{"id":5543,"date":"2011-02-09T17:17:46","date_gmt":"2011-02-09T21:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smarttan.com\/blog\/?p=5543"},"modified":"2011-02-09T17:17:46","modified_gmt":"2011-02-09T21:17:46","slug":"celsius-tannery-member-of-the-month-making-it-personal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/celsius-tannery-member-of-the-month-making-it-personal\/","title":{"rendered":"Celsius Tannery Member of the Month: Making It Personal"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Will Dias<\/p>\n

Almost 16 years ago Roger Holmes and his wife had an inkling to be part of the tanning community. Holmes had worked in the convenience store industry, but wanted to be part of the emerging business of high-pressure tanning. So, they found a location in Independence, Missouri where high-pressure beds were new, and set up shop.<\/p>\n

Soon, Holmes was contacted by a friend who was looking to get into the business as well. Rather than compete against each other, they decided to team up and share a name and marketing. As time went on this proved to be a highly successful venture, and shortly after they were adding multiple locations and a licensing program…… READ MORE<\/a><\/p>\n

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