ProWomen Luncheon -- Feed Your Mind, Feed Your Spirit!

Sandra Panek, Founder & Owner, Body and Soul Spa Headlines September 20 Event

Sandra Panek is an entrepreneur who started her business, Body & Soul Spa in Scottsdale, AZ, eight years ago with nothing more than a dream. She went from being a single mother on food stamps to running a spa whose motto is “treating the body, touching the soul”. Body & Soul started in a 100 square-foot space, but was destroyed by a fire in 2001. Sandra may have lost everything, however she did not let this devastation destroy her dream, and on Mothers’ Day 2002 the spa was reopened. In 2003 Sandra re-branded her spa and changed its name to Body and Soul Spa.

In a market where there are a plethora of spas, Body & Soul has made its mark in the community. Body and Soul Spa has experienced a 41% growth rate in the first quarter of 2006 and 46% increase in the second quarter of 2006 in service sales. Sandra Panek credits the growth & uniqueness to the team of women she employs. Even her daughter owns a share in the business. Two times a year Body & Soul Spa hosts outreach events which bring in women from across the Valley, who are less fortunate, for pampering.

Body & Soul’s philosophies, treatments and commitments to the community have earned Valley-wide news coverage. Body & Soul Spa has appeared on ABC 15, Channel 3 News, Fox 10 News, and Channel 12 news. Sandra’s business prides itself on giving back to the community.

Sandra strongly believes in women connecting women and that anything is obtainable when you put your mind to it.