Samantha

Samantha has had a love for the beauty industry ever since she was just four years old. In high school, she took Cosmetology and decided that this was definitely the career path she wanted to follow. In 2016 she started her career at Bellezza Avanti. She is Deva certified, a Redken Specialist, and has a certificate for being an authority with Redken color. She is a bubbly stylist who loves to make sure her guests have a relaxing experience and leave feeling beautiful. Samantha’s attention to detail, style, and expertise is sure to make every guest who sits in her chair feel pampered. In addition to hair, she also offers natural nail services for the hands and feet as well as shellac. She can help you with your total look from head to toe!  "The journey is the destination" -Dan Eldon.

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Alexa

Alexa found a deep love for doing nails and nail art while she was in cosmetology school. One of her favorite forms of self care is a fresh manicure or pedicure and she loves to provide that experience for others. She chose Bellezza Avanti for the ambitious and positive atmosphere, and to expand her skill set. Alexa earned her license and entered the beauty industry in 2012. She has a license in Cosmetology and is certified in lash extension services. Alexa believes that everyone deserves to embody their own unique brand of beauty and she loves to uplift others.

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Kirstie

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Averie

Averie has had a love for beauty since she was just a little girl. In high school she took the cosmetology program and realized she had found her career. Averie had her internship at Bellezza Avanti and fell in love with our teamwork, friendship and our atmosphere. After graduating high school and becoming licensed she joined our team full time as a stylist. She is such a hardworking individual, she cares so much for each and every person who sits in her chair. She is very friendly and can't wait to meet and take care of her clients! Averie also provides natural nail services such as spa manicures, shellac and spa pedicures. Averie can help you with your entire look head to toe!

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Sondra

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Liz

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Erin

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Destynee

Destynee started her career in the beauty industry in 2016 by attending the Medina County Career Center and graduated from the cosmetology program in 2018. In that time she fell in love with the industry and knew that this job was made for her. After getting her cosmetology license she did nails for 2 years. She then decided to take her career a step further and started working at Bellezza Avanti to start doing hair as well. Destynee is passionate about the work she does. She knows how relaxing and exciting it is to get her own hair and nails done and to be able to give other people that feeling of relaxation and happiness is a true honor. She loves creating intricate nail art. Destynee is creative and artistic and would love to give you your dream hair and nails. Check out her Instagram to see the beautiful work she continues to create @beautybydestynee_ “If you do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life.”

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Andrea

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Riley

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Kristen

Kristen came onboard with our team in November of 2020. She chose Bellezza Avanti to help people feel better about themselves while looking good. Kristen enjoys talking with our guests and getting to know them. Her favorite part of her job is seeing the transformations of the guests and the joy they get from that!

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Gini

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Jackie

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Shayna

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Samantha

Samantha Cottril is one of our upper-level artists. She has been with Bellezza Avanti since February 2008, 2 months after we opened at our Wadsworth Crossing's location. She became a licensed Cosmetologist in 2008. Her passion is with curly hair. She has been a Deva Curl Certified Curlologist since 2010 and is currently a Level 2 Deva Curl Specialist. She is also a Redken Specialist and Redken Color Certified Artist since 2012. She has traveled to New York to attend the Redken Exchange and to Las Vegas for the Redken Symposium for intensive training many times. Sam aspires to be a Redken Educator after her two beautiful children are grown. She loves kids, animals and taking care of our planet any way she can. She is working towards becoming an instructor for our company with an associate of her own within the next few years. Sam has worked well with our interns as well as passing on her curly expertise to her teammates! She loves to share her knowledge not only with her teammates but with her guests to empower them to create a beautiful style at home! Whether you are curly or straight, male or female, young or mature, she can help you love your style. Sam is a wealth of knowledge and is dedicated to passing it on.  One of her favorite quotes is "good hair speaks louder than words"

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Derik

Derik is a stylist who offers a wide variety of services, which include hair, makeup, microblading, and eyelash extensions. He likes to find beauty in everything, and make everything beautiful. He loves seeing his guest feeling confident and happy. His mother always told him to find a career that you love, and you will never work a day in your life.

