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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
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Inspired to live a compassionate, natural lifestyle, she set out to share the benefits of CBD with the world. Shauna Blanch has dedicated her life to service, education, and being a positive impact on this planet. Growing up an ethical herbivore and conscious consumer, Shauna’s entrepreneurial spirit was fueled by her parents as they built ... Read More
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Her journey to empower other women empowered her with self-love and acceptance in the process. Standing in the parking lot of O’Reilly Auto Parts, she looked around, wondering if she could possibly be in the right place. A bright young woman in her early 20s approached her asking, “Are you here for lashes?”, waving her ... Read More
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Both discovering a passion for skin care in their own right, they crossed paths and started something extraordinary. Claudio DiFiore, co-founder of Bio France Lab, is Italian, born and raised in Belgium. When Claudio was a child, his mother managed the estate of a baroness in Belgium, where he spent Saturdays learning etiquette and observing ... Read More
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Once a 14-year-old working for a local spa, today she’s running a thriving business in Silicon Valley. Bella Schneider is the founder and CEO of LaBelle Day Spas and Salons and Bella Schneider Beauty LLC. From an early age, Bella was fascinated with skin care and positive vanity. As a teenager growing up in eastern ... Read More
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Following the road less traveled, she proved going against the grain can open unseen doors. Cecily Braden is a licensed aesthetician, founder of CJB Beauty Secrets, an NCBTMB-approved continuing education provider, and international educator. With a degree in journalism, skin care was not Cecily’s first career choice, but it is definitely her last. Celebrating her ... Read More
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A clinical researcher and caregiver at heart, he teamed up with his father to bring a new twist to western skin care. Dr. Steven Q. Wang, M.D., co-founder of Dr. Wang Herbal Skincare, is a dermatologist and surgeon, and currently serves as the director of dermatology and dermatologic surgery at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in Basking ... Read More
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