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In Person: CEO Denyer expands Gene Juarez salon chain

Janet Denyer

Age: 55

How she got here: Previously vice president of operations at Red Door Salons and Spas, where she oversaw 40 salons in the U.S. and U.K for five years.

What she's done: Opened two new salons, re-branded and relaunched three salons into new locations, doubled the enrollment of the two beauty schools, created nearly 150 new jobs and launched a national hair-care line.

Janet Denyer's perfectly manicured nails match her bright red blazer. Her blond hair is skillfully colored and her precisely shaped eyebrows would most certainly be approved by Anastasia, the Hollywood brow master.

Then again, high-end beauty is what she does for a living. Denyer just celebrated her fifth anniversary as CEO of Gene Juarez Salons & Spas, a chain of 10 stores in the Greater Seattle area.

Since becoming CEO, she has opened two new salons, doubled the enrollment of the company's two beauty schools, moved three salons into new locations and introduced a national line of hair-care products — while battling the recession in a trade providing services that, even she admits, are "discretionary."

New to the salon world

The 55-year-old discovered the charms of the spa business after she graduated from the University of Georgia with degrees in education, kinesiology and dance. She took a job as a fitness instructor at a destination spa in Florida.

"I fell in love with everything else in the spa," she said. "I just loved all of it."

She became one of the spa's directors two years later and spent 10 years in the industry before creating her own spa-consulting business, with clients including Disney, Ritz-Carlton and Marriott.

In 2001, she sold her company and became vice president of operations at Red Door Salons and Spas, overseeing 40 salons across the country and in the U.K. She stayed at Red Door until she heard of the opportunity at Gene Juarez.

Gene Juarez, who had founded the salon chain 35 years earlier, sold the business in 2006 to Evergreen Pacific Partners, a Seattle-based private equity firm, prompting a nationwide search for a new CEO.

Denyer visited five Gene Juarez salons before her interview for the job. "I saw that the people were so fantastic, the salons were really busy and the women looked fabulous when they left," she said.

Dance Instructor Needed (Washougal & Stevenson) | Jobs in Portland

Local Jobs in Portland : Deborah Messinger Dance Studios are hiring for this coming school year. Hopefully we will find at least one or two applicants that are interested in long-term employment but initially, we're looking for the 2010-11 school year. We have a location in Camas/Washougal, WA and one in Stevenson, WA. We're growing so, we need a dance teacher for at least 1 day per week at each of those locations - maybe more. This could be the same person that teaches at one on one day & at the other on another day or it could be 2 different teachers. Days at each place are somewhat flexible at this point. We need someone who can teach at least 2 of the following: mommy & me, pre-ballet, beg ballet, tap, jazz, hip-hop, tumbling and Zumba. The ages range from toddlers up thru adults. Beg & Int levels. Applicants must love working w/children & young people! Must be able to provide excellent customer service to the parents. You need to be someone who can work independently. Must be able to handle a couple hrs. per week of light office work (phone calling etc) MUST BE RELIABLE. You need to be able to pass random drug tests & a background check. And most of all, you need to make dance education FUN for all ages. This is an hourly positiion. Tax withholding will be withheld. No contract labor. WE NEED TO FIND SOMEONE ASAP SO THAT WE CAN SEND OUT OUR FALL SCHEDULES. So please email your resume and a bit about why you'd be good for this position. Also indicate what the min. $ per hr. that you'd need and we'll go from there! Location: Washougal & Stevenson Compensation: DOE This is a part-time job. Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster. Please, no phone calls about this job! Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.

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