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Allison

Allison joined the team at the BA in 2018 after being behind the chair for 11 years. She wanted to change her life and that is exactly what she has done. She has blossomed under the guidance of her coaches, teammates, and owners. Her willingness to be guided after all of her experience shows her passion for the industry and the commitment to her guests.

Allison's passion for transforming people's look is contagious. She shines in her ability to be a day maker. Her infectious laugh has the ability to light a room. These abilities can not, however, be overshadowed by her talent behind the chair.

Allison prides herself on her ability to take a guest's idea and make it happen! Her consultations are one of a kind. Her guests always feel heard and she never starts a new look without perfect clarity of the vision her guest has.  "Sky is the limit!"

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Kristen

Kristen has been a stylist at Bellezza Avanti since 2012. She has been in the beauty industry since 2009. She is a Deva certified stylist, she is an authority with Redken Color and Redken Blonding. She has attended classes at The Redken Exchange training facility in New York City, the Redken Symposium in Las Vegas, as well as multiple classes in the salon and in Ohio. She has a passion for learning new techniques and staying on top of trends. Kristen loves creating customized hair colors for her guests and always takes the time to make sure they are well taken care of. She anticipates their every need in order to create an amazing salon experience every time. Kristen loves to make each and every one of her guests feel beautiful. "Life isn't perfect, but your hair can be!"

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Maycie

Maycie combined her passion for makeup artistry and skincare to master her techniques while becoming a licensed Cosmetologist in 2016. Not only does Maycie bring her unique artistic abilities to Bellezza Avanti, but she also brings her passion for the industry. She has additional certifications and education in Lash Extensions, Brow Shaping artistry/Microblading, SFX Makeup, advanced exfoliation techniques including chemical peels/dermaplaning and specializes in skincare. Maycie pays very close attention to detail and has a relaxing, soothing touch. All of your beauty needs can be met simply by putting your face in Maycie's hands.

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Hope Finegan

Hope is a friendly and creative hairstylist. She has been in the industry since 2013 and began her career at Bellezza Avanti. Hope loves to use her imagination to create something beautiful and unique for every guest, her specialties include but are not limited to hair color, extensions, special occasion updos, body waxing, and nails! Hope has had extensive training with Redken and Pureology. Hope has traveled to NYC for world-class education at the Redken Exchange training facility to deepen her knowledge with color, highlighting and styling techniques. She is thorough and is always on time for her guests as well as just having a very pleasant demeanor. She looks forward to continuing her passion through education and growing her business at Bellezza Avanti. 

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Annalise Sheeler

Annalise grew up cutting her barbie doll's hair and making fashion-forward statements since pre-school. She is a passionate and dedicated hairstylist who specializes in on-trend, beautiful, and customizable hairstyles. She started her career in the beauty industry in 2017 by attending Paul Mitchell the School, where she had immense training in hair color, haircutting, and hair texture. Annalise has always been passionate about people, art, and fashion, which led her to pursue this creative career. She has a knack for customizing your hair to compliment your skin tone, eye color, and face shape while keeping it manageable for your lifestyle.

In the future, Annalise plans to continue to educate her guest's and continue to put her heart and soul into each and every color/haircut.

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Lisa Sidol

Lisa loves talking and listening to the guests. Her favorite part of her job is the interaction with the guests, seeing them happy and satisfied with their experience. She enjoys working with our team of talent as they generate fresh ideas and help the guest receive a new creative look-all while feeling pampered and refreshed. Lisa lives in Wadsworth and loves working for an organization that gives back to her local community.  "Life is a matter of choices, and every choice you make makes you" John Maxwell

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Brittany Sisouphanh

Brittany is a Licensed Massage Therapist & Nail Technician. The biggest motivation she has is helping people. Brittany likes to think of herself as a natural healer. She finds it truly rewarding to know that what she does helps her guests. Your relaxation is her goal!

