Brandon Slayton took care of some business right after his boss, Michelle Feldman, won the Chameleon Championship on Sunday in Taylor, Mich.

First, he called to congratulate her.

“I told her it was awesome that she won,” the 21-year-old head mechanic at Falcon Lanes said.

He backed that up minutes later with a text message, telling her to get a new ball drilled just for spares. See, Feldman had missed a pair of 10-pins in her 199-173 victory over Jodi Woessner. It was a jab Slayton couldn’t resist.

“She didn’t respond to it,” he said.

Slayton enjoys his working relationship with Feldman, who co-owns Falcon Lanes with her grandfather, Gary Feldman. He’s known the Feldman family for 12 years, and he’s seen Michelle come a long way, not only with her bowling, but in all aspects of the business.

“She’s easy-going and makes it fun for everyone to be here,” said Slayton, who has worked at Falcon Lanes for the last 18 months and even bowled with Michelle on a winning city tournament team recently.

“She has a great character, and everybody here loves her.”

Slayton said Feldman works 70 hours a week, coming in at 3 p.m. and staying as late as 2:30 a.m.

“Michelle does it all. She helps with advertising, books bands and even tends bar. She’s not afraid to get her hands dirty,” he said.

“And when our leagues are here, she has really started to enjoy making announcements and talking to the bowlers.”

Aside from business, Slayton marvels at Feldman’s ability on the lanes. He’s only seen her practice twice in all the time he’s worked with her.

“Michelle’s amazing. She just has natural talent,” he said. “Look at what she’s been doing on Tour. She’s been blowing people away.”

As it turns out, Feldman wasn’t really hyped up to bowl in the seven-event Women’s Series, which she qualified for by finishing in the top 12 of the 2008 Women’s Tour Trials. She even thought about skipping the first stop in Omaha, Neb., because she didn’t want to be away from her job for that long, Slayton said.

That wouldn’t have been a problem. Tour Trial alternates are always ready to step in to complete the 16-player field.

Feldman eventually finished runner-up and won $6,000. And winning the second event Sunday has established more momentum.

“I think she’s getting her competitive edge back,” Slayton said. “I think she can win at least two more times, or maybe even the five that are left. She’s that good.”

It’s hard to argue with success.

Slayton agreed there would be a buzz when Feldman bowls her next event Nov. 27 to 30 in the CLR Carmen Salvino Scorpion Championship.

There may even be some good-natured text messages exchanged along the way.