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NAHA 2010 Salon MBA Winners – Featured Article
Wednesday, November 24th, 2010Shawn Trujillo and Angie Katsanevas of Lunatic Fringe Salons awarded North American Hairstyling Awards (NAHA) first Salon MBA.
Friday, July 23rd, 2010
- Angie Katsanevas & Shawn Trujillo
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Mary Fresques
Ph: 801.599.2087
Email: mary@lunaticfringesalon.com
Web: www.lunaticfringesalon.com
Salt Lake City, Utah July 23, 2010 – The Professional Beauty Association’s North American Hairstyling Awards (NAHA) recognize husband and wife team and owners/founders of Lunatic Fringe Salons, Shawn Trujillo and Angie Katsanevas with the Salon MBA (Masters in Business) award during a star-studded ceremony on Sunday evening July 18th at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas. This marks the inaugural year for the Salon MBA award which was designed to recognize savvy salon owners who have cultivated a cutting-edge salon and a highly profitable business.
It’s a tremendous honor to win this award,” says, Trujillo,” We are very excited by this recognition; we were in some truly good company of our peers in the industry who had also been nominated”.
The national award comes on the heels of the company’s 10 year anniversary. Lunatic Fringe fosters a unique culture which focuses on five core values; team, opportunity, business, passion and education.
Trujillo and Katsanevas also own Paul Mitchell the School in Holladay, Utah. The school is part of a nation wide network of innovative cosmetology schools that provides a positive, well-rounded lifestyle educational environment for their students — or Future Professionals. Paul Mitchell the School instructors, known as Learning Leaders are trained to draw out the artist in every student and prepare them to compete in the real world.
For the second year, Lunatic Fringe has been listed by Elle Magazine as one of the top 100 salons in the country. Lunatic Fringe has been featured in InStyle, Modern Salon, American Salon, Cut and Dry magazines and countless national and local publications. Lunatic Fringe stylists have won competitions in NAHA (North American Hairstyling Awards) and have received numerous industry acknowledgements in Behind the Chair, Cut and Dry and Canadian Hair Dresser magazines.
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Lunatic Fringe marks 10 Years in Business in Utah.
Thursday, June 24th, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Heart & Soul
CONTACT: Mary Fresques
Ph: 801.599.2087
Email: mary@lunaticfringesalon.com
Web: www.lunaticfringesalon.com
Lunatic Fringe Salons celebrate 10 in 2010 with
Heart & Soul
Salt Lake City, Utah June 23, 2010 - Lunatic Fringe salons celebrate a milestone ten years in business in Utah. To commemorate the anniversary, the company will highlight their Heart & Soul mission statement which focus on five core values; team, opportunity, business, passion and education. “We wanted to find a way to engage and align our team and salon guests with our Heart & Soul statement which will be exclusively designed and displayed throughout our four Salt Lake City and Park City locations. We want to bolster guest awareness by underscoring these values as well as our brand endurance and longevity,” explains Shawn Trujillo, Lunatic Fringe co-founder and owner. Throughout the month of July special anniversary service packages will be offered to salon guests.
Lunatic Fringe opened its first location at Trolley Corners in Salt Lake City in July of 2000; founded by husband and wife team, Shawn Trujillo and Angie Katsanevas. Trujillo and Katsanevas both well established hairdressers decided it was time to create a business that was in line with their personal vision and values. “We started Lunatic Fringe to create an environment that we could take pride in, where education and excellence at all levels were a priority. A team culture was very important to us. We wanted an environment that guests and stylists alike loved being a part of,” says Katsanevas. The original Trolley Corners salon relocated to the Sugarhouse neighborhood of 11th East and 1790 South in 2006, and is considered to be the flagship locale of the three Utah salons located in Sugarhouse, Parleys Way and Park City. Lunatic Fringe also owns a salon in Boise, Idaho.
In 2005 Trujillo and Katsanevas opened Paul Mitchell the School in Holladay, Utah. The school is part of a nation wide network of innovative cosmetology schools that provides a positive, well-rounded lifestyle educational environment for their students — or Future Professionals. Paul Mitchell the School instructors, known as Learning Leaders are trained to draw out the artist in every student and prepare them to compete in the real world.
Giving back is a priority of the salons. Lunatic Fringe and Paul Mitchell the School have raised and donated well over two hundred thousand dollars with annual fundraising activities for several national and local non-profit organizations including the Andrew Gomez Dream Foundation, the Larry King Cardiac Foundation and the Leeza Gibbons Memory foundation, Food 4 Africa, and The Children’s Miracle Network.