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Toni Maynard

Toni began her journey as our Front Desk Coordinator in 2014. She loves everything about her career from greeting the guests to educating them on all of our services. Toni has been to many educational events to improve her customer service skills. What she loves most about being at the desk is getting to know our guests and strives to elevate their experience so that their entrance and checkout is as delightful as their service. Toni does so by sharing all of our salon promotions, offering additional service opportunities and is warm and welcoming to every guest.  "Whatever you do.. do it well do it so well that when they see you do it they will tell everyone about it"

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Anna Hopkins

Anna earned her massage therapy license in January of 2010 and began her journey at Bellezza Avanti in February of 2010. She furthered her education and earned her manicurist license in 2012, completed The FarmHouse Fresh Advanced Training Program in 2018, and became certified in ACE Massage Cupping in 2019. Anna offers a wide array of massage and nail services designed to completely relax both the body and mind. She loves getting to know every guest so she can tailor the experience to suit them. When asked, Anna will say she enjoys being a licensed massage therapist and being a nail technician the same as each gives her the privilege of making someone's day in different ways.  "Learn to relax. Your body is precious, as it houses your mind and spirit. Inner peace begins with a relaxed body." -Norman Vincent Peale

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Desiree Hill

Desiree' is a level III stylist, Redken specialist, and self-proclaimed product hoarder. Desiree's love for hair color, teamwork and education have helped her become an invaluable asset to our team. Because of her attention to detail, friendly vibe and bubbly personality her guests always feel refreshed and leave with a smile. When Desiree' is not making the world more beautiful, you will most likely find her watching a ball game, cheering on her kids, hiking a trail or shopping!

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Becky Grywalski

Becky began her hair journey in high school where she had dreamed of making people feel beautiful since being a little girl and has fallen more in love with the industry as time has gone on. Becky is a level 5 Redken certified colorist and deva certified stylist. She is passionate about hair color services of all kinds from all over color, balayage, foils, and decolorizers. Her main focus is to make her guests hair dreams become reality while keeping the integrity of their hair healthy. Becky also specializes in perms and the latest haircutting techniques. She is one of our salon educators and coaches. She helps teach up and coming stylists all of her knowledge to grow them as future stylists on our team for 6-9 months at a time. You will find her and her associate work together to deliver the best guest experience for you. They are very attentive and pay close attention to detail. Becky loves all aspects of this career she has chosen and loves to inspire and grow other stylists, along with herself. You will never find her without a smile on her face. Making her guests feel special and comfortable are her top priority when they sit in her chair. Becky looks forward to meeting you and taking care of all your hair needs!  "She believed she could, so she did!" R.S. Grey

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Katie Vargo

Katie has been a valuable member of our team since 2004. Whether you're looking to have the perfect blonding, balayage, or color melt service she's your girl. Katie prides herself on prompt and relaxing services for her clients, all while greeting each salon guest with her high energy and smile. If you catch Katie outside of the salon she will most likely have her kids Alex & Kora by her side. She loves going to the pool, small weekend getaways and trips to the zoo. If you'd like to see some of Katie's work check her out on Instagram @katievargohair

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Shelley Napier

Shelley has been a loyal part of of our team since 1997. She is a true fashionista with a fun and bubbly personality. Specializing in hair and nails, she loves cutting short hair, blonde highlighting, and taking care of all your hair care needs. She does all types of nails including spa manicures, pedicures, acrylic nail enhancements, gel manicures, SNS and silk wraps. Whether your looking to totally change or just step up your current look then Shelley is the girl. All services include a killer style lesson and unlimited tips on current trends in fashion.

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Jalie Palko

Jalie Palko has always had a passion for the beauty industry since she was a child. She graduated from Brown Aveda Institute in 2019 and started her career at Bellezza Avanti soon after graduating. She loves staying on top of the newest beauty trends and continuing her education any chance she gets. Jalie specializes in blonding and balayage techniques. Put your hair in Jalie's hands and she promises you will leave loving your new look! 

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Cassidy Good

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