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Expand your offerings safely with Advanced Esthetics Insurance at ascpskincare.com 17 CONTRIBUTORS MARIANNE TALKOVSKI Marianne Talkovski is a transformational coach, holistic beauty educator, and well-being practitioner devoted to helping women thrive in business and life. With a background in traditional Chinese medicine, organic skin care, neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), and wellness travel, Marianne blends Eastern philosophies, soulful strategy, and neuroscience to guide clients and entrepreneurs toward clarity, confidence, and sustainable success. As a speaker, author, and creator of The Well-Being Code, she empowers professionals in the beauty and wellness industries to elevate their energy, boundaries, and business models for long-term vitality. mariannetalkovski.com CRYSTAL NGOZI OCHEMBA Crystal Ngozi Ochemba is an innovative business owner, esthetics leader, and published writer committed to transforming the beauty and wellness industries. As the founder of Crystal Ngozi Beauty & Esthetics, she leads a thriving medspa that empowers women of color to achieve healthy, confident skin through advanced, inclusive care. With over a decade of experience, Crystal is recognized for her forward-thinking approach to entrepreneurship and her ability to build purpose-driven ventures. Her thought leadership and written work have been featured in ASCP Skin Deep, Dermascope, and Milady Standard Esthetics: Advanced. Connect with Crystal on LinkedIn to follow her ongoing contributions to the esthetics industry. linkedin.com/in/crystal-ngozi SHAWNA ROCHA Shawna Rocha is a licensed esthetician in California and Washington and the owner of Awaken Day Spa. With experience as an educator and a learning esthetician, she is passionate about enhancing the esthetics industry and its education. As former director of education for Hale & Hush, Shawna was voted "Favorite Brand Educator" in Dermascope's 2024 Aesthetician Choice Awards. Shawna created Awaken Esthetics Retreat as the ultimate advanced education event where estheticians can connect with like-minded individuals and experience a more personal interaction with industry leaders, all while enjoying the Pacific Northwest. Her goal is for every attendee to leave with personal and business development and the strategies and tools needed to implement both in daily life. awakenestheticsretreat.com HEATH AND NICOLE REED Heath and Nicole Reed are co-founders of Living Metta (living "loving kindness"), a massage and bodywork continuing education company offering in-person and home-study trainings. They also host Healing Adventures in Thailand. livingmetta.com LYDIA SARFATI Lydia Sarfati is the CEO and founder of Repêchage and the president of CIDESCO Section USA. An international industry leader, Lydia has over 46 years of experience as a spa owner, consultant, and esthetician. She is the author of Success at Your Fingertips: How to Succeed in the Skin Care Business and The Repêchage Book of Skincare Science & Protocols, and a contributing author to textbooks such as The Milady Standard Esthetics: Fundamentals, 12th ed., and Oncology Esthetics. repechage.com DARLENNE LAMPE SMITH Darlenne Lampe Smith has been a licensed master cosmetologist and esthetician for 25 years, an esthetics instructor for 11 years, and an esthetics program director for eight years. When she's not teaching or in the salon, she enjoys spending time with her puppies— Winston, Oliver, and Calpurnia—and tending to her collection of over 200 house plants. dlampe@centraloc.edu