Shelley Hancock has opened Real Transformation Training Center in Capistrano Beach, Calif. This training center will be a destination location for aestheticians from all over the United States to get quality advanced training in all aspects of the industry. With a full view of the beautiful ocean, it may be hard to concentrate on the lesson at hand!

butter LONDON® announced that Encore Consumer Capital, a private equity investment firm, has made a majority investment in the indie beauty brand. Under the terms of the agreement, Encore Consumer Capital will form a partnership to help develop and market the Seattle-based company. butter LONDON was founded in 2005 by Sasha Muir, a British entrepreneur who successfully built the company into an influential, high-design, nail…

Verde Media Group, Inc. is an emerging growth biotechnology company. Through its subsidiary, Beautyject, Inc., it will provide needle-free injectable devices with a unique patented technology and design. William Veve, CEO of Verde Media Group, Inc., introduced the product prior to its official launch in North and South American markets during the months to come. Veve was interviewed live by host Amilya Antonetti on ABC…

Setting the new standard for empowering women in entrepreneurial businesses from around the world, the Dermalogica Foundation’s global philanthropic movement, Financial Independence Through Entrepreneurship (FITE), has surpassed its most ambitious objective to date: funding more than 50,000 women-owned businesses across all industries worldwide. The initiative was launched by Dermalogica® as an expansion of the brand’s dedication to vocational education and careers.

CIDESCO, the world standard for beauty and spa therapy with accredited schools in over 33 countries worldwide, announced the launch of three diplomas that will appeal to a growing number of students keen to progress into this dynamic and expanding industry. The new diplomas offer the highest standards of professional qualifications and will provide graduates with the means to equip themselves with the skills to…

Catherine Atzen, M.B.A., founder of ATZEN Superior to Organic Skin Care™, attended Cosmoprof Asia in Hong Kong in November. She exhibited and signed agreements with six major distribution companies in Asia and Europe, including two publicly-traded companies. ATZEN products will be sold in high-end retail chains, integrative pharmacies, and spas.

Celebrating Women’s En-trepreneurship Day, SpaRitual founder Shel Pink participated in a Los Angeles-based panel alongside of high-profile, female business leaders such as Shannon Dellimore, founder of GLAMGLOW®, Mary Wagstaff, president of Wagstaff Worldwide, and Pooneh Mohajer, founder of Tokidoki. Pink spoke about promoting female entrepreneurship, fostering innovation within her company, and leading the eco-luxury industry. This event was in held in conjunction with Women’s Entrepreneurship…

Beauty industry professionals, members of the press, and medical experts were amongst those in attendance for the annual Repêchage Network Power Lunch – Champagne Brunch held at the Repêchage headquarters! Notable guests, including the author of Milady's Standard Textbook for Professional Estheticians and Milady's Standard Fundamentals for Estheticians, Dr. Joel Gerson, owner of Capri Cosmetology Learning Centers in New York, Anthony Fiore, president of Intercoiffure…