Meet The Team
Our team is full of beautiful unique different professionals !
Inside & Out
We Strive to make you Shine !
Gauthier's Where you can be Yourself !
The Gauthier Team
Becki - Hairstylist & Color Specialist
Becki, has been doing hair for over 35 years.
She is a Born and raised Floridian and knows St-Armands circle like the back of her hand.
Becki has mastered many technics that no one does anymore.
She loves all aspects of color and cuts.
Razor included.
Perms, Braids, Teezing.
Favorite Color : Green
Favorite Food : Her mother's homemade dressing
Favorite thing : Fishing & Golf
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Kristy - Hairstylist, Color Specialist & Barber
Welcome to my new home away from home, having moved to Longboat Key from Fort Myers/CapeCoral area where i worked for over 35 years and built a great clientele.
I was born in Bloomington MN and I have always loved artistry starting at a very young age. I just knew that I needed to be in the Beauty Industry creating. Soon I found out how passionate I was about making people feel beautiful inside and out. I graduated from Sunstate Academy in 1985. Now, even after 35+ years I still love creating and caring for each and every client that sits in my chair. I love making them feel comfortable and relaxed and developing many lifelong friendships in the process. I specialize in cutting, styling, many coloring techniques and i am a fully licensed Barber. My goal is to listen to my clients and give them what they are desiring and to also teach them how to keep creating the look themselves at home. I am very grateful for the wonderful opportunity to be a part of the Gauthier Team !
Favorite Color : Purple
Favorite Food : Strawberry Field Salad
Favorite Thing : Live Music, Dancing and Fitness.
Jen B. - Hairstylist & Color Specialist
Hello, Everyone! My name is Jen & have been working in the hair industry since 2005. Working within multiple facets of the industry- including color specialization, precision cutting, tape in extensions, and formal event styling; I feel confident that we can execute your hair goals. Outside of the salon, I am a resident of Sarasota, Florida and live with my husband and 3 children. We are active family who loves spending time together any way that we can. While much of our time is spent traveling to and from the baseball fields and volleyball courts; we also love to cook together, watch movies, play card games, and float in the pool. I look forward to making you feel beautiful, confident, and special!
Favorite Color : Blue
Favorite Food : Tacos
Favorite Thing : Spending time with my family… from vegging out and watching a movie, to cooking, games, sports, etc.
Layla E. - Hairstylist & Color Specialist
Originally from a small town in Missouri, Layla moved to Nashville upon completing cosmetology school.
Worked 10 years in the heart of Music City where she achieved great success with celebrity clientele, such as Blake Shelton, The Frey, Erin Andrews, Hot Chelle Rae, The Avrett Brothers, Ron White, Brandi Cyrus, and more ...
As a highly skilled stylist, her expertise extends to all aspects of hair including everything from long hair balayage to total transformations to men’s fades and razor cuts.
Favorite Color: iridescent
Favorite Food: Açaí bowls
Favorite Thing: hot yoga, making music, painting and anything in the healing arts. (couldn’t choose just one;)
Debra : Esthetician
After overcoming years of battling adolescent acne with the help of a skilled dermatologist, Debra understood the wonderful effect flawless skin could have on one’s own level of confidence. As a result her passion for helping others achieve optimal skin health was ignited at a young age. Upon completion of the John Robert Powers Modeling School in Chicago, Debra was asked to join the staff, teaching the skincare and makeup artistry class which solidified her desire to pursue a career in aesthetics. Debra currently holds a professional esthetician license in the state of Florida. Debra’s skincare philosophy is twofold. First, in order for skin to look flawless, it must be healthy; secondly, makeup should only serve to accentuate the beauty of impeccable skin. Debra’s treatments are holistic in nature and include a full skin analysis and customized plan based on the specific needs of each client. Debra works with a selection of leading skincare products designed to treat and enhance a full-spectrum of skin types for an effective homecare regimen in between facials. Specializing in: Facials: Anti-aging, Microneedling, Microchanneling, Hydrafacial, Dermaplane, Microdermabrasion, Peels, Radio Frequency, Microcurrent, E Candela Sublative and Sublime. I'm always learning and discovering more. Wax: Face, Lip, Brow, brow shaping Tint and Lamination: Eyebrows and Lashes Makeup Artistry: Application, Special Event, Training and Instruction. Hobbies: Jewelry making, fabric painting, playing piano, gardening.
