A Day
in the Life!
BY CHRISTINA BUSWELL
ANN BROWN
CEO, Saltability
Spa Director, Spa Shiki
hen Saltability CEO
and Spa Shiki Spa
Director Ann Brown
saw the waste and the
toxic chemicals used in cleaning up
hot stones after a traditional hot stone
massage treatment, a business idea
struck her. Why not create an
innovative product that not only
provides the therapeutic benefits of
hand-carved Himalayan salt stones but
also eliminates waste and the timeconsuming cleanup? It was then that
she started working with an
engineering company to create an ecofriendly, nontoxic warmer that requires
no water to heat up mineral-rich
Himalayan salt stones. This, in the
process, required no heavy cleanup
after a hot stone massage treatment.
Saltability, among many ISPA Expo
success stories, was launched at the
2014 ISPA Conference & Expo. “My
motto is ‘go big or go home,’” Brown
says, referring to her decision to launch
her company. During the launch, they
brought in two therapists who
performed specialized treatments to
attendees. Eight out of the 10 spa
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The life of a spa professional is a continuous cycle of daily
responsibilities that help make the spa world go round. Pulse
asks ISPA members to give us a sneak peek into their daily
lives to help us understand the roles they play and the
difference they make on a daily basis.
directors or owners who received the
treatment on-site eventually became
clients.
Today, Brown juggles her time
between expanding the business
clientele, keeping track of inventory,
providing support to staff members and
most importantly, spending quality time
with family.
H 6:30 am Speed-walks for 25 minutes,
followed by an hour of hot barre class at
Spa Shiki where she also works