Lauren Gartland - Founder/President/CEO Inspiring Champions Lauren has served the Salon Industry since 1983, “Inspiring Dreams, Passion and the Champion Within!” During this time she was ranked in the Top 1% in the nation as a leading Sales Consultant, managed a Distributor Sales Team, and owned a Distributorship in San Diego. In 1995, Lauren founded Inspiring Champions, and has since impacted the lives of thousands of Salon Professionals lives nationally—helping them make more money, work fewer hours, and live a balanced life. Lauren is vibrant, dynamic, compassionate & anything but boring! She is rated as one of the top Business Trainers and Success Coaches in the Salon and Spa Industry. Her passion and enthusiasm are contagious! Lauren has trained over 5,000 individuals nationally in her two-day business workshops. In addition, she has personally coached thousands to the top in their life & business with her Proven Success Strategies to increase Profits, Customer Satisfaction & Service and Retail Sales. Now’s the perfect time to put the Red Head Firecracker in your Company & light things up! Lauren Gartland—is featured at most major Hair Shows, including: • IBS New York, Seattle and ISSE Long Beach • Chicago Midwest Beauty Show • Premiere Shows in Orlando (FL), Birmingham (AL), and Columbus (OH) • The Las Vegas Hair & Nail Conference • The Las Vegas Tanning Convention Lauren has been a Keynote Speaker for such companies as: • AACS, American Association of Cosmetology Schools Management Conference • Aveda Career College in Minneapolis, MN • Aquage Leadership Quest workshops • Emiliani Enterprises • Fantastic Sams, Beauty Alliance • Raylon Corporation • Royal Beauty—“Business in the Real World,” • Sebastian • The Ratner Company In addition, Lauren is the Official Business Trainer for (CIE) Center for Industry Excellence with The Nailco Group in MI. She has been published in various Business Magazines, including: American Salon, Modern Salon, and Day Spa. Lauren is also a contributing co-author in the book, Wake Up! Live the Life You Love in Beauty. Gary Ahlquist, Business Consultant & Trainer Gary Ahlquist is the bold, no-nonsense Founder of a Seminar and Consulting Company with a proven track record for dramatically increasing Cash Flow in the Salon & Spa Industry. Gary has 31 years of professional expertise and commitment; he has managed some 45 Distributors, as well as marketing a 4500 Salon Franchise. Having already trained more than 750,000 Licensed Service Professionals, and revolutionizing more than 8000 Spa/Salons throughout North America, Gary Ahlquist is ready to advise YOU. In addition, Gary is the Founder of Saloncashflow.com—Ahlquist’s subscription-based web site, which is a 24/7 Support System for serious Owners. If you are ready for success as you’ve never experienced it, then this is the perfect time to revamp your Business and unleash YOUR Cash Flow by enlisting the multiple services of Gary Ahlquist. Debra Hanson - Master Success Coach, Trainer Debra Hanson, CPCC (Certified Professional Co-Active Coach) is a Master Coach with Inspiring Champions. Debra has more than 30 years experience as a Professional Hair Designer, and being an Owner of two profitable Salons. “What really makes my heart sing,” says Debra, “is empowering others to live their dreams.” As a Personal Success Coach, Debra’s passion is to teach people how to grow their Business—while keeping balance in their Life. Think it’s impossible? “Not at all—when you have the Tools, Support, and Accountability,” claimsDebra. “Most Owners open their door with little or NO Business experience—and they soon find the many pitfalls Salon Owners face on a daily basis!” By implementing the Inspiring Champions Systems, Debra will teach you how to allocate time each day to concentrate on both personal and professional goals that are most important to you, while focusing your Vision of Success and Profitability. Debra will turn your business and personal goals into a reality. Detlev Gessner - Success Coach A dynamic, results-oriented Entrepreneur, Detlev Gessner has over 30 years of Operations Management and Business Development experience in the Salon and Spa Industry-in both Germany and the United States. He received his Master of Business with an Industry focus in Hair Dressing and Entrepreneurship. Gessner continuously applies his Industry expertise and keen Business sense to create numerous successful enterprises. Among his accomplishments, in 2001 he launched his Florida Detlev Salon and Sales skyrocketed from $0 to $1.5 million in Services and $400,000 in Retail. He also set up a Spa in Taos, building and developing this Consulting Project into a multi-million dollar turn-key Operation. Due to his extensive expertise, high-profile Clients seek out Detlev's Services. Clientele include Tipper Gore, Hillary Clinton, Sally Jesse Raphael, Nestor Torres, and Liz Reyes. How