The indoor tanning community has always been filled with a rich diversity of entrepreneurial stories. In the 1980s, blind backers were investing in a totally unknown market with the tanning industry. Today, the market’s ripe with investors betting on new business models to move the market forward.

It’s these types of salon owners that break the stereotypes and illustrate why you should feel fulfilled by your role in the industry. They give new meaning to the term “tanning salon owner” and are defying barriers and making strides. These people are championing change and making the sunshine business proud — Gary Bodony is the prime example of this in the modern tanning market.

Gary Bodony illustrates how salon owners are more than their typecasts — they’re the fabric of America. They’re people who’ve invested their livelihood into bettering the community. Gary thinks that his business in the tanning industry has provided him with the American Dream.

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