News & Events

Wenatchee, WA - The mid-season winner is the team owner in each division with the most fantasy points for the first half. The winner receives $15 form each of the other owners in their division.

Wenatchee, WA.- Elements Salon & Wellness Spa Esthetician Mandy Rosenberg has completed a number of advanced training classes.

Wenatchee, WA.- Five members of the Elements Salon & Wellness Spa team recently completed a course on classic color theory and techniques. Senior Stylists Drea Walter, Tara Johnson and Trisha Heinold joined Stylist Danielle Babst and Apprentice Jacob Holmer for the course, held August 7-8 in Mukilteo, Washington. The course featured Jessee Skittrall as the instructor.

Wenatchee, WA.- Elements Salon & Wellness Spa Master Stylists Trisha Heinold, Drea Walter, Tara Johnson and Apprentice Jacob Holmer participated in Advanced Color Training hosted by Davines on June 20. The training was held at Elements Salon & Wellness Spa in Wenatchee.

Wenatchee, WA.- Refuel Spa is adding a variety of skin care services to complement its existing bodywork menu.

Wenatchee, WA.- Elements Salon & Wellness Spa team members Valda Sarty, Jessica Jarett, Andrea Hen, Danielle Babst, Jacob Holmer, and Jenelle Esparza attended a day-long Dermalogica Product Knowledge workshop in Renton, Washington on May 16.

Wenatchee, WA.- Elements Salon & Wellness Spa team members Drea Walter, Trisha Heinold, Jacob Holmer, Jen Koch, and Danielle Babst all attended a day-long Advanced Color Formulation workshop that featured the Davines color line.

Wenatchee, WA.- Elements Salon & Wellness Spa Master Stylist Trisha Heinold and Senior Apprentice Jacob Holmer attended a two-day ABC Vidal Sassoon class in Seattle.

Wenatchee, WA.- Elements Salon & Wellness Spa Team Members Trisha Heinold, Drea Walter and Tara Johnson joined owner and facilitator Valda Sarty at the day-long Washington State Cosmetology Apprenticeship Program meeting in Wenatchee. The meeting was held March 7 at the Confluence Technology Center and was an opportunity for member salons to discuss various elements of the training program, including implementation of entry-level and advanced technicial curriculum for cosmetology, esthetics and manicuring. Members also reviewed state-required reporting and publicity options and ideas.

Business consultant Kimberly Rolandson and Sarty Mountain, Inc have merged to co-develop a new business and leadership division, which will be called Elements University. The new division will focus on business and leadership training, team building, and transformational growth delivered during weekend retreats, full-day programs, and on-going industry coaching.

Elements Salon & Spa invite you and a guest to attend our fabulous Holiday Open House!

Elements Salon & Wellness Spa
14th Annual Holiday Open House    
Saturday, November 13 - 9am-4pm

Please join us for our customer appreciation of the year!  Enjoy delicious edibles, complimentary services, and demonstrations, gifts and drawings for salon and spa packages!

Master Stylist Trisha Daley- Heinold and Stylist Apprentice Jacob Holmer have recently completed an advanced training program presented by Davines Hair Care. The training, titled Advanced Hair Color and Trend Hair Cutting, featured Davines Finest Pigments, which is a natural hair color enhancer. The advanced training was presented on August 28th by Kristal Baker, Regional Education Specialist for Davines Hair Care.

Susie Dunn has joined Elements Salon and Wellness Spa as a Licensed Massage Therapist. She is also participating in the company’s Apprenticeship Program.

Stylists Drea Walter, Trisha Daley, Katie Hoefner, and Jacob Holmer attended the Davines Colorspace training conducted by Salon Services on June 24. The workshop was held at Elements Salon & Wellness Spa in Wenatchee, and provided advanced training on the Davines Colorspace line, including hands-on techniques with permanent, semi-permanent, and natural pigment color.

Wenatchee, WA.- Valda Sarty has recently returned from national-level training.

Valda Sarty, owner of Sarty Mountain, Inc., attended The Reconnection training in Burbank, California September 25-27. The workshop was provided by internationally-recognized speaker and founder of Reconnective Healing Dr. Eric Pearl.

Wenatchee, WA. - Internationally-renowned stylist Bennie Pollard was at Elements Salon and Wellness Spa on Monday, June 2 to train the entire team on the latest hair trends and provide business development training.

Wenatchee, WA.- Valda Sarty, owner of Sarty Mountain, Inc. and Layna St.
Germain, recently attended a three-day salon-industry seminar at the Salon
Services Academy in Renton, Washington.

Wenatchee, WA.- Colleen Flynn, Dermalogica Regional Educator provided a hands-on training for the entire Sarty Mountain, Inc team on March 16.

Wenatchee, WA.- Elements University has embarked on a cutting-edge partnership with the BennieFactor group to establish the University as the first BennieFactor Signature School in the United States. Elements University will provide the training, experience, products and corporate support of BennieFactor and its associated distributor.

