Rick Slack
President
Rick has over 20 years experience in the professional beauty industry. In 1987, after attending the University of Rhode Island, Rick joined his father to work in the family business which, at that time, was a dental manufacturing company and a developer of private label nail products for the professional nail industry.Rick learned the product development side of the business by working side-by-side with the chief chemist and manufacturing department. As the company grew, he pursued his interest in sales by networking at trade shows and working with dentists, nail technicians and distributors.
Rick watched his father develop new nail chemistry for many companies in the beauty industry which led him to suggest the creation a branded line of professional-only nail products. Rick and his father decided to take the plunge and Nail Systems, later to be renamed NSI, was born. While continuing to develop dental and private label nail products, Nail Systems introduced Secrets; the first odorless powder and liquid system. Rick’s focus was now on partnering with distributors around the world to bring the Nail Systems story and nail products to nail technicians.
Rick’s focus in the company was not just in sales. He still remained involved in the development of new products. One of the products that Rick collaborated on was fiberglass reinforced nail powders called Choice. Some of the same technology is still used today in NSI’s Attraction Acrylic System. Other products that Rick helped develop are Thermoshield, the first heat-cured polish sealant, and Line Out, the original fill-line eraser, among others.
Demonstrating expertise in various areas of the company, it was time for Rick to take the top seat as company President, while his father, Fred Slack, spent more time devoted to R&D. As President, Rick has continued to grow NSI by adding new distributors throughout the world. He never forgets the company mission, which is to further advance nail technology and the ongoing success of the nail technician. This mission affects every decision he makes within the company.
