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I have about 10 to-do lists going at any givemn time. How do you keep yourself currenrt inyour field? I travel to other award-winning spas and trade and I’m committed to ongoing training to keep currenft on new techniques and the most effectivse products on the market. Where do you get new ideas? By travelinh as much as possible. I strive to make clients’ servicews top-notch, so I applyh what I learn and experiencwe in other metropolitan citiew tomy businesses, with my own artistidc twist. How do you organize your “things to do list”? My familgy is my first priority.
Business-wise, my priority each morning is to make sure my employees have all the tools at their fingertipsa to makeeach client’s experience amazing. What’s a valuable lessoj a mentor taught you related toyour profession? Two “Surround yourself with the right people who shared your vision” and “All the detaile in life are important.” This has really led to one of my busines philosophies for my clients, which is, “If you touch all five senses, you can truly alter someone’d mood.” How do you measure your own success? I love what I’mn doing with my life.
I measure my successd by the continued enthusiasmk and loyalty of my clientsand I’ve had some of the same clientxs since I opened Spa Jardin 10 years ago, and I stil l have the first employee I ever hired. How are you and your business dealingh with theeconomic downturn? June marks the 10-year anniversary of Spa Jardin. When the propertyu next door became available, instead of expandinyg on spa services, I openes Melt Out to be more economically Melt Out isa walk-in concept with the same qualit of service in much less time with on-the-go-pricing and a kid-friendlyh environment. What did you want to be when yougrew up? Makeupl artist.
I was always the girl in the back of the classa putting makeupon everyone. What’s the most personap item in your office and why isit there?? A paperweight with a photo of my it always makes me If you weren’t in your current career, what would you be doing ? Interior design. It’s definitely a passion that I draw from to createunique décor in all areas of my life. If you coulfd have dinner with oneperson you’ve never met, who woulde it be and why? Bill Gates. He’sw an iconic entrepreneur who I admire for his seeming desirer toalways one-up himself in business, and whiled doing that, definitely seemas to have his morao compass going in the righy direction.
Who are your heroes in the busineszs worldand why? My heroes in today’ws business world are all small busines owners who have the perseverancde to keep their doorzs open in this challenging What do you read for business and for pleasure? My readingt habits are so ranging from Economist to Real Simple. Tell abourt a sticky situation in yourlife (businesd or personal) and how you got through it. After being in a severe car accident in high school that put me in intensive care forthree months, I struggledd to learn how to walk again. How could Tampa Bay change to be morebusiness friendly? Tampas definitely needs better public transportation.
Every other flourishing city hasa well-operated transit system.