Category: Staff Spotlight

July 28, 2023

Educator Spotlight: Ashley Larsen from St. Louis

Beauty Education, Community, Staff Spotlight

The beauty industry has long attracted individuals with a creative flair and a desire to help others look and feel their best. For one educator at Crave Beauty Academy in St. Louis, her journey into the beauty industry began with a family connection and a deep love for beauty. In this blog, we will delve into the personal journey of this inspiring educator, exploring the challenges she faced, the mentors who guided her, and the passion she now instills in her students.

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August 21, 2018

Staff Spotlight: Katie Schroer

Staff Spotlight

The inspiring staff spotlight for this month is all about Katie Schroer, one of the esthetics instructors at Crave Beauty Academy at the Ballwin, Missouri campus. She enjoys working as both an instructor and a professional esthetician, so she brings a lot to the table for our school.

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June 21, 2018

Staff Spotlight: Jessy Orth

Staff Spotlight

Jessy Orth is the associate director of our Wichita campus, and we had a great time hearing her story this month! She’s been with Crave Beauty Academy for over ten years, and even completed her education here before she was hired!

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May 9, 2018

Staff Spotlight: Mary Penrose

Staff Spotlight

This month’s spotlight is on Mary Penrose, or Mrs. Penrose as she’s known to her students. We had the chance to interview her and get to know how she helps to make Crave an outstanding experience for all of our students!

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April 12, 2018

Staff Spotlight: Morgan Waugh

Staff Spotlight

Morgan Waugh is no exception! She’s been with Crave for around six years, and makes a huge daily impact on the school and the students in it. She wears many different hats for Crave Beauty Academy, so you’ll likely bump into her all the time!

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March 14, 2018

Staff Spotlight: Stacey Peters

Staff Spotlight

Stacey Peters is the Senior Director here at Crave. She’s an amazing worker and a friend to all. Today we want to take the time to recognize Stacey and the incredible person she is.

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October 18, 2017

Meet the Owner: Kim McIntosh

Staff Spotlight

What are the key ingredients that go into making a beauty school great? Staff members, instructors, and even the students play a role in whether or not a school is a success or a failure. All of these people are the ingredients of the beauty school, but the owner is the chef that brings all those ingredients together to create something special.

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