Lauren Padawer
"Even after starting my business, I continued to moonlight by fixing fishing nets."
Maggie Rodriguez
"I was a teacher with no business experience. But somehow, I succeeded in building a brand!"
Joni Marchese
“I had been waking up every morning, looking in the mirror while I put my make-up on and thinking ‘Gosh, I’m getting older and my skin is starting to sag’ (I know, very critical thoughts)."
Ira Green
“My three daughters are my daily inspiration to be a better person, and also to shop more because they keep taking my clothes!”
Steve Rosenfeld
"My mom was an opera singer, and I can remember going to rehearsals with her when I was young growing up in New York."
The Sansones
“Sharing our story is something we love to do, and the potential for new accounts continues to enrich that story.”
Vivian Valenty
"While creating facial and body care products, I developed the nail care system that I believed the spa industry needed."
Monica Mauro
“We really pride ourselves on the personal relationships that we develop with each property and trade show we work with.”
Leigh Weinraub
"Every step along the way into the spa world was organic and karmic.”
Hannah Duncan
“I work with many young women and encourage them to continue their education and take chances in life."
Alison Read
"One fun thing (about dating a royal), everybody bows to you wherever you go just like in fairy tales!"
Suzan Zahedi
“I have always been creative and inspired about life, patterns and textures around me.”
Michael Harmsworth
One of his favorite adventures is the “Three Peaks Challenge.”
Tracy Squillante
“My yoga spa secret – I actually can’t stand green tea!”
Heather Kreider
"Just like any proud parent loves their child, we love each other, our family and our company."
Sherrie Tennessee
"Two of my favorite things in the world are my son's laughter and the sound of waves slapping up on the beach."
Mark Murdock
"Most college coaches never have an All-American in their career, but I was fortunate enough to have nine."
Kayla Childress
“Five years later, I set my sights on the next horizon, New York City. I sold what little I had and moved to The Big Apple..."
Celeste Hilling
“As a businessperson, I have a commitment to my community to build the next generation of leaders."
Elizabeth Solares
“So, I thought, what and where can I go to ease the build-up of daily tensions and take a break from reality? The spa!"
Kat Anders
“One of the best things about traveling alone was that I could truly do whatever I wanted!"
Jayna DiMartino
“I love that I get to plant the seed of inspiration."
Chelsea Bartolotta
“I grew up with a single mom who worked three jobs to take care of my brother and me."
Jeff Kohl and Michele Kohl
As Michele puts it, she and Jeff have "joined together in life, love, and business."
James Paul Chenevey
How I got into the spa industry wasn't a direct path. I worked in the hospitality industry, where I oversaw Callaway Golf's International Division.
Chandanni Miglino
I believe all people need balance, healing, and health as the foundation of their everyday lives.
Mia Kyricos
I grew up in a resort town with hospitality in my blood and while I loved hospitality, I wanted real world business experience and to travel.
Ann Brown
I was working on my MBA and decided I might want to open a day spa in Palm Beach, Florida.
Dany Brind'Amour
I loved studying international law but I wanted to make a difference and help people reach their personal and professional goals.
Lawrence Biscontini
I've always wanted to sing, so I gave myself singing lessons from a vocal coach starting one year before my 50th Christmas birthday!
Julie Pankey
I have flaws and imperfections and I'm fine with that. It's my inner strength and heart that I follow.
Sandra Sadowski
After losing my best friend at a young age, I decided to live each day to the fullest, to balance my life, and be kinder.
Christine Hays
I have never dreamt that I would go from a ballerina to globe-trotting...a big difference from a career as a physical therapist for injured dancers.
Lynille Steffenhagen
The wild animals smelled the horses not us, so we could get very close. When I was young I just assumed that everyone grew up with wild animals
Debra Hedden
I have been an entrepreneur all my life and it has always involved having my family in the business.
Anna Moine
I have so many memories of growing up in Paris, but also throughout my lifetime since I am fortunate enough to return there almost every year.
Eric Stephenson
Getting as far out of my comfort zone as possible, working with homeless kids not much younger than me was life-changing.
Kristine Huffman
Coming into an industry in its infancy and under the guidance of a great leader was like being one of the first to work with Bill Gates or Steve Jobs.
Blake Feeney
Spa is increasingly part of new resort and hotel names, which proves its importance.
Noel Asmar
I had decided to take the startup plunge and much as I loved it, Beirut wasn’t an ideal place for entrepreneurs.
Frank Pitsikalis
I love this industry and I’m proud of what we have achieved, not just in terms of growing our company but in terms of making an impact on the spa world as a whole.
Jean Kolb
Every decision we make in life is a learning opportunity. Everyone who has made a success of their life has dared to fail. Dream big.
Chris Birchby
I was living in Venice beach and wanted an organic sunscreen for the surfing market, but the organic formulas that I had created priced myself out of the surf market.
Bryan Williams
I travel the world and help businesses with their service culture and service standards. It’s not just the hotel and spa world that takes service seriously these days.
Shannon McLinden
The key to our success was that my husband is in finance and so he had encouraged me to run FarmHouse Fresh with very clear financial boundaries.
Boldijarre Koronczay
There wasn’t an organic produce section in a supermarket, never mind in the drugstore or in the spa, wherever people were buying skincare products.
Michael Tompkins
A friend of my father’s was an accountant and he had a rather nice life, which appealed to me. But what I swiftly discovered was that I didn’t particularly enjoy accountancy.
Kate Mearns
Real change means breaking down borders and barriers that are, more often than not, self-imposed. That’s just as true in the business world as it is on our personal lives.
Paul Heslop
I spent three years creating and selling customized scents and salts, learning about design and packaging, saving every penny I made from my business.
Gina Preziosa
The cosmetic industry was already mature and it felt like the next step should be in spa as it was an emerging industry at the time. Spa was new and different.