I am honoured to again be on the judging panel of the 2021 Canadian Spa & Wellness Awards.   The awards, hosted by Spa Inc. magazine with the support of Leading Spas of Canada, celebrate the best of the Canadian spa industry – the top spas, industry partners, product lines and educators in Canada.   Nominations opened on August 23, 2021 in the following categories: Top 25 Spas in Canada Top Destination Spa Top New Spa Top Day Spa...

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Experienced spa development counsel to help realize your dreams. We listen and hear what is yearning to be born, and with this seed, craft plans and structures to house your vision. Confidential consulting & coaching. We create a confidential space for spa leaders and owners to access wisdom, experience and feedback to help address operational challenges, employee and customer issues, and to gain strategies to increase engagement. Strategic...

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Spa Inc. magazine interviews Vivienne O’Keeffe of Spa Profits Consulting and directors of prominent Canadian spas in May 2020, who share forward-thinking steps they are taking during the uncertainty of the Covid-19 pandemic. As government guidelines required immediate shutdowns in March 2020, the spa industry was suddenly thrown into uncharted territory. Writer Wendy Helfenbaum asks, “how can an industry based on human touch operate...

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I am honoured to be on the judging panel again of the 2019 Canadian Spa & Wellness Awards.   The awards, hosted by Spa Inc. magazine with the support of Leading Spas of Canada, celebrate the best of the Canadian spa industry – the top spas, industry partners, product lines and educators in Canada.   Nominations opened on August 19, 2019 in the following 10 categories: Top 25 Spas in Canada Top Destination Spa Top Hotel Spa...

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Pulse magazine interviews Vivienne O’Keeffe in May 2019 about the importance of mental wellness in the spa industry and her involvement in the creation of the “Mental Wellness: Pathways, Evidence and Horizons” whitepaper released in 2018 by the Global Wellness Institute.               Published in Pulse magazine May 2019

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I have great news for spa owners and operators who have been desperately seeking a sustainable way to take care of bookkeeping and accounting needs! With delight, I introduce you to Janet Carmichael Professional Corporation, an accounting and bookkeeping company with a mission to relieve spa business owners of the stress and time it takes to manage their bookkeeping and payroll. Many small businesses view their bookkeeping as something...

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