Stacie Elkhoury of Chasing Grace, Snipz wins Forty Under 40 award
Stacie Elkhoury of Chasing Grace in Sonoma and Snipz and Novato wins an 11th annual Forty Under 40 award from North Bay Business Journal.
Responsibilities with your company: Chasing Grace: established 2016- 1 of 3 founding partners. Brand development. Pattern, Material and Art research and selection/design. Business and tax requirements and compliance. Production timelines and strategy. Cost of Goods and retail/wholesale pricing structures. Brand Ambassador outreach. Snipz: established 2013- 8 employees- 2 locations Brand creation and vision, product research and merchandising, account set up and management, all components of HR and employee/stylist recruitment, training and retention. Delegation of roles and responsibilities. Communication and cohesion between two locations. Vendor management and retail ordering. P.O.S. and cloud based management oversight. Workplace safety and state barber and cosmetology license compliance and regulations. Website development and maintenance. Novato and Sonoma locations.
Jad Elkhoury DDS APC: established 2006 14 employees- 2 locations Marketing, community outreach. Patient treatment including maintenance and pre-surgical care. Inter and intra-office and patient relations. Referring doctor relationships. Event coordinator for hosted annual C.E. meetings. All aspects of H.R., compliance, payroll and training. Annual employee reviews and benefits schedule/tracking. Website development and maintenance. Office Technology and Equipment research and ordering. State and Federal board requirements of all practitioners and regulation compliance. Building maintenance schedules (Napa and Sonoma practice buildings). “
Years with company: By establishing businesses that offer important services to the community, employ and empower professionals and give back to the community in meaningful ways.
Years with company: 4.5
Length of time in current position: 10 years
Number of employees who report to you: 12
Greatest professional accomplishment: Chasing Grace: Embarking on a vision and brand that I knew would put me in a position to be vulnerable. To work harder and longer to produce something that was made start to finish by hands and hearts in California knowing that the cost of doing so would limit our audience even further. The message and passion behind this brand is something I am so proud of. Spreading a message of love and faith while supporting the professionals and companies in the bay area. Working with my two longtime friends and growing as business partners through struggle and scrutiny has been something I am grateful to have endured, and it's only the beginning.
Snipz: After our first full year in business Snipz was named the 2015 Best Children's Cut in the Bay Area “A” list. We were a spotlight on the news segment on Mother's Day where I was able to take all four of the kids to Channel 4's newsroom to shoot the segment.
I will never forget how proud and excited they all were, which made me feel so proud!
Jad Elkhoury DDS APC: When my husband and I first met in college and having come from a family where my parents were lifelong business partners I think it was nearly immediate when my husband stated, “just so you know we can never work together.”
He stated, the “doctor's wife” presence in a dental practice is never looked at in a positive light. I can say ten years later, we have created an environment for our team that is like family. Most all of our employees are approaching their 8-9 year office anniversaries and I am so grateful to have been able to support the skill set of my husband so that he can focus on what he does best in addition to ensuring his support staff have the support they need to do what they do best!
It's a beautiful thing when you can call your husband your business partner and still want to go on date night after a long day at the office and parenting together. I know how rare that is and I am so grateful for it!
Greatest professional challenge: Chasing Grace: To know that what you are producing is not going to be accepted by everyone but albeit even harsh criticism you keep kindness and grace at the forefront and not give up.
Snipz: To keep up with salon advancements without being a cosmetologist myself. It is hard to accept when I am lacking coverage with one of the stylists I can't just jump in and offer the services myself. Learning to let go of control and expectation that “I can fix it” has been a great exercise for me.
Jad Elkhoury DDS APC: Keeping my clinical skills and education up to date while managing the business and administrative components essential to daily operations. To stay up to date on the ever changing professional science at the same time as business management and regulations.
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