For Ute Geronazzo, being a business owner isn’t about having a career. It’s about enjoying every minute of life. In 2006, Ute’s mother was diagnosed with cancer. After taking time off from her job to take care of her mother, Ute realized how short life is and started looking for a new direction. “Being a single mother, this career change was a huge undertaking,” says Ute, who went back to school in Calgary and Montreal to study laser treatment and esthetics. Her sister was a hair dresser and helped Ute get her start.
By 2008, Ute was ready to take on her own business and opened Struktur Hair and Skin Studio just west of Marda Loop. “It was a bit unnerving starting a new business on my own, learning all the dos and don’ts, and it is still a work in progress,” she says.
