What if your next income stream started in your shower? Dr. Kylie sits down with her friend Marissa Hathaway, who left a one-woman architectural drafting business — burnt out, overworked, and stuck behind a desk — to build a fully flexible income around hair care.

Marissa shares why hair care became her vehicle (turning 40, noticing her own hair changing, and finding the Monat IR Clinical line), and then gives a full, practical tutorial: how to actually shampoo (twice — once to sweep, once to mop), where conditioner does and doesn't belong, how to use the scalp serum for thinning hair, and the leave-in that protects length. Dr. Kylie adds the physician's perspective — why hair loss shows up after kids, during menopause, with thyroid issues, and as a common side effect of GLP1s and peptides.

Then it's onto the Money Map: what Marissa is selling, how she sells it, and what fulfillment actually looks like when there's zero inventory to manage.

In This Episode:

• Marissa's Shift From Degree to Home Business — leaving a one-person architectural drafting business after burning out behind a desk
• Finding Flexibility Through Social Commerce — discovering Monat through social media and the lifestyle it offered (including working from the ski lift)
• Why Hair Care Became the Vehicle — turning 40, noticing her own hair changing, and choosing a product everyone already needs
• Hair Loss Causes Doctors See Often — Dr. Kylie's physician perspective: postpartum, menopause, thyroid, and GLP1/peptide-related hair loss
• The IR Clinical System and What It Does — developed with University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine; reduces shedding by 92%
• How to Shampoo Twice Correctly — the "sweep, then mop" method, and why scalp-only application matters
• Wash Frequency, Workouts, and Dry Shampoo Tips — how often to wash, and a rice-starch dry shampoo trick for workout days
• Conditioner Rules and Kids' Hair Detangler — ends-only application, plus the brand's kids' line
• Scalp Serum Use and Expected Timeline — the water-based serum, application, and the 30/60/90-day results window
• Leave-In Split-End Mender for Length — protecting length and taming frizz between washes
• Can Men Use It, and How It Feels — yes, with real before/after results
• Confidence, Purpose, and the "Say Yes" Life — why this business is fulfilling beyond the income
• Money Map: Sell, Market, Fulfillment — Marissa's full breakdown of the 3 Questions
• Low-Overhead Affiliate Model Explained — no inventory, no quotas, minimal startup cost

Want to try these haircare products too? Join me on the journey by going to drkylieburton.com/hair. You'll also find it the Women's Amplify Program (step #2).

Connect with our guest, Marissa:

• Marissa on Instagram: @livewellriss
• Marissa on TikTok: @life.with.riss

What income stream will you start on this journey we take together? When you do, message me on Substack. I want to know what you're up to and how I can help you grow it. We support each other here.

This is Unconventional Income — I'll see you on the next episode."

Thank you for being here and joining me on this Unconventional Income journey. I'd be honored for you to leave a review and share this with a friend or on your socials. Let's help more say "yes" instead of "no" due to money. We've got memories to make with those we love most.

Want in on everything I'm using and building right now?

• Hair care & peptides — my current go-to's for both, right here: drkylieburton.com
• Want to learn blood work & peptides? — I break it all down over on my Substack: https://drkylieburton.substack.com/
• Love podcasts? — Come hang out on my other podcast: PEPTALK: Peptides Unpacked
• Beehive Paint Packs — need a party activity that's great for all ages during this holiday season? Support this Unconventional Income stream and grab your paint kits at beehivepaintpacks.com
• Everything else (and then some) lives at one place: drkylieburton.com

Expect miracles,

Dr. Kylie Burton

Disclosure: some of the links above are affiliate links — if you purchase through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.