Jessica Sauls wins IAOTP’s Top Global Icon award

By AI, Created 9:00 PM UTC, May 24, 2026, /AGP/ – IAOTP will honor Pooler, Georgia salon owner Jessica Sauls at its annual awards gala in New York City in December 2026. The recognition spotlights her beauty-industry career, community work and plans to expand into mental health life coaching.

Why it matters: - The award puts Jessica Sauls on an international stage and recognizes her work as both a beauty professional and community advocate. - The honor also highlights the growing visibility of service-based entrepreneurs who combine business leadership with public-facing impact.

What happened: - The International Association of Top Professionals selected Jessica Sauls for the Top Global Icon Award in the Beauty Field 2026. - IAOTP will present the award at its Annual Awards Gala in December 2026 at The Plaza Hotel in New York City. - Sauls is the owner and stylist of By Jessica & Co. Beauty Lounge in Pooler, Georgia.

The details: - Sauls founded By Jessica & Co. Beauty Lounge in 2016. - The salon offers haircuts for women, men and children, color and highlighting, waxing, makeup artistry, hair extensions, eyelash and eyebrow tinting, and eyelash extensions. - The business also sells retail products, accessories and an exclusive clothing line. - Sauls earned her master’s degree in 2012. - She holds professional certifications in eyebrow design and lash application from Novalash. - Sauls has advanced training in hair coloring, highlighting and haircutting, and continues education through workshops and specialized courses. - She recently earned a master’s degree in Mental Health Life Coaching from The Grand Old Opry in September 2025. - Sauls is working toward a part-time practice for women dealing with addiction and domestic violence. - Her earlier experience includes work as a lash specialist at Locks and Lashes Boutique and as a hairstylist and makeup artist at All About Hair. - Sauls has been featured in TIP Top Industry Professionals Magazine and in an interview on TIP Radio. - She received IAOTP’s Cosmetologist of the Decade title in 2022. - She was featured on the Planet Hollywood billboard on the Las Vegas Strip in 2022. - By Jessica & Co. Beauty Lounge was voted Best Hair Salon in Pooler, Georgia, every year from 2016 through 2025. - Sauls received IAOTP’s Top Beauty Salon and Influencer of the Year honor in 2024. - She was featured on the Nashville billboard in 2024. - IAOTP will also recognize Sauls for her induction into the organization’s Bombshell Boss Babes group. - Sauls wrote the book You Have to Feel to Deal, which is available on Amazon and through her website. - Sauls supports her local Breast Cancer Society and advocates for victims of domestic violence.

Between the lines: - The award cements Sauls’ brand beyond salon services by connecting her beauty work with coaching, authorship and community advocacy. - IAOTP’s recognition signals how the organization packages professional achievement, visibility and personal branding into its awards. - Sauls’ emphasis on mental health coaching suggests a broader business shift toward wellness-adjacent services.

What’s next: - Sauls will be recognized at IAOTP’s gala in New York City in December 2026. - Sauls said she hopes to build a mobile branch of her company in the future. - She is continuing her studies in Mental Health Life Coaching while preparing to launch a part-time practice.