Company Co-Founder

A bit about our co-founder: Ruth Nicholson been actively involved with medical and beauty professionals since 2004, this includes a past role of product specialist, and sales representative for a range of appearance medicine and beauty products, class IV laser and IPL based technologies, and a range of beauty equipment at NZ Medical & Scientific Ltd. Her background also includes an adult tertiary teaching qualification (NZQA level 5), NZQA 4098 workplace assessors qualification, she is a Laser Safety Officer (LSO - QLD), having been formally trained by leading laser companies including: Cutera, Cynosure Lumenis and Alma, she also holds an NZQA pharmaceutical qualification as well as past roles and experience in the hairdressing (operations manager for the Sharing shed) and skincare retail sector (The Body Shop and Pharmacy brands) spanning back to the 1990’s.

Ruth recognised the laser industry was dangerously unregulated and made it her mission, and business to change this.  She is passionate about educating laser users and sharing the extensive knowledge she has learned over the years working with these highly technical machines to offer the best laser training in New Zealand.

NZ Laser Training has seen the consequences of inferior imported lasers and IPL machines, often used by un-trained hands. Ruth and her team, experienced at stepping in when requested to put necessary safeguards in place to reduce unwanted hazards and provide education.

Ruth and her team are honest, ethical and transparent and are more than happy to assist business owners who have recently purchased laser and IPL equipment and are maybe unsure of what they actually have, or how to use it safely.  Many businesses need help to understand the expectations to meet industry best practice, or regulations, NZ Laser Training can assist with this.  There are many pitfalls for the unaware so NZ Laser Training always goes the extra mile to help and is a valuable and recognised industry resource.