April 17, 2017

Meet Doresha Banks of The Social Wellness Club in Stockbridge

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Today we’d like to introduce you to Doresha Banks.

Doresha, let’s start with your story. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so far.
This is probably one of my favorite stories to tell because it all started by accident lol. My journey began in undergrad at North Carolina Central University where I was attaining my degree in Exercise Sports Science and then to pursue my doctorates in physical therapy.

Throughout undergrad, and doing several interns with physical therapists I realized that is not the direction I wanted to go because I didn’t feel as if they were actually treating people and taking care of people. The PT Assistants did all the work. Upon, my last semester of undergrad I landed a job with a Fortune 500 Company at their 5-star Resort and Spa as a concierge in their Spa. I quickly learned that their massage therapists were very nurturing and hands on, exactly what I wanted to be! And of course, they paid EXTREMELY well. Six months after graduation, I was enrolled into massage school. I learned a lot in massage school, and how to run a business with it. Now grant it they did state that you can’t get super rich off of it but with my determination and will, who says you can’t?

Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Being an entrepreneur/business owner is by far not a walk in the park, but I will say that every experience builds character and strength on the inside. Your tested in so many ways and learn more and more about yourself and others around you as time goes on. It exposes your weaknesses it exposes your strengths and when being able to identify those things within yourself, it allows you to identify it within others. Which is certainly not a bad thing, it propels you to become a better leader and how to set examples for others.

The Social Wellness Club – what should we know? What do you guys do best? What sets you apart from the competition?
Ahhh, The Social Wellness Club my heart and world! At The Social Wellness Club our philosophy is to experience wellness by fully integrating luxury spa and health services in one immersive destination. We create wellness programs and provide services for all types of corporations/businesses for their employee benefit programs and marketing tactics. Our services include Chair Massages, Yoga and Personal Training and exquisite spa services. We also specialize in providing services for specialty events and occasions! I am proud of the brand ambassadors (employees) of the company, because they are the ones who make the company go around! They’re quality of services to people and educating others is most important and something I truly cherish, especially when representing a brand.

What moment in your career do you look back most fondly on?
I am not sure if I’ve had one or not yet. I always feel like there’s more work to do no matter what accomplishment.

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