Mari the Studio: Our big win for Best of Fairfield!

Thank you to all our wonderful guests who voted for us!

We are HONORED to have won Best of Fairfield 2013!!!

We have won 2013's Best of Fairfield for Men's Styling!



Creating Connections: It's a Small "Business" World



"My wife Kim has been going to Mari for years and smiles after each visit. I went in to try Mari out and guess what? I’m hooked. Even our cattle ranchers ask me... ‘where do you get your haircut?’ Mari’s the best and her staff is top notch too."
Stew Leonard Jr.

          A few months ago, while perusing the professional website of our merchandise line, Oribe, we stumbled upon a review of My Story, a book by local dairy store/supermarket founder, Stew Leonard.  The review happened to be personally written by Oribe’s co-president Daniel Kaner.  In his review, Daniel discussed his love of Stew Leonard’s grocery stores both for their fine products and also their business model.

What a coincidence, we thought! Not only are Stew Jr. and his family guests at our Fairfield salon, but the president of our favorite haircare line is a huge fan! We passed along the information to Stew Jr. himself, at which point he reached out to Daniel and thanked him for his review. From there, a connection was made, and Stew was invited to speak in Miami at “Backstage”, Oribe’s annual convention (or as they refer to it, “a hair jam...a multi-day bash of hairstyling, makeup, photography and entertainment” -- not your average convention!).

Stew was able to inspire and thoroughly entertain the crowd of salon owners and hairdressers with his business savvy advice, and at the same time, was able to help Stew Leonard’s childrens’ charity for water safety. The Oribe company graciously donated 200 swimming lessons to help inner city children learn how to swim. We at Mari the Studio couldn’t be happier that Stew Leonard’s and Oribe have made this relationship, and are so proud to have been a part of it.

From Left to right: Daniel Kaner, Co-president of Oribe; Stew Jr; and the incomparable Oribe 

A quote from Stew's speech at "Backstage"

Cheers!

Mari the Studio

Stew Leonard’s Charity for Water Safety:

http://www.stewietheduck.com/12watersafety.cfm

To purchase Stew Leonard Sr.’s book:

http://www.stewleonardsgifts.com/item_detail.cfm?ItemNmbr=090

For more information on Oribe products:

http://www.marithestudio.com/products.html

My Wonderful Gift

How thoughtful and kind is my staff? I received this book by Kathy Buckley as a thank you gift from my Guest Services Manger as a token of appreciation for the conference in Arizona.

If you do not know who Kathy Buckley is, you are certainly missing out.  Billed as "America's First Hearing Impaired Comedienne", Kathy is an absolutely hilarious and inspiring speaker who made us burst into laughter, and then turned it around and made us burst into tears.  Her message was that NOTHING is impossible if you dream it - nothing.

Stephanie came home, so touched by Kathy, she bought two copies of this.  One for herself and one for me. I can’t wait to begin this book!

Be sure to look up Kathy’s website and Facebook page for more information. And if you have a chance to see her, don’t miss the opportunity!!!  

Cheers!

Mari the Studio

www.kathybuckley.com

https://www.facebook.com/OfficialKathyBuckley

What an Experience!

Thank you to John Harms and the entire Millennium family for once again hosting the perfect conference. The Millenium team is a joy to work with; each and every member being pleasant, kind, and generous of their time and spirit. Its easy to see that they have all turned their dreams into reality, which is precisely what this year's Millennium Experience was about.





John Harms, CEO and Founder of Milennium software with Mari





We excitedly left our Fairfield studio on Saturday for a 5 hour flight to Arizona.  What we found out West, was a group of people as enthused as us, and a weekend filled with inspiring and motivating information.  With classes hosted by the Millennium staff, educators from Paul Mitchell, former employees of Vidal Sassoon and more, we immersed ourselves in the information presented to us.  But not only did we learn, we had FUN while doing it! We watched Tabatha Coffey speak, discovered an amazing charity (www.friendsarebyyourside.com -- much more on that later), danced (yes, in class), we dressed up in our Denim & Diamonds for a theme party, we laughed and we even cried at the unbelievable presentations from motivational speakers.

We’ve come back to our salon more energized than ever!  The Millennium Experience is so much more than a "software conference". It's a true "Experience", one that renews and revitalizes us, and reaffirms our ever-growing love for this industry.

Stephanie, Mari & Kelly decked out in "Denim & Diamonds" at the Millennium Experience

Cheers!

Mari the Studio

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Cheers!

Mari the Studio

Second Time Around: The Millennium Experience

Last year, we posted about Mari & Stephanie taking a trip down to Miami for the Millennium Experience, a conference hosted by our software company.  We called it the "Un-conference" (See our blog about it!), because, while it was for business, we definitely had a whole lot of fun! This weekend, we will be attending for our second year in a row, and Kelly will be joining as well.

We hope to learn about new ways to utilize our software in our efforts to serve you better, also hear from celebrity hairstylists, and even get an education from TV personality and hairdresser, Tabatha Coffey!

Keep checking back here for updates and pictures of all the hoopla.



A photo from last years conference: Millennium software CEO and Founder, John Harms, Paul Mitchell's Global Artistic Director Robert Cromeans, and the fabulous Tabatha Coffey

 Cheers!

Mari the Studio

Kelly is back!

Kelly is back from her fabulous birthday trip to Las Vegas! Welcome back Kelly!

Kelly's 21st birthday at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas

Cheers!

Mari the Studio

Drinking the Kool-Aid

While browsing through a recent copy of People magazine, and flipping through the advertisements, we stumbled across a familiar face.  Yes, we know and recognize the Kool-Aid Man, but the familiar face (and haircut!) was our guest Joe Pierce! Check him out in the pics below handing flowers to the memorable mascot of the juice drink.

Cheers!

Mari the Studio

A note from the Mother of the Bride and the Bride

To our Dear Guests,

The much anticipated weddings of Mari's daughter, Lauren, and our guest services manager, Stephanie have come and gone this spring.  We just want to say a huge thank you for all your kind words, generosity and for letting us share our happy stories of the big day(s).  It means the world to us!





Juliana, the new Mrs. Lauren Meli & Mari at the Guilford Yacht Club




Mr. & Mrs. Cody and Stephanie Barbierri in Long Island City, NY

With much Love, Mari & Stephanie

Mixing a little Pleasure with Business: Mari at Oribe Miami

On a recent vacation to South Beach, Mari thought it might be fun to go to Oribe’s Miami hair salon and check out the space and his talented group of stylists.  Before heading in for her beach-vacation-blowout, Mari read many positive reviews of Steven and decided to give him a try. They weren’t wrong! Steven, she says, was fun, fabulous and made Mari feel as though she was the only guest in the salon! For a bit of hold and softness, he applied of Oribe’s Crème for Style to Mari’s hair from mid-shaft to ends and meticulously dried and smoothed Mari’s locks to South Beach perfection!

Steven showing off his work at the Oribe salon.  We think Mari looks fab!

Cheers!

Mari the Studio