Twelve Salon & Barbering Company

I started in the beauty industry in 2002 as an apprentice. I continued my education and earned a Managers License and Instructors License in the Cosmetology field. I taught in Madison Wisconsin for over 4 years, worked for Wisconsin state board testing companies for 8 years and had the opportunity to learn a great deal on how to run a salon business, working under my mentor Bill Kaminski. Over the years I have attended training and educational events across the country, including Las Vegas, Chicago, Minneapolis, Orlando and New York. In 2019 I decided to open my own salon named after my lucky number 12. I brought Heather my main lady on as a business partner prior to opening. My favorite things to do in the salon are hair color, haircutting, eyebrow and men's waxing. Fun facts... I have two dogs Winston and Daisy, I once attended a party in Bill Clintons apartment and I'm bilingual (English and Serbian), trilingual if you count the language of love. My ultimate goal is to own a Yugo and retire on a beach down south.

Picture it, Baraboo 2013 I'm a single mom at 37 deciding to start a new career. Here I am 10 years later kicking ass and doing fades with my stunning business partner "The Doll" aka Dolly Bjelich Sanders.  My career kicked off with Dolly basically saying "Hmmmm...I like her." She hired me as a Stylist, promoted me to Assistant Manager, then promoted me to Salon Manager and soon after she promoted me to District Manager.  All within two years. Over the last 10 years I have learned so much. I have attended countless seminars, training and classes all under the guidance of my mentor Dolly. I started as a cosmetology student who was afraid of men's haircuts and now I am a proud business owner who is a mentor to others. I am no longer intimidated by any type of haircuts. In fact, I love haircutting especially men's haircuts and pixie cuts. I work with an amazing team; they are my family. We support, encourage and help each other every day. I am also a proud mother of two ladies who somehow have become adults in the blink of an eye. Last but not least I have to share my love for my fur baby Maxwell. He is the most handsome rottweiler puppers to ever exist.

I Started beauty school in November 2012 at Panache Academy of Beauty. I became student council president and helped plan events  such as the schools Carbone Cancer Event. I graduated from cosmetology college in 2014 and  was hired by the amazing Dolly Bjelich- Sanders upon graduation. Dolly saw something very special in me and helped excel my career over the coming years. She even encouraging me to get my managers license and become an active member of an education team. Soon after along came Heather Sanders- Bjelich. She played a vital role in me receiving a Manager of the Year Award and Salon of the Year award. In 2019 Twelve Salon and Barbering Company became my home. It is where I earned the nickname Bear(I love this BTW!), which staff and clients alike call me... I have earned awards in customer service, attended seminars, classes and multiple trainings since starting in this industry in 2012. When I am not killin' it in the salon I am most likely reading. I have two beautiful daughters, an amazing husband, 4 dogs (Dante, Bella, Venus and Frankie) and a cat named Muppet. I enjoy long walks to the fridge and doing fake karate when I'm bored.

I started in the beauty industry as a student at MATC in Madison Wisconsin in 2013. Since then I have been awarded some wonderful opportunities to gain further education as a stylist. I have attended classes and training in Orlando, Chicago and Madison. I also was blessed to have met Erin at a prior salon and have her as a mentor. And now with Twelve Salon and Barbering Company as my new home I am thankful that I have Erin as an Educator and Mentor again. My favorite things to do in the salon are men's haircuts and fades, hair design and waxing. I challenge myself to learn new things and I'm always expanding my knowledge working with the Twelve Salon Team. In my free time I enjoy traveling, being around the ones I love as well as meeting new people.

I started my cosmetology journey in October 2021 at Academy of Beauty Professionals in Madison Wisconsin. I graduated in May of 2023 and in early June I was kindly welcomed by Twelve Salo and Barbering Company, their team and their clients. Within a couple of days, I earned the nickname Kimmycakes. My favorite things to do in the salon are hair color, highlights, nails and waxing. I am borderline addicted to Qdoba and coffee. My favorite flowers are peonies, and my favorite color is pink. I am bilingual with Spanish being my first language.

I started as a student at AliRose Nail Academy in early 2022 after graduating high school early in January that year. I completed my education in August of 2022 and was hired on as a Nail Technician at Twelve Salon and Barbering Company. I love being creative with new, fun and modern styles of nails. I enjoy creating beautiful nail art as well as giving our clients the best experience. Being in the salon and watching our team be so creative with hair, I have become inspired to learn more. With Dolly being a longtime family friend since before I was even born, it seemed she naturally would be someone who could mentor me. She encouraged me to go with my gut and further my education and career. As of March 2023 I am now an apprentice at the salon, and I look forward to earning my cosmetology license. It is quite the challenge and a lot of work, but I know with my salon team, family and friends I can do it.

Some fun facts about me, my salon nickname is Hales and/or Hales Bales. My 3rd birthday was the same day as Dolly's wedding. She stopped the reception halfway through, brought me up to the head table, where I had a birthday cake brought out to me. Over 200 wedding guests sang me Happy Birthday that Day! I'm no longer a natural blonde but I do have my blonde moments and because of these silly moments I have been told many times "Well at least your pretty." I guarantee I am that, as well as smart, ambitious and talented.

Soon after my mom started cosmetology college she brought home her nail kit. I have always had a love for art and a creative spirit. With that being said as I poked around her school kit I knew I wanted to get my hands into it further. My mom saw how much curiosity I had for it so she bought me my own nail kit to practice on. At first I would just play around with it and soon I was designing nails and practicing on family and friends. So I decided I wanted to learn more. I started as a student at AliRose Nail Academy in early 2022. Later that year I graduated and was hired on by Twelve Salon and Barbering Company.  They really took me under their wings and gave me a place in which I could be creative and work on my passion. I love doing acrylics, pedicures and free hand design work. I enjoy making our clients feel their best and giving them some time to rest and relax, Everyone at the salon calls me Tater or Tatertot which have been my nicknames since I was a baby, which is so very fitting considering my moms nickname is Sandwich. 

Hello my name is Reagan! After high school I wasn't sure what I wanted to do, so I looked for the closest cosmetology program in my area. I attended beauty school in Wisconsin Dells and graduated in 2018. Turns out I fell in love with this profession! I'm so excited to continue my journey with Twelve Salon and Barbering Company. I have known Dolly and Heather for a few years and they have always been amazing to me. I'm so excited to be a part of their team! I'm constantly seeking to improve my knowledge and skills and I've attended many training classes to better educate myself. I also love learning from my fellow stylists. I take all my work very seriously but don't get me wrong I love to have fun! When I'm not styling hair you can find me with a fishing pole, on the back of my horse or hanging out outdoors with my son and stepchildren. I'm looking forward to meeting you and helping you feel great about yourself!