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Hand & Stone Massage & Facial Spa is a company in Burnaze's franchise knowledge graph, mentioned since 2023. 35 stories link here, each summarized from the original publisher. Filed under Beauty & Wellness / Spa & massage.

Owning and operating a successful business is rarely a straightforward journey, and obstacles are inevitable along the way.

This year, the Franchise Innovation Awards introduced a new Overall Winner category, and Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa earned the inaugural honor.

This year’s Franchise Update Media Innovation Award winners turned technological innovations and strategies into cost-cutting and time-saving efficiencies.

Uni K Wax appoints Christina Simeone as VP of operations.
Uni K Wax appoints Christina Simeone as Vice President of Operations.

Cheston Syma, a former Marine, owns 43 Sport Clips locations and other brands, with $18 million in annual revenue.

Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa franchisees share experience

I grew up in the franchise industry. My dad founded Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa, and by the time I was in high school, I was working in the business and training new franchisees who were more than twice my age.

Caitlin Arpin has spent the last three years on the other side of the franchise relationship.
Uni K Wax appoints Jarred Fajerski as CEO amid expansion.

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Eric Danver, owner of FGG Spa, LLC, is Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa's biggest franchisee, operating over 75 spas across the US.

The beauty, aesthetics and wellness industries continue to attract entrepreneurs looking for recession-resistant service businesses built around recurring customer demand.

Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa, the fastest-growing spa franchise in North America and a 650-plus-unit accessible luxury wellness brand, today announced that Eric Danver, owner and CEO of…

A busy store and a profitable one can look identical from the outside: same traffic, same staff, same hours.

Making the transition from a multi-unit to a multi-brand portfolio requires a fundamental shift in how franchisees think about their business.

Former Subway executive Carrie Walsh has been named CEO of the massage and facial spa franchise, succeeding interim CEO and Chairman Todd Leff.

Multi-unit franchisees looking to improve profitability need to stop treating their P&L as a report card and start reading it like a story.

Franchise Update Media names 8th Annual Franchise Innovation Award winners.

Toya Evans and daughters own 3 Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spas and one VIO Med Spa.

The spa franchise signed nine agreements and opened five locations in the first quarter, with more than half of the growth coming from existing franchisees.

Aaron Gillaspie is the President and CEO of Willis Park Corporation

At the 2025 FLDC, artificial intelligence (AI) once again took center stage.

GLO30 is a doctor-founded, tech-driven, membership-based skin care franchise specializing in personalized, consistent, and accessible 30-minute facial and aesthetic treatments.