Business Advisor
Pat Parenty

President of L'Oreal USA's Professional Products Division 

President
Peter Mahoney

Peter brings his wealth of experience and knowledge from Salon Consultants International Inc. and as the proud owner of 25 full service salons, a day spa and training facility to Summit Salon Business Center. Peter has been successfully coaching and educating distributor sales consultants, salon owners and salon teams throughout North America on modern day philosophies of leadership and communication.   Accredited with the Ernst & Young "Entrepreneur of the Year" Award, Peter shares his passion for improving the quality of life within the salon industry with hundreds of salons in Canada and the U.S. each year. Peter's down to earth, pragmatic approach combined with his ability of transforming potential into reality has gained him a reputation as one of the most effective trainers in the salon industry today. 

Board Members

Glenn Baker

For more than 20 years, Glenn Baker has been dedicated to developing winning business strategies for salon professionals.   As Vice President and Partner with the Head Shoppe Co. Ltd. group of salons, Glenn has been integral in growing sales and improving operations. Glenn is also a stockholder, board member and serves as the Managing Director of Summit Salon Business Center’s Eastern Division. Glenn educates distributors, salon owners and stylists throughout Canada and the United States. His enthusiasm for helping others is undeniable as he teaches principles guaranteed to help salons face the challenges of today's ever changing market. 

Heather Bagby

Heather is the Director of Communication for Summit Salon Business Center and serves as a consultant for Summit Salon Consulting Group. Heather's enthusiasm and passion for organizational development is instrumental in leading salons to consistently deliver management solutions that drive growth and achieve organizational effectiveness.  Prior to joining SSBC, Heather was an Association Executive with SmithBucklin Corporation, the world's largest association management firm serving as the Executive Director for several associations. Heather currently owns a salon, a cosmetology school and is a stockholder in Summit Salon Business Center.  Heather is a graduate of Auburn University with degrees in public relations and journalism and holds a certificate in association management from DePaul University.

Michael Cole

Michael Cole's track record in the salon industry has been absolutely phenomenal. He has accumulated over 30 years experience as a stylist, manager, executive chain director and multiple salon owner. For the last 20 years, Michael has been the founder and president of Salon Development Corporation, an international company specializing in salon business training.  He is a world-renowned recipient of numerous awards for his contributions in helping tens of thousands of salon professionals transform their businesses. The key to Michael's success is his unique ability to observe current and future business trends and translate them into systems and methods by which salons achieve dramatic growth.   Michael is a stockholder and board member of Summit Salon Business Center.

Dave Kirby

Dave is a stockholder, board member and serves as the Director of Training for the Summit Salon Business Center.  Since entering the salon industry in 1983, Dave has worn the hats of stylist, manager, business owner, educator and salon management consultant. He was an educator and consultant with Michael Cole’s Salon Development Corporation for five years. Dave joined KRS Consulting Group in 2002 and was named the company’s “Consultant of the Year” in 2003. Prior to the KRS and SSBC merger, Dave served as President and CEO of KRS Consulting Group.

Randy Kunkel

Randy Kunkel has over 30 years experience as a stylist, manager and multiple salon owner. Randy, along with his wife Sharon, founded KRS Consulting Group in 1993 to focus on issues related specifically to salon management and ownership.   Randy is stockholder and board member of Summit Salon Business Center leading a team of nearly 50 consultants along the front lines of innovative salon training and development. Hundreds of salons, spas and cosmetology schools have experienced utterly astounding improvement in sales, profits and teamwork thanks to Randy's guidance.   They are a testament to his expertise and desire to help others succeed. From complex ownership issues to the front desk, Randy has not only seen it all, he's helped others overcome it all. 

Sharon Kunkel

Sharon is the Director of Operations for Summit Salon Business Center. She is the co-founder of KRS Consulting, and is a stockholder and board member of Summit Salon Business Center. Sharon is the behind the scenes traffic controller. Any questions regarding Summit Salon Consulting Group or the Summit Salon Business Center can be answered by Sharon.

