ist magazine January 2023

Salon of Distinction

Team Endless Summer includes: (Above L-R, Mineola) Madilynn Sheeran, Brooke Louderman, Jenny Sheeran, Cynthia Karch. (Below L-R, Canton) Rachel Glidewell-Manager, Kathryn Yoakum, Jailynn Belcher. Owners Kirk & Jennifer are pictured with Lindale staff, Sondra Plunk (not pictured is Zoe Coutsoumbos.)

Endless Summer Tan & Glam By Joe Schuster

T his month’s Salon of Distinction hails from the Lone Star State – the land of longhorn cattle, beef brisket, the Dallas Cowboys, The Alamo, oil, chili and much more. In fact, there’s quite a divide amongst a lot of folks on whether or not true Texas chili has beans in it. Simple answer: NO. (This is also a division between Endless Summer Tan & Glam salon owners Kirk and Jennifer Henson!) Well, let’s dig in (pun intended) to the interview.

Salon Facts

Owners: Kirk & Jennifer Henson Locations: Mineola, Canton, & Lindale, TX Years in Business: 4 Staff Members: 11 UV Tanning Units: 22 total Sunless Units: 3 VersaSpa booths, 3 handheld Lotions Brands: Devoted Creations Five Star Diamond Salons Salon Software: Tan Track

IST: Many owners get their start in the tanning industry by purchasing an existing salon where they once tanned. How did you get your start? JH: In 2018, I bought a salon where I was once a patron, then bought a second existing salon in Canton, TX in 2020. This year, we opened our Lindale facil ity from scratch. We used the successes from our previous two salons as our business model and added a little bit more to it. We are really pleased with the way each of them turned out.

IST: Historically, females age 18 35 have made up the demographic of indoor tanners. What is the makeup of the clientele at Endless Summer Tan & Glam? JH: Our clientele is centered around 20-45 year old females and probably about 15% are male. We’re not really located near any colleges, but kind of close to several small towns and have a pretty strong group of young, married and/or professional women who enjoy our facilities.

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