Let me address your points. First, I didn’t know that what I asked you were personal questions. Since you display your credentials on your signature, I thought they were legitimate questions to ask. Why did I ask? I try to follow what is going on in various states and was curious how you were involved in laser hair removal training as a certified hair removal educator. And then I was curious how the NY board of education was involved. Again, just curiosity as to what is happening in New York. I’m not big on PMing people and I swing by every once in a while. So I didn’t think of this as something that needed to be PM’d. In fact, given the weather issues we had this week in San Antonio, I didn’t want to start a dialog that I may not followup on and so just asked the question directly.
I also wasn’t aware that there was a policy that one was not allowed to ask a question only peripherally related to the topic. So I assumed it was OK to ask those questions.
Now as to the rest of your criticism. First, I have tried very hard not to promote my company. I’m not trying to drum up business for myself. I figure if I am doing that, then I lose some of my credibility and objectivity. In fact, I would prefer that no one knows the name of my company since that isn’t why I am occasionally posting comments. What I am really trying to do is to correct misconceptions about laser hair removal and promote a reasonable understanding of what it is all about. Much of what is out there about laser hair removal is flat out wrong and I hate to see misconceptions. Now whether you believe that I know what I am talking about or not, is something for you to decide. It doesn’t matter to me; I know what I know. Though if you have disagreement about what I’ve written in the past, I will be happy to discuss those with you.
Finally, as far as giving advice to the person from Texas about becoming a hair removal specialist. By the time I saw the thread, there was quite a bit of advice. All of it reasonable. There really isn’t anything more for me to offer. Plus, right now, there are major changes going on in Texas (something I am heavily involved in) but until those changes come in to effect, there is nothing to say. I would not want to give advice that turns out to be wrong. So I figure it is better to just remain silent. Which is by the way, is what happens when someone in Texas says they are looking for a place to do laser hair removal. I also remain silent.
That’s my story and I am sticking to it. But just so you know a little bit more about me. We’ve been involved in laser hair removal since the Epilaser was approved by the FDA. We bought our first laser in May 1997. I’ve owned 6 different technologies from 11 different manufacturers. I’ve worked closely with several well known manufacturers to refine their products. And we’ve done over 350,000 treatments since 1997. I would like to think I know what we are doing.