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.
“Is it safe? Is it safe?” As salons are adapting to life with COVID – offering a facility that’s “Sun is Life Clean” is a great start! Well, is your salon clean? Is it really clean? Older mo... Read more
As we wrap up the summer and ease into fall, leave it to the health mags to take another shot at tanning beds, albeit during some of the slowest times of the year for the tanning business. T... Read more
As we continue the process of returning (somewhat!) to normalcy after a crazy 2020, we’ve missed a lot of the industry happenings. The annual expo events have always been great battery charg... Read more
As we roll into the dog days of summer … Stop. Fun Fact: “Dog Days” refer to the period between July 3 and August 11, when the Dog Star Sirius rises in the sky at the same time as the... Read more
Apparently, there is a lack of topics to write about in the health magazines this summer. The recent anti-tan content includes these nuggets from the fitness rag, SHAPE. One of the biggest c... Read more
What better time to heat up the “to tan or not to tan” debate than the summer and a news source, verywell.com, jumped right into the fray. (verywellhealth.com/safe-sun-tips-skin-cancer-aware... Read more
In late spring, I had the opportunity to visit one of the nicest areas of coastal South Carolina, Murrells Inlet – great beaches and awesome seafood. As if tanning salon operators don’t have... Read more
Last month, we covered how the media attempts (and very successfully, I might add) to contour our news. From sex, to politics, sports, gas shortages, the weather (why do they tell me on sunn... Read more
Perhaps best said by the late Jim Morrison: “Whoever controls the media controls the mind” or perhaps the Orwellian, “The people will believe what the media tells them to believe” from his b... Read more
That’s right. The American Academy of Dermatology was apparently appalled with the results from one of their recent surveys. Why, you ask? Well, they were astounded that 47% responders eithe... Read more
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