
The Work Behind the Win: Road to NAHA Series Brings Artist Inside the Creative Process
A live education series explores the ideas, collaboration, creative decisions and processes behind the winning work.
“We keep our office and treatment rooms clean, clean, clean! No matter how beautifully decorated the office is, if it isn’t clean, the patient will go somewhere else. We treat our patients like family. Our staff knows the patients’ names when they walk in the door, are professional, friendly and
“We keep our office and treatment rooms clean, clean, clean! No matter how beautifully decorated the office is, if it isn’t clean, the patient will go somewhere else. We treat our patients like family. Our staff knows the patients’ names when they walk in the door, are professional, friendly and provide the best customer service. We work well together, we truly care about one another and it shows. The patients feel the love!”
“We believe customer service is the way to give the best environment. We are passionate about our connection to our guests and our community. We have a warm lobby always filled with healthy snacks and drinks that feels more like a living room. My treatment room is decorated with mementos from my travels. Energy affects activity, so a friend and I also “fung shui’d” the room. I didn’t tell my clients, but they noticed! Many of my type-As really started taking time out and realized the power of relaxation—most even turned their Blackberries off.”
“Because we are a skin care studio, our target clients are people who want to receive treatments and education. We have separate areas for private post-treatment consultations, we pay special attention to lighting in the treatment rooms for our body waxing clients and we offer classes for our clients.”
“It all starts on the phone or in the front. If the client is not taken care of there, it could ruin the tone for the entire service. Techs are empowered to offer a discount if they need to, so clients know we want to make them happy.”
“I try to incorporate all the senses. I choose music that is relaxing but not invasive, I offer cold bottled water, use candles and have aromatherapy diffusing. The bed is comfortable and warm, the lights dim and the facial gowns are soft and comfortable.”

A live education series explores the ideas, collaboration, creative decisions and processes behind the winning work.

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