In an on-going green initiative, the salon recycles glass, plastic and paper. Every Lunatic Fringe location collects and ships hair clippings to the Matter of Trust charity, an organization that uses the clippings to make oil-spill hair mats that protect animal and marine life. Lunatic Fringe also uses specially developed recycled, biodegradable, Color Eze color mixing cups to help keep chemicals out of the water ways.
In 2008 Trujillo and Katsanevas along with a group of other like-minded individuals launch a revolutionary salon franchise concept in the Lunatic Fringe name-sake, focusing on the company’s five core values, a high quality service experience, a solid business model and a proprietary build out process that is unique to the salon industry. “We created the franchise concept built on the success of our Utah salons and wanted to share the opportunity with future owners,” says Katsanevas. The first franchise location opened in 2009 in Orlando, Florida. Three more salons are slated to open in early 2011.
Lunatic Fringe has been featured in InStyle, Modern Salon, American Salon, Cut and Dry, IN Utah this week, Salt Lake, City Weekly and Wasatch Women magazines. Lunatic Fringe stylists have won competitions in NAHA, (North American Hairstyling Awards) and have received numerous industry acknowledgements in Canadian Hairdresser and Behind the Chair magazines. Lunatic Fringe has recently been nominated for a salon MBA from NAHA and listed by Elle Magazine as one of the top 50 salons in the country.
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Lunatic Fringe Salons selected as a finalist for the North American Hairstyling Awards.
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
The Professional Beauty Association Announces
Lunatic Fringe Salons as a
Finalist for the North American Hairstyling Awards
NAHA 2010 | July 18, 2010 | Las Vegas, Nevada
Salt Lake City, Utah, May 26, 2010 – The Professional Beauty Association’s North American Hairstyling Awards (NAHA) is pleased to announce, Lunatic Fringe, has been named a NAHA finalist in the Salon MBA category. Announcing a total of 65 finalists in 13 categories, NAHA is known as the pinnacle of beauty competitions in North America, where only the top stylists and leaders in the beauty industry are recognized for their talent and skill. NAHA 2010 winners will be announced during PBA Beauty Week: Las Vegas at a star-studded Awards Ceremony on July 18, 2010 at 8:00 pm at the Mandalay Bay Resort.
It’s a tremendous honor to be in the running for this prestigious award,” says, Shawn Trujillo, owner/founder Lunatic Fringe Salons.” “Not only are we extremely excited by being nominated, but we are in some truly good company of our peers in the industry who have also been nominated”.
NAHAs are given in several distinct categories including: Master Stylist, Hairstylist of the Year, Editorial Stylist, Avant-Garde, Contemporary Classic, Fashion Forward, Haircolor, Salon Team, Salon Design, Texture, and Makeup Artist of the Year. 2010 marks the inaugural year for the Salon MBA award. The Salon MBA is designed to recognize savvy salon owners who have cultivated a cutting-edge salon and a highly profitable business.
Enjoying another year of growth, the NAHA competition has received over 700 entries by beauty professionals from across North America truly demonstrating the magnitude of the event. Via a blind entry process and judged by a diverse group of leading international hairstylists and makeup artists from across the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Australia, and Switzerland, entries were narrowed down to five finalists per category, and one winner in each category will be chosen. Judges included distinguished beauty professionals such as Vivienne Mackinder, Tabatha Coffey, Ruth Roche, Sally Hershberger, Mary Brunetti, Darren Bain, Robert Lobetta, Nick Arrojo, Karg, Antoinette Beenders, Dean Banowetz, Nicholas French, Sam Brocato, Anthony Morrison, Mark Hayes, Sharon Blaine, Jane Wild, Petra Strand, and several others.
