MEDICAL SPA TEAM
Deavan Taylor
Provider
About Me
Deavan Taylor, APRN, FNP-C was born and raised in the great Bluegrass State, Kentucky. She graduated with an associate’s degree in nursing in 2009, and went on to obtain a Bachelor’s Degree in Science of Nursing in 2016 at Chamberlain University. In 2019, she graduated from Chamberlain University with a Master’s Degree in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner. The majority of Deavan’s nursing career has been spent as an emergency nurse. Deavan has always had an interest for skin care and anti-aging which grew into a passion for aesthetics. Shortly after completing NP school, she began training to become an aesthetic provider. She has completed training for Botulinum toxin, dermal fillers, laser and light treatments, as well as skin rejuvenation treatments. Deavan believes in taking a conservative approach to aesthetics and strives to provide a high quality, personalized experience for each patient. In her free time she enjoys outdoor activities, and traveling with her fiancé and bulldog.
Nicole Houser
Provider
About Me
Nicole Houser, MPAS, PA-C is a NCCPA Board Certified Physician Assistant who has a passion for aesthetics and women’s health. Nicole holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition from the Pennsylvania State University in University Park, PA. She graduated with a Masters in Physician Assistant Studies from Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA. She began her career in Pittsburgh working for the West Penn Allegheny Health System for 12 years where she gained a variety of medical and surgical experiences. Nicole and her family relocated to Naples in 2015 where she has been working as a women’s health care practitioner in urogynecology. In 2021, Nicole completed a certificate of training in botulinum toxins and dermal fillers and was able to successfully add this to her current practice. In her spare time, she enjoy hanging out with her family and 3 children. She also enjoys working out and reading a good book.
Lindsay Edwards
Provider
About Me
Lindsay Edwards, APRN, FNP-BC was born and raised in the Chicagoland area and went on to attend the University of Missouri for her undergraduate degree. Her background is in critical care nursing, but shortly after earning her Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner at Bradley University she started pursuing her passion for aesthetics. She has completed training in botulin toxins, dermal fillers, as well as skin rejuvenation treatments. Lindsay recently relocated to the area with her family, and is enjoying getting to spend more time at the beach with her daughters.
Rose Ruzicka
Esthetician
About Me
Rose was born and raised in Bel Air, Maryland. After moving to Florida 7 years ago, Rose found her love for all things beauty grow more and more, which has led her to here! Rose is a board certified laser hair removal tech as well as a licensed esthetician. She achieved her esthetics license first at Lorenzo Walker Technical College, where she also got certified in dermaplaning, then decided to further her career with laser hair removal/electrolysis at Gulf Coast Academy. Rose fell in love with everything about laser hair removal and knew it was for her! From owning her own esthetics business to working with some of the best in laser, Rose is so grateful to now be at Simple Beauty with amazing people doing what she loves. Making people feel more confident is what she strives for! When shes not at work, rose loves to spend time with her 3 year old son, go to the beach, hangout with friends, and try new things!
Rose looks forward to helping you feel like your best, glowing, hairless self!
SALON TEAM
Renee Amato
Stylist
About Me
Renee has been doing hair for over 25 years and is highly skilled in color and cutting. She has lived in Naples, FL for a majority of her adult life and loves her community. Her clients are like family and they all agree, there is nothing quite like a “Renee Blowout”. Renee also specializes in tape-in extensions.
Kimberley Saputo
Stylist
About Me
Kim is a native of New Jersey and has been in Naples for 5 years. In her 5 years at Simple Beauty Studio Kim has won Best Hairstylist in Naples by the Naples Daily News in 2021 and 2022. Kim has been a hairstylist for 18 years and loves creating new and fun looks for her clients. She enjoys giving her clients a fun experience in her chair while building a relationship with them. Kim always wants her clients feeling their best and laughing the whole time in her chair. She believes it’s more than just a haircut or a hair color, it’s the whole experience. Outside of work Kim has two beautiful daughter who are 10 and 7 and are her world. When Kim is not at work you’ll find her with her daughters at the pool or beach.
Samantha Susi
Stylist
About Me
Samantha was born and raised in Cranston Rhode Island. Having a childhood full of memories made while vacationing in Southwest Florida, Samantha decided to take her love of paradise to the next level & made her move in September 2020. Not long after, Samantha got married in Naples – a place she has called a second home growing up. She is a mother to the most perfect fur baby Enzo and looking forward to raising a family here in Naples. She has been a hair stylist for over 10 years and received her education at Tony and Guy Hair Dressing Academy. One thing she loves about being a hair stylist is watching her clients leave the salon more confident then when they walked in simply due to a new hair style. In addition to your everyday cut, color and highlighting she specialize in bonded hair extensions, tape-in hair extensions and balayage. In her spare time she enjoys seeing her family, relaxing on the beach and most of all going to Disney World. Styling hair is something she takes a lot of pride in, and looks forward to meeting every client who comes and sits in her chair!
