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S\"generatingsuccess\"mart Tan Magazine\u2019s July issue features the story of Brandon Stokes, owner of Sun Factory Tanning in Marysville, Wash. \u2014 a salon Stokes purchased after working his way up through the ranks at the store right out of high school.<\/p>\n

\u201cI worked there for about five years,\u201d Stokes told Smart Tan Magazine\u2019s Ashley Laabs. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t like any other job I knew of. It was really a fun environment. And I really enjoyed taking care of the customer service end of the business once I became manager.\u201d<\/p>\n

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To read Smart Tan Magazine\u2019s July issue on-line as an e-pub click here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Smart Tan Magazine\u2019s July issue features the story of Brandon Stokes, owner of Sun Factory Tanning in Marysville, Wash. \u2014 a salon Stokes purchased after working his way up through the ranks at the store right out of high school. \u201cI worked there for about five years,\u201d Stokes told Smart Tan Magazine\u2019s Ashley Laabs. \u201cIt […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nGenerating Success and Satisfaction - Smart Tan News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Smart Tan Magazine\u2019s July issue features the story of Brandon Stokes, owner of Sun Factory Tanning in Marysville, Wash. \u2014 a salon Stokes purchased after working his way up through the ranks at the store right out of high school. \u201cI worked there for about five years,\u201d Stokes told Smart Tan Magazine\u2019s Ashley Laabs. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t like any other job I knew of. 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