THE HONEST INNOVATOR Kathleen Angiolet began working in cosmetics behind a counter in 1986. A positive can-do attitude helped her to move up through the ranks and rise to an executive position for a world-renowned luxury brand. In spite of her success, she dreamed of owning her own skin care business. After extensive research, she discovered a natural skin care created specifically for aestheticians – PHYT’S Naturo-Esthetique. In August 2000, she traveled to France to meet with Jean-Paul Llopart and Rosanne Verlé, the creators of the brand and true pioneers in the natural cosmetic industry. Inspired by their revolutionary approach – that beauty, health, and ecology were inseparable – Angiolet knew that she had found an exceptional brand. It was then that she began distributing PHYT’S products and its philosophy to the United States. "Since 1972, PHYT’S philosophy has remained the same: to create an exceptional skin care line containing ingredients of natural origin." WHO I AM 1. BIGGEST LEAP OF FAITH I’VE TAKEN IN MY CAREERLeaving my paying job to start my own business – going against everything I had always been told: “don’t quit your job until you have a new one.” 2. ONE TRAIT THAT CAN BE FOUND IN ALL LEADERSLead by example and keep it honest. Don’t ask anyone to do something that you are not honestly willing to do yourself. 3. HOW I DEFINE SUCCESS If I had to define success, I would say success is having the good fortune to be able to live your dream – to be able to wake up every day excited about what that day will bring. 4. MY FAVORITE CLIENT REACTION I will never forget the time when one of our very first customers called me after using PHYT’S for about two weeks in her practice to say, “this stuff rocks!” 5. ONE OF MY FAVORITE QUOTES “Whatever you are, be a good one.” Abraham Lincoln 6. HOW I LOOK AT MY CAREERI don’t consider what I do for a living a job. It is my daily passion – eight days a week! And I love it! ABOUT MEMy husband and I live north of Dallas in an area that has 250 acres of green space – with miles of trails for biking and hiking. Starting or ending our day on these trails keeps us grounded and close to nature. MY CREDENTIALS United States distributor for PHYT’S Naturo-Esthetique Certified organic skin care guru Ingredient label transparency titan Lover of nature CONNECTLocationPlano, Texas Phone877-749-8787 Webphyts-usa.com TO THE FUTUREMy goal is to continue the legacy of the PHYT’S brand and to, hopefully, inspire others the way Jean-Paul Llopart and Rosanne Verlé first inspired me. And with my continued partnership with the new leaders of the brand, the Logre family – who have turned PHYT’S into a worldwide brand – with the same passion and innovation as its founders, I am confident this goal will be met. OUR LEADING LINE AROMALLIANCE ANTI-ÂGE - SOIN MULTI-VITA PHYT’S Certified Organic Skincare A professional, 90-minute, multi-vitamin, age-defying treatment packed in one kit, AROMALLIANCE ANTI-ÂGE - SOIN MULTI-VITA by PHYT’S Certified Organic Skincare is full of powerful active ingredients, targets wrinkles, and firms. In addition, PHYT’S offers age-defying retail cosmetic products available for at-home use to increase spa profitability. Also available in the AROMALLIANCE ANTI-ÂGE collection are AROMALLIANCE ANTI-ÂGE - SOIN OLIGO VITAL, which targets mature dry skin, and AROMALLIANCE ANTI-ÂGE - SOIN d’O, which targets mature oily skin. HOW I’M BREAKING THE MOLD STRICT CERTIFICATION STANDARDS “Both the consumer and spa therapist are increasingly being connected to ideas of health and wellness. They are concerned about possible health risks from certain ingredients. They are making conscious choices to minimize harm to the environment in order to aid our earth’s long-term sustainability. For over 48 years, PHYT’S has lived by this same philosophy. PHYT’S contains no synthetic ingredients, uses recyclable packaging, does not test on animals, and adheres to strict certification standards.” Kathleen Angiolet, President of DAKA INTERNATIONAL/PHYT’S-USAWant to read more? Subscribe to one of our monthly plans to continue reading this article.