NAHA 2010 tickets are available online at probeauty.org/naha or by calling 800.263.0516. NAHA is part of PBA Beauty Week: Las Vegas, North America’s largest, most inclusive beauty event, offering unlimited networking, education, and professional growth opportunities to all sectors of the beauty industry. PBA Beauty Week: Las Vegas is produced by the Professional Beauty Association and is held in cooperation with Cosmoprof North America. probeauty.org/beautyweek
For more information on Lunatic Fringe Salons, please contact Jenner Feroah at 801.322.4247.For information on NAHA, PBA Beauty Week: Las Vegas, or for high resolution images of NAHA 2010 submissions, please contact Brad Masterson, 702.567.8049 or bradmasterson@ypublicrelations.com
Despite the down economy Lunatic Fringe Salons in partnership with Paul Mitchell the School, Salt Lake raise $75,000 for a collection of charities including The Andrew Gomez Dream Foundation, Food 4 Africa, Children’s Miracle Network and more…
Thursday, May 13th, 2010Salt Lake City, Utah – May 13, 2010, Lunatic Fringe Salons concluded their three month long fundraising effort in partnership with Paul Mitchell the School, Salt Lake City with a finale event hosted by Karen Carlson, news anchor of ABC 4 TV “Giving Back is the New Black” hair and fashion show on Saturday evening April 17, 2010 at Pierpont Place, Salt Lake City. The evening’s proceeds tallied $18,000. Event ticket sales a silent auction and private donations from individuals and local business sponsors contributed to the fundraiser’s success. “Our fundraiser is becoming a “destination” for people in our community, because they recognize the importance of what we are doing and want to be a part of it, it will continue to grow and serve the organization we support” explains Shawn Trujillo, co-founder and owner of Lunatic Fringe Salons.
For the fifth consecutive year, Lunatic Fringe Salons have partnered with Paul Mitchell the School, Salt Lake City. Lunatic Fringe Salons owners and co-founders, Shawn Trujillo and Angie Katsanevas who also co-own and operate the Paul Mitchell School have lead a tireless effort to raise money and awareness for the supported organizations. The school has recently been nationally recognized during “Magic of Memories” dinner hosted by the Paul Mitchell network in Southern California for their contribution in raising $75,000 in 2010, for the most money raised amongst the entire network of schools for the third consecutive year.
Proceeds help support The Andrew Gomez Dream Foundation. Established to honor a cosmetology student whose struggle against mental illness ended tragically in suicide, the Andrew Gomez Dream Foundation helps disadvantaged or hard-hit cosmetologists and cosmetology-related enterprises. Funds have provided educational opportunities, relief and financial services and support in the fights against breast cancer, domestic violence and other destroyers of self-esteem. Additional proceeds will be donated to The Larry King Cardiac Foundation, Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation, Food 4 Africa & Children’s Miracle Network.
An innovative leader in the salon industry for 10 years, Lunatic Fringe fosters a culture of opportunity, teamwork, service, education, and artistic passion. Lunatic Fringe has been featured in InStyle, Modern Salon, Cut and Dry, American Salon, Behind the Chair and Canadian Hairdresser magazines. Lunatic Fringe stylists have won competitions in NAHA, the North American Hairstyling Awards. Lunatic Fringe has been rated as one of the “Top 50 Salons” in the country by Elle Magazine.
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About the Supported Organizations
THE LARRY KING CARDIAC FOUNDATION provides funding for lifesaving treatment for individuals who, due to limited means or no insurance, would otherwise be unable to receive the treatment and care they so desperately need.
THE LEEZA GIBBONS MEMORY FOUNDATION educates, empowers, and energizes caregivers impacted by chronic illness by creating unique programming, providing universal access to resources, and fostering evidence-based behavioral research to elevate the national consciousness of care giving. Leeza’s Place is the signature program of the Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation.
CHILDREN’S MIRACLE NETWORK creates miracles by funding medical care, research, and education that saves and improves the lives of 17 million children each year. Countless individuals, organizations, and media partners unite with the 170 Children’s Miracle Network hospitals to help sick and injured kids in local communities.
FOOD 4 AFRICA strives to supply at least one vitamin-and mineral-enriched meal each day to the children of South Africa, where the HIV/AIDS epidemic has left countless numbers of orphaned children and more than a million preschool children who do not receive sufficient food.
THE ANDREW GOMEZ DREAM FOUNDATION helps disadvantaged or hard-hit cosmetologists and cosmetology-related enterprises. Funds have provided educational opportunities, hurricane relief, and support in the fights against breast cancer, domestic violence, and other destroyers of self-esteem. For more info log onto –http://paulmitchell.edu/charities
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About Paul Mitchell Schools
Paul Mitchell Schools are a nationwide network of cosmetology related schools. At Paul Mitchell Schools, our teaching style is unique. We believe that education is an adventure and that the learning experience needs to be fun. When visitors tour a Paul Mitchell School, they notice something different—a positive learning environment everywhere they look. The culture within every Paul Mitchell School campus inspires confidence and success. Each school is a learning community that provides future professionals with the opportunities to develop essential skills while exploring their talents, passion, and creativity.
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