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by Staff
January 12, 2022
1 min to read
Strategies recently announced eight winners for its 2021 Team-Based Pay Awards.
The Team-Based Pay Awards were created to celebrate and honor the superior performance and financial successes of salons, spas and medspas that currently are using Strategies’ Team-Based Business Model.
This year’s winners include:
Productivity Award:
Identity Atelier | Columbus, OH | @identityateliercolumbus
Owners: Megan Schmidt & Autumn Queen
Profitability Award:
Blush Salon | Fargo, ND | @blushfargo
Owner: Lacey Spaulding
Staff Retention Award:
LiveEdge Eco Salon | Gladstone, OR | @liveedge_ecosalon
Owner: Sydnie Bray
Customer Loyalty Award:
Libelle Beech Salon | Lebanon, TN | @libellebeechsalon
Owner: Rachel Beechboard
Culture Shift Award:
Salon Skanda | Roswell, GA | @salonskanda
Owner: Kristal Kaiser
Turn-Around Award:
OlyCurl | Olympia, WA | @olycurl
Owner: Yukiko Taylor
Coaches’ Choice Award:
The Curl Boutique | Westbrook, ME | @curlboutiqueme
Owner: Debbi Burns
No-Compromise Leadership Business of the Year Award:
Omagi Salon Spa | Louisville, KY | @omagisalon
Owner: Marian Sang
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