Scott Bogdan
Chief Administrative Officer, Helios LLC

Scott Bogdan has been a member of the Helios team since May 1998. Scott first got his feet wet in the tanning industry with his in-laws and their partner, Helios President Tony Toepfer, who owned and operated a 40-bed tanning salon in Illinois for over 16 years. In June 2001, Scott and his family moved to Indianapolis when Helios merged with ETS and took over their salon software development division. Scott and his wife, Kate, reside in Carmel, IN with their son Jared and daughter Ashley.

Brenda Fishbaugh
President, Eye Pro Inc.

Tanning industry veteran Brenda Fishbaugh is president of Eye Pro, Inc., makers of disposable eyewear. She travels extensively training salons on the effects of UV light on vision.

Cheri Mullenix
Wolff System Technology Corp.

A veteran member of the Wolff System Technology Corp. Sales & Marketing team, Cheri Mullenix also trains hundreds of salon professionals on Wolff sunlamp products each year.

Kristi Valenzuela
Founder, Team Path Educational Systems/Owner, Crystal Focus, Inc.

Kristi Valenzuela is an international speaker, founder of Team Path Educational Systems, and owner of Crystal Focus, Inc., a Michigan based Success Coaching company. As an IST contributing writer, Kristi tackles her column through a method of “full circle thinking” – researching common team building and business challenges, identifying problems, creating relevancy in the industry, and presenting solutions. Kristi is a featured author in “Real World Team Building Strategies that Work!” and “Conversations On Success”, accompanied by well-known authors Deepak Chopra and Mark Victor Hansen.

Bob Wagner
CEO, AEGIS Inc./Exec. Director, PTAF

A 23-year tanning industry veteran, Bob has been IST’s International Correspondent for seven years. His company, AEGIS, is a primary provider of FDA listing service for medical device manufacturers,
including spectral analysis for tanning equipment.