Tanner Weyland
Whether it's on social media with posts and videos or at events, Social Media and Events Specialist Tanner Weyland provides risk management education to wellness professionals nationwide. A Brigham Young University graduate with a bachelor’s degree in English language and literature, Tanner is a proven communicator with the ability to translate difficult insurance ideas into layman’s terms. In his spare time, Tanner enjoys taking road trips, playing card games, and making pizza with his wife.
Makeup Artist Policies on Refunds and Cancellations: How to Avoid the Drama
“I don’t like her lifestyle.” This is how one bride on Facebook justified canceling her appointment with a well-reviewed, skilled makeup artist, says Your Tango. The “lifestyle” she referred to was that the makeup artist was unmarried, without kids, and seemed happy with it. While her complaint was surprising and unique, her request was not.…
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Cut, Cut, Cut: How to Prevent Repetitive Strain Injury from Hairdressing
You’re cutting another client’s hair–the sixth of the day. As you run their hair between your fingers to trim the ends, your hand holding the shears begins to feel pins and needles. It’s going numb. You pause a moment, surprised, thinking that it must be because you haven’t let go of your shears in a…
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The Trickiest State Requirements for Estheticians
Whether you’re an experienced esthetician or you’re hoping to get licensed in the near future, you’ve probably had these questions: Can I use my esthetician license in another state? Or can I transfer my esthetician license to another state if I move? And are other state requirements for estheticians trickier than my current state? You…
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Cuts at a Nail Salon: What can happen if you injure or infect a client?
The year was 2006, and a Maryland woman was getting a pedicure. As her nail technician was working on her calluses with a credo blade (also called a callus cutter), it slipped and cut the woman’s toe. Her toe began to bleed, which the technician immediately addressed with a first aid kit, but that was…
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Lawsuits and Lipstick: How makeup artists can avoid makeup allergy lawsuits
You visit a client, a bride, to apply makeup before her wedding. Halfway through your application, she mentions that her eyes feel strange, and you notice the skin around her eyes swelling. You try to clean off the makeup, but the swelling continues, and an hour later, her eyes have nearly swollen shut. As she…
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