Gavin Salsbery

Gavin Salsbery grew up in the salon and spa industry in Indiana. After graduating from Indiana University, Gavin moved to California to work for the world's first internet broadcast company, loadmedia, in Hollywood. Following his stint in California, Gavin moved back to Indiana to write and produce cable television commercials throughout the midwest for Insight Communications. It wasn't long before he got back into the salon industry and began consulting for KRS in 2003.  His expertise in business and marketing has helped grow sales and profits for small studio salons to major multi-million dollar salons and spas. Gavin also consults salon and spa organizations on corporate organization and leadership. He is a stockholder and board member of Summit Salon Business Center and serves as a Team Leader and consultant for Summit Salon Consulting Group.   He truly loves all aspects of the salon and spa industry and will continue to focus on helping one person at a time attempt to reach the summit in the beauty industry.

 Kristi Valenzuela

Kristi Valenzuela is the founder and owner of Crystal Focus Coaching, Inc., a salon success company founded in 1993 focusing on "people skills for profitability." Her current efforts in offering internet education and telephone seminars for the salon industry, has quickly gained global recognition.   As an in-demand international main stage business motivational speaker for REDKEN, she has been featured in several REDKEN videos, looked to as an expert in nearly every salon industry magazine, and her audios and books have been sold to salon professionals in 12 different countries.    Kristi remains committed to the authenticity of the "real world" by coaching and mentoring individual service providers, and conquering the challenges of independent salon owners through her work as an active consultant for Summit Salon Consulting Group. She is also a stockholder and board member of Summit Salon Business Center.

Stockholders

Mary Clare Lokken

Mary Lokken loves to teach!   Teaching has been her life: first as a high school teacher, then as a teacher in her family's cosmetology school, and now as a teacher of salon owners, school owners and distributor sales consultants.  After 25 years in education and a lifetime in her family's beauty business, Mary still loves to show people how to grow as leaders and how to grow the next generation of salon professionals.

Sharon Meier

Sharon Meier is a stockholder of Summit Salon Business Center and serves as a consultant for Summit Salon Consulting Group. Sharon was named 2005 KRS Consultant of the Year. She put in her time as a stylist for 25 years. For ten of those years, she was a performing artist with Redken NYC.  Throughout out the years, Sharon has also owned a salon, rented a booth, worked for someone else and in her last position, managed a 4000-square-foot day spa for the Orlando Magic workout facility. It was there that she found KRS and implemented the Summit system.   The subsequent success inspired her to join the team as a consultant, where she spends her time helping other salons realize their dreams.
 

Jane Salsbery-Gibson

Jane Salsbery-Gibson is a consultant for Summit Salon Consulting Group who helps salons and spas to learn systems and leadership skills to grow their companies.  Prior to becoming a consultant, salon and school owner, Jane spent 25 years salon/spa owner.   After a successful career growing service providers, growing owners and salon leaders, Jane now coaches other people to achieve the same success.  Jane lives in Kokomo, IN and is a stockholder in Summit Salon Business Center, the owner of Solutions Day Spa, and the owner of The Salon Professional Academy. Jane was awarded the 2003 KRS Positive Mental Attitude Award and the 2004 KRS Consultant of the Year award. Jane has been successfully coaching and mentoring salons throughout the US for the last 10 years and is still passionate about her work.
 

Frank Gambuzza 

Scott Missad 

With successful experience in every aspect of the beauty industry from salon owner to distributor sales consultant, distributor executive, and VP of sales at Redken 5th Avenue NYC, to Founder and President of Agility Group, Scott Missad has established himself as a true leader. His no-nonsense, straight-forward approach, combined with extreme passion for the industry, makes his programs a "must-see." He provides proven systems for strong leadership, salon revenue growth, and, most importantly, profitability. Scott offers a simple approach to understanding the multi-faceted, changing beauty industry.