Kristen Gale Biography

Kristen Gale is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of THE TEN SPOT® Beauty Bars, one of North America's fastest growing beauty services companies. THE TEN SPOT®, which began with a single store in Toronto's then-up-and-coming Queen West neighbourhood, has grown into a beloved brand, channelling Kristen's edgy, honest humour and commitment to excellence. Kristen devised a successful business strategy by seeking the middle ground. Prior to THE TEN SPOT® Beauty Bars, most large cities had two spa extremes: inexpensive and quick (but unsanitary) 'chop shops,' or high-priced, high-end spas that sold stress relief. Kristen's key insight was combining the efficiency of the low end with the quality of the high end, while also incorporating a highly sociable atmosphere, on-point trendy-ness, and fun. Her first location, which she opened when she was 24 and had been fired from a job in graphic design, quickly gained a cult following that has lasted to this day. Fast forward ten years, and Kristen has grown THE TEN SPOT® by opening new corporate stores as well as mastering franchising, with over twenty locations open and more on the way. Kristen now supervises this booming operation as Cheif EO and sole owner, splitting her time between franchise sales and relationships, as well as building a super culture across all locations, with the company's goal of becoming the most recognised and reputable beauty bar brand in the world. Kristen mastered branding and business planning, as well as growing her company beyond the $10 million mark. By Toronto's Rogue Stories, Kristen has been dubbed "the godmother of Canadian beauty bars...who continues to influence aesthetic hotspots across the country."She has received dozens of prizes for entrepreneurship, as well as being recognised as a go-to commentator on the beauty industry in Canada's top media outlets such as the Globe and Mail, National Post, Toronto Star, and others. Kristen's personal storey is one of triumph and embracing a maximalist outlook on life. Her dad instilled in her a love of travel and entrepreneurship from a young age. Kristen was bullied as a young lady in Winnipeg, but she overcame her anxiety and became an adventurous twenty-something, moving away from home to work for Vice Magazine in New York and Montreal. After being fired from a graphic design job in Toronto at the age of 24, she decided on a whim to start her own business and miraculously wrote the business plan for the first 10spot location overnight, quickly safeguarding a location and loan, and opening in a few months. Kristen is guided by her constantly giving values. Her company's motto, 'we exist to make everyone feel like a TEN,' stems from her belief that everyone has the right to feel good about themselves. Drawing on her father's advice to 'do whatever you want, just make it a business,' Kristen encourages others, particularly young women, to chase their dreams and make their 'Plan A' an actuality. Kristen also discusses how entrepreneurship can help women level the playing field. Kristen has mastered work-life integration as a substitute to work-life balance as a mother and business owner. Kristen has given speeches to a variety of groups, including DeGroote and Rotman, as well as the Economic Club of Canada. Kristen uses her naturally humorous energy, contagious confidence, and blunt honesty as a speaker to engage audiences and convey real facts about what it takes to make your "Plan A" a reality, how to achieve balance, and the value of female entrepreneurship.

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