25-25 Feb 2021
Online: Zoom,
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28 Feb - 02 Mar 2021
Online,
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08-28 Apr 2021
Jeddah Center for Forums and Events,
Jeddah,
Saudi Arabia
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18-19 Apr 2021
ExCeL,
London,
United Kingdom
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10-14 May 2021
Virtual Conference,
United States
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11-12 May 2021
The Pine Cliffs Resort,
Albufeira,
Portugal
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Women can and should empower themselves in the spa and wellness industry, says Marisa Peer |
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By Megan Whitby 12 Nov 2020 |
Marisa Peer delivered a keynote at the 2020 GWS this week, focused on rallying women to empower themselves and be confident in their skills and capabilities
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Best-selling author and therapist, Marisa Peer, sees women as some of the best leaders in business and wants to remind them to give themselves permission to believe in their own ability.
Speaking as a GWS keynote, she explained that women have huge potential in business and have a natural capacity to be great leaders – a powerful message for the spa and wellness industry which is predominately made up of women.
Peer shared that during her 30-year career as a therapist, around 80 per cent of professional female clients experienced imposter syndrome, compared to less than 40 per cent of men.
“I hear the same things over and over again, with most women saying they feel unconfident and don’t have enough self-esteem,” she said, “women feel less capable than men and they fear failure far more than them.”
Peer urged women to believe in themselves in order to tap their inner potential, saying that they should avoid thinking or acting like men – something that many female clients thought was necessary to be successful.
“When you think like a man you’re forgetting all the great qualities you have as a woman – things that I think, in many ways, make women better leaders than men – for example, women tend to have a lot more empathy.”
She offered some suggestions on how to be a great female leader: – Give specific praise to your employees – Show people that you know your own strengths, don’t shy away from them – Tell yourself you’re more than capable of doing things that men can do – Empower yourself, know that you’re a success and not an imposter
Peer champions that women should take on these skills, even if it feels unnatural at first.
“If you adopt them and do them enough, then you’ll become a natural leader,” she said.
“You must give yourself permission to believe in your ability because the quicker you do it, the sooner everyone else will follow.
“You can be anything and do anything, you just have to get over the block of thinking that you’re a woman in a man’s world – you do not need testosterone to be amazing."
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24 Feb 2021
The iconic Beverly Hills Hotel Spa in Los Angeles has reopened its doors after seven months of extensive refurbishment and redesign. Christopher Cowdray, CEO of the Dorchester Collection – luxury operating company of the Beverly ... More
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23 Feb 2021
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22 Feb 2021
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced non-essential retail, including spas, salons, close-contact services and gyms, could reopen by 12 April 2021, at the very earliest. Johnson revealed the news today as part of step ... More
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22 Feb 2021
A collection of industry organisations, including The British Beauty Council, are working closely with the UK Government to present proposals for a package of industry-saving measures. These include a VAT cut for reopened salon and ... More
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22 Feb 2021
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18 Feb 2021
Aman is planning to debut its sister hotel brand Janu in the heart of Tokyo in an urban redevelopment project, called Toranomon-Azabudai development. Janu was unveiled in 2020 with a fresh philosophy based on social ... More
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19 Feb 2021
As evidence grows around nature’s wellbeing and health benefits, the team behind the UK’s Lost Gardens of Heligan has created an initiative to demonstrate how its guests can harness nature to boost wellbeing. Heligan has ... More
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18 Feb 2021
Barefoot luxury hotel group Soneva has upgraded its secluded Maldivian island retreat, Soneva Jani. Developed by Eva and Sonu Shivdasani, Soneva’s philosophy is SLOW LIFE – sustainable, local, organic, wellness, learning, inspiring, fun experiences. The ... More
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17 Feb 2021
Spa education centre Chiva-Som International Academy in Bangkok has upgraded its online course offering for spa and wellness students worldwide. Chiva-Som started offering digital courses in 2020 as an alternative training and education resource during ... More
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17 Feb 2021
The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) has announced the appointment of Nicola Finley, MD, to its advisory board. Finley works for US destination spa Canyon Ranch in Tucson and is a board-certified internal medicine physician who ... More
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17 Feb 2021
Hotel operator The Lux Collective has opened the doors to Lux* Chongzuo, Guangxi Resort & Villas, in Daxin county, southern China. Surrounded by lush tropical forests with panoramic views of the Karst mountain formation, the ... More
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16 Feb 2021
Arne Sorenson, Marriott International president and CEO, unexpectedly passed away, aged 62, on 15 February 2021. In May 2019, the company announced Sorenson had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. On 2 February 2021, Marriott shared ... More
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