At the recent National Tanning Expo in Nashville, TN I had the opportunity to meet a very enthusiastic new salon Co-owner, Kelly Weisenborn of Fairmont, WV who took the Sun is Life® Certific... Read more

Alabama – home of college football, great comfort food, longleaf pines, tons of wildlife, country music and bordered by four states (try to name them). And it’s home to The Shady Palm, an Al... Read more

This month’s Sun is Life® Salon of Distinction® comes from New Hampshire, “The Granite State” named for its substantial granite formations and quarries. Sun Seekers’ Owner Robert Ashe has be... Read more

Salon owners often inquire about how they can be featured in IST as a Salon of Distinction. Answer: It’s simple! Take either the online or classroom version of our popular Sun is Life® Salon... Read more

Our Salon of Distinction subjects are selected from a mix of salons with staff who have passed the Sun is Life® Training & Certification program either online, or the classroom version a... Read more

This Salon of Distinction subject hails from Bedford. Not Bedford Falls (with a nod to Capra) or Bedrock (sorry, Fred). Nope, it’s Bedford, PA – home of The Glow, owned by recent Sun is Life... Read more

This month’s Sun is Life® Certification graduate, Chloee Pshigoda, got her salon operator training “classroom style” in the session offered by Heartland Tanning at their February “Bootcamp”... Read more

For well over two decades, I’ve had the pleasure to teach accredited indoor tanning salon certification courses to attendees of in-person trade events. A great ride – and I’ve enjoyed every... Read more

This month’s Salon of Distinction comes from Missouri. I took some time to interview Kathy Oberbeck, Owner of Indulgence Tanning & Massage as she was shaking off the late winter chill. A... Read more

I have always said that one of the key factors in the longevity of the indoor tanning industry has been our resilience – the abilities of salon operators all over the country to overcome the... Read more