did he do it? Let him help YOU embark on your own path to success! Gessner promises: "My commitment to you as your Coach is to move YOU forward and keep you FOCUSED on your Dream and your Goals." Detlev Gessner, Detlev Salon, Florida Angela Dalphonse - Success Coach Angela has been a Hairdesigner for 14 years and a Salon Owner for ten. Like many of you—she quickly got burned and stressed out, didn’t have a strong Team, and wasn’t making much of a Profit. Since using the Inspiring Champions Systems,her Income has increased 50%, her Salon Re-books 85% of its Clients, Retail Sales are at 26%, Chemicals at 60%. The Salon Profit is nearly four times the National Average—and she has her Dream Team! Angela uses her extensive experience ‘behind the chair’ and as a Salon Owner—along with the IC Systems—to coach and inspire other Owners to succeed in a manner that goes beyond their wildest expectations. Angela’s skill with numbers and strong Business savvy will help you focus on the individual needs of YOUR Salon and guide YOU in growing YOUR Business. You will identify Key Issues and generate Practical Solutions, using step-by-step Strategies that suit your unique Business needs. If you are tired of going it alone, working long hours, being stressed, never seeming to meet your Financial Goals, and not having quality time for family and friends, AND if you want results—now is your chance to make it all happen! Choose Angela as your Success Coach and she will help you create your Plan for Success. You will be inspired to reach for the stars! It’s time to turn your Dreams into Realities! Lance Courtney - Success Coach, Trainer, Certified Dream Coach© Lance Courtney has impacted the Salon Industry since 1991 as a Marketing Expert, Sales Coach, and Business Trainer. As the Founder of Paradigm International Enterprises & SPAWHO.com, Inc., he is personally responsible for recruiting more than Half a Million New and Ideal Clients into Salons & Spas across the globe and is currently a featured author in the book, "Lessons From Empowering Leaders" by Dr. Ed Poole of Morgan James Publishing, Inc. Lance has also created and pioneered the 1st ever fully-interactive Front Desk Training course, which can be experienced live or via the internet through his exciting online Top Gun Front Desk training webinar. Every year his clients continue to be recognized in Salon Today Magazine's Top 200 Fastest Growing Salons ™. As a leading Business Trainer, Speaker and one of only 600 ©Certified Dream Coaches in the entire world, Lance's enthusiasm, passion and humor is engaging, contagious and in constant high-demand. With amazing results, he has empowered thousands of Industry Professionals on how to "earn more, learn more and live more" by retaining Clients, increasing Sales and Profits, while having FUN and accomplishing their life's greatest dreams and goals! As your Coach, Lance is committed to taking you from "motivation to inspiration and give you solid tools to create positive transformation in your life and business!" Dorothy Scott - Success Coach How to describe Dorothy? Start with over 30 years as a respected Hair Designer, Color Specialist and Salon Owner, combined with Inspiring Champions Systems & Business Coaching makes Dorothy an all-time favorite and demanded Inspiring Champions Success Coach. Her fiery passion empowers Salon and Spa Professionals to new possibilities and achievement of their dreams. Dorothy believes YOU DESERVE a profitable Business and a balanced Life! Your Coaching relationship will be fueled by Dorothy’s first-hand experience of the unlimited transformation that can develop by having a Success Coach. Dorothy went from five days a week—12 hours a day ‘behind the chair’—down to two eight-hour days with a one-hour lunch break and doubled her revenue! In addition, she increased her Average Service Ticket from $38 to $109 in a very small town. Dorothy is the right choice if you are seeking a coach to help you achieve the same type of remarkable results! With Dorothy as your Coach, you can expect genuine understanding, strong encouragement, and absolute faith to help you make endless changes in your Business and Life. Oscar Valencia, Jr. - Vice President, Success Coach, Trainer Oscar Valencia, Jr.