The kids are fighting, your husband can’t find his work suit, your casserole burned in the oven, and your boss is calling about a last minute project with a deadline of yesterday… Is it any wonder you can’t find a moment to relax?!
Well, you need to. No excuses.
October begins the Planet Beach Total Relaxation campaign. For many, the fourth quarter is a busy time full of holiday stress, school projects & exams, sports, school activities, work parties, etc. When things start to get hectic (and you know they will), you need to remember to take care of yourself and relax your mind, body and spirit.
We’re here to help you keep your sanity. Throughout the next three months, we will provide you with some great tips for staying stress free despite your crazy schedule. Make sure you “Like” our Facebook page because we’ll be posting helpful tips regularly!
Sit back and prepare yourself for Total Relaxation!
Planet Beach has gotten one step closer to choosing their 2013 Cover Models
Online Voting has begun on pbmodels.planetbeach.com
After months of searching across the globe and having 1000s of models compete at regional casting calls, we have selected our Top Finalists to compete for the five open cover model positions for 2013.
As Cover Models for Planet Beach, these five lucky ladies will receive a rare opportunity to advance their spokes-model careers. They will be whisked away to photo and video shoots at various locations throughout the year where they will be able to show off their talent and promote the Planet Beach brand, all while being filmed for a TV show series! The first photo shoot will be held at the breathtaking Palladium resort in Cancun, Mexico in October of this year, only a couple of weeks after voting has ended. The Palladium has become one of Planet Beach’s premier partners offering Planet beach members amazing getaway deals to their resorts.
Each cover model will represent a different campaign for 2013. They will essentially be the FACE of that campaign on all printed material, website, social media and other marketing initiatives. They will be asked to participate in special events throughout the year such as Grand Openings, our annual convention and so much more!
Along with being the face of one of the Planet Beach marketing campaigns, each Cover Model will receive a $10,000 prize package including a one-year membership to Planet Beach. The Cover Model of the Year will also receive a Franchise License worth $39,500 and be on the cover of our e-catalog!
Bottom line… these girls are in for a life-changing experience!
Voting Has Now Begun!
This week we launched an exclusive Cover Model voting portal with photos, bios and videos of the top finalists from around the world. Let the voting begin!
We have a fantastic selection of ladies to choose from to represent our brand for the upcoming year. We have ladies representing a variety of ages, ethnicities and backgrounds that range from being contestants on America’s Next Top Model and Miss USA pageant, professional cheerleaders, students, mothers, breast cancer survivors, college students, and so much more. We are looking for five women to truly represent the Planet Beach lifestyle and be an inspiration to others. After all, we are a brand devoted to helping people look and feel their very best! These ladies must share our passion and truly believe in our services and products!
We invite you to be part of the excitement and cast your votes for the next 2013 Planet Beach Cover Models. Please visit: pbmodels.planetbeach.com between now and September 30th! Let us know who you think will represent Planet Beach best!
We wish all of our contestants much luck and look forward to working with the new 2013 Cover Models!
Congratulations to Andrea McNeil, one of our Planet Beach franchisees for being named a ‘Woman of Empowerment’ by 2012 Minority Report. Please read the article below!
Congratulations Andrea!
Planet Beach Spa Owner Breaks Down
the Stereotypes of Ownership
by L. Kasimu Harris
Andrea McNeil was nervous, excited and anticipated opening the doors for the first day of business. She ran campaigns for political candidates in New Orleans and led multi-million dollars fundraising drives for non-profits. But, this was different, she was about to open the doors of her Planet Beach in Terrytown.
She recalled the hard work, but didn’t celebrate too much after her first customer. “I knew it was just the beginning,” she said. “I’ll feel accomplished after the one year anniversary.” Even on her opening day, she was thinking about the 80 percent of new businesses that fail within the first year. Now, she’s moving toward year two.
In year two, she aspires to expand Planet Beach’s Business Partners in a mutually beneficial program that shares discounts and increases clients for both companies. McNeil will also heighten awareness of the corporate wellness program, which helps reduce health care cost for companies that are associated employee’s obesity and smoking, while also increasing their productivity, by being happier and healthier.
McNeil’s path to opening Planet Beach wasn’t a straight one, but the right one. She relocated to New Orleans and started direct sales and marketing company, a year after graduating from Northeastern Illinois University in 2002, with a degree in chemistry and math. In August 2005, like most New Orleanians, Hurricane Katrina forced her from the city. McNeil returned to the city and transitioned to working on political campaigns and later did fundraising for nonprofits.
“Non-profits were doing a lot more change and growth than politics,” she said. In 2010, she earned her master’s in public administration from the University of New Orleans. Seeking a business she was passionate about led her to Planet Beach. The company’s model is a contempo spa, which is an automatic day spa. “It’s really a passion of mine, helping people look and feel good,” McNeil said “That’s what health and wellness is about.”
She referred to the state’s obesity ranking, which is always among the worst in America and her business addresses that problem. In McNeil’s posh Planet Beach with hardwood floors and brightly painted orange walls and yellow trim. Planet Beach is more than tanning, it’s also weight management. One program is the Saunatox, where users can burn 300 to 600 calories during a 20 to 30 minute sessions while relaxing. They also offer massages, tanning, facials, and skin care and teeth whitening, McNeil’s spa offers 13 different services. McNeil combats offering a non-essential service during an economic down turn by offering a superior product.
“We’re in a wellness revolution,” she said, “people want to be healthier an anti-aging is important.”
McNeil describes the business as a service for everybody and membership for anybody and on cue a tall athletic man completed his session then walked towards the door. The attendant addressed the client by name as he set up his next appointment and said his goodbyes.
“We see our members between one to five times a week and get to know them,” she said.
McNeil hails from an entrepreneurial family; her father owned one of the first Subway restaurants in Chicago. But, she has never formally studied business.”It’s a spirit, it’s a mindset it’s characteristics,” she said about thriving in business and added that people’s environment are paramount. She attributes her solid upbringing to her family and her faith in God. “The turning point in my business,” she said, “is when I decided to make God my business partner.”
We are Changing the Way the World Rejuvenates! Convenient, affordable and self-automated spa services to help you achieve total skincare, wellness and stress relief!
Planet Beach – Terrytown
867 Terry Parkway, Suite 1
Terrytown, LA 70056
(504) 324-8473
andrea.mcneil@planetbeach.com
2012-2013 Minority Report
The Minority Report represents all that is good and unique in the top diverse businesses in New Orleans, Louisiana. Our goal is to assist and be responsible for $1 billion in minority business inclusion activity over the next 5 years by matching these listed minority companies with city, state, and federal opportunities who subcontract tasks/jobs through requests for proposals or direct hire agreements.