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August 15, 2023
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Strategies announces its nominees for the 2023 Team-Based Pay Awards.
Strategies, a leading business coaching and training company for salons, spas, and medspas, has just announced the nominees for the 2023 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 are currently using Strategies’ Team-Based Business Model.
The nominees for the 2023 Team-Based Pay Awards are…
PRODUCTIVITY AWARD
A Good Spa Day – Heber, UT
Cloud 9 Salon & Spa – Martins Ferry, OH
Lovely Lash Company – West Fargo, ND
Natural Remedies Spa – Vienna, WV
Oasis Curl Salon – Rockville, MD
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN PROFITABILITY AWARD
AlDa Aesthetics – Hanover, MA
AM Salon – Flemington, NJ
Brilliant Bodywork – La Crosse, WIk
Sucre Sugaring Studio – Everett, WA
Très Bella Salon – Boerne, TX
TEAM RETENTION AWARD
AlDa Aesthetics – Hanover, MA
A Glo Spa & Salon – Janesville, WI
Cloud 9 Salon & Spa – Martins Ferry, OH
Let Em Have It – Denver, CO
Libelle Beech – Lebanon, TN
Water’s Edge Salon & Spa – Derry, NH
CLIENT LOYALTY AWARD
Identity Atelier – Columbus, OH
Rustic Salon – Ankeny, IA
Salon Skanda – Sandy Springs, GA
Sucre Sugaring Studio – Everett, WA
Sugar Me Right! Beauty Studio – Peterborough, ON
MOMENTUM AWARD
Caliber Hair & Makeup Studio – Reno, NV
The Hideout Salon and Lounge – Nashville, TN
The Lash Addict – Sacramento, CA
Natural Remedies Spa – Vienna, WV
Rustic Salon – Ankeny, IA
Salon Skanda – Sandy Springs, GA
CULTURE SHIFT AWARD
Absolutely Fabulous Spa – Frisco, TX
Enlightened Beauty Salon – Fargo, ND
The Hideout Salon and Lounge – Nashville, TN
The Lash Addict – Sacramento, CA
Make Me Fabulous – Saratoga Springs, NY
Moxi Hair Studio – Albuquerque, NM
TEAM OF THE YEAR AWARD
Cloud 9 Salon & Spa – Martins Ferry, OH
Glance Spa & Salon – Bismark, ND
Moxi Evolution of Beauty – Albuquerque, NM
Oasis Curl Salon – Rockville, MD
Salon Skanda – Sandy Springs, GA
Shine Hair Color & Design Studio – Columbia, SC
TBP NO-COMPROMISE BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
Identity Atelier – Columbus, OH
Lovely Lash Company – West Fargo, ND
Omagi Salon Spa – Louisville, KY
Shine Hair Color & Design Studio – Columbia, SC
Sucre Sugaring Studio – Everett, WA
Très Bella Salon – Boerne, TX
Nominees for the Coaches Choice Category will be announced shortly.
This year’s Team-Based Pay Awards ceremony will take place Sunday, October 1st at the Team-Based Experience in Scottsdale, AZ.
Ticket prices are currently $749 and will increase to full price ($1,195) on 9/1/23. Visit https://teambasedexperience.com/ for full agenda and registration.
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