Karen Marie Shelton

Infobox Person
name = Karen Marie Shelton

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image_size = 200px
birth_date = birth date and age|1951|6|23
birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri
other_names = Karen Shelton
known_for = Long Hair, Hair Expert
occupation = CEO HairBoutique.com
nationality = American

Karen Marie O’Connor Shelton (born June 23, 1951) is an Internet and Telephony Entrepreneurcite news | author = Pavan Lall | work = DFW TechBiz Journal | title = Emerging Company CEO Award | date = 2001-08-27] who is the CEO and founder of Hairboutique.com, one of the oldest and largest consumer hair portals on the Web. She is also the CEO and co-founder of T&S Software, a telephony software provider of award winning software in the VOIP arena. Shelton has authored over 2,500 original articles on consumer hair care topics.

Biography

Background

Shelton was born and grew up in St. Louis, Missouri where she attended Our Lady of Sorrows grade school and Bishop DuBourg High School in South St. Louis.*E. Locken. "Entrepreneur Focus" Lulu.com. p. 111-123. ISBN 1411654676] In August 1971, she married Jerry Lee Shelton and moved with him to Triangle, Virginia, near where he was stationed at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. In 1979, Shelton and her husband were divorced but she kept Shelton permanently as her professional moniker.

Education

In December 1971, Shelton moved back to St. Louis with her husband and resumed her interrupted studies at the University of Missouri where she was a member of the Epsilon Xi chapter of Alpha Xi Deltacite web |url= http://www.hairboutique.com/tips/tip99014.htm |title= Sorority Hair: Memories Of Alpha Xi Delta |accessdate= 2008-03-19 |author= Karen Marie Shelton |date= 2006-10-25 |work= HairBoutique News Site |publisher= HairBoutique.com |language= English ] .

Shelton graduated with a B.A. in Sociology with a concentration on industrial and business sociological topics. Upon graduation she began a career in the software industry focusing on systems engineering and management.

Shelton received a M.A. in Public Policy with a focus on business and economics from St. Louis University in 1975. She completed post-graduate work at Washington University and St. Louis University in Public Policy and Business.

*August 2007 Attended Paul Mitchell Cosmetology College Carrollton, Texas
*January 2008 Attended Velma B’s Cosmetology College Oak Cliff, Texas
**Karen Marie Shelton Hair Braider Texas Cosmetologist – License Number #1434744

Career

In 1980, Shelton met Michael Thornton Thayer in St. Louis and married him in 1983. In 1985, they moved to Dallas, Texas to pursue business and professional opportunities. Ten years later they founded T&S Software (Telephony & Speech), working closely together until Thayer’s death in 2005. On August 15, 1997, Shelton founded Hairboutique.com to provide consumers with comprehensive hair care information.

Awards

*In April 2001, Shelton "was honored at the Working Women’s Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards and named Entrepreneur of The Year – Best Employer - by Working Women Magazine".
*That same year she was also named a 2001 Tech Titan as Emerging CEO by the Technology Business Council. “The Technology Business Council handed out its first set of techTITANS awards - T&S Software's chief executive Karen Shelton received, Emerging Company CEO Award.” Sudeep Reddy. "TechTITANS Award." "Dallas Morning News." 30 August 2001.]
*Emerging Company CEO Award for 2001

