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.
There’s typically a plethora of Watchdog-oriented media releases from which to choose. As we’ve turned the corner of summer into fall, let’s check out a few from the American Academy of Derm... Read more
With the onset of the coronavirus early this year, many businesses (and most small businesses) were shut down. Slowly, some began to reopen. Slowly, customers tentatively began to return. Ma... Read more
After several months of COVID-19 lockdown, virtual “cave-like” existence, folks recently began to emerge from their shelters. Tanning salons were slowly opening back up, many in state-ordere... Read more
As some salons are coming back to life (witness New York, opening under Phase 3) after the COVID-19 shutdown, we thought it appropriate to continue the dialog on the heightened importance of... Read more
After the COVID-19 shutdown that affected businesses worldwide, both large and small, tanning salons are now slowly reopening with a collective sigh of relief. It’s truly amazing how convolu... Read more
As of this writing, some states still have tanning salons on COVID-19 shutdown. But for those that have re-opened for business, the tanners are crawling out of their caves and slowly venturi... Read more
As our industry enters its fifth decade, we can look back at overcoming seemingly insurmountable hurdles: negative media releases, anti-tanning coalitions, restrictive and sometimes overbear... Read more
As we begin to assemble the updates to our IST Sun is Life® section on cleaning and sanitation, you’ve got an opportunity to get your salon and staff rejuvenated right now. Immediately, (if... Read more
Traditionally, the month of May begins the annual barrage of attacks on the sun and our industry by various skin cancer awareness groups. They’ve been promoting an event called, “Melan... Read more
As spring is in full swing (finally!), the health and beauty mags have launched their anti-tan platforms, often filling their pages with articles containing misleading or less-than-factual i... Read more
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