Franchise launches new spa design, technologies and successful financing program.
Every year, Planet Beach Franchise Corporate holds its annual convention so franchisees can keep up with the latest trends in the spa, beauty and wellness industries.
Planet Beach Annual Convention
In January of this year, Planet Beach held it’s 12th convention and received raving reviews. Planet Beach franchisees, master franchisees and staff from around the world gathered in Las Vegas, NV for the largest and most important training and networking event of the year and he event did not disappoint with a record number of attendees! The entire Planet Beach team left the convention rejuvenated and determined to make 2013 the most successful to date.
This year’s convention theme was “Experience This!” which focused on the importance of providing utmost customer service and providing the latest in technology to our members and customers.
Everything we do as a franchise organization revolves around this very idea. So, over the past year, we’ve worked hard to develop new technologies, processes, tools and programs to streamline operations to ensure our franchisees can deliver this golden service promise.
The Convention kicked off with an address from our CEO, Stephen Smith on all the new and exciting things happening with our brand and our industry. “2013 is going to be a very good year. Planet Beach is poised for growth unlike anything we’ve seen the last several years,” he said.
Planet Beach Expo Hall
The expo room opened for business soon after with samples of new state of the art equipment from our vendors, new marketing programs, new skincare products and most importantly a staged set-up of our brand new spa design.
The convention featured a variety of educational sessions to educate spa directors and franchisees on the emerging trends in the our industry as well as provide further training on managing their spa locations. In addition to attending educational classes, seminars, lectures, panel discussion, open forum discussions, etc.; franchisees had time to get to know each other through the Meet-and-Greets, Networking Receptions, Dinners, & Award Banquet/ Cover Model of the Year Show. Attendees benefited by receiving the most training opportunities available over this fun-filled four-day period.
“This year’s convention at “The Rio in Las Vegas” was an amazing learning experience. Planet Beach is implementing so many new ideas that will be very beneficial to every location. I especially loved the renovations that will take place inside each spa. It will create a true “Spa Atmosphere”. Bringing our staff to convention is always exciting and creates motivation. Seeing the new products and services that will be available, and networking with other franchisees is always beneficial and great to take back new ideas to the spa. The Planet Beach Convention is a “MUST GO TO” each year to stay on top of our GAME!” – Matt and Debbie Cross, NC0042
Cover Model of the Year, LauRen Merola
We, of course, ended the convention with a huge celebration on the final night honoring this year’s award recipients and voting on our Cover Model of the Year, LauRen Merola!
We owe a huge “thank you” to all of our franchisees, staff, vendors, and the Rio for making this year’s Convention such a huge success! It will be hard to top next year, but plans are already in the works to make it happen!
Other Testimonials:
“Convention was an awesome experience for me. I’m glad I was able to meet the rest of the Planet Beach family and gain such valuable information from our fellow franchisees. I’m anxious to apply all I’ve learned to our new location in Plantation, FL.” – Christine Benjamin, FL0187
“I just wanted to give you a HUGE THANK YOU! The 2013 Planet Beach Convention was absolutely amazing! The Corporate Staff did a wonderful job of organizing every detail. My favorite part was the Town Hall Meeting. It was refreshing to be able to hear the voices of the different franchisees in a positive environment. The fact that Founder and CEO Steve Smith wants to know how I feel as a franchisee is empowering.I also loved the opportunity to connect with my fellow franchisees. I would recommend that every franchisee attends next years convention, you can’t afford not to!” – Mandy Kunzweiler, Franchisee IL0007
“I toyed back and forth about going to convention….saying, “We cannot afford to go…” but simply…..We could not afford NOT to go! So glad we went!!!
Convention was great! An absolute must for any zee to reengage and adapt to be the best! It was such a great learning experience for my husband and I! What you learn truly enables you to operate your spa successfully in all aspects!! It was like a blown out business plan balled up into a few days of classes, but much much less headaches and restless nights of writing and researching, but instead, networking with those whom have the same goal in mind – Planet Beach success! It is amazing to see all of us come together and thrive for the same thing!
A wise man said….”Procrastination is the sworn enemy of Achievement!” The entire PBFC staff is ahead of the game and wants to ensure we all are as well! They did yet another wonderful job and should all be very proud!” – Jenny & Travis Batiste, Franchisees LA0051
Thought Owning Your Own Planet Beach Was Out of Your Reach?
Think again!
Planet Beach is now offering an in-house Financing Program exclusively for our prospective and existing franchisees. For a franchise like ours that offers a financing solution to match new business candidates to the money they need to open an automated spa, the future can hold success for both parties. We want to help you realize your dream of business ownership with an industry that you are passionate about!
We all know…one of the major obstacles in owning a business is getting funded. Although the economy is making strides to improve and institutions arestarting to lend again, this continues to be a hurdle in the process of business ownership. At Planet Beach we want to take away this burden. Our new financing program will make this step easier than ever before.
If you’ve decided that franchising with Planet Beach is in your future now is a great time to explore your financing options. Once you’ve learned about the financing programs that are available and decided which type of financing best fits your goals and your lifestyle, you can be on your way to owning your own Planet Beach spa.
This program has two financing options: one for existing franchise owners to upgrade to the new design and one for new franchise locations. Offering this financing solution for new franchise owners will help us expand exponentially over the next several years as interested buyers will have an easier time receiving financing.
“Being able to offer financing options to help current and prospective franchise owners is a tremendous growth opportunity for our company,” said Stephen Smith, CEO of Planet Beach. “Not many franchise groups are able to support their owners like we are.”
2013 promises to continue to be a major turning point for our brand with the introduction of our new spa design, financing program, new technology and an array of new equipment and products. Interested in learning more about the Planet Beach franchise opportunity? Please download our Free Franchise Report.
The 2013 Planet Beach convention, held this past week in Las Vegas, generated excitement from our franchisees, staff and our 2013 Cover Models!
During the Awards Ceremony on the final night of convention, our Cover Models took the stage to participate in a Q&A session and a runway show with hopes of becoming this year’s Cover Model of the Year.
The girls all did an amazing job and it was a very close competition! The votes were cast and the ballots collected…
We’re proud to announce the 2013 Cover Model of the Year award goes to…
LauRen Merola!
Congratulations, LauRen! As Cover Model of the Year, LauRen will be featured on our 2013 E-Catalog and website. But most importantly, LauRen has earned a Franchise License to open her very own Planet Beach spa, valued at $39,950! We know she will make a great Planet Beach franchisee!
Congratulations again! We look forward to working with you and all of our Cover Models throughout the year!