StarrCast

Australian footballer Trent Munday has experience in many facets of the hotel industry, from bellman to Director of Rooms for 18k people for the Sydney Olympics! After stints with several large hospitality brands, he now uses his considerable hospitality acumen to manage 80+ global spas for One Spa World.

From kinesiology to the White House to the wellness industry! Lynne McNees's experience in listening to diverse voices has been the foundation of her expert leadership of the International Spa Association for the last 24 years, growing the industry credibility and reach for consumers through both demand and supply challenges.

When a college professor unlocked the wonder of biology, Dan Soffer knew his life path would be through medicine, feeding his desire to help and teach people. He currently combines practice as an Internist with a role as a Clinical Lipidologist, educating his patients on lifestyle management for healthier living.

After a planned career in nuclear medicine was derailed by her love of the naturopathic approach, Samantha Dunn worked in advertising and banking before transitioning to spa and wellness, living in multiple Asian countries along the way to becoming one of the foremost experts on spa operations and trends in her field.

As a Texan youth, Cary Collier engaged in the typical pursuits of horses, cattle and football, and even roughnecked in the oil industry. But passion led him to fitness, spa management and now, consulting and design. Many years of living and working in Asia fine-tuned his aesthetic, and his current home in the mountains of Montana continues to fuel his love of natural elements in spa design.

Suzanne Pengelly's side job while attending college provided a career path after 9/11 ended a NYC-based technical recruiter position. She utilized her front-line spa experience to fine-tune her customer focus and marketing skills into leadership positions at global beauty brands.

Driven to work since age 12, Laura Gerchik parlayed her bi-lingual skills into marketing and business development for the French government, then spent 8 successful years working in the male-dominated commercial real estate sector in Paris. Jumping to the beauty industry, her unique perspective and fresh outlook has powered a five-fold increase in Biologique Recherche sales in North America in her tenure.

This Australian triathlete and Ironman is always pushing himself, both physically and mentally. After management consulting didn't inspire passion, Craig Mitchell moved to sports management and tourism, and is now the CEO of the world-renowned Peninsula Hot Springs destination retreat. Mitchell shares the mistakes that led to his true calling.

Anni Hood knew from an early age that independence and freedom would be her driving forces. A hotel manager at 22, her career has since taken her from London to Dubai and then Paris, with a year of Asian backpacking thrown in. Now back in England, she shares that you don't have to be working in wellness to bring wellness to your work!