.

You cannot build something extraordinary on a foundation you have neglected. And you cannot truly thrive in yourself when the business that carries your name is struggling.

We believe that the inner work and the business work are not two different journeys. They are one. And when you walk both at the same time, with the right support around you, everything changes.

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Pronounced bow-dee-al our name is derived from the Bodhi tree. An ancient symbol of hope, awakening, and the infinite potential for transformation and growth that lies within each of us.

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Let’s create something truly meaningful together.

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Grow your confidence. Master your business. Find your people.
We’re building something the beauty and wellness industry hasn’t had before. Be a part of what comes next.