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Kati Whitledge is a seasoned entrepreneur and professional speaker with significant experience in the beauty industry. As the Founder of mya since October 2015, Kati captivates audiences with a powerful stage presence that encourages deep thinking and personal growth. Kati also founded Be Inspired Salon, Inc. in June 2010, serving as the Artistic Director and launching a successful beauty business in Madison after graduating with honors from Madison Area Technical College in 2006. Prior to these ventures, Kati worked as an Independent Contractor and Stylist at Kati Corbett Hair from 2006 to 2010, specializing as a GOLDWELL Color Specialist and Cutting Expert while also serving as the Education Coordinator at Julia Grace Salon.
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During the early stages of running Be Inspired Salon, our founder, Kati Whitledge, discovered a pain point many industry professionals face — failing to know if their marketing efforts are truly working. Beauty industry professionals spend thousands on marketing tactics every year. Still, with a new client retention rate of 30% throughout the industry, it’s hard to know if we’re actually keeping most new clients. The solution? Create a resource that empowers business owners to better themselves, their team, and their clients. That solution originally became Meet Your Stylist, a fun, easy, and accurate match-making technology designed for salons, hairstylists, and their clientele. Since then, Meet Your Stylist has evolved into mya, the proprietary match-making software serving hairstylists, barbers, and estheticians throughout the beauty industry. mya has now helped hundreds of professionals across the beauty industry grow their businesses through better first-time experiences. By pairing people based on their personality and lifestyle preferences, mya creates lasting relationships that keep both sides coming back for more.