Favorite Color : Purple
Favorite Food : Japanese
Favorite Thing : Books
Gazelle - Massage Therapist
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Gazelle found her calling in the healing arts field at a young age, her nurturing spirit and desire to help people has grown along with her through the years. Graduating from Sarasota School of Massage Therapy in 2003, she has been a licensed massage therapist for nearly 20 years! With experience in both medical and spa settings, she caters to her clients needs on an individual basis. She’s certified in several massage modalities including Swedish, Therapeutic, Medical, Shiatsu, Reflexology, Sports Therapy, Thai, Whole Body Integration, Pregnancy Massage, Hot Stone Massage, Lymphatic drainage and Cranial Sacral Therapy; specializing in Neuromuscular, Myofascial Release and Deep Tissue Massage. Gazelle is also a multi-instrumental musician and vocalist who is now bringing her passion for music into her healing practice as a newly certified sound healer! She loves tuning in and is committed to helping people heal, she cares about what she does and you can feel it.
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Favorite Color : Rainbow
Favorite Food : Pizza
Favorite Thing : Her Guitare
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Meet The Team
Elena - Massage therapist & physio
Elena is a renoun physiotherapist and massage therapist that has built her career for 21 years. Having owned her own clinic in Colorado, her and her husband moved to Florida for their sons Tennis career.She is known for her professional skills and work ethic witch brought her to get many recognition like the TOP 10 massage therapists of America in the past 15 years. She is also the personal therapist for many professional Tennis players. Her specialties go from sports massage, neuromuscular therapy and cupping. Of course sweedish and deep tissue are also in her field of expertise. Elena sill not only allow you to relaxe but also to physically get better.
Ziggy : Dog Therapist - Greeter - Mascotte
Ziggy Gauthier, 8 years old Australian Sherperd. Native Quebequer from Montreal, QC, Can. Born January 19, 2015.Loves to Swim, Eat, Get Pampered, Meet New People, Play, Get Photographed and Travel with his humans. You can also follow him on social media since he manages his facebook page : I Love St-Armands Circle, Sarasota and his personal instagram page.Favorite Color : LeopardFavorite Food : Organic AppleFavorite Thing : SwimmingFavorite Humans : Serge & Sonia
Sonia Sunshine - Makeup Artist
Sonia is a business woman, wife and friend, born and raised in Montreal Canada. She is fully bilingual French and English, raised by a french canadian mother and english father. Makeup Artist since 2006, trained by the one and only Richard St-Laurent renown hairstylist and makeup artist. She participated in many fashion show's, photoshoot's and different special occasions like weddings and proms. She believes that true beauty comes from within and makeup allows to express this natural beauty and Shine Bright. Favorite Food : Sheperd's pie Favorite Color : Leopard Favorite Thing : Socializing, meeting new people
Serge & Sonia Gauthier
Serge Gauthier, from Nominingue, Qc, Can.
Sonia Gauthier, from Montreal, Qc, Can.
Young entrepreneurs that fell in LOVE in Montreal Canada but decided to sell everything back home to live the American Dream & Guess What Fell in LOVE with Florida.
The couple Decided to go after they're Dreams together.
Serge & Sonia will inspire you to go after your dreams no matter what; with his french canadian aka quebec accent, remember he didnt speak english 2 years ago and Sonia with
her positivity vibes holding the name Sunshine.
They Created a space where Mind - Body -Spirit are one.
At Gauthier you can BE yourself or Become your true self!
And all this with there Furr Baby : Ziggy's
Favorite Color : Green (Serge) & Leopard (Sonia)
Favorite Food : Pad Thai (Serge) & Sherperd Pie (Sonia)
Favorite Thing as a couple : Taking care of his plants (Serge) Building Relationships (Sonia) and Ziggy (Together)!
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