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FORTY BEAUTIFUL YEARS Maritime Beauty Supply Celebrates
By Tina Christopoulos
THERE’S A REASON WHY Maritime Beauty’s motto is Shaping Success Together. And that reason was all the more obvious during their 40th anniversary weekend celebration April 8—10, when some of the biggest names in the beauty industry took the stage to express their appreciation, respect and gratitude to Maurice Doucet, founder of Maritime Beauty, and his beautiful wife Ann, to whom he credits most of his success. “Thank you Maurice and Ann, I always feel like family here,” said Martin Parsons at Sunday evening’s gala. Dennis Sharp, former general manager of Redken was in attendance as a long-time friend. Ann Mincey hosted the evening. Chris Baran and Parsons delighted the crowd with a show of the trendiest and most polished looks of the season. One audience member hit the nail on the head when he spoke candidly about the way Maritime does beauty: with a lot of heart. And Minter Dial, from L’Oréal Canada, echoed the sentiment when he presented Ann and Maurice with a bouquet of flowers and an eloquent speech. “Our template is to do business on a personal level,” says Maurice. “Every time we see customers, we greet them with an embrace. We’re very close. Just like with our staff. If they’re having challenges we always get into their personal world and help out.” A lot of the Maritime staff has been loyal employees for over 15 years now. Maurice remembers many occasions when he’s gone in and helped save smaller second floor salons by refinancing them and getting them back on their feet. “That’s just the kind of business we are,” he says. Maurice has rubbed elbows with the best of the business, and in one single conversation can drop names like Horst Rechelbacher and Arnie Miller, founders of Aveda and Matrix, respectively, recounting personal stories and memories. One thing is clear as he jumps from one item to the next: passion reigns in his world, and it hasn’t diminished one bit in the last 40 years. Congratulations Maurice and the whole Maritime Beauty Supply team! S
Clockwise from top right Jean-Philippe Thomassin, Maurice Doucet and Dr. Lew; Maurice Doucet and Martin Parsons; Ian Marc, Ian Marc’s Hairstyling, Jacqueline Smith, Ian Marc’s Hairstyling; Linda Gardner, Salon Business Consultant, Peter Alexander, General Manager, Maritime Beauty; Chris Baran, International Redken Artist; The Maritime Beauty Supply team; Ann Mincey and Minter Dial present a bouquet of flowers to Ann and Maurice Doucet.
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