Dena Kaufel
http://www.onsitehaircuts.com/
Silicon Valley's technology workers may be among the most likely to succeed, but they aren't usually voted best tressed.
Dena Kaufel, the 43-year-old founder of Onsite Haircuts, recognized the root of the problem - "Not everyone wants to take two hours out of his workday to drive to a salon" - and responded.
Kaufel and her staff drive a pair of Winnebagos outfitted as traveling beauty salons, complete with barber chairs, mirrors and sinks, to 11 company parking lots throughout the area.
Customers schedule same-day $18 cuts at onsitehaircuts.com, a service created with the help of an engineer who came in for a trim.
With stops at Google, eBay, and Yahoo, Onsite saw revenues increase 800 percent, to about $200,000, this year.
The company also bought a third Winnebago, demonstrating its ability to grow alongside its clients' employers (and their hair).
