Marina was born and raised in Kolomna, Russia.  She obtained her law degree from Moscow State University in 2000 and was a lieutenant police detective, (pursuing a career as a criminal defense attorney), prior to immigrating to the United States in 2005.  The beauty field was her passion from a young age, however, and she graduated from the Reuben Allen College of Cosmetology in Knoxville soon after her arrival. She quickly became quite the in-demand sylist at all three area salons in which she worked prior to her opening of The Hair Experience, LLC, in April of 2015.  One goal in opening her own “unique boutique” salon was to create something extremely different from any other in the region, and it shows!  The center of her philosophy is the creation of a strong team of experienced stylists that works together towards a common, customer-focused goal; always striving to master new techniques and working to duplicate Marina's proven results on each and every client while providing superb customer service.

Her inner-detective has never quite left her, and she spends much of her down-time studying current hair trends, (including European), cutting-edge products designed to improve the health of our guests’ hair, as well as advanced cutting and coloring techniques not found in other area salons.  She/we exclusively use the Pravana hair color line, and she is a Pravana-certified Master Colorist.  Most-importantly, Marina travels to train one-on-one with some of America’s top hair artists, and then brings that knowledge back to share with our team of stylists on a daily basis. To be the best, one has to learn from the best… and Marina has!

Another of Marina’s passions is teaching. She has decided to step away from the chair in order to instruct and assist our Hair Experience team.  While she is not able to currently accept new guests due to her teaching, training and salon schedule, you can be confident that when you are placed with one of our talented stylists after Marina’s personal consultation, your expectations will be exceeded.  (Marina is always available to do a personal and complimentary consultation for new guests in order to select the ideal color formulation, cutting technique, etc… and assign the guest to the member of our team she thinks is best-suited to their particular needs).

Moneta obtained her cosmetology education through Glemby International Academy and has 30+ years of experience behind the chair.  She relocated to area from Michigan in 1996 and has worked at several top Maryville salons over the years.  She joined The Hair Experience in December, 2015, as a Senior Stylist.

Moneta is certified in the Pravana color line, and is very experienced in traditional yet modern cut and color methods for our more-mature clientele and Baby Boomers, but she also seeks continual education to stay on top of the latest hair trends for all ages. Moneta commutes from Knoxville and works Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

Whitney, a native of Blount County, is a graduate of the Tennessee School of Beauty (TSB) in Knoxville and joined our staff in 2019.  Prior to graduating from TSB, she was involved in the cosmetology program at William Blount High School for two years.  Marina describes Whitney as a “natural-born hairdresser.” She possesses a real passion for the art of hairdressing, and is extremely talented!  Don’t believe us? Check our guest reviews for Whitney yourself!

Whitney trained directly with Marina in French Cutting, Balayage and current upstyles, as well as performing precision cut training at a level more advanced than most area veteran hairstylists. She thrives on learning from and collaborating with our more-experienced stylists as needed to ensure her guests leave extremely satisfied with the results!  Whitney works full time, Monday through Friday.