Bradley Crane

Owner and stylist Bradley Crane has been cutting hair for fifteen years. Bradley trained at the legendary San Francisco salon Architects & Heroes, where he subsequently worked for five years. Later, at San Francisco's Cowboys & Angels, he served as a stylist, as well as head of the salon's highly-respected training program, teaching the latest in haircutting and razor techniques. Bradley has also completed advanced training at Bumble & Bumble in New York City.

In addition to his work as a stylist, Bradley is an accomplished painter. His visual and sculptural sensibilities enable him to understand and successfully interpret his clients unique hair needs.

Don Gonzalez

Stylist Don Gonzalez comes from a family of hair professionals, and has been a practicing stylist for 27 years. Don began his professional career after completing the esteemed training program at San Francisco's renowned Architects and Heroes salon, where he later spent 13 years as a stylist and eventually became an educator for their training program. He joins Suite Five Salon from his most recent position at Red Chair Salon.

To enhance his already extensive experience, Don routinely attends industry events in New York City, London, and Los Angeles, ensuring Suite Five stays ahead of the latest trends in cut and style. A versatile stylist, Don excels equally with all hair types, be it long, short, curly, or straight. He creatively uses a combination of scissor-work, blowdrying, the flat iron, and brushes of all kinds.

Don is also a great lover of music and considers the pleasure of styling rock and roll legend Stevie Nicks' hair as one of the highlights of his career.

Ron Lee

Stylist Ron Lee is a San Francisco institution who has been creating signature looks on a diverse clientele for over 30 years. Ron's illustrious salon career began at Vidal Sassoon SF, where he held the esteemed title of creative director from 1977-1988. Following Sassoon, his experience includes the former San Francisco salon Architects & Heroes. At Architects & Heroes, Ron was not only part of the opening team, but also served as the creative director that put the former salon at the cutting edge of San Francisco's fashion scene. Ron now comes to Suite Five Salon from Elevation, where he was a top stylist for the past nine years.

Lee has participated in numerous industry and media events that have earned him mentions in fashion publications such as Vogue, Bazaar, Allure, and San Francisco magazine. He has also recently been named the top curly hair stylist in San Francisco by NaturallyCurly.com.

When he is not working, Lee hones his bowling skills (a 200 average!) and is a competitive bass fisherman.

Brian Jensen

Brian brings over fifteen years of experience to Suite Five Salon. After he completed his training at the former San Francisco salon Architects and Heroes, he worked at John Dellaria Salon in New York and, most recently, at AuTop Couffierre in San Francisco.

A veteran of New York's Fashion Week, Brian has styled hair for numerous runway shows, working with such legendary designers as Vera Wang, BCBG, Oscar DeLa Renta, and Christion Dior. He has been featured on Bravo and has done editorial work with other stylist greats such as Jimmy Paul and Garren, both of Bumble and Bumble fame.

Brian is a sought-after wedding and special events stylist — he was recently written up in San Francisco magazine as creating the best up-do in the city. He specializes in modern, precision haircuts and pays meticulous attention to detail, head shape, and texture. Brian gets his inspiration from his clients' unique individuality and strives to bring out their best, whether it be a cutting edge style or a soft, subtle look.

Lori Talarico

Lori Talarico began her career in San Francisco in 1987. Lori completed her stylist training at the renowned Vidal Sassoon and worked there as a stylist and teacher until 1990. She then moved to the acclaimed San Francisco salon, Architects and Heroes, where she worked as a stylist, teacher, and platform artist for the next eight years. Most recently, Lori joins Suite Five Salon from Elevation Salon where she worked as senior stylist and teacher for 11 years.

Lori's work has been published in various illustrious industry journals such as Passion and other Italian magazines. She also has extensive experience with photo and wedding styling. Lori has kept current through extended education with Vidal Sassoon and travels frequently to London to attend hair shows.

Lori specialties include fine hair, curly hair, barbering and her forte is creating contemporary geometric shapes. She is personable and enjoys meeting new clients. Teaching within the industry is a great passion as well as educating her clientele how to work with their hair using both styling techniques and contemporary product knowledge.