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Why Would I Love To Be a Business Educator?
My beautiful journey in the salon industry has gifted me with vital tools to share and help others thrive in a professional salon environment. I would absolutely love to share my experience and knowledge to help other people grow and be successful in their business!
When I started in this industry, almost 40 years ago, I had no knowledge about business. I thought with good technical skills and a good personality, success would come naturally. Yet, after my first 10 years in the industry I realized I wasn't where I wanted to be and I wasn't as successful as I thought I would be. Frustrated and determined to be successful, I found the busiest salon in town and landed a job there. That was the start of a great career. The salon’s main focus was education and since then I have never looked back. …show more content…

In following that path I became a very successful booth renter. After five years of working as a booth renter, an opportunity arose for me to work with my husband at our manufacturing company. I had to go back to school to learn computer and accounting skills; it was all so exciting to me. It wasn't an easy decision to leave the work I loved behind the chair, yet I was excited to have an opportunity to do something different in my life. At our manufacturing company my role as an office manager included handling payroll, profit and loss statements, accounts receivable, accounts payable and human resources. I learned so much about running a successful business during this chapter of my

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