Published works

In addition to the thousands of original articles authored by Karen Shelton on Hairboutique.com, Shelton’s writings on consumer hair care issues are included in Peter Lamas’ "Dying To Be Beautiful" and "Hair Profiling".
*"Fresh Idea! Flower Hair Accessories." "Celebrity Hairstyles Presents Cut + Color" #53 Vol 1, Issue 1.cite news | author = Karen Marie Shelton | title = Fresh Idea! Flower Hair Accessories | work = Celebrity Hairstyles Presents Cut + Color #53 Vol 1, Issue 1 | publisher = Harris Publications, Inc. | id = ISSN|1058-305X | date = 2007 | accessdate = 2008-03-19 | language = English ]
*"Updos Or Updon’ts." "Quick & Easy Hairstyling Ideas"*cite news | author = Karen Marie Shelton | title = Updos Or Updon’ts | work = Quick & Easy Hairstyling Ideas | publisher = Multi-Media International, L.L.C. | location = New York City, New York | id = ISSN|1465-9077 | date = Fall 2002 | accessdate = 2008-03-19 | language = English ]
*"27 Step-By-Steps." "Quick & Easy Updos: Your Guide To The Sexiest Updos" #6cite news | author = Karen Marie Shelton | title = 27 Step-By-Steps | work = Quick & Easy Updos: Your Guide To The Sexiest Updos #6 | publisher = Multi-Media International, L.L.C. | location = New York City, New York | date = June 2004 | accessdate = 2008-03-19 | language = English ]
*"Jennifer Hudson: Steal her Golden Globes’ Style." "Hair Expo: Your Ultimate Hairstyle Guide" #12cite news | author = Karen Marie Shelton | title = Jennifer Hudson: Steal her Golden Globes’ style | work = Hair Expo: Your Ultimate Hairstyle Guide #12 | publisher = Multi-Media International, L.L.C. | location = New York City, New York | date = 2007 | accessdate = 2008-03-19 | language = English ]
*"Tress RX: Ask The Hair Doctor." "Hair Expo: Your Ultimate Hairstyle Guide" #12cite news | author = Karen Marie Shelton | title = Tress RX: Ask The Hair Doctor | work = Hair Expo: Your Ultimate Hairstyle Guide #12 | publisher = Multi-Media International, L.L.C. | location = New York City, New York | date = 2007 | accessdate = 2008-03-19 | language = English ]
*"Dana Delany’s Sexy Style." "101 Celebrity Hairstyles" #8cite news | author = Karen Marie Shelton | title = Dana Delany’s Sexy Style | work = 101 Celebrity Hairstyles #8 | publisher = Multi-Media International, L.L.C. | location = Tinton Falls, NJ | id = ISSN|1465-9077 | pages = 56-57 | date = 2008 | accessdate = 2008-03-19 | language = English ]
*"Rock Star Style: Miley Cyrus’ Tress Success As Hannah Montana." "101 Celebrity Hairstyles" #8cite news | author = Karen Marie Shelton | title = Rock Star Style: Miley Cyrus’ Tress Success As Hannah Montana | work = 101 Celebrity Hairstyles #8 | publisher = Multi-Media International, L.L.C. | location = Tinton Falls, NJ | id = ISSN|1465-9077 | pages = 58-59 | date = 2008 | accessdate = 2008-03-19 | language = English ]
*"Fat Hair: 36 Tricks For Ultimate Volume." "101 Celebrity Hairstyles" #8cite news | author = Karen Marie Shelton | title = Fat Hair: 36 Tricks For Ultimate Volume | work = 101 Celebrity Hairstyles #8 | publisher = Multi-Media International, L.L.C. | location = Tinton Falls, NJ | id = ISSN|1465-9077 | pages = 60-62 | date = 2008 | accessdate = 2008-03-19 | language = English ]
*"Salon Treatments: 8 Hair Saving Questions To Ask!" "101 Celebrity Hairstyles" #8cite news | author = Karen Marie Shelton | title = Salon Treatments: 8 Hair Saving Questions To Ask! | work = 101 Celebrity Hairstyles #8 | publisher = Multi-Media International, L.L.C. | location = Tinton Falls, NJ | id = ISSN|1465-9077 | pages = 72-73 | date = 2008 | accessdate = 2008-03-19 | language = English ]
*"Sexy SideSwept Styles – Perfect For Proms & Weddings." "101 Celebrity Hairstyles" #8cite news | author = Karen Marie Shelton | title = Sexy SideSwept Styles – Perfect For Proms & Weddings | work = 101 Celebrity Hairstyles #8 | publisher = Multi-Media International, L.L.C. | location = Tinton Falls, NJ | id = ISSN|1465-9077 | pages = 84-86 | date = 2008 | accessdate = 2008-03-19 | language = English ]
*"Tress RX: Ask The Hair Doctor." "101 Celebrity Hairstyles" #8*cite news | author = Karen Marie Shelton | title = Tress RX: Ask The Hair Doctor | work = 101 Celebrity Hairstyles #8 | publisher = Multi-Media International, L.L.C. | location = Tinton Falls, NJ | id = ISSN|1465-9077 | pages = 64-65 | date = 2008 | accessdate = 2008-03-19 | language = English ]

References

External links

* [http://www.hairboutique.com Hairboutique.com]
* [http://mp.hairboutique.com HairBoutique Marketplace]
* [http://talk.hairboutique.com HairBoutique Forums]
* [http://hairstyle.hairboutique.com HairBoutique Galleries]
* [http://www.ts-software.com T&S Software]
* [http://dallas.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2001/04/02/story3.html?page=4 Bodacious Bennies – Dallas Business Journal]