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PHOENIX — IMAGE Studios^®, a leader in the salon and spa studio space, announced they will open their first locations in Arizona! IMAGE Studios® is an exclusive studio salon that provides modern, high-end salon spaces to beauty, health, and wellness professionals. Their affordable rates make it possible for professionals to become successful entrepreneurs.

Scottsdale IMAGE Owners, Josh & Courtney Harper are delighted to open multiple locations in the state and offer an alternative to traditional salon ownership. “IMAGE Studios gives beauty professionals the freedom to be their own boss with no limit on their creative possibilities or the level of success that can be achieved.” says Courtney.

Josh and Courtney are lively members of the community spending much of their free time volunteering with organizations focused on homeless outreach, at-risk children, and animal rescue. They are thrilled to begin a new journey to help community members find success in entrepreneurship.

“IMAGE Studios^® is the best in coworking salon suites. We are setting the highest standard for design and support for our beauty professionals, and I am so excited to be part of this journey. Our locations will be a benchmark for cutting edge design.” says Josh.

Founder and CEO, Jason Olsen, commented, “We are delighted to have such high caliber franchisees like Josh & Courtney to bring the IMAGE Studios® brand to Arizona. Our franchise is driven by our core values of creativity, freedom, and success, for both our franchisees and the health, beauty, and wellness entrepreneurs who build their businesses with IMAGE.” IMAGE Studios® helped launch 364 new entrepreneurs in 2020 – with the overwhelming majority being businesses owned by women and minorities.

SALT LAKE CITY — IMAGE Studios® has reached an important milestone selling its 100th location, with salons coming to Arizona, Colorado, New Jersey, and Texas! IMAGE is a nationwide franchise brand with a real estate model that is revolutionizing the salon industry.

Founder and CEO, Jason Olsen commented, “We are a unique real estate investment opportunity, attracting the highest caliber franchisees from coast to coast. We have a best-in-class leadership team at IMAGE, creating a strong support network of automation, data mining and industry research, as well as huge amounts of resources, training, and coaching for franchise owners to help them successfully recruit and retain salon professionals at each location. With the recent launch of our custom smartphone app IMAGE Pro by GlossGenius, IMAGE Studios® is taking salon suites to a whole new level as we expand our nationwide footprint. We appreciate every IMAGE Owner who joins this incredible journey with us!”

With 100+ locations in development, 2021 is another monumental year for IMAGE Studios®! Shaun Olsen, Founder and Vice President mentioned, “IMAGE has developed a powerful support network for new franchise owners. In the last year alone, we’ve implemented new systems to scale, web-based software platforms, and weekly roundtables for owners and operators!”

IMAGE recently announced their dynamite leadership and support team members including Director of Franchise Development, Brandon Campbell, Development Coordinator, Maria Moys, Director of Real Estate & Construction, Marcia Carter, Director of Marketing, Lizzie Webb, Corporate Coordinator, Delaney Gagliano, and Industry Expert, Matthew Landis.

COO, Taylor Lamont, boasted, “IMAGE has experienced transformative growth and brand evolution the last 24 months. We’ve onboarded key leadership roles and introduced team members, automation, and standardization at strategic milestones as we’ve scaled. Our company is collectively driven by our core values of creativity, freedom, and success; and we seek out owners who align. We design beautiful modern salon suites that elevate our professionals’ entrepreneur experience – with business training, community, and support offered every step of the way. Over the last decade, thousands of small business owners have started their journey at IMAGE Studios®.”

SALT LAKE CITY — IMAGE Studios^® has ranked at #160 for its first ranking in Entrepreneur magazine’s Franchise 500^®, the world’s first, best, and most comprehensive franchise ranking. Placement in the Franchise 500^® is a highly sought-after honor in the franchise industry, making it one of the company’s most competitive rankings ever. Recognized as an invaluable resource for potential franchisees, Franchise 500^® ranks IMAGE Studios® as #160 for its outstanding performance in areas including unit growth, financial strength & stability, and brand power. This is the first year that IMAGE has been ranked and recognized, leapfrogging other franchises into this spot.

“2020 was a challenging year for everyone, but it was also a year of unusual opportunity,” says Jason Feifer, Entrepreneur editor-in-chief. “Franchises were able to be nimble and innovative, serving the needs of franchisees and customers in ways that will resonate for many years to come. We believe that, when we eventually look back on this time, we’ll see it as a moment when many brands defined themselves for the future.”

IMAGE Studios^® has locations in California, Texas, Pennsylvania, Utah, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Nevada, and Oregon.

To view IMAGE Studios^® in the full ranking, visit www.entrepreneur.com/franchise500.