SalonSpa Sustainability Summit

America’s Beauty Show Launched the Concept of Salon Sustainability in 2008. In 2009, we bring you the best!

Cosmetologists Chicago® defines true sustainability as

People: Social progress to support and protect ourselves and our communities
Planet: Active and involved concern for the environment
Profit: Continued economic development to sustain our businesses

Sustainability: it’s more than going “green.” It’s a business, personal and community commitment to a way of life. Only the SalonSpa Sustainability Summit at America’s Beauty Show brings together the true experts in this highly important way to think and do your business. With THREE Expert Panels plus industry icons delivering the opening and closing to this year’s Summit, attendees came away with a wealth of information and inspiration! Plus, they earned 4 CE Hours (5 if you add the post-summit session) and gained a new outlook on how to participate in sustaining our world for future generations. Watch the video of Horst Rechelbacher at the 2009 Summit:

See the rest of the Horst Videos and more!

Several companies and organizations had additional information on sustainability available and a special book signing with Clodagh, Horst Rechelbacher and Mary Beth Janssen followed the Summit.

Sponsored by: www.freestylesystems.com

Introduction & Moderator
SalonSpa Sustainability Summit Chairperson MaryBeth Janssen, Chicago, founder of Green Beauty and Wellness Group, has authored five books, numerous articles and columns, teaches mind-body health, sustainability and organic lifestyle programs worldwide.

Opening Remarks
Ted Ning, Boulder, CO, is Executive Director of the authoritative LOHAS (Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability) Conference; Executive Editor of The LOHAS Journal and www.lohas.com. His reputation and credentials are impeccable, and he is known in the sustainability world as the “godfather of green!”

People Panel
Max Simon, San Diego, CA, is a recognized authority on stress reduction, self-esteem and life purpose, founder of selfcentered, a meditation tribe. His youth belies his experience and immersion into his topic.

Tamara Wills, Chicago, owner of the Allyu Salon, Chicago, a 6,000 sq, ft. sustainable spa providing a full array of services. Allyu is a Quechua word meaning “community” and the basis for the salon’s human sensitivity.

Kate Leydon, Chicago, is owner of The Ruby Room salon/spa, offering a very sophisticated menu of all-encompassing services for maintaining inner & outer beauty including: acupuncture, cupping, Enerssage, Chakrassage, Crystalssage, facials, energy healing, Intuitive Exploration, Auratherapy, haircuts, coloring, waxing, make-up and more.

Planet Panel
Clodagh, New York City, internationally recognized as a design leader committed to the "green movement," creates stunning properties with materials that reflect her experiences and spirituality. In both public and private projects, she mixes the exotic and the familiar with a belief in the infinite possibilities of good design.

Tiffany Cannon, Glenview, IL, is co-owner of The Silken Tent, a natural, organic environment with wood and stone everywhere, a yoga studio and an emphasis on local and green designers and vendors.

Frederic Holzberger, Cincinnati, OH, salon, spa and Aveda Institute owner, is a motivating and inspirational presenter who speaks from the heart, with passion and personal experience, on salon design and marketing.

Profit Panel
Mark Wuttke, Atlanta, GA, heads the Wuttke Group, LLC, a business development team with international clients and a focus on sustainable luxury, spa, boutique retail, organic luxury and eco-chic.

Mary Bemis, New York City, is co-founder and editor-in-chief of OrganicSpa Magazine, a bi-monthly consumer publication. A respected journalist, Mary has covered the spa industry for nearly 20 years.

Gary Howse, Seattle, WA, co-owner of Gary Manuel Salons, is recognized worldwide as one of the beauty industry’s leading hair designers/colorists, salon owners and for the first AVEDA Institute on the West Coast.

Closing Remarks
Horst Rechelbacher, Minneapolis, an active environmentalist, innovative business leader, author, artist and organic farmer, Horst is known throughout the beauty world as founder of Aveda and Intelligent Nutrients brands and an early crusader of the natural beauty products movement.

2009 Recap: More than Going Green
Designed to help salon and spa owners and pros maximize their positive world impact, the 2009 Salon Spa Sustainability Summit at America’s Beauty Show offered in-depth concepts and easy-to-do pointers to encourage sustainability at every level for every salon. THREE Expert Panels plus industry icons delivering the opening and closing to this year’s Summit and attendees came away with a wealth of information and inspiration and gained a new outlook on how to participate in sustaining our world for future generations.

Watch the videos: