Yon-Ka Paris has just conducted the "I Like Yon-Ka" sweepstakes on their website in which the winner would receive "one year of Yon-Ka products." The global competition ran from January 17 to February 28 and came to increase brand awareness among consumers, build a community on the Yon-Ka Facebook fan page, and reward existing customers. Participants voted for their favorite products and treatments. Each participating…

To support its growing base of skin care professionals, Rhonda Allison Cosmeceuticals has hired a corporate liaison based in Chicago, and five additional personnel to assist in client services, sales, and operations at its headquarters in Dallas, Texas as it continues its expansion in various markets throughout the U.S. As the company's corporate liaison, Alexis Ypsilantes will be based in Chicago and focus on developing…

Tina Zillmann | Expert Aesthetician and EducatorTina owns Skin Rejuvenation Clinique® and Skin Rejuvenating Concepts™. She is a licensed aesthetician, a sought after educator, and published author who lives in San Antonio. Through the success of both her companies, she was awarded the prestigious 2004 “Entrepreneur of the Year Award” by the National Association of Women Business Owners. In 2007, Tina was appointed as Board Member to…

Tina owns Skin Rejuvenation Clinique® and Skin Rejuvenating Concepts™. She is a licensed aesthetician, a sought after educator, and published author who lives in San Antonio. Through the success of both her companies, she was awarded the prestigious 2004 "Entrepreneur of the Year Award" by the National Association of Women Business Owners. In 2007, Tina was appointed as Board Member to the Central and South…

Kathleen Carney | Aesthetician and EducatorKathleen is the founder and CEO of Skin Blends LLC, The Advanced Skin Care Training Academy, and a licensed aesthetic instructor. She has a degree in Home Economics Education from Wayne State College in Nebraska and attended Graduate school at the University of Arizona. Kathleen’s passion is to help aestheticians profitably do what they love by teaching them how to…

I have been a licensed skin care professional since 1994. After graduating there were no teaching jobs in Neb. so I moved to Texas to be a purchasing agent for the Federal Bureau of Prisons. How did you transition from a nine year career with the Federal Bureau of Prisons into aesthetics? I decided that I wanted to have more control over my work environment,…

Pierce Mattie | Expert in Media Relations Pierce owns Pierce Mattie Public Relations, which represents the industry’s best spas, salons, resorts, and beauty products. He is a graduate of New York University, a licensed aesthetician, and published author who lives in Manhattan. His firm is ranked by O’Dwyer's as the North American leader in beauty and fashion media relations.

I began working in aesthetics 17 years ago. During that time I have worked as an aesthetician, a makeup artist, a counter manager, a skin care media spokesperson, a public relations director, a vice president of public relations, a published author, and now the CEO of a PR firm. Working as a cosmetics manager at Bergdorf Goodman had to be the position that taught me…