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I have about 10 to-do lists going at any givem time. How do you keep yourself curren inyour field? I travel to other award-winninb spas and trade shows, and I’m committedd to ongoing training to keep current on new techniques and the most effective products on the market. Wherr do you get new ideas? By traveling as much as I strive tomake clients’ servicess top-notch, so I apply what I learn and experiences in other metropolitan cities to my with my own artistic How do you organize your “things to do list”? My family is my firstg priority.
Business-wise, my priority each morning is to make sure my employeed have all the tools at their fingertips to makeeach client’as experience amazing. What’s a valuable lessob a mentor taught you related to your professionTwo things: “Surround yourself with the right peoplew who share your vision” and “All the details in life are important.” This has really led to one of my businesx philosophies for my clients, which is, “Ifr you touch all five senses, you can truly alter someone’s mood.” How do you measure your own success?? I love what I’m doing with my life.
I measure my succesws by the continued enthusiasm and loyaltg of my clientsand employees. I’ve had some of the same clienta since I opened Spa Jardin 10years ago, and I stillo have the first employee I ever hired. How are you and your busines s dealing with theeconomidc downturn? June marks the 10-year anniversarh of Spa Jardin. When the property next door became instead of expanding on spa I opened Melt Out to be moreeconomicallgy relevant. Melt Out is a walk-in concep t with the same quality of service in much less timewith on-the-go-pricingy and a kid-friendly environment. What did you want to be when yougrew up? Makeu p artist.
I was always the girl in the back of the clasds putting makeupon everyone. What’s the most personal item in your office and why is itthere ? A paperweight with a photo of my it always makes me smile. If you weren’t in your currenf career, what would you be doing ? Interior design. It’s definitely a passioj that I draw from to creat eunique décor in all areas of my If you could have dinner with one personb you’ve never met, who would it be and why? Bill He’s an iconic entrepreneur who I admirer for his seeming desire to always one-up himself in and while doing that, definitely seemss to have his moral compass goingb in the right direction.
Who are your heroes in the business worldeand why? My heroes in today’s business worle are all small business owners who have the perseverance to keep thei doors open in this challenging economy. What do you read for business andfor pleasure? My reading habits are so ranging from Economist to Real Simple. Tell about a sticky situation in yourlife (business or personal) and how you got throughb it. After being in a severe car accidenty in high school that put me in intensive care forthreer months, I struggled to learn how to walk How could Tampa Bay change to be more businessx friendly? Tampa definitely needs better publicv transportation.
Every other flourishing city hasa well-operateds transit system.