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# Former naval nurse sees new business boom in Lichfield
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/former-naval-nurse-sees-new-business-boom-in-lichfield/
- Published: 2015-02-03T14:39:53.000Z
- Updated: 2015-02-03T14:39:54.000Z
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Business, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 20:48, News

[![Sally Wagstaff](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/20140120-pic-for-lg.jpg)](//lichfieldlive.co.uk/2015/02/03/former-naval-nurse-sees-new-business-boom-in-lichfield/20140120-pic-for-lg/)

Sally Wagstaff

A former naval nurse turned entrepreneur is celebrating a “phenomenal” first year in business by recruiting new staff.

Lichfield mum-of-two Sally Wagstaff has seen her laser treatment company [Xodos Aesthetics](http://www.xodosltd.co.uk/?ref=lichfieldlive.co.uk) smash its sales targets by 20 per cent.

The Curborough-based company has already helped the 40-year-old land a string of awards, including the Newcomer of the Year accolade from Lichfield’s Britestart Business Networking. She is also a finalist for the district’s 2015 Business Networking Awards.

Sally, who worked as a nurse in the Navy for 18 years before launching Xodos, has now taken on one new staff member, beauty and laser therapist Suzanne Wickham – and she hopes the year will see more new members of the team as well as moving to a larger premises.

[![A male Xodos client having a back treatment](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/male-client-back-treatment.jpg)](//lichfieldlive.co.uk/2015/02/03/former-naval-nurse-sees-new-business-boom-in-lichfield/male-client-back-treatment/)

A male Xodos client having a back treatment

“The last 12 months have been phenomenally successful – beyond my wildest dreams,” said Sally. “I could not have envisaged a better year.

“The business has been received so well – proving that I’m filling a niche in the market. I couldn’t be more over the moon and I’m loving being my own boss.

“Lichfield is proving to be a fantastic place to do business and prosperously so. I have already started the first phase of my expansion plans for this year but, I also plan to invest in another state-of-the-art laser machine that will tackle tattoo removal and skin rejuvenating – among other things – soon.”