A 26-year industry veteran, Joe has taught certified salon operator training for the last 15 years, as well as advocating indoor tanning in many capacities. Joe is a sought-after speaker and presenter at both national & regional trade events, also interacting with the FDA, state & local regulatory agencies. During his most recent tenure with the ITA, he served as director of membership.
We’ll kick off the New Year with a look into one of the core Sun is Life Certification modules entitled, “I Care for Eye Care.” The in-depth interview in this issue with Simona Sferle of My... Read more
The subject of this month’s “Watchdog” piece comes courtesy of the Skin Cancer Foundation and a story about a young girl who had been employed at a tanning salon, but shifted to working for... Read more
The tanning salon industry consists of a very large and diverse group of entrepreneurs. Many have interesting stories to share about how they came to be in the tanning business. Such is the... Read more
One of the great added benefits of using IST Magazine’s Sun is Life® program to train and certify your team is the opportunity to be highlighted in our “Salon of Distinction” feature. Not on... Read more
In this column, Team IST presents a pragmatic response to the oftentimes one-sided or fact-bending positions and opinions against indoor tanning that are printed and posted by various media.... Read more
As the final leaves of fall blow away with the wind, many people are sad to see the last of their summer tans fade, as well. As we all (should) know, the oxidized melanin (tan) that sun expo... Read more
At IST Magazine, one of the great things we do is shine the spotlight on others achieving success in the tan biz. As a reward for stepping up and earning approved certification with our awar... Read more
Each Salon of Distinction we highlight has its own special history of how the owner-operator “fell” into the tan biz. The story of Sarah Shumake’s journey is no different … read on! IST: Sar... Read more
Typically, this “Industry Watchdog” space is devoted to finding an anti-tanning story, exposing the flaws in research (there almost always are some) and offering IST readers a positive, fact... Read more
For this month’s IST editorial deadline, I had some time to “connect the dots.” Considering so many folks have stayed home and/or worked from home since COVID concerns began, I assumed that... Read more
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