Debbie Penzone

Debbie Penzone has a distinguished resume as a salon industry innovator, community leader, author, philanthropist, and lifestyle expert. She is passionate about wellness and inspiring others to live their fullest lives – and integrating these same principles into the business. Debbie is proud to lead a team of hundreds as president and CEO of Charles Penzone Incorporated, an Ohio-based group of world-class salons and spas with six locations that serve more than 300,000 guests a year. Debbie spent more than 30 years helping to strategically build and evolve the company as a stylist, artistic director, training director and senior vice president before taking the organization’s helm in 2008. Additionally, Debbie recently opened L I T Life + Yoga with the intent of spreading and empowering people with the message of wellness, health and beauty from the inside-out.

Debbie founded Earth Angels, a foundation that donates money to causes from fighting cancer to empowering girls. Recently, she opened a new fund at The Columbus Foundation called the “LIT LOVE LIFE + YOGA Fund” which supports wellness in all forms all throughout Columbus. She established the Charles Penzone Mother-Daughter Spa Day with A Kid Again, which has been pampering teen cancer patients and their mothers for nearly 20 years. She helped American Cancer Society develop its “Look Good, Feel Better” program, and is an active supporter of Pelotonia and Komen Race for the Cure. Debbie also authored “Debbie’s Club™: Discovering MyTrueBeauty™ for Girls,” an interactive workbook to inspire girls to recognize their unique inner beauty. She is a certified yoga instructor and meditation guide, a marathon runner, a cyclist, a vegan, an optimist, a traveler, an art lover and a fashion enthusiast. She is a devoted wife to husband Charles, chairman and founder of Charles Penzone Incorporated. When not leading the business, you’ll likely find her cooking up a new recipe in the kitchen, laughing with her husband or on a yoga mat.