As companies expand wellness programs as part of their benefit packages, Hamilton-based Hand & Stone spas is adding franchises rapidly and encouraging human resource teams to include massage therapy when considering employee resources.
President and CEO Todd Leff joined Hand & Stone in 2009, working with founder John Marco to develop expanded franchising plans for New Jersey’s middle market. The company has focused on developing locations in major retail centers, mostly in “bedroom communities,†with extended hours in order to make the company’s services more convenient for professionals.
Hand & Stone offers corporate memberships, which entitle employees to receive discounts, and do one-off “massage day†programs on location for many of their corporate clients.