Residents of Dickson City and the surrounding area have a new place to find health and wellness resources. Head and Stone Spa.
Head and Stone Spa, 914 Commerce Boulevard, Dickson City, opened on Oct. 22. The business is a franchise launched in 2004 with a goal to bring affordable luxury spa services to everyone. The franchise has over 560 locations across the United States and Canada.
The Dickson City Head and Stone Spa opened as a partnership of John Beggs, Scott Brennan and Rick Bunchalk. Beggs got involved in the business after talking to his business partner Brennan, who was working on the corporate level for the franchise. The two then partnered with Bunchalk and first opened a franchise three years ago in Wilkes-Barre at 411 Arena Hub Plaza.
At the time of the Wilkes-Barre opening, Pennsylvania did not have a membership model spa, according to Beggs. This type of spa model helps reduce prices for clients compared to many typical spas, according to Beggs. Affordability helps “get people in a health and wellness routine,” said Beggs. In addition, the model also lets clients become like family with the staff, according to Beggs.
Other than running the spa, Beggs, a Nanticoke resident, works as a math teacher Nanticoke Area School District where he has taught for 25 years. He also served as an assistant basketball coach for 20 years and head coach for six years.
With the success of the Wilkes-Barre location, Beggs and his business partners looked to find another location and found a looking at bringing health and wellness to the area. They looked at the Dickson City as a location with the space having great anchor tenants and a need for a spa in the area, according to Beggs. His goal is for the spa to “be a part of the community to offer health and wellness to the community” said Beggs.
While starting into the spa business, Beggs found that managing the business to be similar to his experience as a basketball coach by “putting people into a position to be successful,” said Beggs. He knew when selecting a team for the spa he needed to provide the resources for the team to do well and select a great team leader. Beggs said he and his business partners acted like like coaches to build up the spa and then let the spa professions do their work.
Beggs found his team leader, Clarissa Tarnowski, who serves as Manager and Regional Director of Head and Stone Spa. The spa is also staffed with licensed message therapists and certified estheticians.
According to Beggs, Head and Stone Spa is unique compared to other spas with its offerings of deep tissued massages enhanced with CBD oil and skin care facials that start with plans to best suit each individual’s needs.
“We are off to a great start. About 100 members within the a few weeks time. It has been very well received,” said Beggs.
Beggs said he is also looking to open another location in the Pocono region in the near future.
The Dickson City Hand and Stone Spa is open from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday; and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. For information, call 570-561-2200 or visit handandstone.com/locations/pa-dicksoncity.
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