It is of immense importance to provide a fast, cost effective, safe, and readily available pharmaceutical solution to curb SARS-CoV-2’s rapid spread around the globe. Dr Markus Depfenhart from Hamburg Germany, the Chief Scientific Officer of Skin Rejuvenation Technologies & optiphi®, is hard at work researching possible cost-effective treatment modalities to curb the corona virus.…
THE FUTURE OF WELLNESS 2020 The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) trends forecasting team predicts new directions in health and wellness—a mission it readily undertook over 15 years ago. No other forecast is based on the perspectives of so many experts worldwide, including economists, academics, futurists and the CEOs of international corporations from all related fields…
Is there one thing that, when done, will lead to success? … yes! TEAMWORK The problem is that a team requires three things: A common goal. Working together. A group of diverse people. For a goal to be common it requires a bare minimum of three things: The setting of the goal. The sharing of…
By Robert Cass So you want to own a spa? Congratulations! It’s a wonderful dream and goal. It is also an expensive, time-consuming endeavour that will require all the business acumen, talent, creativity, and determination that you have. In the early stages of deciding to build or buy a spa, it is vital that time…
Sometime or other we have all experienced customer service nightmares; such as being ignored at a restaurant or waiting in a checkout line while the cashier finished a personal conversation. We have also experienced excellent customer service, like when a salesperson goes out of their way to locate an out-of- stock item at another store…
By Sarene Kloren – Les Nouvelles Esthetiques More and more skin care companies are spotlighting peptides, growth factors and stem cells as the rising stars in anti-ageing products. These active ingredients are the latest technological advances in skin care, effectively protecting skin from damage, dramatically slowing signs of ageing and accelerating the regeneration of skin…
by Jane Wurwand | Founder of Dermalogica When you brush past someone in a crowded restaurant or accidentally nudge a person in a hallway or on an elevator, you say “I’m sorry” or “Pardon me” because, in American culture, their private space has been violated. The fact that this split second of harmless, casual social…
Poke fun at goat yoga all you want, but don’t underestimate the booming wellness industry. The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) said this weekend that the wellness market, which encompasses everything from boutique fitness gyms to day spas, is now valued at a whopping $4.2 trillion, having grown 12.8% in the last two years. The industry…
By Corli Schoeman – Niche Spa Consulting Do you ever wonder why some teams win and some lose? Why some spas succeed and others close? What is the difference between winning and losing? Winning team characteristics: • Passion • Drive • Belief • Persistence • Resilience • Energy • Positive attitude • Teamwork and Respect…
Each year, the Global Wellness Summit (GWS) identifies new trends that will have a meaningful impact on the $4.2 trillion wellness industry. Significantly, this is the only wellness forecast that draws from the insights of the 600+ executives who were delegates and presenters at the 2018 Global Wellness Summit. In addition, the GWS Trends incorporate…
By Celeste Peters As a board member of the South African Spa Association and a quality auditor I am constantly questioned by many spa goers about the consistency of their treatments and differences experienced from one therapist to another from the same facility. This seems to happen more frequently of late. Last week, a friend…
As passionate business owners we tend to think that our business, products and packages are the things that attract and keep that next hot shot staff member who is going to help us build our empire. That’s the kind of thinking that loses quality staff and somehow keeps those people that we wish we could…
Experts identify future directions in wellness: from mushrooms emerging from underground to a new era of transformative wellness travel to the rise of the “wellness kitchen” When 600+ wellness experts from 40+ nations gather to debate the future of wellness, a uniquely insightful and global view of trends unfolds. That’s what transpired at the recent Global…
By Francisco Garcia When you decide to build a house, I am sure you wouldn’t start off by building the roof first right? I am sure you would get an architect to draw you a plan, and then start building the house from the foundations up, correct? So running a spa without having the blueprint…