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With backgrounds in aesthetics and marketing, these sisters by marriage put their skills and passions together to create the company of their dreams. Danielle Munley and Emily Sindlinger, co-founders of Sorella Apothecary, have completely different backgrounds, but have always shared a love for skin care and all things beauty. They had casually been in each ... Read More
- Published in The 2019 A-List
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A personal touch and dedication to education helped make her business what it is today. Lisa VanBockern, owner and founder of Skin Script Skin Care, floundered through careers looking for something that sparked her interest. At the age of 40, she became an aesthetician and started working in a medical spa. Her passion for skin ... Read More
- Published in The 2019 A-List
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Interested in skin care from a young age, life took her on a journey that eventually led to starting her own company. Kathleen Carney, founder and formulator for Skin Blends LLC, a licensed aesthetician and aesthetic instructor, has a degree in education from Wayne State College in Nebraska and attended graduate school at the University ... Read More
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A testament that with true grit, determination, and perseverance, you can accomplish anything. In 2007, Dasha Saian, L.E., CEO and co-founder of Saian Natural Clinical Skincare, and her mother Margarita started a skin care brand out of their kitchen with only $3,000. At that time, Dasha was finishing college, working at a spa as a ... Read More
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Nicknamed the Queen of Seaweed, she seized an opportunity that would lead to recognition and success worldwide. Lydia Sarfati, founder and CEO of Repêchage, built her career on excellence, innovation, and dedication to raising the standards of aesthetic education. Creating excellence in all that she does, whether with new product formulations, professional treatments, or standards ... Read More
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From her grandmother’s salon to her own renowned company, her passion for the beauty industry has driven her success. Renée Rouleau, an Austin-based, celebrity aesthetician, skin guru, and founder of Renée Rouleau Skincare, has been in the beauty and skin care industry for 30 years and is continuing to expand her expertise. Her first exposure ... Read More
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Originally an industrial designer, and a woman of many hats, she is determined to always find a better way. Normajean Fusco, president and founder of Equibal Labs, is a true renaissance woman whose career in the beauty industry spans over four decades. Educated in the United States and Europe, Normajean has spent time as a ... Read More
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Overcoming roadblocks in her youth and holding onto her sense of creativity, she chased her dreams and realized her greatest potential. Lyn Ross, L.M.E., is the founder of Institut’ DERMed Clinical Skin Care and the College of Advanced Aesthetics. Her philosophy is that education is life long and knowledge is a powerful tool. Lyn did ... Read More
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Asking questions and developing a rich mindset led him from the projects of Seattle to a successful career and leading role at a world-renowned skin care company. From his early days delivering newspapers in the suburbs and projects of Seattle, Washington to his experiences with the Russian mafia in Moscow, Drew Coleman, vice president of ... Read More
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She took a leap of faith, quit her job, and pursued her dream of educating aestheticians on a new modality. Rikki Kusy, founder and CEO of DermaplanePro, graduated Summa Cum Laude from Arizona State University with an honors degree in education. She is a certified yoga instructor and PSIA certified ski instructor with over 10 ... Read More
- Published in The 2019 A-List
