LaKeena DeBose

She is a results-driven salon operations and business performance leader with over eight years of experience in the beauty industry, combining operational management with a strong analytical and data-driven approach. Currently serving as Salon Manager at NUOVO Salon Spa, she leads daily operations, monitors key performance metrics including sales, retail performance, and customer retention, and uses business data to inform staffing, scheduling, inventory, and strategic decision-making. She has developed Excel-based financial models to evaluate service pricing and product cost structures, executed data cleaning and exploratory data analysis on inventory datasets using Python, and designed marketing campaigns to drive client acquisition and revenue growth. Prior to this role, she served as Store Manager at CosmoProf Beauty, where she grew annual store revenue from $600K to over $700K and reduced shrinkage from 4% to under 1%. She is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Data Science at Maryville University of Saint Louis, complementing her undergraduate studies in Data Science and Business Administration at the same institution. She is recognized as a strategic, analytical, and collaborative leader who bridges the gap between business operations and data-driven decision-making to drive profitability, team performance, and exceptional client experiences.