Morag Currin: Founder and president of Oncology Training International (OTI)

Morag Currin, founder and president of Oncology Training International (OTI), was the first to supply the aesthetics industry with oncology aesthetics training based on a need to dispel the myth that aestheticians cannot provide safe services for people living with cancer and other health challenges. This integrative approach to cancer care takes into consideration a patient’s identity and helps them regain a positive relationship with…

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Leading the Pack: Jane Iredale

Jane Iredale, founder and president of her eponymous line, was the first to supply the aesthetics industry with a full line of skin care makeup based on quality minerals and healing botanical ingredients. With a background in film, theater, and television, Iredale witnessed the negative effects conventional makeup had on models and actresses. She introduced the first mineral foundation, Amazing Base, in 1994, forever changing…

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Leading The Pack: SHEL PINK

Shel Pink is the founder of SpaRitual, a pioneering, sustainable beauty brand based on the rituals of self-care. Pink built SpaRitual on the guiding ethos of slow beauty, encouraging women to reclaim ownership of their greatest commodity – time – and establish a connection through meaningful, daily beauty practices. Pink’s is sought after as a keynote speaker for her advice and insights. She has been…

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Boldijarre Koronczay President of Eminence Organic Skin Care

Boldijarre Koronczay, recipient of the International Spa Association (ISPA) Visionary Award, is an icon of the spa industry. After surviving leukemia in his childhood, Koronczay moved from Budapest, Hungary to Vancouver, Canada to follow his dreams of bringing natural, organic, and Biodynamic® skin care to North America. Now, Eminence Organic Skin Care is an internationally-recognized brand. Koronczay has personally trained over a quarter million spa…

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Josh McCarter CEO and co-founder of Booker Software

Josh McCarter has been leading Booker Software since 2010. McCarter has been in the technology industry since the early days of the internet and has been focused on the wellness industry since his initial involvement with SpaFinder in 2002. He is passionate about using technology to improve business and consumer experiences and most recently has been focusing on how changes in marketing automation and in…

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Shannon Esau. Rhonda Allison Cosmeceuticals

Shannon Esau was raised in the professional aesthetic industry –– inspired and mentored by her mother, Rhonda Allison, founder and CEO of the globally recognized brand, Rhonda Allison Cosmeceuticals. Today, Esau serves as the director of education and sales for the company, and in her 17-plus years in the industry, she has become widely respected for her devotion to furthering the education of skin care…

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Alicia Grande CEO of Grande Cosmetics

After 25 years in the anti-aging, skin care and beauty industries interviewing doctors and scientists about new innovative products, I truly believed I had seen it all! As I got older and became a wife and mother, my interest in anti-aging products grew more personal. I looked for products that would restore or slow down my own aging process. In 2009, I discovered the secret…

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Claudio Difiore president and co-owner of Bio France Lab

With25 years of successful industry experience in Europe and the United States, in both skin care and retail with Lab-Series, Estée lauder, The Art of Shaving, and more, Claudio Difiore created Bio France Lab. This company offers natural and botanical luxury skin care products at an affordable cost. Combined exposure to both product development and branding for many very well-known skin care companies has yielded…

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