Stephanie Shepherd Founder & CEO, Stephanies Luxury Spas has become one of the most respected business leaders in the beauty, spa and hotel wellness tourism sectors.With over to 38 years experience, shared between beauty therapy, education and training and operating Luxury Day Spa destinations across South East Queensland.Stephanie is a passionate industry leader. Her true WHY and success is nurturing and developing her incredible spa teams.Since her humble beginnings with a small, two-room salon in 1994, Stephanie has built a brand name that is dedicated to providing exceptional customer service, sharing her Stephanies own exquisite and high performing skin and body care collections that combines unique internationally inspired spa treatments in a safe, welcoming environments that allows each guest to completely relax in anyone of her six globally award winning Luxury Hotel & Urban day spas. Stephanie is committed to raising the standards of beauty and spa industry. Her recent role in the development of the beauty and spa industry has been crucial. Stephanie was a IRC board member of the Personal Services Industry Reference Committee Australia for the last four years, being responsible for the Australian National Training packages qualifications within Personal Services.Stephanie is extremely excited to be announcing very soon a landmark expansion of a custom built “Stephanies Spa Collective…” a beautiful new spa head quarters and product hub, comprising of Luxury Training spaces for Stephanies valued teams, industry friends and professionals. Adjoining Stephanies Spa Collective will be her little sister company, run by Stephanies talented husband and IT wizard Desmond Plaisted, Desmond is the brainchild of a new era in industrial, commercial and domestic laundry services. Not just your average laundromat.. “Wash Lounge” will ooze a zen day spa feel, you will love visiting this beautiful laundry facility in Morningside Brisbane.