Wenatchee, WA.- Elements Salon and Wellness Spa will assist the Make-A-Wish Foundation by offering a day of pampering to an 11-year-old Waterville girl this Saturday.

Wenatchee, WA.- Valda Sarty, CEO of Sarty Mountain, Inc. attended a two-day training hosted by Harvard-trained Dr. Edward Hallowell. The May 3-4 Tempe, Arizona seminar was titled "CrazyBusy: Overbooked, Overstretched and About to Snap".

Wenatchee, WA.- Members of the Sarty Mountain, Inc. leadership team have recently returned from a two-day intensive training session in Renton, Washington.

Wenatchee, WA.- Sarty Mountain, Inc. has re-launched its e-commerce shopping site: www.sartyshops.com.

Wenatchee, WA.- Elements University will host the annual “Girls Night Out” event on behalf of the YWCA.

Wenatchee, WA.- Valda Sarty, CEO of Sarty Mountain Inc., has announced a new partnership with Brocato Hair Care and the Beautiful Business Network.

Wenatchee, WA.- Valda Sarty, CEO of Sarty Mountain Inc., attended The Salon Association Symposium, hosted by the Professional Beauty Association. The event was held January 12-15 at the Omni Resort in Orlando Florida.

Wenatchee, WA.- Sarty Mountain Inc., the managing company for Elements Salon & Wellness Spa, Refuel Spa and Elements University has added one new team member to the staff at Elements Salon and Wellness Spa.

Wenatchee, WA.- The Greater Wenatchee Area Technology Alliance has named Valda Sarty, CEO of Sarty Mountain Inc., as the 2007 Entrepreneur of the Year.

Wenatchee, WA.- Five members of the Sarty Mountain Inc. team have just returned from a one-day workshop with Tim Hartley of the Serendipity Collection for Davines. The workshop was held on February 11 at the Fenix Underground in downtown Seattle.

Sarty Mountain, Inc.'s wellness and beauty companies, Elements Wellness Spa and Salon, Element University and Refuel Spa were built around a mission to "raise the bar" in our industry by providing superlative, professional service, while at the same time, helping our employees reach their personal and professional peaks.

Wenatchee, WA.- Sarty Mountain Inc., team member Hannah Naths has recently attended and completed two Dermalogica classes. The classes, held in Seattle focused on a variety of trademark techniques including pressure point massage for the face.

Wenatchee, WA.- Valda Sarty, CEO of Sarty Mountain Inc will be presented with the first-annual Outstanding Business Achievement award by the Women’s Resource Center at the annual Women of Achievement dinner. The event will be held December 1 at Chateau Faire La Pont Winery in Wenatchee.

Wenatchee, WA.- Eight members of the Sarty Mountain Inc. team have just returned from a one-day workshop including the founder, product developer, and lead senior educators for the USA of Dermalogica Skin Care. The event was held in downtown Seattle on November 13 and focused on advanced skin care, the future of the industry and the science and technology addressing aging. Valda Sarty, Tanya Mora, Gabrielle Walker, Megan Staat, Kristin Pfeiffer, Jen Koch, Hannah Naths and Leah Duering were all in attendance.

Wenatchee, WA.- Eight members of the Sarty Mountain Inc. team have just returned from a one-day workshop including the founder, product developer, and lead senior educators for the USA of Dermalogica Skin Care. The event was held in downtown Seattle on November 13 and focused on advanced skin care, the future of the industry and the science and technology addressing aging. Valda Sarty, Tanya Mora, Gabrielle Walker, Megan Staat, Kristin Pfeiffer, Jen Koch, Hannah Naths and Leah Duering were all in attendance.

Wenatchee, WA.- Senior stylists from Elements Salon and Wellness Spa and four students from Elements University hosted a charity event for Locks of Love on Sunday, November 5, 2006. The event was held at Elements University and served to benefit Locks of Love, which is a non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children under the age of 18 with medical hair loss.

Senior staff of Sarty Moun tain Inc., the managing company for Elements Salon and Wellness Spa, Refuel Spa and Elements University in Wenatchee. Washington, just returned from ex ten sive training in Italy and Greece.

Wenatchee, WA.- Valda Sarty of Sarty Mountain Inc., the managing company for Elements Salon & Wellness Spa, Refuel Spa and Elements University hosted the Washington State Cosmetology Apprenticeship Program monthly board meeting Monday, October 16. The meeting was held at Caffe Mela in downtown Wenatchee.

Wenatchee, WA.- The entire Sarty Mountain Inc. team has just returned from an extensive team building and planning retreat.

Wenatchee, WA.- Senior staff of Sarty Mountain Inc., just returned from extensive training in Italy and Greece. The training was a part of the team’s commitment to cutting-edge creativity and product knowledge and was also an acknowledgment of the team’s outstanding business partnerships, their high commitment to education, customer satisfaction and sales.