—Business Trainer, Success Coach, and Vice President of Inspiring Champions. Oscar has mastered how to work smart—not hard. During his career he averaged $500 to $600 per day in Service Sales with only four Clients and a haircut price of $35.His average Service Ticket was consistently $135 to $142—putting him in the top 1% nationally based on Industry Performance Standards. Oscar is now dedicated to helping all Salon and Spa Professionals maximize their financial success—while creating more time, fun and energy to enjoy truly the quality of their life as they achieve their dreams. As a second-generation Hair Designer, Color Educator, Business Trainer and Success Coach, Oscar ‘owns’ what it takes to create a $100,000 Business behind the chair—and he can’t wait to show you how to do the same. Oscar’s passion and specialty with Inspiring Champions is In-Salon Training, delivering the best in Business Education right to your door. He is ready to take YOU and your Business to the top! Heidi Karnoscak - Success Coach Heidi Karnoscak has been a winning Hair Designer and Color Expert since 1987. As a Success Coach for Inspiring Champions, her commitment is to teach Salon and Spa Professionals how to earn $100,000+ per year. Heidi is one of the most inspiring, joyful, and FUN people you will ever meet! As a demanded Coach, Heidi has the ability to quickly move people up their success mountain. Her passion is help Salon Professionals create a life of balance and abundance. When Heidi started with Inspiring Champions, she was working five days per week, 10 hours per day, and grossed $500 per week in Service Sales. By mastering and implementing the Inspiring Champions Systems, Heidi now works only four days per week, eight hours per day, and grosses $3,000 in Service Sales—with an average of only 25 Clients! Heidi is living her Dream Business and wants to show YOU how you can live yours! Rachuan Julian - Success Coach Rachuan began her Salon Career as a Hair Designer in 2000. In just her second year—by utilizing the Inspiring Champions Systems—she quickly developed a thriving Business that grossed $100,000. Rachaun is a dynamic Success Coach who is admired for her amazing and innate ability to quickly move people forward—fulfilling both their Personal and Business Goals. Rachaun’s passion is to inspire and empower individuals to believe in themselves and to never give up on their dreams. Her unwavering commitment is to support you in soaring to your greatest heights. Susan McClure - Success Coach, Trainer Susan began her Salon career in 1983. Since then she has been a thriving Salon Owner, Expert Colorist and Hair Designer, Educator and Business Success Coach. She is passionate about empowering people to become personally and financially successful, and believes that Coaching is the wave of the future. Her belief is that when you believe in people, you motivate them to release their full potential. She supports her Team in reaching their dreams and is sometimes referred to as…A Dream Maker!! In 2004 Susan’s newest Salon grossed half a million dollars in Service Sales its very first year in Business—with only six Service Providers and NO Clients to begin with except for her Clients. Their Retail Sales equal 25% of Service Dollars. Susan’s masterful Coaching skills—along with the Inspiring Champions Systems—turned this dream into a reality. Susan embraces the opportunity to help YOU do the same! Sharon Griggs - Success Coach Sharon Griggs was awarded an MBA from Harvard University, and had a successful Executive Career for over two decades. She turned around two failing Business Units in the United States, and planned Start-Up Businesses in Europe and Asia. Over the years, she has won Top Awards for Customer Service, Employee Satisfaction, and Profitability. Now a full-time Success Coach, Sharon specializes in Leadership Skill Development, Strategic Business Planning, Goal Setting and Profitability Improvement. Sharon is passionate about bringing out the personal best in people, and balances her drive for results with her warmth and compassion. Sharon says she is thrilled to be working in the Day Spa and Salon Industry for two reasons. “First, I get to work with creative, caring, genuine people who are attracted to this Industry. And second, I really love what the Industry delivers—there’s nothing like that special feeling of confidence and well being that you get after a first-class Spa or Salon experience. This is an Industry that truly contributes to people’s happiness and self-esteem—and I’m proud to be part of it!” Heather Goodwin - Success Coach, Trainer Heather Goodwin has been a Nail Technician and Make-Up Artist since 1996. Though she had a very thriving Business, Heather was working 10-hour days, five days per week, earning $300 per day, and had no balance in her Life. Since implementing the systems and coaching she received with Inspiring Champions, Heather has completely transformed her business. She now works only three days per week and is earning $600.00 per day in service dollars as a Nail Technician! That puts her in the top 1% of her Field! Having experienced what Inspiring Champions did for her, Heather felt an eagerness to give back to the Industry she loves by becoming a Success Coach. Heather’s incredible business savvy supports her in powerfully coaching any Service Providers as well as Salon & Spa Owners and Managers on the needs and challenges they face as Business Owners. Her commitment is to stretch and grow you to live a Life and Business that others only dream to live!