Natalie Thompson
Stylist
About Me
Natalie completed her education at Paul Mitchell school of cosmetology. She went through extensive training at another local salon before landing at Simple Beauty Studio where she specializes in blonding, and balayage. Natalie is also certified in hand tied extensions. She has also completed training for Brazilian blowouts and keratin treatments. Her love for hair started when she was young and she has always wanted to further her passion of making others feel beautiful. Natalie never hesitates to go above and beyond to accommodate her clients and guarantees on enjoyable experience in her chair!
Melissa J
Stylist
About Me
Melissa is an experienced stylist of over 30 years making clients look and feel beautiful!
Melissa’s goal for her clients is to talk with them to decide what the best, realistic plan would be for them to get the most lasting results out of their hair.
Melissa is an expert at all types of coloring, cutting and hi-lights, with multiple certifications in hair extensions of all types, as well as smoothing treatments such as Keratin, and Brazilian blowout.
Melissa was born and raised in the Philadelphia suburbs, but, always dreamed of moving to Florida to be able to enjoy the year round sun, so, she finally made the move in mid 2021!
In her spare time, Melissa loves to enjoy the beach, cooking and baking for friends, but, also loves to try all the great restaurants and fun spots to go around town! Hair has always been her passion, and she’s always said” hairstylists never retire, we just work less days as time ticks on!”
Melissa’s motto:
Life is too short, go and do what you love, and be kind always!
Christi Katsikis
Stylist
About Me
Christi has been mastering color, cutting and styling for over 30 years. She recently moved to Naples from the South Jersey area. Christi is a proud graduate of the Vidal Sassoon Academy in LA. It was there she learned precision haircuts and fell in love with the classics. She has also trained with Redken Exchange in NYC, she has also worked behind the scenes with L’Oreal at New York Fashion week. Her desire for advanced education classes led her to learn from some of the most talented colorists in the country. Fun fact- Christi LOVES doing blondes, short hair, curly hair and also enjoys the challenge of mens haircuts as well. When she’s not making her clients look and feel amazing she enjoys the beach and all things outdoors with her husband and twin boys. Christi truly loves what she does and can’t wait to share it with you.
Kat Lopez
Stylist
About Me
Kat was born in PR and raised in the sunny city of Naples. Shes had a love for everything hair since she was very young encouraged by her grandmother who taught her the ropes, and let her try a crazy color or two on her. She was finally given That extra push to get into the beauty industry by her wildly creative daughter who asked mom for purple hair for her 3rd birthday. That moment when she saw her little face light up with her new hair All done was when she knew it was time to make it her career! She has since graduated from cozmo beauty school with a passion for color and a drive to learn so much more.”I could not of found a more perfect place to continue my future In hair and learn as much as I can from the sweetest team of talented girls there is!”
STUDIO TEAM
Kiley Burd
Owner
About Me
Kiley is the owner and founder of Simple Beauty Studio. She created Simple Beauty with the intention of making beauty simple and attainable for everyone. The welcoming atmosphere you find at Simple Beauty comes from her love of friend and family and her desire to make everyone feel their best, both on the inside and out. Kiley was born in Naples, but grew up in Wisconsin. Her family has owned businesses in the Naples area for over 40 years and she is proud to follow suit. After several years of college with the intention of becoming a math teacher, she finally enrolled in Cosmetology school, following her childhood dream and passion of doing hair for a living. Since she graduated 15 years ago, she has worked for some of the top salons in Naples before opening her own salon, Simple Beauty Studio, in 2016. In 2019, Kiley expanded into the neighboring unit and opened a MedSpa. Simple Beauty Studio now offers a full array of aesthetic services from hair to Botox to laser hair removal and everything in between. When Kiley is not managing all the ends and out of Simple Beauty Studio and their 24 employees, she is at home caring for her 7 beautiful children with her husband, Evan. They enjoy taking advantage of all beautiful southwest Florida has to offer and bride themselves on being supportive and active members in the community.
Mackenzie Krantz
Office Manager
About Me
Mackenzie is the General manager at Simple Beauty Studio. She received a bachelor’s degree in business management from Florida SouthWestern State College and once graduated, she wanted to put her skills to the test. Loving the beauty industry, she knew Simple Beauty was the place for her! Being with Simple Beauty since day one, Mackenzie has loved watching the company grow overtime and has only high hopes for Simple Beauty! When not at work, she loves to travel (her favorite place is the Bahamas), spend time with friends and family, workout, and go on the boat. Here at Simple Beauty my goal is to make sure all clients receive the best experience. I look forward to helping with the growth of employees and business as a whole.
Victoria Moscone
Client Specialist, Marketing
About Me
Victoria is the Lead Client Specialist as well as the assistant to our Marketing Director. She was born in Michigan but moved down to Naples 24 years ago and has lived in Naples ever since. She studied Human Communication at the University of Central Florida & graduated with her Bachelors Degree in 2020. She has been a part of the Simple Beauty team for a total of 2 years and loves every second of it! When she is not at Simple Beauty she enjoys spending time with her and family and friends on the water!